Garden Railway Forum

James

superb work. I have wanted a railcar for some time. Yours is inspiration indeed. Captures the look and feel perfectly and you haven't finished yet.

Thanks

Dave

Happy Christmas everyone , thanks for the help and good company.

Dave

Peter

not a very tall tail but told in a true, tragic tradition......................terrific.

You have quite the gift of storytelling, thank you.

Dave

Rik just spotted this thread and I had what at first you may think of as a crazy idea. If we don't like the output could we make our own or somehow commission a program. When you think about it good souls like yourself are already doing this in some way with your videos that you post on youtube. If ...

Winter plans ......... well amongst some repairs and maybe adding some stock from kits I have an over-ambitious plan to scratch build something like a Brazil or an Ellie tram. I will be learning along the way . I have built a Lady Anne from a kit so I am hoping I can make the next step. I suspect th...

Wow that is very impressive Tom. Such control at those slow speeds, fantastic.

Thanks

Dave

Hi there, Trackpower from LGB when we used to use it was 0 to 24V DC. We have a Baguley with a replacement Friog chassis and motor. It also has soundcard and lights and uses a deltang controller. It runs for ages on 10 x AA (12V) which are under the bonnet. This voltage is fine for the speed we want...

Hi Jim, Some ideas for you. Could they be used for special project jobs, e.g. A float in a pageant, a Christmas scene or transport for a travelling circus or funfair that may need their own customized wagons. A surreal one next, the shape to me suggests something nautical so if there ever was a worl...

Rik,

when I click on the link it opens the image in google photos but the image is not displayed in the post for me.

Dave

Hi Gloria and Stephanie,

I am very impressed. You have ingeniously squeezed a lot into that space. Given me some ideas for our railway, thank you. How about, "Rue Barb" for the name of the yard.

Dave

Welcome back Jim. Good to see that you have got some steaming in, a break from the no doubt busy time of the move. Apologies can't be certain at the moment but I may be at Llanfair with my son and if I am I will certainly look out for you to say hello.

Dave

Hi Rik, thank you for posting this. Highly entertaining and informative as usual. Top notch presentation. However you have now given me even more ideas for projects to start when I have got far too many on the go already. We have a stream running under the garden but not where the railway is, maybe ...

Good luck with the move Jim. Following on from a previous conversation I thought I would ask are you taking it all?

Dave

Egor, thanks for sharing. Your railway is inspirational. You have achieved so much in a small space. Brilliant By the way. In your first photo there is a branch heading off in the direction of your apartment so do I detect your expansion plans? Maybe you could sell the idea of a plant food or water ...

Hi Canadiansteamer, I have a RC Lady Anne that goes around LGB Radius 1 curves. I do have problems with some of the stock going round but never the Lady Anne. I have a 45mm line that started out with quite a few radius 1 curves and some steep gradients so RC was a must. Over time I managed to get ri...

Wow Tom that is bonkers. It did make me laugh out loud though. it reminded me of that old joke when the station announcer says " the train coming in on platforms 5, 6 7 and 8 is coming in sideways". Best not let my son see this as he loves drifting cars on his console and will no doubt wan...

Hi Keith,

does sound like it might be a heat problem doesn't it. OK I hope you get sorted soon. Dave

Hi Keith, A couple of thoughts: Do you get the same symptoms when the Loco is cold i.e. Test the remote control setup longer than 3 to 4 minutes without steaming up. you should be to hear the servo motors working. When the problem occurs is there any indication that the battery power is still presen...

I have been on the same journey, started out with an LGB starter set and I am now in the process of converting everything to battery power using Deltang. I am not sure if I would have got here as easily or at all if I had not discovered this forum or Rik's blog. Thank you all, especially Rik. Dave

Wow it is mesmerising Rik. Sort of cross between Jean Michel Jarre and Patrick Moore.

If this is the latest offering from the "Slomo" stable then I don't think it will fit between the frames.

Fantastic, lots of fun, thanks Rik. Dave.