vonmarshall
Active Member
Just joined and thought I would say hello.
In my mid 40's, based on the Sussex / Kent border, I have always had a fascination with garden railways from the long summers many years ago when my late father and I planned on building one in our garden.
I now find myself with a decent sized garden which is just begging for a meandering main line for decent length express trains to whoosh by on while I sit in the sun with a cold beer!
The GWR and particularly Devon and Cornwall area in the 1925-35 period with the Riviera, Ocean Liner specials, Torbay Pullman and other expresses has always been my favorite, and thus I stumbled across this forum.
I have a JLTRT 70' Toplight on its way to me and this will be my first coach build. I am a reasonably experience modeller (1/32 fighter planes, 1/16 tanks, 1/10 racing cars) but am still a bit nervous about it. Not sure yet whether I am brave enough to try painting it in the full pre-29 lining or a simpler 30-34 style... we shall see!
My goal over the next 5 years is to build up 3 rakes of 7-9 coaches to form the following:
1) the 1929 Riviera
2) an Ocean Liner special, maybe with an Ocean Mails van, possibly a set of articulated diners and some 70' stock or maybe even some Pullmans
3) a nice mixed bag of Toplights and Collets with a Syphon G for a cross country feel
I have a smorgasbord of books including Russell, Train Formation & Carriage Workings, some excellent Panier magazines with interesting articles on places like Kingswear and some GWR journals with a focus on the articulated sets and the Pullmans, and finally every single August edition of Railway Modeller that had an O Gauge garden layout in it, so I am reasonably well armed.
Looking forward to seeing you all out there on the forum.
In my mid 40's, based on the Sussex / Kent border, I have always had a fascination with garden railways from the long summers many years ago when my late father and I planned on building one in our garden.
I now find myself with a decent sized garden which is just begging for a meandering main line for decent length express trains to whoosh by on while I sit in the sun with a cold beer!
The GWR and particularly Devon and Cornwall area in the 1925-35 period with the Riviera, Ocean Liner specials, Torbay Pullman and other expresses has always been my favorite, and thus I stumbled across this forum.
I have a JLTRT 70' Toplight on its way to me and this will be my first coach build. I am a reasonably experience modeller (1/32 fighter planes, 1/16 tanks, 1/10 racing cars) but am still a bit nervous about it. Not sure yet whether I am brave enough to try painting it in the full pre-29 lining or a simpler 30-34 style... we shall see!
My goal over the next 5 years is to build up 3 rakes of 7-9 coaches to form the following:
1) the 1929 Riviera
2) an Ocean Liner special, maybe with an Ocean Mails van, possibly a set of articulated diners and some 70' stock or maybe even some Pullmans
3) a nice mixed bag of Toplights and Collets with a Syphon G for a cross country feel
I have a smorgasbord of books including Russell, Train Formation & Carriage Workings, some excellent Panier magazines with interesting articles on places like Kingswear and some GWR journals with a focus on the articulated sets and the Pullmans, and finally every single August edition of Railway Modeller that had an O Gauge garden layout in it, so I am reasonably well armed.
Looking forward to seeing you all out there on the forum.
