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I really like the Faller Play Train stuff - the whole aesthetic just really works, I think. There's some lovely Faller-based stuff here: http://www.xn--gunnar-grbel-djb.de/html/faller_train/etrain/diarama/diarama.html I've never owned one of these particular sets, but have always liked the look of t...

Jbs wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:17 am Andrew,

Essel Engineering make a chain driven chassis if you think it suitable.

http://www.esselengineering.co.uk/chassis.html

John

Thanks John, much appreciated!

That's looking very good - could that wall on the right be a quarry face?! Like the slate wagons too - Lineside Hut? My dad had a layout in the loft when I was young, with old doors as baseboards, resting on tea chests, all pretty rickety I think. We didn't use it very often, but I still remember th...

You may not know, but K-S did build 4 wheeled diesels. Yours looks about right for the 30HP model. Aha! I think I did know once, but had forgotten, thank you for the reminder! Your message encouraged me to have another look for my copy of "Fifteen Shillings Change", the pamphlet you menti...

What a lovely loco! And the matt finish is stunning...

Looking forward to the promised shots of it running...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Looking good. The goods over the windows remind me of a building begin my in-laws' house - which happens to be something to do with the water industry, pumping or treatment, maybe both. It's streaked with rust like yours too...

Cheers,

Andrew.

It must be frustrating - it was all coming along so well! I hope you can get back to it soon...

All the best,

Andrew

Great report, thank you - and some views of the line that I've not seen before too! If the worst the inspector's got to moan about is a rather laid-back approach by the staff and the odd leaf on the line, you must be doing something right!

With very best wishes to you both,

Andrew.

Hello! With the proportion of "proper" Welsh Highland and Ffestiniog stock on my railway gradually increasing, I've been thinking about a suitable battery powered loco to pull it when I don't fancy raising steam. I do have an Andel version of Moelwyn , but it's awaiting a new battery pack ...

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:58 pm I may still have use for the building as my idea for a new 16mm scale line could be becoming a reality so let me know if you are thinking of selling it first!

Good news - will do!

That looks ace, do you take commissions Glad you like it, thanks! No, I'm not into commissions. I've got a list of projects a mile long to do, and very little time. Plus, if you charge for things, there's more pressure to get it right, and that's no fun! That said, given Tom's change of focus, this...

BertieB wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:47 pm What an attractive locomotive. Extraordinary construction too. Terrific.

I agree, it's looking wonderful! The detail's amazing... Having done just a little CAD myself, I'm VERY impressed with those lovely curves on the bogie...

All the best,

Andrew.

Nice picture! Might have to try some of those plants... Does your MYOB have any adverse impact on your SBR'd ballast Philip? I recently weeded mine where it had grown over some track which I ballasted earlier in the year, and it appeared to pull up some of the ballast, but I think it might just have...

Some of my earliest railway memories are of watching trains go by on the South Western mainline from my uncle's vicarage in a village near Salisbury... The garden there was massive, as I recall, but I imagine that place cost a bomb to maintain too and is quite possible no longer a vicarage... Anyway...

I like the design... Me too! A fantastic combination of aesthetics and operational interest, just the sort of thing I'd like to build if I had the space. Don't take this out of context, but you really have an eye for a good curve... I'm looking forward to watching the build progress. All the best, ...

The Gympie Rattler looks great - I particularly like the look of the luggage van behind the loco...

gregh wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:46 am Thanks Rik. It was great fun. Maybe I've been concentrating too much on Operation and not just 'playing'.

As The Cat in the Hat says, "it's fun to have fun, but you have to know how" - I reckon you do Greg!

Thanks for the video,

Andrew.

DonW wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:10 pm I enjoyed that. Those cranes look very interesting.

Don

Nice to see Rocket too... Great report, thank you! Andrew

Sorry to hear about the loss of the latest incarnation of your line, but looking forward to hearing about the new version - hoping it takes shape as quickly too!

With best wishes,

Andrew.

I was tweaking a fishplate on the lift-out bridge next to the back gate the other day and wondered what all the strange yellow detritus all over the track was - looking up, I noticed that the box tree above it was a complete mess, which seems to be the work of the box tree moth. I'll find an alterna...