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Scale or Brand Specific Model Train Talk => All Other Scales => Topic started by: trainmaster on December 24, 2015, 08:48:49 PM

Title: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on December 24, 2015, 08:48:49 PM: Hi folks!
Ten years ago I started with a few meters of rails. I had just built some wagons, needed some rails for tests. Two circles are now in service, the total lenght of tracks is just 100 meters. The third part, named 'mountain line' is now ready to set up the rails. The first fifteen metres or so are now fixed! It's growing slowly, bacause there is a little more work then a H0-layout inside the house...
View the pics on my HP: www.trainmaster48.net/aktuell/
or direct under: www400.jimdo.com/app/s0d1785e4239ad8b0/pdcbb42120f6a6d87?safemode=0&emsEdit=1
Cheers
Trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on December 24, 2015, 11:02:38 PM: Hallo, that is some great progress. :thumb:
I think that we can put the bottle of champagne in the fridge so long, the golden spike is not far of. ;D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on January 13, 2016, 09:05:03 PM: Next update: The rails are fixed. Not all is done, I expect the additional turnouts this days. Then still the inner round is incomplete. Temporising next lucky Lottodraw...
(http://up.picr.de/24272831rt.jpg)
The 4th part from the mountain-line (Bergstrecke) needs bridges. A first one is prepared to applicate the surface.
(http://up.picr.de/24272809wm.jpg)
Cheers
trainmaster
(more informations on my homepage)
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: LooVille on January 14, 2016, 07:18:48 AM: WOW :thumb:

That is seriously impressive. What scale is this? Distance between the rails?
Very, very impressive.

Enjoy and keep the updates and pictures comming.

Cheers
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on January 14, 2016, 11:18:19 AM: I think a bring braai needs to be arranged in that garden. >:D ;D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on January 14, 2016, 11:30:54 AM: Quote from: capeklr on January 14, 2016, 11:18:19 AM
I think a bring braai needs to be arranged in that garden. >:D ;D

A great idea! :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on January 16, 2016, 06:09:06 PM: @LooWille:
The scale is 1:22,5 (LGB) IIm, narrow gauge 1000mmm = 45 mm.
@ capeklr:
@ BigEd:
I'm not ready yet, because the components for the "battery and remote" system are missing in the USA... The DHL-sending was deflected as a misdirected mail. Its very difficult to make the difference between RSA and USA... The result is, that my main engines arend not usable at present!
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on January 22, 2016, 07:34:06 AM: Good morning
Let's make bridges! Materials: Styrofoam; Concrete (by the first); Acrylic paint.
The first one:
1180mm long, 420mm high, 150mm wide, aptitude 2,6%, radius 140mm; Weight approx. 15 Kg, when finished.

Pic see three postings above!

The scond one:
940mm long, 580mm high, 150mm wide, aptitude 2,6%, radius none (straight); Weight approx 3 Kg, when finished.
Needs not to be filled with concrete, will be sticking on the wall behind.
(http://up.picr.de/24356273fd.jpg)

Cheers, trainmaster
with his garden layout...
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on January 22, 2016, 07:41:41 AM: Hi Folks!
No lucky Lottodraw was necessary - only a Bank Account...
Switches (turnouts) arrived, Station finish... and the total length of rails is growing to 150 meters.
(http://up.picr.de/24356282rl.jpg)
Cheers
trainmaster
happy with a lot of ideas...
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on January 25, 2016, 01:02:16 PM: Picking up speed - good!! :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on January 25, 2016, 02:53:29 PM: I know the feeling when the parcel arrives........... Just awesome! ;D ;D

Cheers
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on April 13, 2016, 09:34:56 AM: New pics, the concrete work is mainly done!
(http://up.picr.de/25189122ez.jpg)

(http://up.picr.de/251
89124rm.jpg)

(http://up.picr.de/25189059xa.jpg)
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on April 13, 2016, 02:16:55 PM: Super. :thumb:
Nice progress, thanks for the update.
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on April 13, 2016, 05:15:10 PM: Very nice. It's growing! :biggrin:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on April 14, 2016, 07:36:32 AM: Yesterday (13 April 2016) the new track was under power first time. It's working :happydays:
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on April 14, 2016, 10:12:10 AM: Congratulations! Well done!

A Modeltraintalk Forum braai seems quite near in the future >:D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on April 14, 2016, 02:25:59 PM: @BigEd: Braai is coming closer and closer... Looks now like that:
(http://up.picr.de/25201350rt.jpg)
Cheers
Battli
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on May 01, 2016, 04:07:17 PM: Hi Folks1
The "Mountain-Line" isn't finish, but trains circulates. By this fantastic gardenrailway-weather I had plesure to ride (electric powered) steam trains.
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on May 01, 2016, 09:21:47 PM: Awesome, well done! :thumb: ;D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on May 02, 2016, 05:14:38 PM: Wow! This long weekend was really suitable for running trains on the new layout, just put into operation. I prefere standard trains, so I present some samples:
A fantasy train based on the LGB set with the blue Mallet and two CIWL coaches. Added with the baggage waggon from Alpine Classic and the RhB WR 3812 dining car "Gourmino". Nothing is suitable, but it looks good...
A local train from the RhB; LGB manufactured Ge 2/4 205 drags three Kiss centredoor B coaches (with modified bogies) and two Kiss Gkv waggons.
A german train with the 994605 mini steam loco, three repainted coaches (who was origin blue/cream and red/cream), with small "Laenderbahn" waggons, adjusted in my own railway company. All make from LGB.
Cheers, trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on May 02, 2016, 05:51:31 PM: Workers Day long weekend, means it is Model train building and operation weekend. :thumb:
Looking very nice there Beat, thanks for the update.
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on May 02, 2016, 09:13:05 PM: Awesome Beat! :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on May 03, 2016, 07:00:54 PM: Lovely!

