Today on the WGLR

Great coach Mel and a great idea about the interchange tramway.:thumbup:
As for the roof (too late now I'm sure for this one) maybe the hot water treatment and then press into the inside of a pipe as a former. Not sure where you get the right sized pipe from but I think it might work.

Anyway - a couple of pics of the WGLR when I popped by last weekend - thanks.
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Very nice, Mel. The train looks suitably "rustic".

How on earth are you going to cram more track into your garden - double decking?
 
"GIT", brilliant!

The photos on the previous page of your scratchbuilt wagons shows an advantage of the "coffee stirrer" production method- you can see daylight between the planks, really adds to the realism.
 
stockers said:
Great coach Mel and a great idea about the interchange tramway.:thumbup:
As for the roof (too late now I'm sure for this one) maybe the hot water treatment and then press into the inside of a pipe as a former. Not sure where you get the right sized pipe from but I think it might work.
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Yes, I've tried something similar mate, trouble is it's fitted to a frame which allows it to be removed so it won't fit on a pipe even if I could find one big enough. From experience with these kits, it comes to the stage where it's not worth bothering with the resin job, so if I do decide to replace it, I'll build my own version as I've done several times before. In fact the GVT coach in the photos has a new roof made using my scribed plasticard method.
 
yb281 said:
John, if you read back a page or two, you'll see where the tramway is being built.
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Ahhh - I now understand your plot....

(I'd seen the post at the time,but the old memory must be going).
 
beancounter said:
yb281 said:
John, if you read back a page or two, you'll see where the tramway is being built.
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Ahhh - I now understand your plot....

(I'd seen the post at the time,but the old memory must be going).
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Blame the voices in your head mate, they push everything else out. :rolf::rolf: Talking of having a bad memory - was it you that gave me some seated passengers? If it was, they populate the GVT coach. :bigsmile:

The new coach has been undergoing testing to make sure it can cope with my R1's and pointwork. It passed with flying colours. :thumbup::thumbup:

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One really good point about these resin kits is that they end up being quite heavy which greatly assists running qualities, as long as you don't have any severe gradients.

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This train is running in non market day spec.
 
yb281 said:
stockers said:
Great coach Mel and a great idea about the interchange tramway.:thumbup:
As for the roof (too late now I'm sure for this one) maybe the hot water treatment and then press into the inside of a pipe as a former. Not sure where you get the right sized pipe from but I think it might work.
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Yes, I've tried something similar mate, trouble is it's fitted to a frame which allows it to be removed so it won't fit on a pipe even if I could find one big enough. From experience with these kits, it comes to the stage where it's not worth bothering with the resin job, so if I do decide to replace it, I'll build my own version as I've done several times before. In fact the GVT coach in the photos has a new roof made using my scribed plasticard method.
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You missed read my post Mel - the INSIDE of a pipe.
Still dont know where you are going to get the pipe from though.:impatient:
 
stockers said:
yb281 said:
stockers said:
Great coach Mel and a great idea about the interchange tramway.:thumbup:
As for the roof (too late now I'm sure for this one) maybe the hot water treatment and then press into the inside of a pipe as a former. Not sure where you get the right sized pipe from but I think it might work.
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Yes, I've tried something similar mate, trouble is it's fitted to a frame which allows it to be removed so it won't fit on a pipe even if I could find one big enough. From experience with these kits, it comes to the stage where it's not worth bothering with the resin job, so if I do decide to replace it, I'll build my own version as I've done several times before. In fact the GVT coach in the photos has a new roof made using my scribed plasticard method.
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You missed read my post Mel - the INSIDE of a pipe.
Still dont know where you are going to get the pipe from though.:impatient:
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Ah, gotcha. Yes, much easier to get a couple of sheets of plastic card and do what I usually do. :bigsmile:
 
Mel,
Like the new GIT brake van, which I've only just caught up with. I've got a brake standard (off the LGB "toy" caboose) if its of interest- no picture at present. You might want to stick the rather thin upright into a styrene tube . Let me know if you'd like it
Giles
 
as usale mell, you raise the bar on excelent:thumbup::bigsmile:
 
Fantastic looking coaches Mel :thumbup:lovely photos really like the head on shot of the loco coming out the narrows about to cross the road:love:
 
Tempted to make a quick 997 posts to see if I can win the next round. Gooey just gets better and better, it's about time you launched Wetton Gooey in hardback - a christmas best seller! I'll place an order now. :thumbup:
 
yb281 said:
Blame the voices in your head mate, they push everything else out. :rolf::rolf: Talking of having a bad memory - was it you that gave me some seated passengers? If it was, they populate the GVT coach. :bigsmile:
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Yes Mel, I did give you some passengers at G-Rail the other year - glad they've gone to a good home.
And I wish the voices in my head would stop whispering about another land-grab before I've even finished the last one....
 
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