Garden Railway Forum

If you live in the beautiful open country, as Big Jim and I do, the last thing you want to see are pylons!
I would not encourage the use of pylons even in model form..... they are a scurge on the landscape and should be destroyed rather than glorified as part of our environment.

Thanks for the replies, it is interesting to have info about the loco. Today I have fitted the side frames which had previously not been used.  Oddly, one has been replaced with a thin plywood replica of the original plastic, but it works. ./myff/1679250/IMG_1424.JPG The chassis has been put into po...

Five year apprenticeship for the Fine Art Trade Guild to become a picture framer and restorer. Twenty five years as Senior Technical Officer (local authority speak) for Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Early retirement (first time) then work for B&Q as kitchen and bathroom designer (CAD), Sho...

DolwyddelanLightRail:94067 wrote:Looks an interesting little project!

How bad would it need to be to qualify for a 'big' project.

Next job was to start improvements to the prepared body. After deciding how to attach the chassis (which was included) I started to make supports underneath the body. Also some lead weights put inside to give better adhesion. A backhead (?) has been made (more detailing will follow) to conceal the R...

This thread should show progress made, and hopefully at the end, the result of my labours in restoring/rebuilding a locomotive I managed to buy from another Forum member. I should say at the start that the condition it was in when I bought it was not due to the member, rather the person he bought it...

In some flat areas you could use a sharp wood chisel as a scraper. I often use this method as it takes off any thick paint where sandpaper might struggle.
Disclaimer...... Proper joiners do not recommend this as it is not what chisels were made for. Sharp tools can be bad for your health!

Big Jim:93946 wrote: Did you have any luck with the resin?

That part, the river Gwili, is still to be modelled and the resin yet to be chosen, although I take your advice seriously about industrial types being unsuitable.

METHSSNIFFER:93938 wrote: but it done half omit some heat.

Omit..... to leave out.
Emit...... to give off.

Which are you suggesting it does?

Thanks Brian, I'm not sure about weathering as it is a group project and the final appearance will depend on others too. My preference is to have signs of wear and tear, just like real life! More pics of the layout (so far).... ./myff/1677977/IMG_1413.JPG ./myff/1677979/IMG_1406.JPG ./myff/1677980/I...

I have volunteered (!) to make buildings for our Club project and have researched the originals thoroughly. The buildings we need for the diorama were demolished after closure and subsequently replaced with similar, though not the same, from other areas within the South Wales area. The first picture...

I don't bother with the wire as to my eyes (personal view) tensioned wires look worse than none. I would love wires if I could get then to droop appropriately. However the 1:1 world doen't have 45ft mauradering beasties to cope with. Now this is the sort of information I was looking for! I totally ...

Can you remember washing lines! Cheeky!!!!! I'm old enough to remember washing lines when they were straight, not on a rotating pole system! Apart from that, it is interesting to know what you operate with your power supply and, as I am still new to this garden railway thing, I had no idea what was...

8ft. span between supporting poles seems to me to be a long way, (not disputing your maths!) but that is a lot of free fragile wire to get in the way of access to the rest of the layout. How many garden railway modellers go to that extreme? Also, I'm curious to know what you use the 12v it carries f...

I was more concerned with damage caused to the delicate wires due to them being between the operator, (clumsy me, for example) and something I might want to rescue due to failure on the line!

METHSSNIFFER:93841 wrote:Copper wire Peter! 12v max! It doesn't need insulation.

So no 'glow in the dark' felines then?

Yes, but do they withstand the test of time? I guess they are vulnerable to all kinds of weather/livestock problems, as well as simple access for maintenance.

The poles are only one part of the system...... what about the wires?

Very nice tidy work, looking forward to seeing further progress.

I totally agree with BEYNAK, you have made a wonderful job of those little wagons.
More please!