It was a bit warmish for trains outside, so Keith and I ran on the indoor line. Keith's small yellow devil loco is finally finished and ran well and really looked the part on the small line. It and my baby Heisler handled most of the loads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow61PkAWkjU
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:21 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 492
- Views: 187240
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
The PLR must be the busiest light railway in Britain. I need to buy shares - they must be skyrocketing.
Good one again Rik.
Good one again Rik.
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:00 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3027
Re: Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
No idea about that one, it's not an error message I've ever seen online. I used the site heavily and downloaded photos when I was researching prototype info for the Climax loco rebuild, but that didn't appear to worry the site. Most of the vagaries of the internet pass me by at height with a loud '...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:19 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3027
Re: Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
Thanks Graeme for the quick response.
looks like I can indulge my idea of outside frames with connecting rods and no visible cylinders.
BTW I cannot access the gearedsteam website as it gives me a great big red warning that I have (somehow) infringed their copyright.
looks like I can indulge my idea of outside frames with connecting rods and no visible cylinders.
BTW I cannot access the gearedsteam website as it gives me a great big red warning that I have (somehow) infringed their copyright.
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:25 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3027
Question on Porter and Bell manufacture locos.
I am trying to find a small 0-4-0 STEAM loco to model with a recently purchased loco block – from a Bachmann centre cab diesel. bachmann centrecab motor block (1a).JPG It will not be a true model – I am just after ‘ideas’. It will have to be an outside frame type and I would prefer it to have inside...
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:26 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
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Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Superb modelling as usual Peter.
I don't envy the driver NOT under that half cab roof though. I guess all a man needs is a cap.
I don't envy the driver NOT under that half cab roof though. I guess all a man needs is a cap.
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 12:24 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
Re: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
Thats really great Greg. The selective close up shots completely disguise the actual size of the layout and the mind assumes it to be much larger than it really is. Thanks Rik and Philip. I was really just trying out different camera angles - not easy to hide the rest of the shed! But I found that ...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:23 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
Re: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
Four minutes of train operations delivering an oversize load on the indoor line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKBb4s8GllY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKBb4s8GllY
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- Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Small, low-sided, 4-wheel wagons for indoor line.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Re: Small, low-sided, 4-wheel wagons for indoor line.
They don't come simpler than that Gregh and they look just fine. I'm amazed how much you manage to fit in to such a limited space and still make it look right. Thanks Peter - the camera does lie sometimes. They look spot on! Where are the sacks from? Rik I could say "from Pauline's Pottery&quo...
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 4:23 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Small, low-sided, 4-wheel wagons for indoor line.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Small, low-sided, 4-wheel wagons for indoor line.
When planning the indoor line, I wanted to use existing wagons and locos from the garden line. They do work ok but look a bit too large, so I have built 3 smaller wagons for the transportation of the clay. These are just low sided flat wagons. flat wagons compare.JPG The frame is 8mm pine, the floor...
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:36 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: coupling with magnets on chains
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4918
coupling with magnets on chains
A couple of recent topics here have dealt with magnetic couplings: https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14133&p=171450&hilit=magnetic#p171450 https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=14135&p=171457&hilit=magnetic+coupling#p171457 and they re-kindled my interest. I ...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:46 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
Re: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
Just a heads-up. Some may have got a ' page does not exist ' message when trying to see the video. I did this morning! Turns out that when I created the new Channel I did not authenticate who I am. After much searching the web, I found that Youtube NOW requires this step to ensure I am not a robot. ...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:32 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
Re: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
I'll just add a quick "me too" to the others comments! Nice to see how the finished (?!) layout has really come together. Thanks. Yes, it's not really finished. Still plenty of small details to add, and more wagons to build, some better lighting, some backscenes not quite right yet etc et...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:28 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
Re: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
When you mentioned the 8 inch loco limit in your video, it occurred to me that mine is around 7, so it might be a good fit. It's mostly 3D printed and I've been working on cleaning up the designs to share... hopefully soon it'll be easy enough for you to get one! I designed it for 32mm but I'll see...
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:51 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:17 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13017
The Claymine Branch - tiny indoor G gauge
I have been documenting my construction of a 6'x 8' indoor G gauge line in a separate topic here. https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=14092 Now that it is complete, I have started a new youtube channel, separate to my usual Sandstone and Termite, for all future videos. Here's the link t...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:13 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
- Replies: 118
- Views: 31232
Re: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
Very inspirational Greg. It has now gotten me thinking about pulling up my HO layout that has not been touched for over 2 years. I am planning some storage tracks in the part of the shed where it is but I am now thinking a small branch line off the line coming in to the shed. I have a rocky river b...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:24 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 492
- Views: 187240
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Great stuff Rik. One minute per month is a brilliant idea. As Peter said, there are some dedicated travelers on the PLR. Your camera is really good - I liked the shot at Peckforton as the diesel trundled past and the cab interior was in focus as well as the background train pulling into the station....
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:05 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
- Replies: 118
- Views: 31232
Re: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
Thanks guys. Your comments are much appreciated.
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:55 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
- Replies: 118
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Re: A tiny G gauge indoor layout
My last post back in May described the farmland backscene on the north wall of the layout. I have now finished the west and south backscenes, which completes the whole “wallpaper”. This time I wanted a town and ‘mine’ scene for the location of “Claymine” – the source of the clay for the pottery work...