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- Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:17 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Cattle docks
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20125
Re: Cattle docks
Two for me, too, please.
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: True Line Models
- Topic: CR Cattle Dock/Pens
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1234
Re: CR Cattle Dock/Pens
Two for me too, if they are 4mm.
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Proposed NBR Mineral Wagon Kit
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1171
Re: Proposed NBR Mineral Wagon Kit
I've just discovered the instructions at the bottom of the box. Silly me! Senior moment!
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:37 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Proposed NBR Mineral Wagon Kit
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1171
Re: Proposed NBR Mineral Wagon Kit
Has anyone a photograph of the prototype or an accurate model so that one can letter them correctly, please? Best wishes everyone, Graham
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Locomotive balance weights
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1076
Re: Locomotive balance weights
Thanks for that detailed answer, Donald. I am full of admiration for those who understand arcane topics and try to pass on hard-won data in a readable (?) form. In my own career as an academic, I have written books and papers on equally arcane topics, mainly to do with housing policy in African coun...
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:46 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: 16 foot fish vans to diagram 71
- Replies: 3
- Views: 669
Re: 16 foot fish vans to diagram 71
I would be interested in seeing those, so is it possible to post them here on the forum as an attachment so that others can see them, please, Peter?
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Class 670 kit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4189
Re: Class 670 kit
That's fabulous, John. The paint job is superb. Well done indeed, Graham
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:27 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Locomotive balance weights
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1076
Re: Locomotive balance weights
Thanks, Jim and Dave. I had not realised the difference between the wheel connected to the cylinders and the others. Thanks for that tip. The photos make much more sense now. Keep safe, Graham
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:46 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Locomotive balance weights
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1076
Locomotive balance weights
Hi Folks, Were there any rules or protocols as to where the balance weights were in relation to the crank on loco driving wheels or were they a bit like those on the car (just where a particular wheel needed them)? Were they there to help the wheel turn at a particular point in the cylinder cycle or...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:15 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1499
Re: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
The WW etches have nothing below the solebar and no solebar overlays and nothing much below the floor except the solebars and the box onto which bogies can be pivoted. I cut these in half as they seemed over-generous and I needed some for another coach! They are marketed, I think, as aids to scratch...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1499
Re: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
I've just had an email from Allen Doherty that his etchers have restarted work and he could take my order for two coaches. I'm sure other folks' needs might be more available now as well! Best wishes, all. Graham
- Sat May 16, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1499
Re: Worsley Works Carriage Etches
Hi Tony, I made two of the 45' coaches last year but can't get any more at present. They are 16 or 20 thou brass with windows cut out. The window opening frames are on a separate etch and need attaching behind the main side. They are pierced for handles. The ends are double layered so that the steps...
- Sat May 09, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Barrow crossings
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3563
Re: Barrow crossings
Hi Michael (dunalastairv), I'm more than happy for you to start a new thread. It's been great how one thing has led onto another. Graham
- Fri May 08, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Barrow crossings
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3563
Re: Barrow crossings
On the above photo, what is at the base of some of the oil lamp posts? Is it concrete cast inside an oil drum as a mould? Or something else. I was wondering how to model the lamps found against platform fences when they are on an island platform. Are the bases above typical of solutions to that issu...
- Wed May 06, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Barrow crossings
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3563
Re: Barrow crossings
Thanks, folks. The photos are so helpful and not just on barrows. I'm still amazed at the resources you all have. Best wishes and keep safe, Graham
- Tue May 05, 2020 3:30 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Barrow crossings
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3563
Re: Barrow crossings
Well thanks to y'all for such an informative group of answers. I'm always amazed at the breadth and depth of knowledge among the members. Do we have any photos of the special barrow used on the C&O mentioned by Dave Lochrie?
- Sun May 03, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: Structures, Equipment
- Topic: Barrow crossings
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3563
Barrow crossings
Please can someone tell me how wide barrow crossings were? In other words, how long the planks between the tracks were? Thanks, Graham
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:41 am
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Class 670 kit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4189
Re: Class 670 kit
Here's a pic of mine in mid-paint-job after trying out boiler band transfers (HMRS LNER). It's all a bit distorted by the camera, in reality, everything is reasonably straight. IMG_6088.JPG Knowing your work is far superior to mine, Dave John, you could easily manage it. The main cosmetic problem is...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Modelling Resources
- Topic: Class 670 kit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4189
Re: Class 670 kit
Can I recommend this kit. It's not completely straightforward but makes a lovely little engine. I'm no engineer, but I managed, even with the clearances between the revolving driving wheel and the slidebar. I have no connection with CC, by the way. Stay inside (or as they say here on Tyneside, "Divn...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:49 pm
- Forum: True Line Models
- Topic: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5367
Re: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
Thanks for the explanations to this rather dim modeller! They have thrown perfect clarity on the topic. Could I repeat the first question about recommendations for lettering transfers for particular traders using these wagons, please? Each lettering sheet is quite expensive so mistakes need to be av...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:13 pm
- Forum: True Line Models
- Topic: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5367
Re: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
So with a brake lever on one side, was there no V on the other?
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:43 am
- Forum: True Line Models
- Topic: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5367
Re: TLM RY Pickering Traders Wagon
I've just completed one (of four) of these and am turning my attention to a paint job. I note Dave John's excellent efforts and assume the lettering is from one of the lettering transfer sheets available on the internet. I wonder if Dave and anyone else could link particular wagon designs with one o...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:30 pm
- Forum: True Line Models
- Topic: TLM 2020
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2730
Re: TLM 2020
Fading lettering has been an issue for me. So far, painting over them with a thin wash of the base colour (red oxide for the wagons) works OK but isn't as good as I would like.
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:57 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: 920 Number plate background colour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2902
Re: 920 Number plate background colour
Thanks. I meant livery book. Senior moment! Graham
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: 920 Number plate background colour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2902
920 Number plate background colour
Sorry to ask this but the loco book isn't available to buy. I am making a 918 class loco as 920. What colour was the background of the number plate. I have read somewhere that it might have been red or blue. Which is it likely to have been, please? Thanks, Graham