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Ahh, Another question. How long is "Some time" Geoff T 3-4 years on some locomotives. Glencairn Well I am not saying how many locos I have but the number must be greatly excessive if that is one of our unwritten rules. I don't think I have ever come across the rule before stating how many...

glencairn wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 12:14 pm I know. I know. I have far too many locomotives.
Glencairn

Can you have too many locos and how do you know when you have?

BCF 01.jpg BCF 02.jpg   Ever since starting the garden railway my son and myself have always liked the LGB Mallet loco sets with 2 carriages. Unfortunately they were far too expensive for us. I did however manage to get a second hand loco as seen in the picture. I suppose that I had given up on the...

Since they moved to Widnes, I haven't really shopped with them. It's a place that I have heard was not really welcoming to personal shoppers or browsers. I don't have transport and it well out of town and hard to get to so I never visited it, there is Widnes Model actually in Widnes town. I remember...

  track cleaner.jpg Well I am sure you won’t find another like it, but it does work. I know that it's pathetic and I wasn’t going to post it, but it should give some a laugh or you might even feel sorry for me. Anyway anyone who wants a cheap effective track cleaner can build it, and much better tha...

Hi and welcome Martin.

I used to use pins for my indoor layouts but now I use PVA and for my G scale garden railway I use screws.

End2end wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:02 pm £1000 for a set of Hornby figures anyone? .... FREE POSTAGE!
Thanks
End2end

I have an unopened pack on special offer also with free postage £998.99, any offers!

 
I found this on my layout, Didn't know that it had been dumped and abandoned.
Next, let's stay with the same idea.

I am currently buying fairground related items and kits. I have stripped my amusement park section down to its baseboard with the exception of the outer railway track for my OO9 rolling stock. I must admit I may be buying motorised fairground kits but my son is building them for me, there is no way ...

Welcome and enjoy the the forum.

Don't forget the only 'daft' question is the one not asked.

Welcome to the gang, and remember we all started off as beginners and we all had a first time on the forum. Enjoy.

Thanks for your advice Bigmet, very much appreciated.

I have a 'Carnival HO Sky Wheel kit (5112)' and I am trying to find the motor needed to power it. I would very much appreciate any help that anyone can give me to find one or better still if a member has one surplus to needs The motor is described as Sky Wheel motorising Unit Number 5115. Many Thanks

This is my contribution although of very different scales.

A, G scale LGB ESG class Mallet 0-3-3-0 (0-6-6-0)and Marklin Z scale DR class BR89 0-6-0T