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I have just noticed that the above was my 2001st post :occasion5: :occasion5: :occasion6: :occasion7: :occasion9: :blob3: :blob4: :blob5: Hearty congratulations! :thumbright: :occasion9: I think the Atlantic breeze must have warmed up a bit by the time it reached Cheshire, though it did snow yester...

Very nice model, if I may say so.
Only just got the pun on the guard's name - brain a bit slow this evening (sorry, morning!).

Rik

P.S Rik, What Deltang Tx and Rx do you recommend, I want to have separate TX and Rx for my Battery locos. I am thinking of getting some sound cards in the future, so would it be better with a Tx and Rx that can do them functions 1st or would it just be advisable to just get the TX. Or would the Mic...

Love this video Rik, looks like you had a great time running on it... :thumbright: :thumbright: Yes, it was a good couple of days. Great to have a fellow operator solely devoted to running the pickup goods. That meant I could run the other trains around it - almost like running a real railway excep...

Welcome, Julie. What a great looking site for a railway. Looking forward to seeing how your railway and village develops.

Rik

Beautifully laid track. Makes even the most level track on my line look like a switchback.

Rik

Great saga, Peter. Even though I've seen it in the flesh, I didn't take in all the details at the time. And then, of course, there's all your Emett stuff ...........

Rik

planty wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:56 pm I'm not yet convinced! But any links to online articles or books/issues of 16mm/GR on track building?

Greg Hunter in Oz has fairly unique approaches to track construction which are worth a look. His idea of a styrene frog is intriguing.
http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/satr/track.htm

Rik

Thanks for the heads-up on that, David. I'll check whether I've been underpaid, but will assume not.

Rik

For me, it wasn't a photo, it was a video - Rails to Southwold. I can't post a link to it as it's only available commercially, but there's an equally inspiring, if somewhat poignant, Gaumont Newsreel film showing the last train on the railway available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/EHrWbNrVs_s Rik

This is even more exciting than the Archers (and almost as long running).

Rik

Big Jim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:35 pm Hurry up and finish this please. We are all running out of superlatives.

How about 'splendid' and 'brilliant'? Though 'excellent' sums it up for me.

Rik

Thanks for the feedback, chaps. Makes it all feel worthwhile. Thanks, Peter, for the tip on signs. I'll see how long the vinyl lasts and then try your approach when they need replacing. Philipy - I need to do some landscaping at the intended site before I can take an in-situ photo. I'd like to lay s...

It's been a while since an update on this project. The main reason being that I have been awaiting the delivery of the laser-cut filigree panel which goes above the door. That arrived last week and so I've installed it and finished off the roof (which is only temporarily fixed in place until I finis...

Great job! Clever idea to make the base concave for drainage.

Rik

Try this link Tom - you might be able to go directly into it. I've always assumed that you can view closed groups but not contribute to them - though I might be wrong - https://www.facebook.com/groups/814561258654535/

Rik

Big Jim wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:18 am Mainly steam but I am starting to see the benefits of battery as the prime mover rather than a back up.

Vivat potentia altilium

Rik

Great bit of modelling, as ever, Peter. I like the sides of the luggage rack. Just trying to identify the source - unless you're incredibly dexterous with a scalpel.

Rik

Great vid ,it’s nice to see trains running at a nice slow plod , with a purpose , in beautiful scale like surroundings . Very inspirational Thanks - that's very reassuring :thumbright: . You've put your finger on exactly what I aimed to achieve when I built the railway. Still got a way to go in bui...

Welcome aboard.
Escutcheon pins are another source of rivet heads if you want them in metal - eg http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253053230873

Rik