Twyford Water Works GArden Railway...

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Twyford Water Works GArden Railway...

Post by made-in-england » Sat May 31, 2008 10:10 pm

With a bit of luck i will soon get planning permission to build my line here as they are forever needing to intise younger clientell!

Update tomorrow when i shall ask!! Will be G scale! any un wanted LGB track please donate as im doing it on Behalf of the trust...
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Post by mhlr » Sat May 31, 2008 10:15 pm

made-in-england wrote:With a bit of luck i will soon get planning permission to build my line here as they are forever needing to intise younger clientell!

Update tomorrow when i shall ask!! Will be G scale! any un wanted LGB track please donate as im doing it on Behalf of the trust...
Bloody good idea mate that! Yeah, there seems to be a problem of younger members, because all the other enthusiasts tend to be older, and we need people to carry on the 'proper engineering' of the current world - its all computers and things nowadays...

Im sure Jim is glad to have a 45mm member on here, most of us are 32mm. At least you will be able to find cheaper stock etc. When using the LGB track, i wonder if you can remove a sleeper every other space to make it more 16mm scale...
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Post by made-in-england » Sat May 31, 2008 10:19 pm

Yeah hopefully will do that! The other thing is its gonna be ground level so will need a way of keeping little hands and people away from the track! any one suggest anything not too costly
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Post by mhlr » Sat May 31, 2008 11:33 pm

made-in-england wrote:Yeah hopefully will do that! The other thing is its gonna be ground level so will need a way of keeping little hands and people away from the track! any one suggest anything not too costly
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Post by bungle80a » Sat May 31, 2008 11:35 pm

... or a badger with a gun!
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Post by mhlr » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:31 pm

Well made-in-england asked me to design his oval. Here's what I came up with: (sorry quality is poor - took it with my webcam!  :roll: )
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There's a basic hillside with 2 tunnel entrances, and space at the front to put a passing loop or sidings or wateva in...
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Post by ptlrcecil » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:24 pm

bungle80a wrote:... or a badger with a gun!
Or a roflknife that goes slice slice slic slice etc etc.
I think I spelt this correctly.
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Post by made-in-england » Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:52 pm

Up & down round and round??


Im getting an RS1 set hopefully and a IP lollypop car, Too much too little more track less track up and down :S
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Post by Matt » Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:36 pm

Is the RS1 set a mamod set? If it is, you need to get some modifications for it to make it better (e.g., a meths burner, a new safty valve, and a water top up), and you need to make sure that your new line is as level as possible. I know. I learnt the hard way.
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