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- I'm looking for a good source of suitable sized vehicles including Landys - anyone recommend good sites/sources? My Landrover, which I bought pre-owned at a toy and train fair, was made by Universal Hobbies.  Several are currently on ebay but the prices seem to be high.  Although not converted to...

These are great - I've seen before in the past Land Rover's rail mounted on 16mm layouts - I'm looking for a good source of suitable sized vehicles including Landys - anyone recommend good sites/sources?

Ok - here we have the chassis build - I've built a HGLW standard chassis before but knew it wouldn't be long enough for this project so after checking some dimensions with David, opted for the new Gordon chassis All very exciting when the box appeared through the post ./myff/2046356/IMG_1221.jpg And...

Jim - if identifying the correct issue of the laptop stopping working were a horse race and I was a bookie, the odds would be Battery - odds on Powerpack - 2/1 Fan 3/1 (although these odds are likely to shorten if Peter was rendering said video at the time of stoppage!) :oops: :oops: Dog interferenc...

Thank goodness my line operates 3 ft off the ground! Only the terrier is adept at getting onto the line via poorly positioned decking furniture - and thats usually chasing next doors cat - one station fence panel alway seems to suffer - but apart from that, not had poo on the line However, when it c...

Marvellous - again could easily be 1:1!

Very nice - and it has that 1:1 ratio feeling about it which is always the acid test!

Wow - thats a great scratch build - I can only look in admiration.

Looks like I'll have to have a go at creating a TPO using an unsuspecting guards van!

Peter - that's brilliant - great loco but I love the Mail wagon - was it a kit? I'd love to have some mail traffic on my line - we have/will have post boxes at each station and I was planning a mod to a guards van at some point in the future to make into a mini TPO but your picture has got me thinki...

How true Peter - if the loco takes on the characteristics of our springer, she doesn't need a chassis to run up the line - she'll bounce along! And yes, this is becoming a bigger job that I thought - but worth it in the end I hope - have been busy with the chassis this weekend so should be able to r...

So the next step was taking all the items below the footplate off - a big gulp and off we went ./myff/2045307/IMG_1229.jpg Having done this I also realised the back would need to come off to be shortened ./myff/2045308/IMG_1230.jpg I had hoped to avoid having to go further is dis-assembly but realis...

I'm no expert but it looks great!

Hi - upstairs has had curtains added and there is a light, like downstairs.

I am planning to pop some scaled down wallpaper as the back wall upstairs, like I've done with the pub downstairs

Yes - thats a great description - at the mo , its as powerful as one! Ah - well I'm a big fan of HGLW locos - (CHLR's Jessie is one of theirs) so when i was looking for a new chassis, I looked at theirs - the challenge was their original one (like in Jessie) would be too short for Lola - but after l...

Hi - I love the topics on here that take you through the story of developing a layout or building a loco. Sooooo I thought I'd do one - it's going to be about fitting my line's original engine with a new chassis. The Castle Hill Light Railway's original loco is called Lola - for the history of the l...

I promised you a few pics of my Modeltown pub - here you go ./myff/2044917/IMG_1241.jpg ./myff/2044918/IMG_1244.jpg ./myff/2044919/IMG_1246.jpg As you've all can see from the great station building being built in this subject area, these kits are great for bashing - I added lighting and found an ima...

Or if you look down this webpage, there is a good photo of the desk in there - allegedly 'untouched since 1948' - although note it is a Daily mail article so you can take most of the sensation out with a pinch of salt! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2480955/The-420-000-ticket-past-19th-cent...

While munching my lunch at my desk at work, I've done a quick trawl of the internet for you - here is one, it is american but does feel about right of what one might look like on any railway

Brilliant - blimey you are setting an example for this that i'm not sure i'll be able to follow (gulps involuntarily!) - When I've a mo I'll post up pics of the pub I built from Modeltown, not in the same level of detail as yours, but like yours I have modded it to make it more pub like. Will post o...

Looking good - and I'm planning to get one of those station buildings, but in brick so will be watching your build with interest!