Garden Railway Forum

Very nice. Is that plasticard or card battening?

Rik

BTW - a flexible way of providing battery power with the minimum of effort is to put the batteries in a trail car (eg a box van) and run wires to the loco. The Stainz loco has a socket at the rear which can be used to power the loco - so all you'd need would be a plug, some wires and a battery pack....

Are you wanting radio control or just basic manual control? I've used LGB, USAt and Piko motor blocks for my locos and power them with 12v - mostly Li-ion but also NiMh batteries. You can leave the track pick-ups in place but would be better to remove them - to reduce the drag and also to avoid conf...

I've been using a SanDisk Sanza Fuze for several years now. I got it because it includes an FM radio so I can listen to Radio 4 while pottering around in the garden. I'm no expert on these things but the sound seems OK to me. I never bother with the interface, I just create folders and drag and drop...

ps. this loco was lined in Humbrol with a bow pen, using a 6" plastic ruler for the straight bits, an OOO brush for the corners and a bow pen in a compass for the large radius curves. ./myff/1439262/Hunslet-m.jpg Graeme Beautifully executed. I must have a go myself. I've used Trimline tape unt...

Excellent railway, Rik; I envy your ground level line. As a wheelchair user, I've had to settle for an elevated railway. Also as my hands have deteriorated, I have had to delegate my building to my brother. Dave. Thanks Dave. Some is ground level some is on raised beds and some on boards. So&#3...

Some lufferly diesels. I like the look of the railway as well. Do you have another thread or a Flickr site showing more of your garage mineral railway?

Rik

dgt:105382 wrote:Try again...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8516647@N02/

Dave

Dave
Works fine now. What a great looking railway in a really attractive garden.

Any chance you could add a few captions to the photos. Would love to know more about your rolling stock and layout.

Rik

Cracking good job. Looks stunning - and it works!

Rik

Thanks again Graeme That RDG website looks very useful - and the airbrush you've suggested looks just the business. Getting the hang of it now. I think a single-action sounds more in my line - I'd imagine a double-action would take quite a while to master and would prove difficult to get an even spr...

Neither of those links work for me... Ditto. Looks like they both take us to our own accounts. It took me a couple of seconds to realise that all the picture on the Google page were actually of my own railway. For a moment I thought, Wow! This chap's built a railway just like mine (or vice versa) Rik

Thanks Graeme Wow - a far more comprehensive answer than I deserve - but illuminating - thanks. Just a couple of questions (hopefully not too naive). 1. When you say the Chinese one's piston rings have worn out after a couple of years - how much use has it had? I don't envisage doing an enormous amo...

I do like the idea of raising the roof on your Bachmann coaches Rik.  I must admit I hadn't thought of that! Equally, I am impressed by your orderly storage on the workbench. How anyone works with clutter all around them and tools misplaced is a mystery to me.  Organised and tidy workspace is the w...

Thanks folks. Useful information. I'll pick up a copy of Model Rail next time I'm in Smiths. Any advice gratefully received

Rik

I have just acquired an ip Jessica kit. It is lacking it's motor and wheels. I see ip still do a motor and gearbox set but I am rather tempted to go down the route of bevel gears and an elliptical gear box and motor combo. What are peoples thoughts on the matter before I spend the wife's housekeepi...

I'm just flogging off some of my redundant DCC gear as I've now converted to battery power and radio control. With the proceeds I thought I'd invest in an airbrush. Up to now I've just used rattle-cans but I realise that an airbrush would offer more flexibility. I just wondered if these cheapo kits ...

Thanks Peter The Cambrian bolt heads are so fiddly to deal with, especially as they are cone shaped and can't be picked up with tweezers.  I cut a few off the sprue and place the right way up on a piece of paper.  The solvent used shouldn't make much difference as they work in similar ways but my me...

Peter Just read through your entire thread and found it enormously interesting and full of useful stuff. I'm in envy of the quality of your modelling. I'm more of a bodgeller but have picked up some useful ideas - hope you don't mind if I pinch a few. eg I'm just in the midst of bashing some Bachman...

Why not drop Greg Hunter a line via his website - http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/satr/gLinks.htm

He's just spent a couple of weeks over here enjoying the railways of Wales and playing trains with me. I'm sure he'd be delighted to advise. He lives near Sydney

Rik

Did a bit of surfing and came across this beauty from the Festiniog and Blaenau Railway. Not seen an original photo but this model (in 014) looks brilliant



Again similar but not the same

Rik