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well im sure its down to the 16mm association editoral department , your never going to please everyone however it must be said it was a superb magazine and the history parts alone are interesting even if you dont model the railway. Also its quite nice to compare railway practices and designs. besid...

As discussed in another post here is the updated track plan: the top loop (without spiral) has been completed and the right hand spur (30ft viaduct) has largely been completed without track on yet. ./myff/1930566/IMAG0839202_zpsbnhroq6v+%281%29.JPG ./myff/1930567/IMAG0899_zpsba8w4zfb+%282%29.JPG I h...

Thanks Andrew, its the upper loop in terms of distance from the bottom of the garden however it could also be classed as the lower loop because the spiral will go around that and over the track like at Ddualt :lol: I will raise the soil height so "ground level" will be at the height of Ddu...

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how about a 16mm thunderbird 1 hmmmmm............................

well that railway above could be classed as a what if ffestiniog according to the recent 16mm mag, says the idea of double track went quite far

I really like this railway , are there ever public (16mm association) open/running days?

well done, superb build, whats her performance like? much power?

Do we just send you a friend request i take it?, by the way your merlins look cracking

Hi, i am just about to start building a tender for my roundhouse bertie. I want something different so have not gone down the standard roundhouse tender kit route but instead thought about a far more unique but far more scruffy version :lol: anyway my idea is to use the idea of this: https://www.goo...

Hi, i will start of by saying i own a Andel models ffion diesel which has seen regular use on mine and other lines, it has a good charge (over 5 hours of continuous use but its never run but on me so not really sure on full time) plug in charger, manual speed control and is capable of pulling my rou...

Hi and welcome, i have seen succesful 00 gauge garden layouts however as said i believe keeping the track clean is a nightmare that of course is the beauty of live steam or battery sm32/45 apart form a few wipes over with paraffin on the gradients and a check for leaves you dont have to worry about ...

As you maybe aware the valve of rheidol have recently steamed Diana for the first time for 65 years and im sure you will agree it is a splendid looking loco. It got me thinking how about a 16mm one?, a roundhouse slip eccentric chassis may suit it perhaps as it doesn't have much valve gear exposed a...

how come I can only see valve gear one side? i take it it may be hidden the other side as i assume the chassis was home built

looks brilliant

Hi, its worth pointing out i do not own a ragleth however (as said in a different thread) my mate does and despite him having problems with it it seems a very nice loco. heres what i think are the good and bad points from looking at his and other ragleths: Good: Reversing valve gear easy to fit RC G...

Hi all, i am actually inquiring for a friend who is not on the forum at the moment and has just started out in this wonderful hobby. He has recently brought a brand new accucraft ragleth and although originally she ran fine straight out of the box after a few runs it became obvious she lacked power ...

thanks that is very nice, they are certainly increasing in value but that one does look to be in particularly good condition

could you send the link please?

A quick look at my local webbs garden center's miniature alpine plants section revealled some quite nice small branched bushes for not a bad price so i decided to buy two and see how they did in my garden. 2 months later and they seem to fit into the landscape perfectly, they are also very easy to &...