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I haven't made many videos lately, but I think this old hasn't been seen on this forum before.
It's the story of a very busy coal haulage day on the SaTR.

You might get some ideas from my tiny indoor layout.
https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=14092

What a beautiful rake of coaches.

I have used one on a 'static' model of one of my larger scale 'Rockets' and it is a strong and powerful motor which can be linked directly to a driving axle. Its only failing is that it needs large diameter wheels to allow adequate clearance above rail height. It could be adapted to drive chain or ...

That's an almost perfect GR. Some double track, plenty of stations and passing loops, lots of wiggly track and a sunny spot to sit and watch trains.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement.
I'm glad none of you commented on the geological anomaly in the last pic where there is a good size creek/culvert on one side of the track but no water on the other side in the backscene. Must be an underground river. (My daughter did pick it up!)

2D printing ......... Backscenes I wanted to cover the walls around the layout with some sort of ‘scenery’. There are 3x2” studs protruding from the walls every 2’ or so, and three wall angles of 90 degrees. So to ‘round’ the scenes I used 3mm MDF. I curved it by pouring boiling water on it and ben...

That is some serious weathering!
Well done.

I did a bit of work with these some years back and did post on this forum. This link might help if you can manage to read right through and follow its links.

https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f ... p3#p147610

FWLR wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:08 am Thats brilliant Greg. It takes awhile together back into things, but you have done a superb job.

That's Rod, much appreciated.

I forgot to 'credit' Peter Binnie for the wheels, which I put on 3mm knitting needles as axles. Axle boxes are just styrene with cardboard springs.

I saw a picture of a tiny passenger carriage, which immediately said “I need one” for my indoor line. It was in this Topic Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd by gilfachphil. https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13912&start=120 so thanks to you and Plateway Models for the inspiration!...

The best of the 3 so far Rik. Most enjoyable.

.........The backdrop I feel needs altering a little bit I think, maybe make it a little taller The fields of wheat look good, will you be joining them so the white line disappears. You may have said something about it I think... :roll: I agree about the posts and wire, with perhaps some bits of gr...

Fences should be just a few strands of barbed wire, but maybe a post and rail would be the ticket in front of a wheatfield. I'll try raising the scene up a bit and then add some bushes (not hedges !) Meanwhile, after much experimentation I have got a backscene for the pottery works at Pottsville. An...

I think I have improved the waterfalls by just putting a few vertical scratches in the white. Compare to pic a few posts back up the page. waterfall redone 1-4-23 (2).JPG The pic also shows my first rough attempt at printing a backscene from a photo. They are A4 landscape size and will be two sheets...

Nice to see your indoor line. It's really nice with the backscenes as so many others have said.
I am 'experimenting' with printing photos for my backscenes.

I also had a first look at a few of your videos of your garden line- it's a beautiful line and yard.

........ but the two main waterfall drops don't yet 'work' to my eyes, they look too 'solid' and white. IMO you need to inject some transparency... maybe go back to using the good old 'crinkled cellophane' type base with white flecks added to taste? Thanks Philip. I did make some 'test' pieces usin...

That's a beautiful little coach. I suspect a similar looking one might appear on my railway soon.

I have always had a large internet site for my trains, consisting of over  50 pages. You have always seen the link at the bottom of my ‘signature’ here. I had not had time to keep the pages up to date over the last few years, but a month ago I tried to open them and they didn't work.  After much was...

Scenery progresses slowly on the line, with a 'lake' and waterfall and river gorge complete. Some track ballasting done too. Here's a video of a 'pretend' operating session showing just the scenicked bit. https://youtu.be/b3jd8w6tz28 and the gorge DSCN4717.JPG (not happy with the waterfall yet) and ...