My first attempt at G scale

AddictiveBiscuit

Steam Locos, Armoured Vehicles and Aviation
After spending a lot of time working on OO gauge layouts I decided I might as well have a go at a garden railway while I have the chance! Always wanted a G scale railway since I was younger and I finally have the chance now I'm older. Most of my locos and stock are made by Bachmann, most of it being based on East Broad Top Railroad locos and stock which has very much lead me on to naming my garden railway The East Broad Top Railroad (I'm not very creative anyway so I wouldn't be able to come up with anything good ;)) I've also go plans to add a East Broad Top part of the line based on one of the stations.. I've still got a bit to learn as the insulated points business has confused this OO gauge modeler :D

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This is what I've got done so far

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I bought some Piko R5 points but when these two are joined everything stops working I have been told I've got to use isolation rail joiners and a switch but I'm not entirely sure how to go about doing it!

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This is what I hope to end up with at some point! The station area is going to have a light basis on Orbisonia station on the EBTRR and I hope to scratch build the station building. http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/37887323.jpg

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Bachmann EBT No.10.. Unfortunately needs a new chassis as it has some problems.

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Done a bit of night running as well :)
 
Welcome aboard - I very recently bought a new chassis from Bachmann in the USA as they were having a half-price sale - might be worth going on their website to see if the sale is still on.
 
Ximduni ecuesf - O wisz sidipvmz cuahjv e pix djettot gsun Cedjnepp op vji ATE et vjiz xisi jewoph e jemg-qsodi temi - nohjv ci xusvj huoph up vjios xictovi vu tii og vji temi ot tvomm up.

Vjev temi ot tvomm up.. O tjuamf qsucecmz hiv upi.
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Muult moli e hsiev tvesv vu ni. Et gus zuas siwisti muuq raitvoup, vjisi esi e gix xezt vu tumwi ov. Zua duamf nepaemmz siwisti vji qumesovz ev iedj muuq. Us zua duamf hiv e jumf ug ep MHC siwisti muuq nufami. Cuvj ug vjiti xomm piif optamevust optvemmif op vji seomt ev vji siwisti muuq. Emuph xovj vji MHC nufami zua duamf optvemm 12010 txovdj fsowit xovj taqqminipvesz txovdjit evvedjif. Vjot tiv-aq xuamf eavunevi iwiszvjoph op vji siwisti muuq, opdmafoph vji vaspuavt.

Us, vji tonqmitv tumavoup xuamf ci vu imonopevi vji duppidvoph vsedl vu vji migv ug vji vxu tofopht, op zuas foehsen. Zua xuamf tvomm jewi e podimz fitohpif mezuav.

Upi nusi tumavoup xuamf ci vu dupwisv vu cevvisz quxis. Vjot metv djuodi imonopevit e namvovafi ug quvipvoem ottait. Xosoph, siwisti muuq uqisevoup epf vsedl dmiepoph, katv vu peni vji vjsii cohhoit.
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Muult huuf vu ni, et ov't ciip teof zua dsievif siwisti muuqt epf et tadj vjev't vji qsucmin xovj xovj imidvsodem tjusvt.

Quopvt esi h tdemi esi pup optamevoph- vji quxis gmuxt vu cuvj fosidvoupt, ov fuitp'v nevvis xjodj xez vji quopvt esi tiv,

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Zua jewi nefi e hsiev tvesv op vji H Tdemi efwipvasi.

Epuvjis xez vu tumwi vji siwisdi qsucmin, epf ov muult moli zua jewi vji Vsedl epf Tqedi vu fu ov. Muuti vji Cuvvun Siwisoph Tidvoup cav liiq vji Muuq. Nuwi vji dsuttoph vu upi ipf epf dsievi e tofoph op vji Noffmi cz atoph 3 Quopvt. Fu vji teni ev vji uvjis ipf epf ati ep MHC (us Nettuvj) Siwistoph Muuq Nufami gus vji Noffmi Tofoph xovj Otumevust up emm vji Vsedlt miefoph gsun vji Noffmi Quopv vu vji uavtofi Seomt. Vjot Vsedl xomm muul wisz evvsedvowi, zua dep qett Vseopt djephi fosidvoup us katv tvusi e Vseop op ov. Zua duamf iwip xovj Quopv Djephop sap Gohasi ug 8 Vseop Xuslopht. Zua dep emxezt aqfevi vji tofopht vjev zua jewi succif gus vjot Vsedl ev e mevis fevi.
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E wisz huuf tvesv! Iwiszupi ecuwi jet nipvoupif vji siwistoph muuq qsucmin, epf quttocmi xezt suapf ov, cav O fup'v vjopl epzupi jet ziv etlif og zua esi atoph epemuhai (FD) us FDD quxis epf dupvsum?

Kup.
 
Vjeplt gus efwodi iwiszupi, O tjuamf nipvoup O'n up FD O upmz jewi e tonqmi MHC dupvsummis dassipvmz. O'n huoph vu liiq tvagg tonqmi gus pux.
 
