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Started by James Harrison, April 28, 2019, 05:13:51 PM

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chironex

#925
September 17, 2024, 09:54:51 AM Last Edit: September 17, 2024, 10:04:16 AM by chironex
I went to a model show last weekend.

I got Second in SF gaming figures.
No gel ball ban in WA! http://chng.it/pcKk9qKcVN

QUEENSLAND RAIL NOT FOR SALE!!!!!!

James Harrison

#926
September 17, 2024, 05:45:11 PM
Quote from: chironex on September 17, 2024, 09:54:51 AMI went to a model show last weekend.

I got Second in SF gaming figures.


Congratulations!
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#927
September 20, 2024, 05:34:15 PM
I know myself and Mr Harrison have both seen this announcement, but in the event anyone else has an interest in Britain's pre-grouping railways, there's been an announcement of some more period appropriate coaches

https://rapidotrains.co.uk/evolution-coaches/
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

James Harrison

#928
September 20, 2024, 06:53:54 PM
Quote from: Madasasteamfish on September 20, 2024, 05:34:15 PMI know myself and Mr Harrison have both seen this announcement, but in the event anyone else has an interest in Britain's pre-grouping railways, there's been an announcement of some more period appropriate coaches

https://rapidotrains.co.uk/evolution-coaches/

Yes, tragically the day after the invoice landed for a set of GCR 6-wheelers I had on order.  Somehow an order for four of these has also gone in.  I suspect it will be a poor month for the house fund.
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

The Bullet

#929
September 29, 2024, 10:18:20 AM
There´s always something else.

New project hast appeared that will delay any O gauge and 5" gauge projects currently in the shop.
Watch this space.
If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.

James Harrison

#930
October 03, 2024, 05:54:18 PM
Yesterday I had a delivery. 











If you want some of these, well the shop might have some cancellations, or the tooling might turn up somewhere.  Unfortunately the retailer that commissioned them folded early this year, so they're going to be fairly rare on the open market for the moment. 
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#931
October 04, 2024, 06:23:01 AM
Quote from: James Harrison on October 03, 2024, 05:54:18 PMYesterday I had a delivery. 











If you want some of these, well the shop might have some cancellations, or the tooling might turn up somewhere.  Unfortunately the retailer that commissioned them folded early this year, so they're going to be fairly rare on the open market for the moment. 

Drools enviously..... Maybe I should reconsider my plans NOT to get into pre grouping,(I *might* be able to justify a couple of pre-1920 trains on Dukeswood....).

The only silver lining for envious souls like me is that after the relevant retailer went the day of the dodo, the rights to their brand were bought up by another retailer (who also have a history of special commissions, including several pre-grouping models), and they may also be able/willing to obtain the tooling for these.
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

James Harrison

#932
October 04, 2024, 06:27:41 PM
At present the owners (if any) of the tooling are keeping quiet.  Rails took on the batch 2 pre-orders, but that was the sum total of their exposure.  Lucky for me, unlucky if you wanted (for instance) a set in Metropolitan or Somerset & Dorset colours. 

If you want to try pre-grouping, what you could do is get a couple of carriages in their 1922 condition and argue they haven't been repainted yet.  That's how I ended up getting into pre-grouping myself, though.  It's a slippery slope. 
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

The Bullet

#933
October 06, 2024, 09:25:49 AM
OK, i now admit.... I have gone fullsize.
Not railway this time.

Here´s my workshop Scrat looking for a Battery:


He also wanted to try his position as a hood ornament.


Car is complete except for the collapsible metal bar holding the boot open.
Almost no rust.
Has been dry stored for 25 to 30 yeats.
With the spark plugs removed, the motor can beturned over easily.
Endoscope camera shows no rust inside the cylinders.

Anyway, it will take a while to check everything and get it back onto the road.
If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.

James Harrison

#934
October 07, 2024, 04:19:21 PM
Very nice. 
I need to get my Spitfire back on the road. 

Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#935
October 08, 2024, 04:53:51 PM
In another "It's a good job I'm single!" moment, I've (somewhat on impulse) pre-ordered one of Hejan's Class U1s (i.e. one of these beasts https://www.heljan.co.uk/post/britain-s-biggest-steam-locomotive-is-coming-to-oo) due to be released sometime next year. I've got my eye on one of the LMS versions too (although that's more likely to be a 2nd hand example).

