Fairy Wood Light Railway
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I'll be murdered if I go down the brio route...already got Duplo, Vtech and Playmobil. That said I did buy a wooden brio type train at Perrygrove the other week so it would be rude not too.
Lovely to hear a youngster interested in actually building things, keep it up
Lovely to hear a youngster interested in actually building things, keep it up
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That said I did buy a wooden brio type train at Perrygrove the other week so it would be rude not too.
It would Derek.
That said I did buy a wooden brio type train at Perrygrove the other week so it would be rude not too.
It would Derek.
ROD
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I will try my best, but he doesnβt need much encouragement though, he loves messing about with the scenic side of the layout, as well has playing with the trains.
ROD
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A word of advice if I may Rod, from experience I know that wood blocks and planks can become extremely slippery when wet and might cause a problem when set into your lawn. Possibly ornamental slabs might look as good and perform better?
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Thanks Peter, i have got something sorted and hopefully i will be able to post some photos later of them.
In the meantime i had a little run of βBillyβ yesterday before we went out for meal with the middle Daughters Birthday. Had some trouble trying to get her fired up, donβt know why, took ages, over one and half hours, took out the gas jet and cleaned it out with a blast of gas, putting it back was an heck of a job, i seemed to have moved the connector from the gas tank ever so slightly, getting it back just has it was...well it wasnβt clean air in the garage i can tell you....lol.
Some photos of her running on the line, taken by Anne, she did fine job considering so is left handed,( no problems with left handers ) but she kept on putting her left hand over the sensor on the camera eyepiece, so it thought she had put her eye there and the flip out screen kept on going black, bless her, she got it right once i explained it to her.
In the meantime i had a little run of βBillyβ yesterday before we went out for meal with the middle Daughters Birthday. Had some trouble trying to get her fired up, donβt know why, took ages, over one and half hours, took out the gas jet and cleaned it out with a blast of gas, putting it back was an heck of a job, i seemed to have moved the connector from the gas tank ever so slightly, getting it back just has it was...well it wasnβt clean air in the garage i can tell you....lol.
Some photos of her running on the line, taken by Anne, she did fine job considering so is left handed,( no problems with left handers ) but she kept on putting her left hand over the sensor on the camera eyepiece, so it thought she had put her eye there and the flip out screen kept on going black, bless her, she got it right once i explained it to her.
ROD
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway
That's a lonely looking loco out there, needs something to pull?
You thought about double tracking your line Rod as it looks quite simple to do on your layout and would add interest as you can run electric and live steam at the same time.
You thought about double tracking your line Rod as it looks quite simple to do on your layout and would add interest as you can run electric and live steam at the same time.
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Steam engines can be temperamental beasts this is why they are referred to as 'She'.
(Runs off down the garden to hide.........)
(Runs off down the garden to hide.........)
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I do have some rolling stock Tom, but i just wanted to see if i could get used to the controls on the Tx, itβs still new to me so i thought just about running her first for a few times.tom_tom_go wrote: βThu Nov 09, 2017 10:52 am That's a lonely looking loco out there, needs something to pull?
You thought about double tracking your line Rod as it looks quite simple to do on your layout and would add interest as you can run electric and live steam at the same time.
What is double tracking please Tom, i did run the tram and pickup when the Grandsons were here with my live steam.
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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Very good Jim.....
ROD
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Double track, build two loops so you can run two trains on their own lines.
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Ermmmm I donβt think the (CEO) Anne would like that, but I do have half of it built already donβt I...... :thumb right: :thumb right: Might just drop it in conversation....
ROD
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway ( Update )
Has promised some photoβs of the stepping stones for the garden, I was going to lay them side by side, as they are advertised by Homebase has railway sleepers, but I got these cheap from a store in Southport that is closing down, only Β£3.48 each...I think they will be ok, they are rubber, so hopefully no slipping issues.....
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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They only had these 9, they are normally priced at Β£9+
ROD
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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If those are made for the job they should be much safer in use than timber. The enhanced grain pattern will help with grip.
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway (Update Rolling Stock Box )
A few photoβs of my promised Rolling Stock Box, the last photo has a divider in it, not sure wether to go with it or not.
The boxes are sealed with Teak Oil.
Total cost with one board of 405cm x 810cm, (i had all the rest) was Β£10.00.
Going to a one day show on Saturday in Southport, so I will see what kind of response I get, I will be making some more for my other stock...they do keep all the dust and other stuff of them...
The boxes are sealed with Teak Oil.
Total cost with one board of 405cm x 810cm, (i had all the rest) was Β£10.00.
Going to a one day show on Saturday in Southport, so I will see what kind of response I get, I will be making some more for my other stock...they do keep all the dust and other stuff of them...
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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They look rather good. I need to think about doing something similar for my stock as I am rapidly going off using plastic crates and bubble wrap. It seem that no matter how careful you are things still get damaged.
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What?.... Grass but no ballast! What is the world coming to?
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They look good. Agree with Jim, I need to do something here, storing tippers 3 high on top of each other is a disaster waiting to happen.
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