The EJ&KLR: Austrian narrow gauge in Cheshire
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Rhinochugger
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The Helmsman controllers are difficult to beat for straightforward DC
The Helmsman controllers are difficult to beat for straightforward DC
playmofire
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I'm just catching up with things here, James. The b and w photos are very effective (the three locos on shed is my favourite) and the colour ones are stunning with the cplours being so rich. Quite inspiring.
I'm just catching up with things here, James. The b and w photos are very effective (the three locos on shed is my favourite) and the colour ones are stunning with the cplours being so rich. Quite inspiring.
garrymartin
My Family,Railways, Beer and the Seaside
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Beautiful work , both the models & the photography , as usual I will come back for a second or third look later.
Beautiful work , both the models & the photography
, as usual I will come back for a second or third look later.
Don Gilham
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Superb, James !!! Absolutely superb !
Superb, James !!! Absolutely superb !
jameshilton
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Thanks all, lovely to hear such positive words from you all. I do enjoy running and photographing trains on the line, just wish I got to run it more often! Mind you, I'd probably have ripped it all up and changed it by now if it was my own garden, I'm terrible at finishing model railways!
Thanks all, lovely to hear such positive words from you all. I do enjoy running and photographing trains on the line, just wish I got to run it more often! Mind you, I'd probably have ripped it all up and changed it by now if it was my own garden, I'm terrible at finishing model railways!
PaulRhB
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Your stuff is always nice and the Schoema and Rugen look perfect on that train.
Tims little Beyer is beautiful, even the wheels look right with that slightly eccentric loco so like the early beyers it definitley could be a scale model of some obscure line, I'd buy one if it was a kit!
Shame to relegate the Garratt to a shelf, couldn't he build a powered bogie van to head up a train and push it if it's own mech is poor?
Thanks for sharing looks like a fun day.
Your stuff is always nice and the Schoema and Rugen look perfect on that train.
Tims little Beyer is beautiful, even the wheels look right with that slightly eccentric loco so like the early beyers it definitley could be a scale model of some obscure line, I'd buy one if it was a kit!
Shame to relegate the Garratt to a shelf, couldn't he build a powered bogie van to head up a train and push it if it's own mech is poor?
Thanks for sharing looks like a fun day.
CoggesRailway
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Very nice stuff. Just lovely photos both your models and tims. Shame about the garratt but it looks the part!
Very nice stuff. Just lovely photos both your models and tims. Shame about the garratt but it looks the part!
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
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I might be interested if he's selling? Thought about buying one of these a few years ago, but I didn't like the 32mm chassis that these were originally fitted with....
I guess it is a home made chassis, or is it an ex-LGB/ART/UAST motor block?jameshilton said:And finally a Faller e-train railbus that runs on a battery powered noisy but effective chassis. I believe he'll be selling it shortly on eBay
I might be interested if he's selling? Thought about buying one of these a few years ago, but I didn't like the 32mm chassis that these were originally fitted with....
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
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Ah, but I was planning to either run it on 32 mm track, or try to re-gauge it.
However, the chassis mechanism was very cheap and flimsy looking. Not robust and certainly beyond adapting to 45mm.
That's why I'm particularly interested in what James's mate Tim did to convert his Faller Railbus....
stockers said:Always a problem on 45mm!Gizzy said:
Ah, but I was planning to either run it on 32 mm track, or try to re-gauge it.
However, the chassis mechanism was very cheap and flimsy looking. Not robust and certainly beyond adapting to 45mm.
That's why I'm particularly interested in what James's mate Tim did to convert his Faller Railbus....
jameshilton
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Whilst Elly played and watched Frank go round, I sorted some weeding, topping up the ballast, pruning some of the trees and also planting a trio of new plants on the outside edge against the lawn. Very therapeutic!
I'm pleased with how things are looking, I've got a few ideas for taking things further, some fencing, details around the station PLUS a Polish inspired yard office building!
Whilst Elly played and watched Frank go round, I sorted some weeding, topping up the ballast, pruning some of the trees and also planting a trio of new plants on the outside edge against the lawn. Very therapeutic!
I'm pleased with how things are looking, I've got a few ideas for taking things further, some fencing, details around the station PLUS a Polish inspired yard office building!
playmofire
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Looking good, James.
Looking good, James.
jameshilton
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Thanks guys, good fun today. Lots of rain earlier this evening so hopefully all the new plants will bed in nicely and those trimmed will settle back ok.
Thanks guys, good fun today. Lots of rain earlier this evening so hopefully all the new plants will bed in nicely and those trimmed will settle back ok.