At the very least I have a few months to save up for it, and I don't have any other major expenses expected (well, at least until my other pre-ordered items are released).
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

James Harrison

#936
October 25, 2024, 04:28:45 PM
Quote from: James Harrison on September 20, 2024, 06:53:54 PM
Quote from: Madasasteamfish on September 20, 2024, 05:34:15 PMI know myself and Mr Harrison have both seen this announcement, but in the event anyone else has an interest in Britain's pre-grouping railways, there's been an announcement of some more period appropriate coaches

https://rapidotrains.co.uk/evolution-coaches/

Yes, tragically the day after the invoice landed for a set of GCR 6-wheelers I had on order.  Somehow an order for four of these has also gone in.  I suspect it will be a poor month for the house fund.

Two more carriage types have been announced; an all-first and a full brake.  Also, the GCR livery has been revised to the one that suits my 1909-1910-ish era.  Somehow, my pre-order has gone up from four to seven. 

For the house fund, I think I'll be living in a bin for that month. 
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#937
October 26, 2024, 08:04:52 AM
Quote from: James Harrison on October 25, 2024, 04:28:45 PMSomehow, my pre-order has gone up from four to seven. 

For the house fund, I think I'll be living in a bin for that month. 

A useful lesson for parents there I'd say:

Get your kids in model railways, then they'll be too skint to buy drugs!
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

Madasasteamfish

#938
November 13, 2024, 09:54:05 AM
I've just discovered a sale on some commissioned models, specifically the LNER's Y1/3 and the W&U tram engines and trying to resist the urge to impulsively purchase one (especially as I'm in the process of producing a BR class 13 (in that I've found a company who produces a conversion kit and have acquired 1 hornby class 08 for conversion and am looking at a 2nd).

The problem is given the limited range/ use of the prototypes I'm struggling to justify their presence on Dukeswood (other than MAYBE a load on a flat wagon headed for Doncaster) and I really don't need an excuse to make a micro for it.....
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

The Bullet

#939
November 14, 2024, 11:05:03 AM
You always have an excuse.
Maybe it is a trial run after having been in the workshop.
Evaluation run to see if the loco is suitable for this line.
Visiting engine, special train, whatever.

Last year on a 5" gauge meting a German class 86 2-8-2 suffered from bad coal and stalled on the incline.
The loco pushing from the rear to get the train up the incline and back to the station was my blue Super Claud.
Special train......
If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.

Madasasteamfish

#940
November 14, 2024, 12:09:13 PM
Quote from: The Bullet on November 14, 2024, 11:05:03 AMYou always have an excuse.
Maybe it is a trial run after having been in the workshop.
Evaluation run to see if the loco is suitable for this line.
Visiting engine, special train, whatever.

Last year on a 5" gauge meting a German class 86 2-8-2 suffered from bad coal and stalled on the incline.
The loco pushing from the rear to get the train up the incline and back to the station was my blue Super Claud.
Special train......


Well, having thought about things, I reckon I could justify the sentinel as there was a large canal served goods yard adjacent to one of the prototype stations I'm basing Dukeswood on (which I'm looking to incorporate in some way) and given that I'm looking to potentially include a class 13 (which were based exclusively at the Tinsley marshalling yard) I don't think it'd be unreasonable to have one shuffling about.

The J70 is another matter, and I'm in 2 minds about the possibility....
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

James Harrison

#941
November 16, 2024, 05:15:42 PM
The Great Eastern did have running powers toward Chesterfield and Sheffield thanks to their having bailed out the LDECR...

Just saying....
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#942
November 17, 2024, 06:29:40 PM
Quote from: James Harrison on November 16, 2024, 05:15:42 PMThe Great Eastern did have running powers toward Chesterfield and Sheffield thanks to their having bailed out the LDECR...

Just saying....

Well, having obtained a 2nd hornby class 08 for my class 13 conversion, I'm 90%+ committed to ordering a sentinel (so as I have motive power pre and post nationalisation). However, the J70 remains a matter of uncertainty.


The most logical 'excuse' would be the idea I've been toying with of including an exchange siding between the mainline and a private "light railway" built for the local lordling at the other end (IIRC there was a local landowner in the 1920s who had his own private 5" gauge railway) and given one member of the local nobility was (my favourite Victorian eccentric) the 5th Duke of Portland it's not implausible for "his lordship" to have invested in some WDLR surplus or Col. Stephens' help to facilitate moving himself, his guests, staff and possibly the products of his estate to and from the local station (Worksop was for many years a major centre for growing licorice, and many of the local landowning families owed their wealth to the local coal and stone deposits). Especially given my fictional history of Dukeswood and the efforts made by 19th and early 20th century railway companies to accommodate the aristocracy (with private platforms, waiting rooms, saloons, carriages etc.).

