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by Tony Bird
Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Peco gauge 1 track
Replies: 2
Views: 183

Re: Peco gauge 1 track

Hello again Paul,

Sorry, I forgot to mention it is only the ground level track that uses Peco G1 track, the raised track uses Peco G45.

Tony.
by Tony Bird
Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Peco gauge 1 track
Replies: 2
Views: 183

Re: Peco gauge 1 track

Hi Paul, The Cardiff Model Engineering Society uses Peco G1 track on its garden railway it having the same code 200 rail that Peco Sm32 uses, other than vintage model locomotives with their deep flanges there has been no problems running any stock on it including G45. As to points I cannot help as t...
by Tony Bird
Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:49 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Playing with model steam locomotives in 1989
Replies: 1
Views: 459

Playing with model steam locomotives in 1989

Hi,

I came across this short old video made by a friend of our first 16 mm scale model railway known as Rhydypenau Light Railway and back then 16 mm layout were fairly rare. The locomotives are; an R/C Merlin Maestro, a Mamod and Toucan a modified Mamod.

https://youtu.be/o7ilVBWhyWg

Take care Tony.
by Tony Bird
Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:46 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Season's Greetings
Replies: 7
Views: 234

Season's Greetings

by Tony Bird
Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Small pipe bender.
Replies: 0
Views: 360

Small pipe bender.

Hi,
Might be found interesting and maybe helpful.
https://youtu.be/szQKX6tezTA
Take care Tony.
by Tony Bird
Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:18 am
Forum: Locomotives - Alternative Power
Topic: 16 mm Scale internal combustion locomotive
Replies: 2
Views: 1668

16 mm Scale internal combustion locomotive

Hi, A bit of a disaster at the Cardiff Model Engineering Society's Garden Railway, the high winds of last week caused a bough to fall from a tree and it landed on the track of the garden railway. Yesterday I went to inspect the damage and while there another member was testing a model he has nearly ...
by Tony Bird
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:57 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Model coal fired vertical boiler locomotive
Replies: 5
Views: 1148

Re: Model coal fired vertical boiler locomotive

Hi Mike,

Contacted my friend who reminded me that he had left a copy of the article! Found it and photographed it, if the result isn't good enough let me know and I will try again.

Take care Tony.
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by Tony Bird
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:05 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Model coal fired vertical boiler locomotive
Replies: 5
Views: 1148

Re: Model coal fired vertical boiler locomotive

Hi Mike, The boiler is a none standard design in as much as it is a modified commercially produced one, the original builder wrote an article about its construction in SMT and the present owner has a copy, he is due to visit me tomorrow and if I can contact him before then, I will ask him to bring h...
by Tony Bird
Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: Mamods & MSS
Topic: MSS saddle tank modifying boiler fittings.
Replies: 0
Views: 392

MSS saddle tank modifying boiler fittings.

Hi,
I have cobbled together some recently made and published videos on modifying a MSS saddle tanks boiler fittings.

https://youtu.be/qe9drPXixP4

Take care Tony.
by Tony Bird
Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:12 pm
Forum: Mamods & MSS
Topic: Mamod (MSS) Chassis.
Replies: 0
Views: 444

Mamod (MSS) Chassis.

Hi,

I have been playing with a Mamod (MSS) chassis

https://youtu.be/D13yehbrixg

Take care Tony.
by Tony Bird
Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Mamods & MSS
Topic: Mamod locomotive test run.
Replies: 0
Views: 498

Mamod locomotive test run.

Hi,

I spent part of this afternoon running a Mamod locomotive that had just had some work done to it.

https://youtu.be/Z3ltLYoqEmM

Take care Tony.
by Tony Bird
Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: A model steam tram in the garden
Replies: 4
Views: 919

Re: A model steam tram in the garden

Hi Keith

It is a Roundhouse Bertie which I fitted a Swift Sixteen tram body kit to.

Take care Tony.