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Hi Paul I might be wrong in thinking this, but for me an 014 loco kit will need to have weight, I would guess that if I had a half decent computer and the Auto Cad programme I would have a go at

There was a kit actually for the Darjeeling Garratt in 7mm scale and I have seen the etchings and resin castings, now in the possession of a friend and 7mm NGA member. BUT this was, I gather, one of

Hi Frank you are correct, if you look at the backwoods 009 page you will see what he does for 009, sadly he told me that he drew all the art work by hand and due to a flood where he used to live, he

John, B class, which is I think the 0-4-0. There is/was a Darjeeling Garratt in 4mm I think, I've seen a few round exhibitions though they might be scratch built. Sent: Monday, 10 October, 2016

Thanks Frank for the help. I am not a member of the 7mm group yet, the thing is I do have a large collection of 00n3 stock and kits to build and I am against selling them all off as it has taken me

"I have a kit for the Darjeeling, I know two who have built them and both said the body worked fine but the chassis wanted work. If you are a member, you can access an article several years ago by

Colin, I have a few more minutes. The Springside Fowler is pretty crude, you'll need to do a lot to it to make something decent. I think it takes a Polly or Smokey Joe chassis. Buy

Colin, Fowler 0-4-0, Springside, pretty crude kit FR small England loco, Mercian VoR try Chivers finelines, may be wrong on this, Baldwin, Wrightlines, S/H if you are lucky Darjeeling, EDM

Hi Guys I am not sure how many of you guys will have read the articles about this 009 layout from many years ago, but I appear to have more time on my hands than is good for me right now, so I though

Well, that certainly sounds an interesting proposition, I’d be very interested. Please express my interest next time you chat with Davis. I’m hoping to get it built with functioning valve gear –

And I hope that this time the consolidator remembers that he is meant to actually deliver copies, not throw them away. David Woodcock Champlon, Belgique

Aplogies if you've seen this elsewhere but this is a home forum for many Review readers. Issue 108 has been sent to the printers. Despatch to UK subscribers should occur mid October. EU and 'Rest of

Richard, About 3 or 4 years ago at the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association's Convention in Burton there was a gaggle of Garratts on display, mostly clustered around John C and my track-making demo. Quite

Hi Gary, I'll keep you informed of my progress, and pitfalls, hopefully few. I must admit I've only ever seen one running on a layout. John's article is the only well documented and account of the K1

I had a brief chat with David of KB Scale at last ExpoNG about using his Simplex chassis for the De Winton.? David was happy to make modifications and possibly a larger motor/flywheel could be

". I bought this garratt a few years ago at York MR Exhibition, a project that had been started but badly assembled." I got one a similar way on eBay (doing anything with it is still some ways off, I

Hi Tim, What is the kit number on the Simplex? KB Scale do a chassi that fits one of the Wrightline kits. They not in stock at present due to issues with motor supply as Mashima are no longer

Hi everyone, I’m got a Wrightlines DeWinton Vertical Boiler kit and a Wrightlines open Simplex kit that I’d like to build. I’m wondering what my options are for power unit? Obviously it needs

Hi John, Many thanks for info, . I must admit I'd thought it must have been something easy like that but was unsure whether there was another way I hadn't thought of. I bought this garratt a few years

Hi Richard, I'm not sure if my methods should be followed too closely - I questioned my sanity quite a few times in the 4 1/2 years it took me! To answer your question yes the end wheelsets were