I still do build plastic models now and again, but mainly for other people. Here's a couple of examples.[IMG][IMG]
A view looking down from the playhouse.[IMG]It was a good job I was working quickly, as at 14:55 hours, I saw and photographed the first...
Once all the rails were secure, the short rail nearest the crossing gate, was sitting a bit low. Off to the workshop again, to cut some wooden...
Here's a short video of the last rail being brought down the garden. It was rolled into place along side the rail chairs and then each end lifted...
It took thirty six minutes from hooking up the first piece of rail to the crane, to having it sitting in the rail chairs. It was a warm day and...
Once sitting on the sleeper wall, I lifted each end by hand, and placed a two inch diameter roller under the rail. The rollers were made from two...
9th June 2023 - The Big Day!Lynne said I was going to need to find a bunch of friends to come around and help carry the rails down the garden,...
There's a picture of it on the first page of this thread with my wife beside it, giving an indication of size.Here's some dimensions.Wingspan...
Perhaps I'm missing something, but are you getting hung up on a tunnel design and using the plastic pipe because you have it? What's wrong with a...
Today, I'm mainly digging up World War 2 air raid shelter for replanting at the council tip![ATTACH]
8th June 2023The two shorter lengths of rail needed the ends trimming square, before they could butt up against the longer rail. As can be seen...
While there were already holes in the sleepers from previous chair screws, they were very tight to screw in, especially the last couple of inches....
3rd ~7th June 2023On the 3rd, the sleepers were treated with Creocote again and the following day, I painted three quarters of the way up the...
Me too!Thank you. Yes, I'm really pleased with the way it's all coming together. I'm currently working in our little woodland and will be...
We've been in our mini woodland, clearing the ground in preparation to plant some Bluebells and Snowdrops. We had to rake out about three inches...
1st & 2nd June 2023On the 1st of June, I took a day off from the railway to do some pointing work on the patio.The following day, the sleepers...
The three sleepers across the front of the gate were also pinned down and screwed together. I had to redrill one of the pinning holes, as it fell...
Yes I have. I've done it two ways - wet on the patio and dry on the path to the side of the house. For the patio, I mixed up some wet mortar (...
31st May 2023The following day, I managed to get each sleeper loaded onto the wheelbarrow and trundled down the garden to the trackbed. While...
26th May 2023We had some friends staying over the May week holiday, but I did manage to get the patio outside the kitchen and sun room...
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