angr607
Owner, Bowaters models

thecsmann said:Hi Jon
i could not get the roof jig to work for me so in the end used rubber bands for my whr set.
ps make sure you don't get super glue any ware near the windows ..
Hi Chris,
Cheers for that, didn't borther waiting till the jig arrived so I brought some elastic bands and did it that way instead.
WARNING- Long Post
Moving on, after yet more arguments with the parents, the line's been moved again but its finally in a form that seems to have pleased everyone. Its returned to a out and back type of run with one major difference, a balloon loop:



As you may have guessed, I've finally finished my 3 Passenger coaches. I'm very happy with the way all 3 of them turned out and hopefully they'll be the first of a eventual 6 for my railway.



Since its taken so long to find a route that pleases the whole family, I haven't had much spare time to think about extending the route but since that's now happened things are starting to progress. I'm planning to extend the line in two stages to make it affordable and easier to manage. 

And finally, onto the reason causing me so many headaches. Mostly on how on earth is the balloon loop going to work now. Mainly due to the arrival of my latest engine purchased from Neil Robinson via the private sales.

As I've never run powered trains in the garden before (the BLR was only ever designed for Live steam or Battery powered engines), I haven't ever needed to consider:
[*]How's the best way to clean the rails without buying a expensive track cleaner[*]The easiest way of keeping the power flowing though-out the line without the need to solder wire each piece of track to allow the power to flow smoothly[*]The cheapest way of running the balloon loop without having to take a piece out to allow the track powered trains to run safely Any advice on the matter would be greatly appricated as I'm rapidly learning the hard way that G scale and 00 are two completely different when it comes to operation and maintainence as well as on the planned extensions the first of which should happen as soon as the required funds are raised.
Until next time,
Jon