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- Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Cold Cure Required
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5429
Re: Cold Cure Required
Not a cure Jim, but something to consider once you're well - we have a burgeoning group of open air swimmers in the Dales, and one of the supposed benefits of a regular cold dip is that you don't fall foul of the dreaded lurgue (apparently :shock: ) Get well soon! :) It might be colder further nort...
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3350
- Views: 1080596
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Beautiful.
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:54 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Much modified HGLW Mochyn visits the LBBR
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6530
Re: Much modified HGLW Mochyn visits the LBBR
The coal trucks are Phil Sharples, but I'm afraid the guards van is a scratch build, to accompany the narrower stock that suits this loco - the chassis is a flat bed wagon made by Binnies, and the rest is all "out of me 'ead" It looks great with the small wagons. Your 'ead is an excellent...
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:00 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Much modified HGLW Mochyn visits the LBBR
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6530
Re: Much modified HGLW Mochyn visits the LBBR
I love that little loco. Are those Phil Sharples coal wagons? They look excellent with those loads. Can I ask - where is the brake van from? It's perfectly suited to those little wagons.
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: 16mm scale brick size
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7543
Re: Brick Size
Wickes give the following dimensions for an engineering brick:
Height: 65 mm
Length: 215 mm
Width: 103 mm
So in 16mm scale, 3.5mm x 11.5mm x 5.5mm to the nearest half mm.
Height: 65 mm
Length: 215 mm
Width: 103 mm
So in 16mm scale, 3.5mm x 11.5mm x 5.5mm to the nearest half mm.
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:59 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3350
- Views: 1080596
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
The colour scheme is terrific - it looks even better when you see the coaches in a rake. Wonderful
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:29 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Rusty Chain Couplings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7368
Re: Rusty Chain Couplings
Great tip - thanks!tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:41 pm If you heat the chain up (to the point that it is glowing) and then cool quickly in water that will give them a weathered look.
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:48 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3350
- Views: 1080596
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Your pavements in the rain are virtually indistinguishable from 1:1 scale. Incredible. And marvellous.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Figures
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15204
Re: Figures
A few years back I came across an excellent but small range by 'Mike's Marvellous Models' which had everything that I was looking for in the way of detail and accuracy, even animals, he appeared at a few garden railway shows but I haven't seen anything of him for a couple of years now. I got 4 figu...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:58 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: South Wales
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2543
Re: South Wales
The Glamorgan & Gwent Group, probably the nearest to you, meet in Cardiff usually every Wednesday evening. As Peter says, we meet at our track in the grounds of CMES (Heath Park) in the Summer (so tomorrow's probably our last outdoor meeting of the year) and we meet indoors through the rest of t...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: Plants for Garden Railways
- Replies: 20
- Views: 34422
Re: Plants for Garden Railways
I'm on clay. I've had thyme that has absolutely thrived for well over year - plant getting bigger and bigger. Then whole chunks die off until the entire thing is dead wood. I've still got a couple of the cuttings going that I took when it was thriving, but I've no idea how to stop them going the sam...
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:06 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Surface mount soldering
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5400
Re: Surface mount soldering
Have now backed up the entire drive on another ext drive. Will consider uploading to the cloud but as I have nearly 1Tb of pictures and video will have to see how I can do that cost effectively. Cloud is convenient, but it may be more cost effective to copy onto another drive and leave it with a fr...
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:21 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: A stream for the Elderbury & District Light Railway - The saga continues
- Replies: 180
- Views: 71627
Re: A stream for the Elderbury & District Light Railway
This is going to look great. Can't beat running water and that's a lovely location for it.
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:19 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Surface mount soldering
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5400
Re: Surface mount soldering
Hopefully that will keep the old drive going with a new lease of life. But if I may get up on my soapbox for a moment - once you have it working, backup, backup, backup! I'd recommend no fewer than 2 backups, preferably with one off-site. It may sound obsessive - but you can replace your drives, not...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Surface mount soldering
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5400
Re: Surface mount soldering
I wouldn't be much help with the soldering I'm afraid! But I wonder - how is the board connected to the drive? Just thinking if it's a standard IDE or SATA connector you might be able to recover the photos that way.
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 759
- Views: 324606
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
I am really enjoying all these soft fruit trains. It is making me think I should build a siding over to the blueberry bushes. Anyway, looks delicious. Plum pie?
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Merlins Castle Line
- Replies: 163
- Views: 69579
Re: Merlins Castle Line
Thanks for hosting us Julie! It was a great day. P1260406.jpg My loco running through the town P1260413.jpg Passing the crinkly-roofed garage P1260432.jpg The Angel of the West visiting Merlin's Castle (no doubt a tour to promote public access to artwork was a condition of funding from the sponsors ...
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:43 am
- Forum: New Models & Reviews
- Topic: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
- Replies: 8
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Re: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
They're aiming for £950Busted Bricks wrote: ↑Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:50 am Any idea about the price tag on the new Accucraft "Talgarth" and "Sabrina"?
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:56 am
- Forum: New Models & Reviews
- Topic: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
- Replies: 8
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New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
At the Llanfair show, Roundhouse and Accucraft announced some new models. Roundhouse have a new 'basic' series freelance 0-4-2 tender loco 'Jennie'. They did actually have it at the show; unfortunately I failed to take a photo :roll: Accucraft will be doing a 7/8ths Kerr Stuart Wren . They also have...
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:46 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3350
- Views: 1080596
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Absolutely breathtakingly wonderful!