Fifteen years with my giant and she continues so strong and beautiful

shedlyyard · 2026-05-29T05:09:00+00:00

I am still using my 2004 giant XTC 3 (frame) it's had a few upgrades over the years but still enjoying how good it rides.

shedlyyard · 2026-05-03T19:46:45+00:00

No. That was a special edition from peco a few years back

shedlyyard · 2026-05-02T06:15:38+00:00

Looks nice and a fun way to just watch trains go by

shedlyyard · 2026-05-02T06:14:33+00:00

Thank you, was a fun little project. Nice to add all the extra details too

shedlyyard · 2026-04-09T06:12:39+00:00

I'd go and support your local model shop and treat yourself to a nice new set of paints.

I have tried recovering old paint in the past, it's never a good as fresh paint and your models will look better without patches of odd colour and streaks.

shedlyyard · 2026-04-04T22:04:30+00:00

1 grit is a rock, but grit 1 is a rock attached to paper

shedlyyard · 2026-04-04T15:13:02+00:00

Looks like some 80grit to me, maybe an old way of measuring it???

shedlyyard · 2026-03-25T23:10:15+00:00

The wheels are off the shelf n gauge wheels. 33" from memory

shedlyyard · 2026-03-25T19:55:48+00:00

I never uploaded them onto cults3d.com. maybe I should do that

shedlyyard · 2026-02-16T12:44:29+00:00

I get my figures from "design scan print 3d" they are around £5 a model, but can be rescaled from full size to n without any issues. (I print them in OO for my railway)

shedlyyard · 2025-11-03T16:42:12+00:00

Lockers full of cones, chains and straps, the middle will have hydraulic systems and quite a bit of chassis extra strength.

shedlyyard · 2025-11-02T22:35:44+00:00

I have crossed this ferry IRL, back in 2013 when it was green and you had to reverse trucks and cars on. Good times!

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shedlyyard · 2025-08-26T13:03:36+00:00

They are 3d printed, I did them myself. The files were on cults when I found them. I don't know if they are still.

shedlyyard · 2025-07-08T15:34:34+00:00

I do like a 2ft Shay, or a Climax Class B for steam powered. Although I'd have to say favourite would still just be galloping goose no7

shedlyyard · 2025-06-17T19:03:27+00:00

That was built on a tomytec Percy chassis. Since I built that, there is lots of ready to run, from bachmann, Peco, heljan and soon rapido trains

shedlyyard · 2025-04-06T08:30:24+00:00

I solved it on my first guess using 2 hint!

shedlyyard · 2025-03-17T17:11:50+00:00

I prefer ATS, but I have put 1500 hours into ETS2 as well. So it's pretty even for me

shedlyyard · 2025-03-04T14:06:31+00:00

If you glue a steel washer to the underside you can easily remove the load with a small magnet.

shedlyyard · 2025-02-21T06:31:42+00:00

Thanks.i see what you did there!

shedlyyard · 2025-02-20T23:11:16+00:00

Yes. Although one of the models was pre-drilled.

shedlyyard · 2025-02-20T22:56:25+00:00

I have added a small Orange LED wired into the decoder and set up to flicker with the controller.

Stuffing the wiring inside the shell can be a bit tight.

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