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by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: List of Suppliers
Replies: 13
Views: 4469

Re: List of Suppliers

Wow Steve, That's better than a good start - it's pretty much job done! Thanks for putting in all that effort. Not being a member I never thought about the 16mm site. Philip, I don't have access to the Suppliers board. when I click on it it tells me I don't have permission to view or post, am I doin...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:26 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: List of Suppliers
Replies: 13
Views: 4469

List of Suppliers

Hello all, Whilst looking for a suitable vehicle for my momentum van project recently I was searching the 'interweb' for suitable candidates. Remembering all the various suppliers we have available to us is no small feat, made worse by the fact that my memory isn't good at the best of times! It led ...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: freelance carriage build
Replies: 16
Views: 7164

Re: freelance carriage build

What a great thread with a fine looking outcome. It's the sort of thread which I'm sure people will refer back to. Rik Spot on Rik. I've no doubt I shall be referring back it from time to time in the future. :study: Just the sort of thing that makes this site such a useful resource. :D CFLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:58 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
Replies: 57
Views: 18907

Re: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)

That looks superb Rik. I'm afraid I know less than nothing about 3D printing so the technical details are lost on me but the loco has some very nice lines to it. I've never particularly been a 'loco' man, but I do have a 'thing' about 0-4-4 tank engines, I've never seen one yet that doesn't please m...
by Soar Valley Light
Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: freelance carriage build
Replies: 16
Views: 7164

Re: freelance carriage build

That is a smashing job George. It's a lovely model and the quality of the build is impressive. I love the livery by the way :thumbleft:

CFLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Replies: 473
Views: 178078

Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library

What a lovely possibility Rik. I can just picture one of those in PLR green! :thumbup:

CFLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hello dear readers. I seem to have to re-learn some lessons over and over again. I’ve just spent the better part of an hour composing a post, only for it to vanish into the ether again when I came to post it! Only then did I remember that when writing a post, particularly longer posts or ones that w...
by Soar Valley Light
Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Southwold stock
Replies: 67
Views: 21998

Re: Southwold stock

May I present exhibits 'A' and 'B' to the court?....... trains cross 1.jpg crossing2.jpg Circumstantial at the very least .... :? :lol: Rik Who would have thought this topic would end up going down this particular rabbit hole! Rule 16 of the dear old Railway Clearing-house Rules (used by almost eve...
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Southwold stock
Replies: 67
Views: 21998

Re: Southwold stock

That's a lovely railway Steve, I loved the youtube clip. I quite enjoy folk music but I see what folks mean about the volume. It would be fantastic to see some pic's of the line now and to watch the restoration.

All the best,

CFLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Southwold stock
Replies: 67
Views: 21998

Re: Southwold stock

Then I doubt you'll enjoy some of my model making sessions in the workshop Rod, when I play my English folk music CDs and occasionally grab my tin whistle and join in. Though you'll probably be pleased to hear that I now no longer strap on my bells and dance to the Morris tunes .... :lol: Rik Rik, ...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:38 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Thanks for sharing your views guys, your suggestions are all worthy of further study and considering. I need some better weather before I can put any of it to practical purpose. I shall update you once the temperatures rise! :sunny: In other news I have made a start on my momentum van. I began by st...
by Soar Valley Light
Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hello Pipp, Like you I've been a great advocate of Filcriss. As you say, flexible, easy to use, not to mention quick to assemble and easy on the eye without further work. I think you have probably hit the nail on the head here, it's the fact that it's buried - the very thing which I imagined would m...
by Soar Valley Light
Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:03 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hi Philip, It's not good at all. The foundation is two 2x1 Filcriss strips spaced apart with 2x2 Filcriss blocks alternating with 2x2x18 to 24" Filcriss posts at 18" centres. The space between the Filcriss strips is filled with pea gravel before being covered in Terram (off cuts from the r...
by Soar Valley Light
Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:22 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hello Readers, I mentioned my 'wandering' track alignment in my New Year post, I have an update. One advantage of having the railway is that the garden is much lower maintenance, thanks to plenty of ground cover plants and a reduction in 'crop' plants. Most of the growing is done on the allotment th...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
Replies: 939
Views: 347483

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Puts a whole new aspect to the term 'train movements'!

Fantastic stuff Andrew and very effective too.

CFLR Andrew
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:21 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Replies: 473
Views: 178078

Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library

Fantastic Rik, Snow always gives things a a timeless feel in my opinion in 12" to the foot scale (to considerable benefit in many cases!). With garden railways I guess there are less out of scale features in view and the effect is equally pleasing. Your clip could easily be taken for the real t...
by Soar Valley Light
Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
Replies: 939
Views: 347483

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Andrew, Those wagons look fantastic! The bogie open looks exactly the way I remember the one (two?) lying at Beddgelert in the late sixties. The loads look incredibly realistic and 'fill' the wagons 'properly' (i.e. no gap between the load and the wagon side) It's a great step toward realistic opera...
by Soar Valley Light
Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway
Replies: 315
Views: 124490

Re: The Charnwood Forest Light Railway

Hello all, I thought I'd better add an update about the CFLR before a whole year goes by since the last one! Progress has continued at a pedestrian pace. Working for one of 'essential' industries' and being easily able to work from home meant I avoided being furloughed. I'm hugely thankful for that ...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:22 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Lynton & Barnstaple measured and drawn book Stephen Phil
Replies: 12
Views: 8677

Re: Lynton & Barnstaple measured and drawn book Stephen Phil

Hello Michael, The number of people who are grateful to you for sticking with this huge project, and being so thorough in the task, must be beyond count. I'd certainly no idea you had been researching the line for so long. As you say, so much has been swept away, especially at the Barnstaple Town en...
by Soar Valley Light
Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Replies: 759
Views: 324625

Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway

Lovely, Andrew. I've said it before and you disagree but, I always envy your line! I absolutely agree with Philip. Your railway has settled into the landscape very well Andrew. The shots of the train look exactly like a loco and wagons going about their business, with some reason and to some purpos...