That garrat is a head turner :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: LooVille on May 06, 2016, 07:39:51 AM: Good Morning,

Wow..... That looks AWESOME :thumb: :thumb:
Very impressive and well done.....

Cheers :biggrin:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 04, 2016, 06:32:26 PM: Hi Folks
I'm still here and spend a lot of time for built in the "remote-action" in several engines. One ofthem is operating nicely, the others are comming in this phase soon ;D., But what is a train in to alay out without landscape... This days I had a helper or two, became some filling materials, a truck supplied gravel... And now that presents like this:
(http://up.picr.de/26400072ny.jpg)

(http://up.picr.de/26400074wi.jpg)

(http://up.picr.de/26400077lx.jpg)

I'ts not only a rumor - It's all for the forum braai at the end of September (25th perhaps?). I let hear from me early enough.
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on August 04, 2016, 10:06:36 PM: Quote from: trainmaster on August 04, 2016, 06:32:26 PM

a truck supplied gravel...

;D
I buy 5kg's of plaster and you need a truck.
The difference in our scales.
Looking good. :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on August 05, 2016, 08:02:51 AM: Yes Jörg, I buy 2.5kg for the N and 1.5kg for the Z :biggrin:

Beat, looking forward to the forum braai!!!!
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 22, 2016, 12:34:58 AM: Hi Folks
What will that represent? There is a coach from the new PRASA-Railcar train - approximatively...
(http://up.picr.de/26582041ju.jpg)
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on August 23, 2016, 09:36:51 PM: Hi Beat, looking forward to the Forum braai! ;D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 23, 2016, 09:39:59 PM: Hi guys!
Step by step - and one day the train is finish... Only the cabin parts needs more attention. Comming soon!
Cheers
trainmaster
(http://up.picr.de/26597596yj.jpg)
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on August 24, 2016, 06:22:34 AM: :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: BigEd on August 24, 2016, 09:15:26 AM: Quote from: trainmaster on August 23, 2016, 09:39:59 PM
Hi guys!
Step by step - and one day the train is finish... Only the cabin parts needs more attention. Comming soon!
Cheers
trainmaster
(http://up.picr.de/26597596yj.jpg)

Very nice! :thumb:

Especially for a scratch-build... :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :eek2:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: woody1 on August 24, 2016, 11:47:30 AM: Are you sure that PRASA is not too high ? >:D

Well done...awesome project.

Question though...how does the tracks last outdoors ?
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 24, 2016, 08:02:21 PM: Hi woody
This is a garden railway (based on LGB). The tracks ar built for all weathers, there are still well after years! Track makes: Thiel, Lebu, Aristocraft, LGB; narrow gauge 45mm (IIm); Scale 1:22,5.
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: woody1 on August 24, 2016, 09:35:36 PM: :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 26, 2016, 10:48:29 PM: @woody 1:
Not to high; not to expensive; not involved in korruption; not under influence from Zuma...
But read that: http://www.msn.com/en-za/money/topstories/anc-implicated-in-prasa-%e2%80%98bribes%e2%80%99/ar-BBw4MrE?li=BBqfP3n&ocid=iehp

@all:
By the way - the train is finished! The electrical part (lights) ist not in duty yet. Comming soon, wayt for parts from Germany...
(http://up.picr.de/26627399zi.jpg)
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on August 27, 2016, 05:48:10 PM: Super Beat!!! :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 27, 2016, 09:11:42 PM: The End!
(http://up.picr.de/26632296dr.jpg)
C u in a other thread...
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on August 28, 2016, 12:16:11 AM: Very nicely done, but I will not drive with that train as it looks like the driver is holding his cell phone to his ear. ;D :peep:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on August 28, 2016, 08:07:31 AM: Morning Joerg!
We are in a ciber world. Train is controlled by joy-stick and Wifi. ;D So the driver has a laptop for watching the signals on ETC Level 5. ??? The driver needs the cellphone for communication to the control center. >:D
Thats the modern life! All clear now? :loco:
Enjoy jour sunday!
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on August 28, 2016, 09:13:47 AM: Clear as mud.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: trainmaster on October 14, 2016, 11:43:06 PM: Hello
Finally the second loco with Battery power and remote is in duty. But she was looking a little bit naked on the roof. So I had to make it model like.
(http://up.picr.de/27126424qs.jpg)
After decoration the roof looks similar to the original!
(http://up.picr.de/26955282ts.jpg)
Also the front part was looking empty
(http://up.picr.de/27104695dl.jpg)
In found the way to do that a little bit more real
(http://up.picr.de/27104696mg.jpg)
Thats what I mean as real modelling!
Cheers
trainmaster
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: capeklr on October 14, 2016, 11:46:13 PM: Looking good. :thumb:
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: ColWer on October 15, 2016, 11:18:56 AM: Super Beat! It's in the detail. Grandios. :thumb:

Werner & Colleen
Title: Re: Garden Railway
Post by: LooVille on October 17, 2016, 07:17:25 AM: Nice, Looking GREAT. Jip, it is all in the detail :thumb: