Garden Railway Forum

As this is a look back I suppose we may hear more about the Mamod later. However mine with was fitted with a Tom Cooper gas burner many year ago never gets a run these days. Katie and Taliesin were much more fun and there are others too now.


Don

Brilliant. That is a delightful scenic feature.

Don

Greg these days in the UK all the structural timbers have to be pressure treated wood, things like skirting and architraves are not included. Also the humidity of modern houses is much lower than in old cottages and that discourages wood worm. The other problem is dry rot which is a fungus. There is...

Fits in very well into the garden.

Don

I have very much enjoyed seeing Hambleden. I hope you will continue with the slow running and shunting that were a feature of Hambleden. I remember seeing Paul Towers layout at shows but the plants there were in pots just added for the show whereas yours will grow into the situation. I look forward ...

Must be heartbreaking Greg. I would be tempted to use lightweight blocks to make support pillars for the layout and look for some of the steel angle they use for racking some if like giant meccano pieces. We can have problems over here with wodworm. I bought a run down cottage to do up. All the raft...

Superb work on the rolling stock especially those coaches.

Don

I have been quiet fro a long time. I have got the big shed somewhat near completion. trainshed.JPG However shortly after doing the roof I had problems in that all my body became stiff and movement difficult. Things like putting on socks or raising my arms above my shoulders were difficult. he doctor...

I love the Steam Railmotor Peter. I saw the Stg replica on the Bodmin line and was planning a ride. Unfortunately it developed a fault and I missed my chance just got a photo of it in the shed. On the Lining a friend who is a professional painter of 0 gauge locos uses a straw colour rather than gold...

Some lovely sailing boats. Dont think Iwould allowed to sail them on our garden ponds though. I like the idea of a steam launch though probably even less acceptable on the ponds.

The railway room does look brighter after its facelift.

Don

Thankyou Tom I am happy enough wih the sketch as it will only be finalised on the ground. I could carefully lay out curves using offsets from a cord and all that but I find a few canes a bit of hose or rope and just eye it up works just as well. I cut a strip of board with one edge at the minimum ra...

Thank you gents for your comments. I take your point Rik the storage sidings in the shed will be low down so not intended for running merely to save lugging the all the stock up from the house, just the engines. However if I could put a link across where you are suggesting I could get a nice long en...

Early railway stock has real charm and you have made lovely models

Don

Positively delighted to see the Peckforton Light Railway in the September issue. Lovely article Rik one not to miss.

Don

Hi All Progress on getting other work done before I could start the new line is slow. However I was issued with a command to tidy up the railway area which currently has piles of bricks, stones, etc. The huge pile of briks reclaimed from some buildings taken down elsewhere will be used in the first ...

Hi Rod HAving been absent on here for some time I find you have made some great progress but also sadly had a nasty fall. Do be carefull. I had one last year I was on the top of a twelve tread step ladder which topled over fortunately it tipped away but I fell about straight down onto my back. I lik...

Excellent progress Dazza. It looks like there will be some impressive scenery on this line.

Don

A carpenters marking gauge will make a line parallel to an edge.

Don

Sorry to hear about your trees Peter. We have our own problems with storms. We get shrubs so shaken about by the winds that the roots get loosened. Even small plants need staking. Plus the fence between us and the neighbours needs fixing.He hhas tiles off and we have to re-fix the edpm along the edg...

Nicely made Rod. I think it would look good with a couple of figures obviously shattered using it now parked somewhere while they recover. It could make a nice cameo.
Don