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by Nomis » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:40 pm
Spring has come to the Tamar valley:
Made up a simple point lever:
And there has been more block laying:
There may be a second railway coming to the garden.....
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by Nomis » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:42 pm
P.S.
Could one of the moderators please change the title of this thread please?
I would like to change "5" gauge" to "7 1/4" gauge".
Thanks
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by laalratty » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:46 pm
Nomis:98617 wrote:P.S.
Could one of the moderators please change the title of this thread please?
I would like to change "5" gauge" to "7 1/4" gauge".
Done! Must say, the first loco does look much better without the side skirts IMHO. Also, if the G-scale line is making a return, remember to document its progress on here as well!
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by Nomis » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:52 pm
Thanks - will do.
I need to decide for sure if the G scale line is happening (and give it a name) before starting a thread.
I have a (small) collection of G scale stock, and an ideal place for a simple line - it's very tempting.....
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by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:13 pm
Marvelous stuff. Its all very honest, I like it alot. Has anyone driven through a point set incorrectly yet?
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by Nomis » Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:28 pm
Not yet - but there is a reason the locos have deep buffer beams!
If the big ones can manage with 3 way stub points, mine should be OK:
(Pic is from the East Broad Top 3' Gauge line)
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by Nomis » Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:42 pm
Made some tops for the passenger wagons:
And added a number and headlight to the boxcab:
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by Dannypenguin » Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:55 pm
Aaah, now you're just making me want to get out my 7 1/4" wheelsets and build something!
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by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:40 pm
All quite Heywood. Nice to hear from the apply valley!
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by Maple » Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:32 am
you make me want to go a few gauges, and get a bigger garden
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by Maple » Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:28 pm
if only i could convince my wife. i might eve have the room and a garage as a shed. hmmmmmmm. love the bugs, my other vice is custom motorcycles
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by Nomis » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:34 pm
Nice weather means that I have been getting on with a few jobs:
No1 helping with the construction of a crossing:
Had some supervision from a very friendly robin:
Finished result:
The gravel is set into a layer or mortar so that people can walk across the track more easily.
Also been doing a little work on the (possible) future G-scale track:
Just noticed how many views this thread has had
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by kandnwlr » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:15 pm
Wonderful stuff. Were it not for inciting homicide by the current Ms K&NWLR, I would be out there in the garden now.
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by Nomis » Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:06 pm
More progress on the little (g scale) railway:
Materials moved by rail (naturally), no 2 has a train of about 300kg on the drawbar here (gravel, topsoil, and driver).
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Also been tidying up some ballasting:
And gave the asf loco its first proper test run (only single axle drive here):
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by Nomis » Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:10 pm
The windmill was a £7 bargain from b&m, tarted up with some stain / paint, with a basic tail rotor (?) added.
Looks ok from a distance, and hopefully will help to break up the train set look of the oval layout:
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by laalratty » Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:04 pm
Good to see the G gauge line being resurrected on a new alignment.
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