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by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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
by SimonWood
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

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.
Great tip - thanks!
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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...
by SimonWood
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.
by SimonWood
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?
by SimonWood
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 ...
by SimonWood
Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:43 am
Forum: New Models & Reviews
Topic: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
Replies: 8
Views: 8192

Re: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18

Busted Bricks wrote: Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:50 am Any idea about the price tag on the new Accucraft "Talgarth" and "Sabrina"?
They're aiming for £950
by SimonWood
Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: New Models & Reviews
Topic: New locos from Roundhouse & Accucraft Sept 18
Replies: 8
Views: 8192

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...
by SimonWood
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!