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Splendid stuff Trevor, I could almost be tempted to try some sound! I really like seeing the motion on the loco. Peter, I'm always frightened the first time I drive a train across the trestle bridge, it's a very long way down if something goes wrong, and carefully follow it round the whole way. It's...

Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:49 am Off-topic, but there's something very satisfying about how the track is laid out in that last photo.

Well thanks Aaron,

off topic compliments always appreciated

Phil

A few minutes with Henry hoover and very gentle use of a scraper lead to this:- IMG_4043.jpeg The edging which had taken so long to apply in the first place was mostly cracked and loose so had to come off. Extra pins were applied in a number of places. I'll now see what happens - it has two chances!...

Nature, and physics, will always win.. I think you should let the platform have room to 'breath', as once we get some proper sun, I think it will damage itself? Is there a thin surface, to the platform, or is it 'solid' plastics? Phil.P it's 3mm thick and on top of uPVC sheet offcuts. I wonder if y...

I am hoping that by reducing the space between fixings the humps will become more of a minor ripple! Time will tell.

Phil

Being a sunny Sunday morning a couple of trains felt possible, first however it was necessary to correct some humps in the platform surface which arise when it gets warm. https://youtu.be/e0n-dQenjSk https://youtu.be/oke04voxcJU Trefor did some circuits with the Plateway Models balcony coaches and m...

philipy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:21 pm That all looks very good Phil. The straight lengths put my "not quite" straights to shame.

Thanks Philip,

The straight bits were done with a one metre steel ruler as a guide,

Phil

With grateful thanks to Trevor, ace 3D print maker, there are now running in boards for the new station. They are double sided, two prints for each glued back to back using two part epoxy with a 6" nail for the upright. They were then edge filled with Perfect Plastic Putty, sprayed white and th...

Glad to see that you are making progress again with the digging. My garden seems wet enough to plant rice.

Looks like I might need to get to making the next batch of sleepers!

Phil

During the week Trevor came to visit and brought some stock. I wanted to try some bogey coaches round the layout to check they would run. They did!

The other visitor seen is Mollie.

Phil

Rod,

I hope we can arrange a time for you to visit when you’re in the area, late summer should be fine so long as it’s not the WLLR gala!

Phil

It's all quite cosy!
Phil

https://youtu.be/GcD_CKcissU On a frosty morning I wanted to try out my other Christmas present - a Ffestiniog sheep wagon 3D printed by Trevor - in a train with two other wagons new to the railway. They have an assortment of couplings, hook and loop on the outer two. I fitted three links to the fr...

Thanks Andrew

Thanks Rod, I hope you are fully back to health in 2024 and travelling about again. You and Ann will be very welcome to visit when you can get to West Wales. Like your garden mine is too wet to do anything, the grass is very slippery in places and tends to get damaged by walking on it. The picture s...

this was a reply to Lisamerlot! Seemed dubious but no harm done here.

Phil

Happy New Year everyone. It's ages since I posted. The weather has mostly not been dry enough to do much outdoors though a running session for friends was held in mid November. IMG_3784.jpeg A Boxing Day visit was made to Pembrokeshire, with grateful thanks to Dinah and Trevor for the invitation, an...

Very best wishes to Rod for a full and speedy recovery,

Phil

Here is the new milk van out for daylight photographs. The camera is cruel and reveals I should have painted the roof edges dark grey. The numeral '4' was very fiddly to cut from the plywood fret without breaking .



Phil

An autumn morning view




An Autumn afternoon shows progress with the latest van build


Phil