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Totally agree , it’s not cosy anymore , too professional and glossy particularly the mag , it’s all about bling and spending power.

Great vid ,it’s nice to see trains running at a nice slow plod , with a purpose , in beautiful scale like surroundings . Very inspirational

If I were starting again I would go for 45mm gauge as there is lots of cheap ready to run proprietary equipment available that can be either used as is or canibalised.

Thanks for the replys ,I have a couple of old freelance diesel locos that have the IP type chassis which just strip the gears in no time. They don't have a the space for the above mentioned ones are there any smaller ones available. PS. I don't know how I missed the m/gearboxes on the Essel site ,ju...

Can anyone recondmend a motorgearbox ,Essel Used to do them but they have been removed from their web site

Hi Tony ,I too have a MH and make a yearly visit to the Talyllyn,could you please tell me the name of the campsite that you used and does the train always pickup there or was it a special arrangement. Thanks in advance Chris.

Neat solution but peco will not supplie sleepers separately , I asked on my visit last year .

Thanks very much for the link ,I think I will buying one the kits for a winter build.

Has anyone bought and built one of these little locos yet ,I would like to know before commiting to buy .

When I first became interested in 32 mm garden railways there was a gent called Bill Stocks who wrote about his modelling in the model railway press and I think I read that his locos are permanently displayed somewhere .Does anyone know where this maybe as I will have time in the future to visit suc...

I do hope that the pics have been delivered .

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Finally got round to making a start on my new railway, it's been all in storage for about 12 years .I built a wood store approx 18 inches high and have used the top of it a base board for the station area.So far I have laid the track for the station ,the rest of the layout will be of post and board ...

Finally got round to renewing my membership after a lot of umming and arring .I wasn't able to do it on line ,kept getting error ,but a quick phone call and all done.

All my railway has been packed away for the last 13 years and the peco track sleepering is very brittle .Ive looked it up on the Internet and the sleepering does seem to be available separately but at £4.25 (SL 801 ) for 15 seems very expensive. Does anyone know of any chairs that are available that...

Very impressed with this form of construction;I've discussed this form of construction on here before and must admit I was put off by some of the comments/replies that were generated. I've decided now that I will be going down this route,the major factors for me being ,fairly low cost,ease of availa...

Thanks for your replies: Your knowledge of these materials is most helpful ,it seems to me that a combination of gravel boards ,exterior ply with wooden posts is the way to go.
Thanks again Chris

Hi Dick,I agree the down pipes wouldnt be very strong but if filled with sand or sand cement they would be. As for Filcris,I thought it was expensive for what is basically a waste product. The downpipes and fascia boards are also readily available at the big DIY sheds enabling the construction to ta...

Hi Im in a similar position as Dick H ,ie age group and wanting a raised line.I noted in Sept Garden Rail a mention of using 75 mm Square plastic rain down pipe, for up rights; Ive been toying with this idea with plastic fascia boards for the track base. Can anyone throw any light on this type of co...

I hope that Im posting this in the correct place.
Im thinking of building my railway on a base of b/blocks and was wondering what type of blocks others have used ,ie med.density, dense or aerated. Thanks in advance Chris

I have an old meths fired R/house Dylan that has been stored away for a few years in a stripped down state, bare metal. I would like to repaint it,preferably with rattle cans.Can someone advise me which type of paints and primer to use as things have moved on a bit since I did anything like this. Th...