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Rubbish they aint; portraits full of atmosphere they are! Glad you were able to enjoy yourself as well.
In the last picture, the train waiting to depart; what is that fantastic miniature tree in the right foreground?

Many thanks Rik. All info now copied and safely stored for future ref.
Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions.

Cheers,
Mike

Hi Rik, Many thanks for coming back to me so promptly and for the info. Still gives me food for thought for the future though. At the moment every thing is working (now that'll be the kiss-of-death!) but future conversion to RCT equipment is not unlikely. The max track voltage is 16v so no issues th...

No, had to give them up; the commute between W.London and Exeter on a 150cc scooter became too much. Ye gods, that takes me back. No M3, no Andover, Amesbury, Mere, Wincanton, Ilchester, and Ilminster by-passes in those days

Hi Rik, First let me say, albeit belatedly, good luck with your venture. I have studied your web pages and have a couple of questions if you don't mind (the questions are preceded by background info). We have four live steam locos currently fitted with Saturn 2.4gHz RC gear using 2 Tx's (2 locos on ...

The Mill is fantastic: I love the picture of the miller taking a breather, just staring into the middle distance and dreaming of.......? The timber train winding its way through the countryside is so atmospheric! And the garage also looks great; the two characters really are in conversation. Its ama...

I like it Steve; sounds like a cross between a Welsh and an Indian line - food for thought as regards alternative scenarios?

Good luck with the build Steve, once you have few feet of track laid it becomes a great inspiration to make further progress. I am sorry to learn of your wife's illness, and hope that the treatment is successful and that she makes a good recovery. As regards railway names; ours is not very original....

I've only just come across this topic; the loco is superb, if that is a first attempt at scratch building then I am more than impressed with the skill displayed. You definitely have a talent. As regards the proportions and size compared to the smaller loco, I prefer the Rag based loco - the cab is f...

I think that the LGB adjustable track pieces would be an expensive solution even if possible; I have no experience of using these in any way.
However, I do like the sound of your idea of using cable ties. I think that could be well worth further investigation.

Very good; ATR72 or Q400?

Agreed, it is a Futaba charger socket. Remember to make sure that the switch on the loco is 'off' when you plug the charger in or it won't charge. The switch has the battery +ve connected to its common (centre) terminal with the Rx connected to one outer terminal and the charger +ve to the other; th...

./myff/1971782/20+-+Copy.jpg This is a bogie flat/bolster that I built several years ago. The bolsters are wood and are removable; being held in place by 2 spigots on the bottom of each bolster which locate into sockets in the wagon bed. (the bolsters are even interchangeable!). Similarly the stake...

A bit late in the thread, as the discussion has moved on a bit, but I have been using Filcris for several years now, not just for the track-bed but as gravel boards and border edging, and I am very pleased with the results. However, i did make a few mistakes, one of which Steven seems to have avoide...

We have 2 rakes of 3 Newqida coaches. My wife's maroon rake, obtained '2nd hand' (never been out the boxes!) at a Plymouth G Scale event for £60, is as produced except for the recent addition of passengers, motion switched lighting, including tail lights, and a toilet compartment to hide the motion ...

Fantastic; how green am I? When I looked at the first two pics, it didn't immediately register what I was looking at, it wasn't until I looked the 3rd one, the wagon in the shed, that I realised that I was looking at a 'real' railway! Good luck with the loco project - looking very business like alre...

My wife got herself a completed RH Billy with boiler cert and dual micro servos fitted for £450 at Warwick just the other week. £40 for a Saturn Tx/Rx combo and she now has a very nice looking and running loco for what I consider to be a not unreasonable price. We will be spending the extra £70 for ...