Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:24 pm
Thanks for the video. It gives me plenty of ideas.
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Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:07 am
Temporary installation on the layout before the rising of the temperature :
Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 9:34 am
For a narrow gauge railway, if you are going to have crossing gates, you should include a large wheel to open/close the gates, like the box at Blue Anchor in Somerset. A suitably sized nautical steering wheel should be fairly easy to find from a model boat seller.
https://live.staticflickr.com/948/27964 ... a64c37.jpg.
https://live.staticflickr.com/948/27964 ... a64c37.jpg.
Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2026 10:32 am
Mickey Donald and Mini are travelling on the walnut lane.
Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2026 3:41 am
What a lovely scene, and an elegant execution of a Thornas! Does she have a name yet? She looks just right with that open coach (and the passengers are fun too).
Re: Walnut Lane railway
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2026 8:45 am
Indeed it is your Thornas.
I tried to build the motor chassis proposed by Gerik but it didn't work correctly. I finaly found an old LGB draisine chassis. The wheels are too big so the loco is not so beautifull as the original, but at least it works now.
I will make an article on my blog regarding this construction.
Thanks for the open source files
I tried to build the motor chassis proposed by Gerik but it didn't work correctly. I finaly found an old LGB draisine chassis. The wheels are too big so the loco is not so beautifull as the original, but at least it works now.
I will make an article on my blog regarding this construction.
Thanks for the open source files