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by Andrew
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: That Car I Keep Alluding To
Replies: 41
Views: 1069

Re: That Car I Keep Alluding To

What a beauty!

In your first picture, the first car I saw was the white sporty number, which did made me think "well, that's a surprise..." Then I glanced across and it all made much more sense. Congratulations on a wonderful restoration job!
by Andrew
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
Replies: 321
Views: 69613

Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

How long will the completed line be? And how long will it take to complete a single trip? Depends how fast you go of course, but back in May it took me 13 minutes to get to just this side of the steps in Trevor's photos... Ah, I'd forgotten I'd seen that, thank you! It must be great fun to run the ...
by Andrew
Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Sam small layout
Replies: 20
Views: 1890

Re: Sam small layout

Very impressive!
by Andrew
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124157

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

“I can't read the cabside lettering - what power classification have you designated it? 7F?” It says ‘5MT’ but it wasn’t chosen very scientifically. I had a quick peek at an idiot’s guide to what it all means and looked up the Tractive Effort figures for possibly relevant locomotives. But way out o...
by Andrew
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
Replies: 321
Views: 69613

Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Fantastic progress! How long will the completed line be? And how long will it take to complete a single trip? When I built my own (very much shorter!) end-to-end line, I was surprised to find that (with a live steam loco) the downhill journeys are often longer than the uphill ones, I think because I...
by Andrew
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco
Replies: 35
Views: 3071

Re: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco

That really captures the look of the original! And, I agree, it's going to look great on your clay branch...

Andrew.
by Andrew
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124157

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

I like the phrase "Light Garratt" very much!

I can't read the cabside lettering - what power classification have you designated it? 7F?
by Andrew
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
Replies: 3350
Views: 1080006

Re: Time to build a railway...but where?

I do love those locos - and yours is a beauty. The lining looks great...
by Andrew
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The WWLR Layout Begins
Replies: 26
Views: 5266

Re: The WWLR Layout Begins

That sounds awful - glad you're both ok though...

Perhaps a little point/track/rolling stock construction would prove therapeutic while you're in exile? I hope it all goes well.

All the best,

Andrew.
by Andrew
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124157

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

That's looking great! And it does look a lot like BR express blue - needs a nice rake of blood'n'custard carriages behind it...
by Andrew
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124157

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

Wilko's will be missed for such trivial items as rattle cans but I get my Hycote satin black from 'The Range' for a reasonable price. They stock primers, lacquers and limited paint colours. There is a list on-line of locations for all 180 branches nationwide. I mourn the loss of Wilko several times...
by Andrew
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Replies: 272
Views: 124157

Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan

Magnificent. Somehow, just absolutely 'right', like that's the only way a 3'6" gauge blue BR Garratt could possibly look. Exactly! A little less audacious and maybe it wouldn't work, but it does, beautifully! Congratulations! Any idea what it'll pull yet? Can't wait for film footage... Andrew ...
by Andrew
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Sweet Miscellany
Replies: 12
Views: 3460

Re: Sweet Miscellany

That's a REALLY lovely model! The detail's just fantastic... It's a shame you're modelling a prototype, otherwise you could add skylights to allow the a better view of the inside, like those on a tool van that's just been restored on the GWSR, being pointed out most helpfully by the chap in this pho...
by Andrew
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Scenery
Topic: (WH)WHR Buildings
Replies: 187
Views: 88223

Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

It's not a building exactly, but it's the only modelling I've done in weeks, and it needed to go somewhere, so here's a little figure on a Phil Sharples bench: Little man.jpg The bench is lovely, and only cost £2 or 3, I think - great value. I'm not entirely sure where the figure came from, Poundlan...
by Andrew
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Camera Vehicle
Replies: 17
Views: 2457

Re: Camera Vehicle

Andrew, Mine doesn't have wifi, only records to the on-board microSD card, but there are wifi models on Temu for not much more. https://www.temu.com/uk/1pc-hd-1080p-mini-wifi-camera-smart-home-security-camera-mini-camera-wifi-ip-camera-small-cctv-camera-night-vision-motion-detection-alarm-monitor-r...
by Andrew
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Camera Vehicle
Replies: 17
Views: 2457

Re: Camera Vehicle

That's very impressive!

Maybe the technology exists already, but presumably it should now be possible to combine such a camera with phone-based RC so that you can drive, with a driver's eye-view, from the screen of a smartphone?
by Andrew
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The WWLR Layout Begins
Replies: 26
Views: 5266

Re: The WWLR Layout Begins

Those who make their own points are the true Gods of our hobby, in my opinion - beautiful work!
by Andrew
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: this is the two thousandth topic in this forum
Replies: 3
Views: 304

Re: this is the two thousandth topic in this forum

Seems quite fitting that the milestone Off-topic Topic in this sub-forum is about - itself?!
by Andrew
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: Videos
Topic: Shunting on the wrong track!
Replies: 14
Views: 1161

Re: Shunting on the wrong track!

They used to do something similar in the canefields, only pulling, with rope. Dangerous, and I'm told, illegal nowadays. I think it was an occasional, but frowned-upon, practice in the UK. I believe using a capstan was more common, with the loco and wagon were heading on opposite directions. I thin...
by Andrew
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco
Replies: 35
Views: 3071

Re: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco

Greg, I'm really surprised that you feel the need to add this mixture. I find that plastikard forms a strong bond if a solvent (eg. EMA Plastic Weld) is used to weld the surfaces together. Tube glues, or superglue don't have the same effect as they just sit on the surface. Personally, I was thinkin...