crowmoor light railway (C.L.R)

[GJFREESTONE]

hi
easter on the C L R this is a novelty off at easter taking advantage of the good weather ? ( well it is not snowing)
and there was a bit of sunshine and the grandkids were here so all in all it has to be a good easter so it was grandad can we have the trains out well you have got to do as they ask ( bless them)

a busy day with the grandkids wanting every train running so i will have to post some more photos on my graden railway page later
graham shrewsbury

 

[Steve]

Nice pic Graham looks a little warmer over there

 

[playmofire]

Just what we need, some sun and trains running! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi
thanks for the comments ,it may have looked warmer but apperances can be deceptive ( it was freezing) lots of cups of tea . there is 3 more photos on my garden railway page
graham

 

[Andy Worsfold]

Looks really good. To have a railway with a purpose is really cool too|

 

[jameshilton]

Loving the Hobgoblin beer vans

 

[owlpool]

looks great in the sun
the guards van in the first pic - is it from swift sixteen?

 

[Madman]

You've done a very nice job on the Toy Train passenger cars

 

[3Valve]

Just love that beer train

 

[yb281]

I like the passenger brake / luggage conversion from a toytrain (?) coach. Brill.

 

[garrymartin]

How did you create the enlarged side tanks on your Stainz ? I must say they look very effective
(apologies if you have answered this elsewhere!)

 

[JRinTawa]

I like what I see More pictures please

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi paul
the brake van is scratched built on a hartland chassis to my own design ,and the C L R 's goverening management . I will tell you how I make them soon it the kit bash section because I keep pictures during building . as I am working this weekend I will post them asap .
graham shrewsbury

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi Gareth
the beer train was great to make because I got to drink the beer first, at present I am building an open barrel wagon .hopefully will be building some more soon to go with my brewery
graham shrewsbury

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi Garry
I build quite a few of these and now they are been called stainzluts by some of my friends . they are easy once you strip them down. I use 80 and 60 plastic card the rivets are hornby track pins ( the dome type) and 1/16th brass rod ,the hatches on top are made from 40 card which I punch out using over sized hole punch ,and if you a bit more weight in the stainz you can glue in a bit more lead .there is no reason why you cannot put batteries in them .the side tanks are attached to the cab and side using liquid poly so it is one unit and does not interfer with the rest of the loco
hope this helps
graham shrewsbury

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi Mel
thought you would like to see how I went about converting the coach / parcel

hope this is helpfull for you
graham shrewsbury

 

[GJFREESTONE]

hi
thought you would like to see one of my vans during construction on a hartland chassis .I use the same method as my brake vans

graham shrewsbury
ps still at home they have not got me rob

 

[yb281]

hi Mel
thought you would like to see how I went about converting the coach / parcel

hope this is helpfull for you
graham shrewsbury

Excellent. Some great ideas Graham, thanks.

 

[Rob s]

hi
thought you would like to see one of my vans during construction on a hartland chassis .I use the same method as my brake vans

graham shrewsbury
ps still at home they have not got me rob

Held out well there Graham - enjoyed the visit

Thanks for the pics - thinking about the plastic off cuts i showed you
especially looking at the planking detail on your second pic
It might just work and thanks for the tip the 'Pipe weld' glue works
if you put a flat coat on first and let it dry
(off to do a bit more skip raiding in the morning )

 

[garrymartin]

hi Garry
I build quite a few of these and now they are been called stainzluts by some of my friends . they are easy once you strip them down. I use 80 and 60 plastic card the rivets are hornby track pins ( the dome type) and 1/16th brass rod ,the hatches on top are made from 40 card which I punch out using over sized hole punch ,and if you a bit more weight in the stainz you can glue in a bit more lead .there is no reason why you cannot put batteries in them .the side tanks are attached to the cab and side using liquid poly so it is one unit and does not interfer with the rest of the loco
hope this helps
graham shrewsbury

Thanks Graham, thats very helpful, if you could post a side on "Portrait" the next time you photograph one I would appreciate it .