New beginnings
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Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
playmofire
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Better safe than sorry!
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
I was able to capture the strange motion of my Otto loco. It points its nose to the left, right, left, right... To me, it looks like the way fish move in the water. So now I'm thinking about a fishy name for it.
Please don't heed the makeshift cab; I accidentally destroyed the original cab long ago.
Please don't heed the makeshift cab; I accidentally destroyed the original cab long ago.
How about Carpy?
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Just make sure you don't get the A and R transposed on the name plate....
Never let it be said that was never in my mind.
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Thomas Crapper was a manufacturer of toilet cistern and bowls in the UK.
His name has since become slang for a particular bodily function....
That's how Duck the Pannier Tank in the Reverend Awdry books got his name. He waddled
playmofire
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PM sent about Otto cab.
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
My trams are still very unfinished, but I brought two of them out into the garden. Mainly I wanted to see if the proportions work well.
I actually ordered some metal spokewheels, but unfortunately they are on back order so in the meanti... - Hey, Tina and Tim, you're not supposed to be there! These are clearly marked as Not open to the public! Kids these days...
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
Work has begun on an extension. When this is done you'll have the choice between the Small Circuit (the one already in place) and the Large Circuit. The Large Circuit uses part of the Small Circuit, and connects to it in two places.
(I considered the name "Long Circuit", then thought better of it.)
In the corner nearest the hazel tree, as seen from near the hop, the track at present turns right:
But in the future it will also turn left, to go around the hazel. In this photo I have mocked up the route. There'll be a switch at the bottom of this photo.
Beyond the hazel, there's a long neglected part of the garden, so I've been cutting a lot of growth away.
The support shows where the new route will be:
(I considered the name "Long Circuit", then thought better of it.)
In the corner nearest the hazel tree, as seen from near the hop, the track at present turns right:
But in the future it will also turn left, to go around the hazel. In this photo I have mocked up the route. There'll be a switch at the bottom of this photo.
Beyond the hazel, there's a long neglected part of the garden, so I've been cutting a lot of growth away.
The support shows where the new route will be:
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
I know! But all in due course. I do have vague plans for a Phase III and Phase IV, but putting them on the map would jinx the whole thing. I'll go step by little step and keep it all manageable.There's loads more space that you can use
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
Mockup of the new route. Eventually the track will have wider curves (R2 or R3) and the benchwork will be wider and have railings.
From the opposite side of the layout, it looks like this:
The tram stop that's nearby had to be relocated. Tina and Tim had no problem finding it.
View from the other side of the hazel:
From the opposite side of the layout, it looks like this:
The tram stop that's nearby had to be relocated. Tina and Tim had no problem finding it.
View from the other side of the hazel:
