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by Soar Valley Light
Mon May 30, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

HI Andrew, Brilliant pictures, I loved the 'pan' shot too. The train looks great. It may have been early but you seemed to drum up a respectable number of passengers! I haven't run a train at all yet this year. The state of the track on the CFLR and the amount of work required to make it fit has put...
by Soar Valley Light
Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Scratch Built Wagons....
Replies: 20
Views: 8542

Re: Scratch Built Wagons....

On the Midland Railway wagons were painted grey. Even as new that could vary between a pale grey and a dark grey. The reason was that the wagon paint was 'stretched out' by mixing in all the scraps of paint from the paint shop, so the 'colour of the day' depended on what other vehicles were being pa...
by Soar Valley Light
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Southwold re-awakens
Replies: 27
Views: 10922

Re: The Southwold re-awakens

That's rather wonderful. Thanks for the picture Rik.

SVLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:49 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Hi Andrew, A very suitable way to spend the time, if I may say so. That's a very nice looking train in a very nice setting. I managed to clear some vegetation from my own line this weekend but it only revealed how disappointing my track is! Yours on the other hand looks very nice, well established b...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:33 pm
Forum: Scenery
Topic: A Quiet Sunday
Replies: 276
Views: 125463

Re: A Quiet Sunday

Hi Grant, You have a real knack for the subtle. I've said before how much your pictures feel like looking at railway in old photos. (of course, it IS a real railway in it's own right - but you know what I mean). One of the subtleties I noticed in the first photo was the layout and spacing of the sid...
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Why do we do it?
Replies: 36
Views: 12738

Re: Why do we do it?

I very much agree with Keith and Andrew. Live steam was a big thing for me, plus the 'reality' of an outdoor railway - it is a real railway in my eyes. Those where the attractions of the garden. The fact that it allows quite large items of rolling stock when you are working in 16mm is a huge spin of...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Scratch Built Wagons....
Replies: 20
Views: 8542

Re: Scratch Built Wagons....

Hi Rod,

Nice to see you back and to hear things are getting better for you.

The wagon looks great -far better than anything I could achieve.

Take it easy,

SVLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:53 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here
Replies: 19
Views: 8016

Re: March 2022 Gallery - Enter Here

Andrew wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:20 am They're good, aren't they? And all but one without a train in so far...

I need to give my entry a little more thought...
Oh you tease!

Whatever it is I'm looking forward to seeing it.
by Soar Valley Light
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:50 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Shuntomatic System 3000 - 2022 edition
Replies: 30
Views: 10749

Re: Shuntomatic System 3000 - 2022 edition

HI Andrew, This is great stuff! I love the idea of being able to run the system on paper. It's coming on a treat. Just a though about bogie wagon loads. Although the wagon counts for 2, the load may only be a single one if it is a long load (timber, steel, etc) that is too long for a single wagon. C...
by Soar Valley Light
Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:18 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Hi Andrew and Rik, I'm just catching up here. That photo of Russel at the head of a rake of wagons is a real beauty. I've no doubt it was just the WHR version of a 'mega-shunt' but the thought of it with a brake at the rear, setting off along the line is really enticing! It was carrying freight that...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:53 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Andrew wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:11 am
Moe photos in due course - you'll be sick of the sigh of the thing...

Andrew.
HI Andrew,

I doubt that, it's a real beauty. That test train looks wonderful, it really does recreate the old WHR.

Keep the pics coming please. :thumbup:

SVLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:02 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: GVT in miniature
Replies: 30
Views: 8700

Re: GVT in miniature

Hi Rik, Sounds like a good idea and a great project. I share our fascination with the GVT and look forward to seeing this develop. Considering the drop in temperatures this morning I'm sure most peoples thoughts have turned to indoor projects. That's a great picture, full of useful detail - but what...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:00 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Always nice to see things stirring on the (WH)WHR. I like your photo's Andy, looks like it was fun, no matter how brief. Like Rik, my line is covered in leaves again. That's where it's not overgrown! I took an hour to cut a 5 yard stretch out of the creeping thymes last weekend. They make for hard w...
by Soar Valley Light
Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Recycled plastic track base
Replies: 2
Views: 3031

Re: Recycled plastic track base

Hi Andy, I'll be interested to see if you experience any movement of the track alignment or level. This is pretty much the system I used for my line. I had several years of kinks appearing, wild crosslevel variations and some tightening of curves. Things seem to be settling down a bit now but the ju...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: 32mm TurnTable
Replies: 8
Views: 5050

Re: 32mm TurnTable

Like the others, I'm afraid I'm not in the market for a turntable. I can't imagine how you both must feel at having to move again. That's hard enough at the best of times but if Rod's not well on top of it all it must be thoroughly disheartening. I hope the move goes as well as it can for the both o...
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
Replies: 939
Views: 347533

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Hi Andrew, It does look good. You can see how long it's taken - the undergrowth is growing under and around the wheels! :roll: Seriously though, it's a superb build but I particularly like the finish of the roof and the vac pipe is brill. It has always surprised me that (by and large) brake vans wer...
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:20 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324638

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Hi Andrew, These photo's are even better than the last! The train looks fantastic and I look forward to seeing them behind a WHR loco. I know what you mean about finding things, I'm about two years into a 'sort out' - the first eighteen months involved thinking about it! I've got miles to go yet but...
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:08 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE
Replies: 40
Views: 17630

Re: Garden Railway Gallery Sept 2021 ENTER HERE

Andrew wrote: Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:18 am I think this is the closest I've got yet to recreating old Welsh Highland atmosphere.
Hi Andrew,

It certainly does have all the atmosphere that you see in photos from the '20's and early '30's. I love it!

SVLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124501

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hello All, Well, it's been a whole summer since my last update! I'd like to say a lot has been happening - but it hasn't, not on the CFLR at least. Despite good intentions I've not run a single train all summer. I was full of good intentions but you know how it is. On two occasions I've hacked back ...
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:05 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The G&DLR begins.
Replies: 247
Views: 108322

Re: The G&DLR begins.

Good old ST -you never fail to impress me. Those interiors are fantastic, the attention to detail is a real credit to you. I love the family picture over the fireplace. Whether the detail is easily visible or not, you know it's there and that's the important thing. Your railway is looking really goo...