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very nice video to watch, and top quality railway

Well thanks for all the advice, after running her again on far less oily trackwork it would appear, she ran much better i think i will attach a small weight to the front buffer beam to even the weight distribution out as suggested but for a manual controlled loco she pulled a decent amount even on s...

yeah would have said save up for ragleth, bertie or millie (the millie on a facebook group looks very very nice! all very good locos but good for different things, millie or bertie for trundling along with nice ffestiniog/tallylyn style stock for long run times Ragelth for taking larger welshpool an...

Thank you for advice , just though it won't be anything to do with vve timing will it ?

Thanks for advice

Millies seem to have a little better haulage capacity and inimagine that is because the burner is larger and there is more water in the boiler

True but perhaps on cab floor and maybe below running board if possible, I'm sure there's space
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Hi , I'm at the moment considering adding weights to my locomotives although I'm not sure if this will actually increase there capabilities up gradients , with my roundhouse Bertie , she can fly round on the level but up gradients has a tendency to wheels slip without to much behind her, some occasi...

Hi all, i was wondering if anyone knew of a good easy to use beginners metal lathe that will do most jobs required in this hobby, i dont need a very fancy one so dont mind a more budget end one just something that will do the job to a reasonable standard. Advice would be appreciated cheers
Joe

Thats the idea

sorry to ask alot of questions but where can i get the drawings for eric?
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wow very nice, what machines did you use? and how did you make the chassi?

Heres the track plan, looking at your railway thread Tom the ballast looks quite good, would you mind sending me the link for it please?

Time for an update.......to start with the line now has 3 steamers (2 working) and 1 diesel as well as about 10 wagons (but no coaches at the mo!) also me and a friend are starting the rather ambitious plan of incorporating the Ddault loop and station area. Here is the view at the moment with the pi...

very very nice, im tempted to get a lady ann and do a similar (but not the same thing) looking forward to seeing it at the paddock

Hi I model in the standard sm32 scale so i wondered how do i work out the gradients on my line in scale terms? would be useful to compare them to real life inclines
cheers
Joe

Hi i am at the point where i am about to start building a line the other side of my garden but as this is the edge of the lawn i can use concrete blocks however I was wandering what to put on top of the block? pour concrete? fix wood? and also how to fasten the track down on top? any advice would be...

if i was you grab one of those 20 pound water butts from b and q and get a pack of rain water filters from derails and hey presto lots of useful rain water for 25 pounds
on a different note i think there should be better advice on a proper website on where to get water from

Looking for some inspiration would like to see some pics of locos you've build using the roundhouse classic kits.
cheers
Joe

thanks Rik