Starting my "garden" railway
Looks a nice balcony coach, what material are you using Chris,obviously wood,but as Steph said is it lolly pop sticks or something else [/i]
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Thank you Steph , I'm using lolly sticks , the design was first made on a blueprint but during the build I went my own way .dizzysteamer:123722 wrote:Hi Chris are you using lolly sticks or cutting your own timber and are you free lancing the design?
Looks a sweet design and layout
Steph
Thanks Jon , yep I'm using lolly pop sticks, only 2 euro for a pack of 100.JCSteam:123748 wrote:Looks a nice balcony coach, what material are you using Chris,obviously wood,but as Steph said is it lolly pop sticks or something else [/i]
What are your plans for the chassis?
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Lol I just love this simplicity in your previous answer Lolchris_lucas:123755 wrote:A small block of wood with a slot in it for the wheels that I will turn on a lathe :)JCSteam:123754 wrote:What are your plans for the chassis? :D
Thanks for the insight keep it going
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thanks, I started on the roof and also started thinking about what paint to use, I might use the cool wood aging trick shown in the reference forum.dizzysteamer:123757 wrote:Lol I just love this simplicity in your previous answer Lol :lol:chris_lucas:123755 wrote:A small block of wood with a slot in it for the wheels that I will turn on a lathe :)JCSteam:123754 wrote:What are your plans for the chassis? :D
Thanks for the insight keep it going
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Re: Starting my "garden" railway
Next week I will be picking up my newest acquisition, a live steam Hornby G100 The Rocket. It's a gas fired 3.5" model
Re: Starting my "garden" railway
Nice, I have always fancied one of them. They are getting a little long in the tooth now but spares crop up on ebay from time to time. I think the gas tank can be a concern on them so it might be worth checking it all over carefully. A google search on this may prove useful.
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Re: Starting my "garden" railway
I bought one when they first appeared and used it on its straight track up and down our long hallway with my eldest son at the other end. We soon got bored and it became a shelf queen for many years until I finally decided to sell it, complete with box and all accessories. It fetched peanuts at auction (wrong place and time I guess) but the gas valve had become a concern as it was loose in the body....... another area to watch!
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The Hornby Rockets are beautiful but very temperamental! They only work when the mood takes them and then they will only really move themselves. The seals on the gas tank will be giving up the ghost now due to age so be careful.
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