Silff Ffenestr

21/04/2026

Great video from the weekend if you missed us. If you have time watch it all as there are some really good layouts, but if you can't wait we are at 16:36.

Rainhill Narrow Gauge Model Railway Show 2026

17/11/2025

Finally got to the point where I can call this one finished. The item in question is my 2nd 3D printed wagon by David Saxton, the Cherry Picker wagon 70. As the real thing has a flashing light and flood lights, I couldn't not do it 😄. Pleased with how its come out, great print from David once again.
For those that want to know more about the Cherry picker:
https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Cherry_Picker

26/10/2025

Been working through my snagging list from Bala Lake Railway / Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid's exhibition, to get ready for the Deganwy Railway Modellers exhibition in Llandudno in a few weeks and one of the things on the list was; "wagon weight?".
I often get problems with trains derailing, and know that adding weight to wagons can make them more reliable. Bit how much to add, I have always just guessed / what felt about right. Yeh, not very good really, I guess.
I did some reasurch and found that OO wagons should be about 5g per 10mm of length.
So today I took it apon myself to measure the lenght and weight of all my current stock. I realised they were all well under, but OO wagons are bigger than OO9, right? So I roughly worked out that OO9 wagons should be about 2.8g per 10mm. This seems about right against my collected data, 80% were within 6g of what they should be, a few (where I had guessed) where bang on and it has identified some of the possible, problimatic ones, where I need to add abot 10g to.
Anyone know any better? Your experience / knowlege will be greatly appreciated.

23/09/2025

For those that didn't get a chance to come to the Bala Lake Railway / Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid model show, or just want to see more. Here is a youtube video. We are at 9:41, but I would say watch it all if you have the time, some very intresting layouts. Shame about the S&T train derailing, but there are a few really nice close up shots.

Bala Model Railway Show 2025 | Full Exhibition TourJoin me for full coverage of the Bala Model Railway Show 2025, organised by the Bala Lake Railway. Filmed ...

22/09/2025

Got home today from our trip to Bala for the Bala Lake Railway / Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid model show 2025. We had a great time despite the huge amount of rain we had. All the people we met and came to say hello were lovely and a lot of nice things were said about the layout. We were well looked after and well fed. We really enjoyed our train ride and bbq, but we got a bit cold from the crazy weather and had to leave early. Thank you to everyone who made us feel welcome, hopefully we will be back at some point. Here are a couple of pics of us set up just before the doors opened and our plaque from the show.

05/09/2025

It's been awhile... I lost my modelling mojo for a bit, but over the last few days, I pushed through to finally finish my David Saxton, No.291 MoD NGF S&T Crane wagon. It is a great 3D print with lots of detail (partly why it took me soo long to finish it).
I think it came out pretty well, the close ups are a little cruel on my lettering, but bear in mind the 'FARMA C51D' is only about 1mm tall.
For those that want to know more about the real thing:
https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Flat_wagon_with_crane

21/05/2025

Sneak peak for those that follow us on here. I have been working on a new project that has involved me learning how to use servos with ESU sound decoders (a select few may know, the rest of you will have to wait or guess. Those that know, shhh! 🙊) After lots of trails, I finally worked it out.

08/05/2025

Whilst at York Model Railway Show I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting to an upstanding gentleman by the name of Kieran Edward Sparks. One thing he reminded me of was that I hadn't got round to putting the transfers on my 152, gunpowder wagon. So when I got back after the show, I ordered the tranfers from Endon Valley Custom Decals. Yesterday I put them on and gave the wagon a little weathering. Quite pleased with the results, pics don't show the weathering very well though. The carrier film on the decals is a little thicker than I am used to, and a bit difficult to hide, even with several coats of gloss varnish, but it looks ok.

06/05/2025

I can't believe its been two weeks already since York Model Railway Show, but here are a few more pictures taken by my brother, including; setting up, driver training and during show pics.

26/04/2025

For those that haven't already seen them, here are some more photos taken by my Mum at York Model Railway Show.

26/04/2025

A few photos from York Model Railway Show taken by my brother, who with his wife, my mum and dad came to help us out over the 3days. I think they all enjoyed it.