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Hi, Thanks for the comment. It was a fantastic line to run on. Sadly, the owner decided to finish with 16mm modelling and the line was dismantled earlier this year.

Hi, thanks for the comment. She had been a shelf queen for the previous owner who had never steamed her. After twelve years I acquired her and was told she'd need new piston rings and would never run properly! All I've done over the last four years is steam her and she runs as you see beautifully.

Many thanks, nice to hear from you again.

@@anthonywright4056 Hi my friend, thanks a lot to you too for sharing! Cheers Fabrizio

Its been a busy week just about to post another one!

@@anthonywright4056 So is very well dear Anthony!

Sorry - its the visiting Drivers who disobey line speed limits

There sound when I play it?

3rd March 2024

Hi, I'm not sure. The top half looks likes a round tank Sentinel but it has drive by jackshaft and rods to the wheels rather than chain. I'll see if I can contact the owner.

Glad you enjoyed it

I hope so too!

Hi Will, yes let's. Steve C was there, let me drive his 37!

Many thank.

Winner of Best in Show at the National Garden Railway Show 2024

Many Thanks, the gravity train confuses people as it goes uphill as well as down! See www.yorkshire.16mm.org.uk 16mm Projects, anti gravity train for story of its build

@@anthonywright4056 Thanks I will have a look at that

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I'll have to come back again, I've some left over shots with Welsh themed trains - I feel a Wales comes to Aireside sequel!

@@anthonywright4056 no probs

Cheers Fabrizio, nice to get out filming again the weather here this summer has been poor.

But the movie is very suitable, all the best my friend! Greetings Fabrizio@@anthonywright4056

Many thanks Frank.

HI Dave, always good to get together for some serious play.

Hi, After levelling the track slightly raised on plastic window frame packing shims I use two methods. For areas that are accessible I use a mix of sharp sand, cement and cement dye powder, this is tamped dry in and around the levelled track ensuring it is under the sleepers and is correctly profiled. A solution of water and SBR (styrene butadiene rubber - used as an admix for waterproofing) is gently soaked in ensuring it doesn't wash the mixture away. After a few days when set further coat(s) of the SBR solution are applied as required. This makes the mixture water and frost proof, some of this has been laid for over ten years and is undamaged. For hidden areas I use a mix of self levelling screed with cement dye which is carefully poured around the track ensuring it flows under the sleepers. While wet this is dressed with 2mm aquarium gravel. Again this is treated with SBR solution when dry to seal and fix any loose gravel. Hopes this helps.

Many thanks, its was a fun day out.

@@anthonywright4056 Yes, it was so! Thanks for sharing!

The YGRS is different

The YGRS is different to other model railway shows. As we are primarily concerned with running in the garden it isn't easy to replicate this at a show. The large layout depicted is designed to showcase live steam locomotives and their running therefore scenery was deemed unnecessary. Where layouts have scenery this tends to be representative rather than realistic.

While nicely landscaped and scenicked railways are very enjoyable, it also must be admitted that they take vast amounts of planning, installation, and maintenance. For many of us who are interested primarily in the live-steam locomotives themselves and their operation, we gladly choose to omit all of the work involved with a scenicked railway..... Each to his own opinions & desires..... "Vaporo In Fraternitate!!" Have fun!!

Hi, they are scratch built. I have a large stock of oak which I saw to 12mm by 3mm. The chassis is 12mm by 6mm strip wood from a DIY store. The wheels are Regner with new 4mm axles running in brass tube which have brackets soldered on to pin them to the chassis rails. I use jigs to make the chassis and floor, another to make the ends, these are glued together and the side planks added

@@anthonywright4056 Thank you Anthony, I will dig out some old mahogany and copy your design.

Hi Gary, they are scratch built. I was given a stock of large cross section oak and mahogany but in short lengths. I cut this on my table saw into 12mm by 3mm planks for the bodies and 12mm or 18mm by 6mm for the solebars and headstocks. The wheels, axle guards and couplings came my stock of old Brandbright parts.

Many Thanks.

Many thanks.

Funny you should say that there is a winter project to rebuild part of the line by the waterfall and pond to integrate these more into the line.

Many thanks and I don't.

Yes it was!

.....You can try slowing the video playback speed to .75% or .5% to make it more enjoyable..... I often find it necessary to do this with many small scale live-steam video films.....

.....So sorry, I should have omitted the "%" notation in my previous comment.....

Many thanks! Its certainly an interesting layout to drive on.

@@anthonywright4056 Yes, it is so about layout, cheers Fabrizio