Hi, I'm Keith, recently moved to Watton Norfolk and looking to have a G scale 'feature' in my garden. Now I am not too sure about this yet as it involves spending money and my wife is never too happy about me doing that on my little interests, so I am starting off right in the bargain basement. I used to live in Spain, well, still do actually but what with Brexit and getting old that is due to end later this year. In my garage in Murcia I had a lovely 00 set 3m x 3m which I modelled myself using cardboard, bits of wood, sand from the beach and plaster of paris. Unfortunately I had to dismantle it all last year but its all there and maybe when I get it back to the UK it could find a new home in my new garage.
I've always wanted a garden railway but 00 seemed always to get lost amongst the weeds and the rails corroded awfully. They did in Spain too due to the humidity. Now you guys will think I am really cheap but, so far, I have opted for an experimental Lionel G Scale set that runs on plastic rails and makes delightful choo choo noises as well as whistles and bells. It arrived just after Christmas from California and I have already sent for and received some extra track to make running it a bit more worthwhile. I propose to paint the carriages myself in some colour other than the ghastly pale blue they come in, but the loco is OK and maybe just needs a new name. 'Polar Express' in East Anglia sounds a bit pessimistic although at present (January) it is not entirely out of place. I have someone coming to landscape my garden in February and I have designated an area which will accommodate the set up by what will be the patio so that people can watch the trains pass as they sip their sauve blanc in the summer. Well probably only me actually. I have loads of wood left over from the new summerhouse with which to make stations and other buildings. I have no idea where to start so any help/suggestions would be very welcome. As I say I am doing this on the cheap (he says!) but who knows what it will grow into. My wife always reminds me of the £20 garden pond I was going to build which cost over £200, not counting all the koi carp eaten by the cat and the heron.....
I've always wanted a garden railway but 00 seemed always to get lost amongst the weeds and the rails corroded awfully. They did in Spain too due to the humidity. Now you guys will think I am really cheap but, so far, I have opted for an experimental Lionel G Scale set that runs on plastic rails and makes delightful choo choo noises as well as whistles and bells. It arrived just after Christmas from California and I have already sent for and received some extra track to make running it a bit more worthwhile. I propose to paint the carriages myself in some colour other than the ghastly pale blue they come in, but the loco is OK and maybe just needs a new name. 'Polar Express' in East Anglia sounds a bit pessimistic although at present (January) it is not entirely out of place. I have someone coming to landscape my garden in February and I have designated an area which will accommodate the set up by what will be the patio so that people can watch the trains pass as they sip their sauve blanc in the summer. Well probably only me actually. I have loads of wood left over from the new summerhouse with which to make stations and other buildings. I have no idea where to start so any help/suggestions would be very welcome. As I say I am doing this on the cheap (he says!) but who knows what it will grow into. My wife always reminds me of the £20 garden pond I was going to build which cost over £200, not counting all the koi carp eaten by the cat and the heron.....
