Garden Railway Forum

I have a rivet embossing tool which is simply a pointed bar with a sliding weight which you raise and let go. In theory each drop produces the same indent in the material and it seems to work.
If you want to borrow this you are most welcome.

bazzer42:106127 wrote: I would give the wife's right arm for a Carrie.

And you would still find time to play trains after dong the washing, ironing, vacuuming, cooking........ maybe not such a good idea?

I do like the look of this material and it has great potential for my projects.
Some boards have just appeared for me to try out and I am going to use it on my castle walls.
What do you use to cut the board to size before engraving?

Thanks Jim.... the fence is made from galvanised fencing wire which comes on a large roll. It is about 3mm diam. but flexible enough to bend into a sort of straight, each just over 3.5 inches long. It is meant to look wonky! The bottom of the wire is set into holes in the 6mm ply base and the tops i...

Although other projects have been causing some delay, the Emett style house has now been completed. It has a garden with wonky railing fence, crazy paving path, flowers and weeds (there are always weeds!) children's toys and a chair on the steps. It is interesting to analyse this cartoon as Emett sh...

Looking good Dave.... I like the lining around the coach windows, you must have a steady hand to follow the shape so well.

So sorry to hear the news about Steve. I only met him a few times but he has always been a great bloke.
Should anyone be able to pass on my best wishes I would be obliged.

. Buying a resin cast box and fixing wheels to its underside isn't model making in my view. Agreed! Scratch building, whether prototype or freelance, gives the satisfaction of knowing your production is unique. All hobbies need practice to reach perfection and the years of experience behind you giv...

You're getting quite good at this ...... perhaps you should take it up as a hobby!

That looks brilliant! It is clearly a stone, not brick, wall as the size of the blocks is much larger than scale bricks should be.
I guess that is one sheet thick?
What did you us to engrave the shapes?
I could easily be converted to this method!

And a lovely job you have done too, Paul. (Peter!) Have you used wood or  plastic? Looks like wood? All of my models are made from plasticard but where appropriate woodgrain effect is made by scraping with a fine tooth razor saw blade in the direction of the grain. I have been working with wood all...

You are absolutely correct in pointing out my errors. I made no attempt to model a prototype but simply to base my sheep truck on one I thought typical of the type. The door thing is interesting as you can't see from the photograph whether there is more than one, however, I decided that my sheep sho...

You might not have seen my recent scratch-build of a W&L sheep wagon which I posted on another thread. This is taken from the W&L book which shows a black and white photograph only with no dimensions. I had to base the size on a similar cattle truck which does have dimensional drawings. ./my...

Crackingjob:105609 wrote:....I think a wooden version needs to be made!!!

Something like this I think!

Very, very nice Dave. The colour suits the loco well and the stock will be just right following behind!
Congratulations on becoming a grandfather. I think you might build out of something more substantial than cardboard boxes if young Reece is likely to get his hands on it !!!

Yes Jim, it does.... I have one fitted to my diseasel! You can pre set any speed then switch off the controller. It will just keep on going until you switch on again.

Having seen the PMR first hand I can tell you it doesn't need fencing.....

It needs a SAFETY NET !!!!!!

Hi Rik,  sorry to take so long in replying to you about Emett models but I don't have a specific thread on them but there are a few odd entries here and there! I also post Emetts on Whymsical.com where they seem more appropriate.    There is another site you might be interested in... The Rowland Eme...

I know you mentioned a possible career change Jim, perhaps you have found your new vocation?

You have started something now Jim..... we are all waiting for the next instalment!

The burning question is: what did the Hon. Lord Duxssars need a 166 yard long railway line for in the first place?