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Ah, I was on t right lines! For a while I was working on a version of the Fry's factory at Somerdale and have a 16mm-ified BR standard van half completed - I was planning a GWR "Tevan" for outgoing chocolate too... Alas, my teenage children no longer share my fascination with the garden railway, but...

Hi John, and welcome! I'm afraid I don't know about that type of track, but lots of folk have tighter curves than that without widening (I'm thinking of Peco and Mamod 2'6" settrack), so I think you'll be OK with those powerful RH locos, as long as you don't have too steep a gradient at that point a...

it seemed to work very well and I was pleased with the result. I should think so, it's fantastic! I've always avoided scratchbuilding carriages with curved windows/panelling and tumblehomes, but you've made a beautiful job of it - I very much look forward to the final outcome... All the best, Andrew.

I like that birdcage brakevan very much - with the red livery it's got a pleasingly caboose-y vibe too, albeit a very NE England one! The van train's going to be impressive. I'm guessing a blue one for fish, a white one for meat - and a yellow steam-heated banana van?!! Glad your little one's keen -...

False bottoms - they're the way forward! No, I'm not talking prosthetic posteriors (although I'm sure there are forums for such discussions), but dummy wagon floors, with extra weight added underneath. I did it on my recent coal wagon build and have just employed the same trick with the tippers. The...

PS Just had another look at Sir John and seen those wonderful bushy eyebrows - in his case I guess the line I suggest above the pupil would definitely represent the eyelashes, not the brow. I don't think I've ever thought about it that much, it just seems to work for me... Here's my ex Captain Haddo...

I like the look of Sir John very much! For what it's worth, my own method of painting eyes on figures evolved some years ago, based on the style adopted by some action figure manufacturers, and advice from my secondary school art teacher (otherwise quite mad). I avoid painting the whites altogether ...

Me too! Maybe they'll replace it with a different Basic side tank? I've always kind of fancied a Millie, can't get wildly excited about Jennie though, just doesn't look right to me...

Looking good - and the party popper stove is genius! My buildings don't stay out in the winter, although I did leave bringing them in a little late this year. Apart from anything else it's a good opportunity to clean overscale muck off them. I've found acrylic paint does the job well too - I hope it...

Excellent, thanks Trevor! If you get a chance, a photo of how it looks from the underneath would be very much appreciated - no hurry though, it's a long way down the to-do list...

All the best,

Andrew

Wow! That's going to be quite a feat of 3D printing... Looking at your existing model, does the coupling pivot with the bogie? I could do with building a full length FR bogie carriage at some point (I currently make do with a 4 compartment lookalike), but don't know whether I could persuade it round...

Nice lining!

Incidentally, (unless you get it right first time, of course!) what do you use to remove any mistakes while lining a plastic model? I use lighter fluid on metal locos, but want to line a tender I've made from plastic at some point and wonder how it would hold up?

Thanks,

Andrew.

That really makes a difference, particularly the sand pots - I knew there was something missing!

philipy wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:36 pm

As can be seen it is still a bit small

So are sheep... Well, short, anyway. Looks great to me, well done!

BertieB wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:49 am

Thank you. Yes, the neighbours’ gardens look like the Chelsea Flower Show but ours authentically looks like bleak, windswept moorland most of the year.

I'm sure I've seen bluebells in previous videos? Not to scale, I guess, but they'll complement the 73's livery beautifully!