tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post5323133026653647748..comments2024-02-16T09:25:00.233-08:00Comments on Apa Valley : Happy New YearJames Finisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-57763084593221281052016-01-04T12:36:25.687-08:002016-01-04T12:36:25.687-08:00James,
Thank you for the information, it's mo...James,<br /><br />Thank you for the information, it's most helpful. Access to lathes, mills and welding gear is not a problem.<br /><br />I've been running small scale live steamers for about 40 years now, and have only briefly considered upping the game and going to 5 or 7.25" gauges. Non steam power is much more practical and affordable when you get to stuff you can ride on or behind. It is also a lot simpler to maintain.<br /><br />Apart from giving my grandchildren (when I get them) and my nephews the occasional ride, it's use would be of a practical nature, much as you have done with yours.<br /><br />If I do go down this route it will not be in the immediate future, but I will be following your exploits with much interest.<br /><br />Again, many thanks for the info.<br /><br />Richard<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431645452201785288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-40315137984538497342016-01-04T10:59:35.550-08:002016-01-04T10:59:35.550-08:00Richard,
Like the loco it is a Colin Edmonsdon de...Richard,<br /><br />Like the loco it is a Colin Edmonsdon design, built by Chris Dixon at CMD engineering. Both loco and wagon can be built from Colin's laser cut kits if you can do/get done some basic welding, and in the case of the loco get access to a lathe for an hour or so. Actually Colin is now working on bolt together versions of both the loco and the wagon chassis. If you build Scamp yourself Colin reckons you can scrape in at under £1000, which for a petrol powered 7 1/4" loco has to be a real bargain. Since it and the skip can both get round 5' radius curves in theory you can fit it into any space that would be suitable for 5" gauge. The downside, let us be honest, is if you go 5" gauge then live steam is much more achievable. The upside is 7 1/4" is capable of doing some real work in the garden.<br /><br />I highly recommend joining the Minimal Railways Group on Facebook (see the links)James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-89507271010876234272016-01-04T08:17:46.497-08:002016-01-04T08:17:46.497-08:00Thanks for your kind thoughts, James. Seem to be d...Thanks for your kind thoughts, James. Seem to be doing OK.Oddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-69303785842742506252016-01-04T07:59:05.427-08:002016-01-04T07:59:05.427-08:00James,
I've been considering a similar set up...James,<br /><br />I've been considering a similar set up in my garden. Originally I was going down the 5" gauge route, butI know a chap with a 7.25" gauge line around his plant centre, so the larger gauge makes more sense as #I can run anlything I get up at the centre as well as at home..<br /><br />Where did you get the rolling stock from? Initially I thought the tipper was the PNP version, but their catalogue only quotes 5" gauge versions.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />RichardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431645452201785288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-67623448909874963052016-01-04T04:54:21.619-08:002016-01-04T04:54:21.619-08:00Phil,
Certainly the ones with minimal leanings d...Phil, <br /><br />Certainly the ones with minimal leanings do, with passenger traffic very much an afterthought. Of course a garden path and a wheelbarrow might achieve the same end result. <br /><br />One of the strange things is that there is a lot of crossover, in both directions, between modellers and the minimal world.Sometimes the model comes first and then someone builds it for real. There has been talk about Scamp being produced as a model kit, but in the meantime the Sidelines Gnine Tiny locoavailable from http://www.pepper7.co.uk/ isn't a bad alternative. If I get around to adding a point to the real thing I might even be tempted to enter this year's Dave Brewer challenge with a model of my own railway.<br />James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-67782559754793583412016-01-04T03:24:58.675-08:002016-01-04T03:24:58.675-08:00It's interesting to see how miniature railway ...It's interesting to see how miniature railway owners like to put their lines to proper, practical use. As you say, it saved the grass from becoming a muddy bog. <br /><br />Now, how about a model of your prototype line?Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-21826648077277172652016-01-03T22:48:25.093-08:002016-01-03T22:48:25.093-08:00Excellent little railway...
Excellent little railway...<br />John Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834552841526172017noreply@blogger.com