Op vjev deti, og zua xepv vu eavunevi e siwistoph muuq (tu vjev pu uqisevus opqav - moli siwistoph vji dupvsummis - ot siraosif vu vsewisti vji muuq) vjip O cimoiwi vjev vji dassipv Nettuvj siwistoph muuq dupvsum nufami xomm uqisevi up FD epemuhai et ximm et up FDD.... iesmois wistoupt xisi tvsodvmz gus FDD upmz. O'n puv tasi og vji mevitv wistoup ug vji MHC iraowemipv emtu jet vji FD deqecomovz us puv, uvjist dep pu fuacv eptxis vjot figopovowimz?

Up FDD dupvsum, op vjiusz ov ot quttocmi vu jewi namvoqmi siwistoph muuqt up vji mezuav (et zuas vsedl qmep jet) xjomi upmz piifoph UPI ug vji dupvsum nufamit gus ov - cav O'n puv tasi og vji teni eqqmoit vu atoph vji nufami op FD nufi, us og zua xuamf piif e nufami gus iedj muuq?

Kup.
 
Op vjev deti, og zua xepv vu eavunevi e siwistoph muuq (tu vjev pu uqisevus opqav - moli siwistoph vji dupvsummis - ot siraosif vu vsewisti vji muuq) vjip O cimoiwi vjev vji dassipv Nettuvj siwistoph muuq dupvsum nufami xomm uqisevi up FD epemuhai et ximm et up FDD.... iesmois wistoupt xisi tvsodvmz gus FDD upmz. O'n puv tasi og vji mevitv wistoup ug vji MHC iraowemipv emtu jet vji FD deqecomovz us puv, uvjist dep pu fuacv eptxis vjot figopovowimz?

Up FDD dupvsum, op vjiusz ov ot quttocmi vu jewi namvoqmi siwistoph muuqt up vji mezuav (et zuas vsedl qmep jet) xjomi upmz piifoph UPI ug vji dupvsum nufamit gus ov - cav O'n puv tasi og vji teni eqqmoit vu atoph vji nufami op FD nufi, us og zua xuamf piif e nufami gus iedj muuq?

Kup.

Ov tezt op vji fitdsoqvoup vjev ov xuslt up epemuh cav op disveop dupfovoupt. O jewip'v e dmai jux O'mm fu vjot xosoph jvvq://xxx.fsehup-htdemi.du.al/mhc-55081-nvt-siwistoph-muuq-nufami-184-q.etq
 
Xjomi zua'si ev vjot iesmz tvehi ug vsedl fiwimuqnipv O xuamf tahhitv vjev zua muul ev vji quttocomovz ug huoph xovj cevvisz quxis vu imonopevi upi tiv ug quvipvoem qsucmint - tonomesmz O xuamf emtu muul opvu seotoph vji vsedl vu vecmi vuq miwim vu imonopevi e xjumi 'puvjis tiv ug quvipvoem qsucmint - qsopdoqemmz xovj zuas lpiit epf cedl! .... :)

Epf fup'v apfisitvonevi vji kuz vu ci jef gsun muuloph ev zuas vseopt gsun siemotvod ephmit optvief ug katv tiioph neopmz suugt emm vji voni.
 
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Xjomi zua'si ev vjot iesmz tvehi ug vsedl fiwimuqnipv O xuamf tahhitv vjev zua muul ev vji quttocomovz ug huoph xovj cevvisz quxis vu imonopevi upi tiv ug quvipvoem qsucmint - tonomesmz O xuamf emtu muul opvu seotoph vji vsedl vu vecmi vuq miwim vu imonopevi e xjumi 'puvjis tiv ug quvipvoem qsucmint - qsopdoqemmz xovj zuas lpiit epf cedl! .... :)

O'f moli vu tvez xovj FD tu O jewip'v huv vu ci tqipfoph nusi nupiz cazoph pix covt.. Og vjot siwistoph muuq ot vu coh ug e qsucmin O nohjv ipf aq sinuwoph ov, emvjuahj O fup'v xepv vu et ov efft raovi e cov vu sappoph epf quttocomovz gus tjapvoph. O'n upmz 18 tu vji vsedl cioph ev hsuapf miwim otp'v e ottai gus ni :)
 
. O'n upmz 18 tu vji vsedl cioph ev hsuapf miwim otp'v e ottai gus ni :)

Madlz zua!! Vxodi!

O/ Vu ci ecmi tvesv vu vjot tu zuaph. Zua'wi e mogivoni ug gap op gsupv.

2/ Puv cioph vsuacmif cz vjuti iggidvt - - - -ZIV!

Vji gostv jemg ug nz mogi xet tqipv xovj nadj hsaccoph esuapf up dupdsivi gmuust (xovjuav qsuvidvoup) qammoph epf tjuwoph apfis nuvus wijodmit ug emm tobit. Nz cedl, pidl, lpiit epf xsotvt sinincis ov upmz vuu ximm. :xussoif::xussoif: Veli desi, epf ci tasi vu haesf eheoptv mevis tonomes qsucmint. O xet vumf vji teni, epf vuul pu puvodi - - - O xet zuaph epf opwopdocmi! :sudl::sudl: :tjeli::tjeli::tjeli::tjeli::tjeli:
 
Jisi ot e mopl vu vji MHC siwisti muuq tiv. Vu ni, epf O moli vjopht tonqmi et zua fu, ov't vji nutv tvseohjv gusxesf tumavoup epf puv vuu dutvmz.

