H&MGR, a family railway in NZ
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gregh
electronics, computers and scratchbuilding
Great daytime pics. Your garden is looking good - everything is drooping in the heat over here in Oz, an it's too hot to run trains.
Love the rail post fence - just hope it's not too fragile. I like to try and do details like fences and gates and signs, but am finding they get damaged too easily by animals (and grandkids). I forget how may times I repair fences - maybe I don't make them as sturdy as you.
Love the rail post fence - just hope it's not too fragile. I like to try and do details like fences and gates and signs, but am finding they get damaged too easily by animals (and grandkids). I forget how may times I repair fences - maybe I don't make them as sturdy as you.
Shawn
Hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing
John I finally got to read your article in full in Garden Rail. I have to say I really enjoyed it and love what you did. Now Im really looking forward to getting my Lumberjack. Im still waiting for it. Was ordered middle of Dec. Taking a while but hopefully it will arrive soon.
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
Thanks Guys 
Greg, the fences have "proper" mortised joints, plus glued, and the posts are sunk a long way into the grown, so they are reasonable substantial to take slight knocks, hmm or the cat. But I'm very cautious we moving around the garden near them. So far so go
Shawn, pleased you enjoyed it. I wonder what you do with you Lumber Jack. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Meanwhile there has been lots of little goings on the H&MGR with occasional running, usually after dark or while enjoying barbequed tea, thus not many photos. But one thing that is falling into place ( it takes a long time sometimes for my minds eye to finally 'see' the right detail ) is the log loading skids at Punga Cliffs. And I now have a cunning plan as to how to fit in a log hauler (steam winch) to drag logs to the skids. All static detail but it is working in my mind!
So this is the skids made from prunnings which have been give a coat of preservative.
And from track level.
It's a small step, but I like it that way, to many other things in life happen in a rush.
Greg, the fences have "proper" mortised joints, plus glued, and the posts are sunk a long way into the grown, so they are reasonable substantial to take slight knocks, hmm or the cat. But I'm very cautious we moving around the garden near them. So far so go
Shawn, pleased you enjoyed it. I wonder what you do with you Lumber Jack. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Meanwhile there has been lots of little goings on the H&MGR with occasional running, usually after dark or while enjoying barbequed tea, thus not many photos. But one thing that is falling into place ( it takes a long time sometimes for my minds eye to finally 'see' the right detail ) is the log loading skids at Punga Cliffs. And I now have a cunning plan as to how to fit in a log hauler (steam winch) to drag logs to the skids. All static detail but it is working in my mind!
So this is the skids made from prunnings which have been give a coat of preservative.
And from track level.
It's a small step, but I like it that way, to many other things in life happen in a rush.
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
Thanks Mike. Played round with a few posed piccies at the log loading area while ensuring the railway is ready for the weekend.
The woodsman twins seem oblivious of the Simplex behind moving loaded log bogies away. I think they are discussing where they have Friday's after work beers.
The woodsman twins seem oblivious of the Simplex behind moving loaded log bogies away. I think they are discussing where they have Friday's after work beers.
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
There are plans a foot Shawn! A Bachmann log hauler (opps they call them log skidder) is on order and will get the colonial treatment before being added to the scene.
Meanwhile the Simplex has been doing some late afternoon runs. So enjoy running the railway in the setting sun.
Sneaky runs before tea is a good end to the working day.
Hard though to have to stop and eat tea, still one has what one has too
Meanwhile the Simplex has been doing some late afternoon runs. So enjoy running the railway in the setting sun.
Sneaky runs before tea is a good end to the working day.
Hard though to have to stop and eat tea, still one has what one has too
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
The simplex has been out and about again, here approaching the new level crossing under the Truss Bridge....
...not that it gets very far between pictures
The Bachmann "Log Skidder" arrived from RLD Hobbies (USA) and was sat in position temporarily while I made a bank for it to sit on from a mix of peat, cement and builders mix. It's now in the workshop to emerge as a Kiwi style log hauler.
...not that it gets very far between pictures
The Bachmann "Log Skidder" arrived from RLD Hobbies (USA) and was sat in position temporarily while I made a bank for it to sit on from a mix of peat, cement and builders mix. It's now in the workshop to emerge as a Kiwi style log hauler.
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
On Friday evening a few mates came around for a steam up, it was getting to dark for pictures, but I did manage one once I had a few trains out in readiness....as you do
Of course as it was dark by the time we finished I needed to steam again on Sunday so I could clean the Leader properly when it was warm. I did, I real did need to, honest. :-
Background spoils the picture, but the steam effects I thought where worth sharing.
Through Punga Cliffs, wagon loads of sawn timber for the outside world!
And then it was time to wipe her down properly and put her away till next time. (Hmm still need to do the same with Manawanui though - watch this space )
Of course as it was dark by the time we finished I needed to steam again on Sunday so I could clean the Leader properly when it was warm. I did, I real did need to, honest. :-
Background spoils the picture, but the steam effects I thought where worth sharing.
Through Punga Cliffs, wagon loads of sawn timber for the outside world!
And then it was time to wipe her down properly and put her away till next time. (Hmm still need to do the same with Manawanui though - watch this space
)
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
Time for a bit of an update, lots of little jobs getting done and trains run but more running would be nice.
Bush Jigger gets lots of use when time is short.
The school yard has a new fence.
And Manawanui has been on ballast duties.
Same scene different view!
Bush Jigger gets lots of use when time is short.
The school yard has a new fence.
And Manawanui has been on ballast duties.
Same scene different view!
JRinTawa
Member of the Wellington Garden Railway Group
Log hauler is now in place on the Punga Cliffs log loading siding....
...so there will be more action here in future....
Manawanui shunting loaded and yet to be loaded log bogies in the Punga Cliffs yard. Shunting with live steam - I must be learning this art of live steam
...so there will be more action here in future....
Manawanui shunting loaded and yet to be loaded log bogies in the Punga Cliffs yard. Shunting with live steam - I must be learning this art of live steam
jameshilton
Registered
Lovely to see the transition to live steam and the increased detailing on your line John 
It goes to show no line is ever finished!
It goes to show no line is ever finished!