That's looking very good indeed! The stonework looks excellent.
I'll be watching the detail go on with interest. It might even inspire me to have a go - after 35 years of garden railway-ing my poor locos STILL can't get a drink...
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- Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Tan-y-Bwlch Water Tower - Finished ( I think!)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11981
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:26 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1870
Re: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone!
Sorry, I've not been here much of late, lots going on, but I'm looking forward to catching up - and maybe getting some modelling done - over the next week or so...
Sorry, I've not been here much of late, lots going on, but I'm looking forward to catching up - and maybe getting some modelling done - over the next week or so...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3351
- Views: 1083661
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
I like that A LOT!
Love the chains in particular, and the grimy finish too...
Love the chains in particular, and the grimy finish too...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: A note from Anne (FWLR)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4143
Re: A note from Anne (FWLR)
I was thinking we hadn't heard much from Rod lately...
Thanks for letting us know Peter, and do pass on our best wishes if you get the chance.
Andrew
Thanks for letting us know Peter, and do pass on our best wishes if you get the chance.
Andrew
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:32 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread
- Replies: 47
- Views: 16237
Re: N&BLR Ongoing Projects thread
Beautiful work!
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
I think you might be over-estimating my expertise here chaps, but I'll gladly give it a try - as I say, it might take a few weeks... In the meantime, I got started using Ian Stock's article on the old Garden Railway Realism wiki:[http://gardenrailwayrealism.pbworks.com/w/page/13270143/Lining%20locom...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
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Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
When I drew up this wagon for Andrew, he gave me the chassis dims, which from memory he measured from another wagon, so are probably not accurate for this particular vehicle. However the footprint of my wagon is 118 x 64mm ie 7ft4 1/2" x 4ft 0" My body measures at 32.55mm but I don't have...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:00 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Hi all, A little more progress on this project (if not the loco itself) in that I've been having some trial goes at lining on some off-cuts sprayed with the same paint - in the rain, as is evident from the white spots! Green 4.jpg Not perfect, but I got better each time, so I think - as longs as I'm...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3351
- Views: 1083661
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
I think those long straight handbrakes, and the boxy design give these wagons a surprisingly modern look. I ended up building three, because Philip sent me his prototype as well as the two wagons I'd planned - I don't know how many the FR had originally, but there are only two now! It's lovely to se...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:44 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Fowler rebuild at Scum Class Works
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7263
Re: Another Fowler rebuild at Scum Class Works
Just catching up here - I'm very impressed by the lengths you're going to to get it right. The finished loco will look great...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
I have never tried resin prints with heat, I guess it depends on how hot the boiler actually gets as resin to the best of my knowledge, once cured is pretty resistant to heat, from memory around 250 degrees, and then they burn more than melt. Ah, I never was much good at physics! I assumed the prop...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:14 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
It's lovely, isn't it - nice work Steve!Peter Butler wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:51 pm If you offer the pipework for sale Steve, I will certainly be first in line!
Alas, unlikely to survive contact with Daisy's boiler!
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Porter Garden Railway
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2001
Re: The Porter Garden Railway
Thanks for the pictures - it's a very attractive line!
Love the locos and stock too, of course...
Love the locos and stock too, of course...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:45 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
I was uncertain about the green to begin with but the black brings it to life. Thanks! I realised this morning that it's similar to Southern malachite green - perhaps I should have lined in yellow and added "sunshine" lettering?! I've just spent an hour or so making a template for the end...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:08 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Tidy. Lining the flywheel is a very nice touch. Thank you! The flywheel was actually the easiest bit, because that little lip gave me a smooth continuous line to follow... I prefer the spoked flywheels on the "Vincent" locos, but am quite glad I don't have one or I might have felt obliged...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:30 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Hello again, So, as promised, here's a picture of Daisy and tender once sprayed green and edged in black: Green 1.jpg Bright, isn't it?! With some trepidation, I dusted off the long-unused lining pen, cracked open a new tin of Humbrol red, and set to work... In my first session I had some trouble ge...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:17 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
- Replies: 277
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- Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:15 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Help please - Identifying Ffestiniog coaches
- Replies: 3
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Re: Help please - Identifying Ffestiniog coaches
The first photo are derelict Mk.3 Quarrymen's coaches https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Quarrymen%27s_carriages The second photo is either Carriage 15 or Carriage 16 https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Carriage_15 https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Carriage_16 The third photo is one of the 'Bowside...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:30 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Looking good! I love it when an on again, off again project comes back into on again after a while. Thank you! I've managed to maintain momentum today, masking up loco and tender and taking them outside into the last of the year's warm sunshine (?) to spray the black edging. There were a few blemis...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Daisy, Daisy...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11548
Re: Daisy, Daisy...
Nice paint job, will follow the post. And it's a good thing that the pictures no longer run via photobucket. The watermark doesn't allow for proper viewing. If you open the link in a new tab you can get the watermark out, but the view is a lot smaller. Or am I doing something wrong. I gave my Konra...