Now, if the J70 in question was N gauge, I'd nab one in a heartbeat, but since I'd almost certainly be applying a new livery to it, I feel that, for such a possible venture, I'd be served just as well (if not better) by buying a kit/scratchbuilding a narrow gauge body at a fraction of the cost (as a narrow gauge line simply feels like a more plausible for than extending a standard gauge colliery/quarry spur).
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

Madasasteamfish

#943
November 25, 2024, 05:49:27 PM
Well, an order for a sentinel happened, and it arrived today...



LOOKIT! IT SOOO SMOL!

It's also crying out for some detailing. I reckon a dusting of coal dust to cover the plastic load(s) and all that daylight makes the interior look VERY empty so a driver feels like something of a must (annoyingly much of the interior space is taken up with the DCC socket and a large weight, so any figure would need some fettling to make it fit).
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

James Harrison

#944
November 26, 2024, 06:44:50 PM
Well, my 2-4-0... I'm starting it over again.  I got the basic body built and then realised it was sitting about 3mm too high.  Up with that I could not put.  So, last night I started from a completely clean slate and actually tried drawing it first.  On a drawing board.  With a pencil.  By hand. 

An hour and a half later I had something that looked about right, except for one thing I couldn't quite put my finger on.  And then I re-read some of my source material and discovered that I'd pitched the boiler a scale 4 inches too high.  Try again tonight then. 
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

James Harrison

#945
December 16, 2024, 07:34:33 PM


You know that engine I was building months ago?  Two false starts and too many wrong turns later, and this is it now. 

A recap;
- It was about a third to half finished, the rough bodywork was done and I was about to start the painting and detailing. 
- Then I found it sat too high at the back, and too high at the front, and sort of wasn't level in the middle. 
- So I took it apart and started over. 

After a few weeks of breaking it down to its component pieces, trimming bits of those off here and there and then testing it on the chassis for level and level-ness, this is what I have.  It now sits at about the right height (+/- 0.5mm, a vast improvement over the 3.5 - 4mm it was off previously) and at the correct level. 

To do this I've had to
1) Cut new sideframe overlays
2) Bulk up the rear cross member
3) Completely remove and replace the front cross members
4) Build completely new wheel splashers
5) Spend hours on my hands and knees just looking at it from many angles trying to work out what was wrong.

It might not look it right now, but I think it's on the way. 
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

Madasasteamfish

#946
December 17, 2024, 07:14:03 PM
Impressive work.

In other news, I visited a show over the weekend and this was my haul after an hour or so of trawling the stands....


Which would be: 3 more entries for my expanding reference library (I suspect my parents are looking forward to me moving that out of their spare bedroom, since as of my last visit the stack had reached nipple height)
What as far as I can tell is a Dapol/old kitmaster BR midland region coach
2 3d printed loco crews (I'm hoping to add a driver/fireman to my new sentinel and the other crew can (Hopefully) go in my Jinty)
A cambrian kit for a catfish ballast wagon
A Parkside fish van kit
Wheels for the above, AND
An etched brass kit for a GCR 6 wheeled brake van (given that I already have a part finished brass kit for a GCR bogie fish van I feel I'm dangerously close to getting sucked into pre-grouping)

Maybe I shouldn't be allowed adult money......
I made a note in my diary on the way over here. Simply says; "Bugger!"

"DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH."

The Bullet

#947
December 29, 2024, 03:08:21 PM
Finally had some time to take the promised video:
Märklin O-gauge had automatic couplings (not for long).
They operate when a wagon passes a special track piece (or in my case a bit of bent wire soldered to a sleeper...)
Shunting loco today is a Zeuke T55 (Former GDR, bakelite body, converted to 66 system to run in Märklin rails).

Here we go:
If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.

James Harrison

#948
December 29, 2024, 08:30:23 PM
That's impressive for 1950s/60s (?) tech.  I assume the bit between the rails encourages something to pivot or move and that's what uncouples the vehicles?
Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.

The Bullet

#949
December 29, 2024, 09:19:31 PM
This is the Märklin Version,
a wire ramp beside the rails hits a lever on the wagon.
Travelling across it in one direction uncouples, opposite direction has no effect.

Contrary to the Bing electro-automatic coupling.
This system uses a separate pickup shoe (and matching piece of track) to energise a solenoid that opens the couplings.

I have both systems on my layout.
If brute force does not work....you´re not using enough of it.
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