The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

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Re: The GRR - A Look back

Post by sjrixon » Sun May 23, 2021 9:04 am

As I looked back at my pictures I realised I didn't take that many of the next stages of the layout, we must have been too busy playing!
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The PDF Hunslet gained lining and running well with the remote control. The rest of the stock started to grow as I bought kits from most of the usual suspects. I'm a big fan of how the HGLW kits go together, it's easy to get the chassis setup and painted before then working on the rest of the body. Any kit that I can paint in sections, so I don't need to bother doing too much masking I enjoy!

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The little station hut was a Christmas present and starts to make it all look more like a railway.
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At the end of 2019 the extension was started and then completed in lockdown 2020. I had this thread on the build of the extension.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 25&t=12627

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Re: The GRR - A Look back

Post by ge_rik » Sun May 23, 2021 6:55 pm

Looking really good. The infrastructure is coming along nicely. Looking very much like a proper railway.

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Re: The GRR - A Look back

Post by sjrixon » Mon May 24, 2021 7:44 am

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 6:55 pm Looking really good. The infrastructure is coming along nicely. Looking very much like a proper railway.

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Thanks.. We need a good running session to get some updated pictures!

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Re: The GRR - A Look back

Post by FWLR » Mon May 24, 2021 8:42 am

You will soon have your line looking like you want it to be. It's looking brilliant now after such a short time. Well done. :salute:

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Re: The GRR - A Look back

Post by sjrixon » Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:53 am

Jumping to the present day, I finally caved and bought a live steam engine :) This is a very nice Lady Anne from my first Peterborough garden railway show.

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She is just shunting the good train having brought it into the station. Runs really nicely..

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Re: The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:20 am

Welcome to the slippery slope of live steam ownership! Tidy engines are always nice. Any plans for it?
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Re: The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

Post by Andrew » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:30 am

Nice!

Looking forward to more pictures of your new acquisition in action - enjoy!

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Re: The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

Post by FWLR » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:01 am

So jealous :mrgreen: That was going to be my next live steamer (partner Anne) get it...

I really love the blue colour

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Re: The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

Post by sjrixon » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:24 pm

The colour looks amazing in the sun shine. :) Thanks for the great comments.

Must get out and run some more trains....

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Re: The GRR - A Look back and Forward..

Post by Sylvian Tennant » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:51 pm

My one and only (so far) steamer is a Lady aNNE. second to none railway. Lovely little line you have there.

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