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Weatherinng attempts... IP wagon. Modified by removing a plank from the top... Jurassic. This one has been recently overhauled hence the cleaner body.

My 23 has the opposite problem; tips over everything in front of it (annoyingly including the Toastrack). As promised, pictures of some of the freight wagons: IMG_20190629_200750_resize_43~2.jpg IMG_20190629_200742_resize_48~2.jpg Yes Beddgelert has arrived! The overhang is incredible, no bogie carr...

Hi all,

Looking for a reference to the FR locomotive "Indian red" livery as carried by Taliesin and Merddin Emerys currently. Does any FR buffs have any close match codes?

Looking great Andrew.
I promise to do a historic NWNGR/WHR photoshoot tomorrow for everyone on this forum!
What red are you using for the waggons? I'm using the light grey for some WHR wagons but I want to do some in the red as a difference.

Looks awesome Jon! Just got to see it painted now

Keith S wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:40 am

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:01 pm Any name suggestions for the driver?

...Clarence...??

Dan River...

So what's the green used on the Colonel Stephens livery? Nobody seems to know what the actual colour is used on the Ffestiniog railway today. John I'm using Humbrol 76 and 100 for the Col. Stephens livery. This seems to be roughly correct, the carriages seem to weather pretty quick in the Welsh Sun...

My current wagon projects, the van and open, have now received a coat of WHR red paint. I need to make some new stencils for the lettering now

A distinct lack of pictures is evident...
Has anyone manager to find any interior details for the NWNGR brake vans?

Having stock just sit in the morning sun is atmospheric in itself! They're currently sat there, might run an engine (Model Tryfan probably but Yeo could do with some more running in...) whilst I carry on with some wagonry; currently building a WHR bolster set and a NWNGR brake van! Both of these are...

Andrew (and anyone else) Two new additions to the WHR carriage fleet on the LVLR have been finished. IMG_20190525_075037_compress24.jpg IMG_20190525_075023_compress89.jpg IMG_20190525_075032_compress42.jpg Carriages 23 (summer carriage) and 39 (toast rack) are modelled after their current appearance...

Number 7 and 6 have the same dimensions. The balconies were roughly the same size for the two, so you could just mirror your drawing of van 6?

Looks awesome Andrew! Will be looking at doing the two plank wagons at some point. One thing we're working on at the moment is maintenance; some carriages are looking tired. Examples include the VoR carriages and the IP "big" Festiniog carriages. I'm thinking of repainting these out of the...

Yeo was dropped off yesterday and runs well! It was late in the evening (after gym) so no pictures yet sorry.

I have a Yeo. A few points.... It does not hold a huge quantity of water so that needs some vigilance. When I fitted radio control the reversing lever was going ever so slowly past the “ stop” in forward which affected the performance until I discovered the problem. It had a tendency to slip which ...

Thought this was the most relevant board to post on;
Does anyone on the FR have photographs of the refurbished interior of Carnforth carriage 113? I understand that the old 1st compartments are now guards/toilet compartments so I'm keen to get some photographs for a model.

No. 2 was believed to have started off as a "ridged-roof" wagon. These were used in passenger trains as a possible luggage van before the large Pickering's made an appearance. Both van 2 and 4 had doors on both sides, so don't forget the other door!

Turns out one of our members bought himself a Taw. Runs very well although cylinders have leaky valve chests; is this a common occurrence?

My father does make engines, but definitely not as a trader. He's an aerospace engineer by trade and simply makes engines for fun! He doesn't do draws or anything like that.
My sole locomotive is the Moel Tryfan so that doesn't count!

Big Jim wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:22 am Congratulations,
The only thing I ever seem to win in drawers or raffles are non alcoholic beverages or ladies toiletries.

To be honest I wasn't even expecting anything. Never won anything and likely never will again...

Sorry Tony I meant mechanically.
I presume they're the same apart from bodywork?