The Apple Valley Railway (7 1/4" gauge)
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That is looking superb, the coach especially looks amazing. Nice woodwork skills there. Really like the diesel although one thing I would do & this is no discredit to the amazing job you have done. But I would add dummy axleboxes to the sides & maybe dummy hornblocks & leaf springs. Maybe just me but I think that would break up the slab side nicely.
Tommy Dodd may have an ARS key but I have a TASS button & a Rope Ladder, just like pirates, except the TASS button bit.
Dummy axleboxes are planned - just got to figure out how to make them!
I suspect plastikard may be involved......
I am really pleased at how the coach is turning out, the body is really simple - it's just 4 lengths of timber from b&q, bolted together with angle brackets. The planked effect was made by taking the guard off the table saw and dropping the blade do that it only has 2-3mm showing. Run the timber over the top, and hey presto - instant planking!
I got some more 15mm rod for the axles yesterday (via eBay), so I can get on with widening the bogies.
I suspect plastikard may be involved......
I am really pleased at how the coach is turning out, the body is really simple - it's just 4 lengths of timber from b&q, bolted together with angle brackets. The planked effect was made by taking the guard off the table saw and dropping the blade do that it only has 2-3mm showing. Run the timber over the top, and hey presto - instant planking!
I got some more 15mm rod for the axles yesterday (via eBay), so I can get on with widening the bogies.
Updates from this weekend:
I got some ballast (20mm crushed granite) down on the curve by the lawn:
And I got the new bogies made for the passenger wagon, it rides pretty well now - much more stable than on 5", even with the higher seating position. After a little adjustment of the bogie pivots, all the wheels clear the inside of the chassis, even on the tightest curves (just!):
I made up some mock axle boxes using plasticard. I have since glued these to the sides of the chassis:
An overview of the railway, taken standing on the decking bench:
I also discovered a new trick this weekend. A spray of WD40 over the outer running rail really smooths out the sharp curves
I will be keeping a can in the cab of the loco from now on.
Next little project is to make some arch bar type bogies (trucks?) for a flat car. I dropped off 8 wheels at a local engineering place this afternoon to be bored out for mounting to a 15mm axle.
I got some ballast (20mm crushed granite) down on the curve by the lawn:
And I got the new bogies made for the passenger wagon, it rides pretty well now - much more stable than on 5", even with the higher seating position. After a little adjustment of the bogie pivots, all the wheels clear the inside of the chassis, even on the tightest curves (just!):
I made up some mock axle boxes using plasticard. I have since glued these to the sides of the chassis:
An overview of the railway, taken standing on the decking bench:
I also discovered a new trick this weekend. A spray of WD40 over the outer running rail really smooths out the sharp curves
I will be keeping a can in the cab of the loco from now on.
Next little project is to make some arch bar type bogies (trucks?) for a flat car. I dropped off 8 wheels at a local engineering place this afternoon to be bored out for mounting to a 15mm axle.
It's been a while since the last update - so here is what has been happening;
A "before" shot - I have been clearing this area ready for a track extension:
Wheelsets made up ready for bogies:
I decided to build up some simple arch bar bogies, using steel strip (from b&q), with eBay bearings, and a timber bolster.
The template is MDF, assembled with some no-nails. A couple of G clamps make welding easy:
A rolling bogie being tested:
A "before" shot - I have been clearing this area ready for a track extension:
Wheelsets made up ready for bogies:
I decided to build up some simple arch bar bogies, using steel strip (from b&q), with eBay bearings, and a timber bolster.
The template is MDF, assembled with some no-nails. A couple of G clamps make welding easy:
A rolling bogie being tested:
And after finishing off, cleaning up (with the angle grinder), and fitting to the flat wagon:
At work, carrying a barrow for cement mixing:
Because I have been building a tunnel / storage shed:
The engine shed has also been coming along:
One of the really nice things about having a garden railway is watching the effects of the changing seasons:
At work, carrying a barrow for cement mixing:
Because I have been building a tunnel / storage shed:
The engine shed has also been coming along:
One of the really nice things about having a garden railway is watching the effects of the changing seasons:
- Dr. Bond of the DVLR
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Recent updates:
I have made the points sprung, using some strip steel, and a piece of CB radio aerial for a spring:
I have started to extend the decking to allow a second station road:
And I have been cutting up sleepers for the extension:
Transporting some scrap timber for burning:
A few higher quality pics taken in the recent sunshine:
I have made the points sprung, using some strip steel, and a piece of CB radio aerial for a spring:
I have started to extend the decking to allow a second station road:
And I have been cutting up sleepers for the extension:
Transporting some scrap timber for burning:
A few higher quality pics taken in the recent sunshine:
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Don't get me wrong I refer to it as a frog. What I mean't though is that during my BR/RT/NR days no one at all has ever said frog or called it that. It seems it doesnt exist. I said once when I was M.O.M that a frog was cracked on a set of points to the P-way gang & no one had a clue what I was on about??
Tommy Dodd may have an ARS key but I have a TASS button & a Rope Ladder, just like pirates, except the TASS button bit.
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Given their track record on point repairs -- that explains a lot !Pendo Pilot:61804 wrote:Don't get me wrong I refer to it as a frog. What I mean't though is that during my BR/RT/NR days no one at all has ever said frog or called it that. It seems it doesnt exist. I said once when I was M.O.M that a frog was cracked on a set of points to the P-way gang & no one had a clue what I was on about?? :roll:
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NEW VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-doLno ... ata_player
sorry about the poor quality - it was shot using a free app on my phone. One day I will get around to doing a better one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-doLno ... ata_player
sorry about the poor quality - it was shot using a free app on my phone. One day I will get around to doing a better one!
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