If I had a quid for every time you have said this on the forum ButlerPeter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:34 pm..... and having a driver in the cab make all the difference...... I can't stand runaway trains!
Floor looks good Steve, real wood?
If I had a quid for every time you have said this on the forum ButlerPeter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:34 pm..... and having a driver in the cab make all the difference...... I can't stand runaway trains!
Maybe, just maybe my persistence will pay dividends eventually? I'll just have to keep on trying!tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:47 pmIf I had a quid for every time you have said this on the forum ButlerPeter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:34 pm
..... and having a driver in the cab make all the difference...... I can't stand runaway trains!
Yup, real wood stirring sticks from McDonalds prior to them going to plastic ones. Then a brown wash and then a light black wash in places to make it darker and dirty, lol
Couldn't agree more, but as I said, I kinda knew it was on the cards before I started the project. The motor and gearbox came with the chassis, but I have never had any luck with 15:1 ratio gearboxes in loco's unless they have tiny drive wheels. They need torque, not speed.tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:52 pm You certainly need to sort out the gearbox as the running doesn't do the loco justice after all the work you put into the look of the loco.
Can't wait to do the final video now, just waiting on the good weather, might be a long wait at this rate, lol.
I don't know why some manufacturers use such low ratios as 16:1. Then again, I've never understood why some modellers use extremely high ratios and run the motor at such high revs that it makes a fair impersonation of a dentist's drill........
Hi RodFWLR wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:05 am Well, Steve going back to your weathering. Sorry I haven't responded sooner on it. (My short stay in hospital) since you did the weathering.
I think you have done a brilliant job on the final paint work. For a first attempt at using an airbrush, it puts to shame those of us who have been airbrushing fo some years. I said about taking your time and don't rush it and you have pulled it off to exhibition standard in my eyes.
I agree you should put a write up in Garden Rail and SMT. Your thread on the build has been great to read and watch your progress, even the little mishaps. Most don't say anything about doing them.
Well done mate and looking forward to your next build.
You have already seen it though, very pleased with the way it turned out
My step father buys it off the shelf but I am not sure where from, I will ask and find out.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:53 pm I can't find Garden Rail on any local bookshelves, is it subscription only?
I don't recall seeing it in newsagents, but then again I can't remember the the last time I went in WH Smith! I know that GRS in Princes Risborough have it on the shelf and I'd guess that other garden railway shops might also, but I suspect that won't be much help in deepest Welsh Wales, sorry .Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 9:53 pm I can't find Garden Rail on any local bookshelves, is it subscription only?
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