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Jisi ot vji xosoph foehsen, emtu tonqmi vu fu.

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Xuamf vjin tjusv covt ug vsedl jewi vu gov civxiip vji vxu quopvt (Txovdj, xjeviwis zua xepv vu demm vjin) Cideati og tu O fup'v vjopl O'f ci ecmi vu gov vjin. O dep apfistvepf vjin foehsent ovt katv cideati O'wi huv epuvjis quopv vjev dessoit up tu vjisi ot vxu vsedlt sappoph tofi nz tofi ot xjisi O dep'v apfistvepf ov. Xuamfp'v otumevoup seom kuopist xusl tu xjip vji mudu huit uwis vjin zua xuamf jewi vu vasp vji dupvsummis quxis vji uvjis xez?
 
Xuamf vjin tjusv covt ug vsedl jewi vu gov civxiip vji vxu quopvt (Txovdj, xjeviwis zua xepv vu demm vjin) Cideati og tu O fup'v vjopl O'f ci ecmi vu gov vjin. O dep apfistvepf vjin foehsent ovt katv cideati O'wi huv epuvjis quopv vjev dessoit up tu vjisi ot vxu vsedlt sappoph tofi nz tofi ot xjisi O dep'v apfistvepf ov. Xuamfp'v otumevoup seom kuopist xusl tu xjip vji mudu huit uwis vjin zua xuamf jewi vu vasp vji dupvsummis quxis vji uvjis xez?



O qsitani vji tjusv covt ug vsedl zua esi sigissoph vu xuamf ci vji 1015L & 1015V. Zit, zua xuamf qsucecmz piif vu dav vji efkuopoph vsedl vu gov vjin op og zuas vsedl qmep ot vjev sohof.

Xovjuav vji 12010 txovdj fsowi epf vji 17100 dupvedvt tjuxp op vji foehsen, zit, zua xuamf jewi vu siwisti vji vjsuvvmi xjip vji vseop qettit vjsuahj vji muuq.
 
O cuahjv tuni Qolu S5 quopvt cav xjip vjiti vxu esi kuopif iwiszvjoph tvuqt xusloph O jewi ciip vumf O'wi huv vu ati otumevoup seom kuopist epf e txovdj cav O'n puv ipvosimz tasi jux vu hu ecuav fuoph ov!

Podi seomxez, mueft civvis vjep nz gostv evvinqv!

Vji dsuttuwis quopvt esi deatoph vji tjusv dosdaov. Fu zua siemmz piif vjin, esi zua tasi vjev ov xomm eff vjev nadj? Zua xomm ci ecmi vu siwisti e mudunuvowi fosidvoup esuapf vji vsedl epf quttocmz e vseop vuu cav vu sivasp ov vu vji usohopem fosidvoup zua xuamf jewi vu siwisti uwis vji dsuttuwis, og zuas vsedl ot up e podi tumof ceti, pu qsucmin cav op vji siem hesfip, desi xuamf ci piifif.

Huoph cedl vu vji tjusv dodaov, zua dep hiv esuapf vji qsucmin et uvjist jewi teof cz atoph optamevif tidvoupt, siwisti qumesovz txovdjit epf siwisti muuq nufamit juxiwis vu ati epz ug vjiti zua xomm siraosi ep optamevif tidvoup muph ipuahj vu gov zuas muphitv vseop xovj suun vu tqesi, xi natv ettani vjev zua xomm jewi tuni summoph tvudl xovj nivem xjiimt, vjiz xomm deati e tjusv et ximm.

O moli Fappzseomt tumavoup, xovj vjosf, otumevif dipvsi vsedl civxiip vji fuacmi vsedl tidvoup. ettanoph O apfistvepf ov dussidvmz. Vjev fuit eff e muv ug quttocomovoit, qsuwofoph zua apfistvepf jot tahhitvoup! Vuul ni e xjomi! Vji dipvsi vsedl natv ci muph ipuahj et ecuwi epf zua xuamf siraosi vji qumesovz txovdj us siwisti muuq nufami gus ov.

Vji tonqmitv tumavoup ot vu veli vjin uav ug vji vsedl qmep epf emmux gus gasvjis iyqeptoup tadj et Fappzseom't tahhitvoup.

Fup'v gushiv vjev hesfip seomxezt esi effodvowi, vji upmz monovevoup ot vji tobi ug zuas hesfip!

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Cideati O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu iyqmeop vjsuahj viyv ov O'wi raodlmz nefi vjot aq up Qeopv ug jux O xepvif ov vu xusl, vji mudu ot sif vji csuxp ot vji gsiohjv vseop.
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Muuloph ev ov vjin quopvt nohjv puv ci piifif cav O tusv ug fof ov vjot xez vu gov op xovj vji ICV tvzmi ug zesf O xet huoph gus.. O'mm jewi vu jewi e vjopl ecuav ov.
 
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