Vale of Fairway
Tis but a baby gruffalo, the wife's Christmas present last year. The local heritage centre had a gruffalo trail and stil have some 7 footers on display. The local carvers can produce them under licence but I can't charge you for looking.
Have to confess the cab style has come from elsewhere on the forum. It is laminated so I can drop the glazing in after painting, a 16mm mag idea. Next step is a floor and control panel if I can find some pictures for ideas.
Have to confess the cab style has come from elsewhere on the forum. It is laminated so I can drop the glazing in after painting, a 16mm mag idea. Next step is a floor and control panel if I can find some pictures for ideas.
Great looking loco. Since you're interested in 7/8ths, consider a visit to the SE Lounge... http://www.7-8ths.info
Here's a photo of my still incomplete 7/8ths Bachmann Davenport:
Here's a photo of my still incomplete 7/8ths Bachmann Davenport:
A bit of progress. Red and white chevrons were a disaster with the chunky rivets. Body needs a touch up following a glue overload problem :roll:
After the roof it's electronics time, my wiring is more messy than my gluing so should be fun. Driver on order from Rob Bennett along with a couple of skips but not picking up until Exeter.
After the roof it's electronics time, my wiring is more messy than my gluing so should be fun. Driver on order from Rob Bennett along with a couple of skips but not picking up until Exeter.
A few loose ends to tidy up but i do now have an rc 7/8 diesel. I'm not sure long term whether 6 AA batteries will give enough grunt but did a nice slow crawl this afternoon with a swift sixteen flat. I need to find something to make small Tee hooks for a coupler on a skip wagon but struggling to think of anything commercial that might work.
Long time, no post. Lost the garden railway mojo last autumn and spent the winter flirting with a 4mm mini layout. A chance Spring clean and Mrs B throwing away a wooden wind chime re-ignited my waste not, want not approach to railways. The chime was sliced up and became a 7/8th flatty that I will post later. Cost nothing as I had wheels and Binnie boxes in stock.
Keeping my frugal (stingy) approach I have started some 7/8th skip wagons by casting a resin chassis and running them on bachmann wheels and Binnie festiniog boxes that have been hacked about to hide the FR. The tipper is a little deep but it comes from a Playmobil double tipper and at 5 euros (before brexit) seemed a low cost easy way out.
The wagon as shown will be a drab green colour at some point, my Army Painter greenskin was obviously from a Martian make-up kit as it was a very lurid green.
Does anybody else have trouble posting from a Samsung tablet? I spent 2 hours last night being told I was a guest and couldn't post attachments.
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I don't know (too much of an I.T. thicko) but just gone into internet via google and still struggling.tom_tom_go:118880 wrote:What web browser are you using on the tablet? I use Chrome all the time without issues.bazzer42:118879 wrote: Does anybody else have trouble posting from a Samsung tablet? I spent 2 hours last night being told I was a guest cand couldn't post attachments.
This is the wagon that restarted it built from a derelict wooden wind spinner. Main beams are 12mm ramin and the buffer beams some Chris Bird Wilko bamboo plant name strips. Binnie buffers and couplings complete the build to date. I need to add some nail and rivet detail and a number 6 somewhere. A little crude (so am I) but nice to be back on the railway again.
Mrs B has allowed severe topiary to the fuschia behind my harbour station area. It was menace with regards dropping leaves, flowers and berries but felt guilty cutting it down.
Wagon 9 is a simple flat using a slightly imperfect casting and number 10 ( must practice painting numbers) is a crib from Annies Hunslet catalogue.
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Bags of character. We have two, Hamish (above) and Archie who was probably spoiling for a fight with his own shadow elsewhere in the garden.
Looking at those close ups need to get some ballasting done. I also need to build a low wall behind the platform to keep a boundary. Quite enjoying the railway again but fear the imminent arrival of first grand child may slow progress, as long as he likes trains who cares?
Looking at those close ups need to get some ballasting done. I also need to build a low wall behind the platform to keep a boundary. Quite enjoying the railway again but fear the imminent arrival of first grand child may slow progress, as long as he likes trains who cares?
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Two Westies here too - Geordie and Giles. Like old-fashioned Coppers they seem to go around in pairs. Geordie is very mellow, but Giles is a loon.
I am afraid the next major railway project here is lifting the existing line in preparation for moving to Virginia. I already have cast my eye over the house we are moving to with a view to where the rails will run!
Cheers,
Peter in AZ
I am afraid the next major railway project here is lifting the existing line in preparation for moving to Virginia. I already have cast my eye over the house we are moving to with a view to where the rails will run!
Cheers,
Peter in AZ
Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.
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