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I know from my own research that these NBR wagons are not like any of the CR bogies I have seen in photos. I am passing them off as NBR wagons only!

Tony B

I have now have all the TLM stock and can resume sending out orders. I will give preference to those who have already placed provisional orders. There are plenty of cattle wagons and RYP traders wagons but the stocks of the new open wagon are going fast. The prices are £15 for the cattle and RYP wag...

Our colleagues in the North British Railway Study Group are planning a kit for an NBR 7-ton mineral wagon in 4mm scale. This is similar to the familiar CR mineral bogies and contemporary with them. The format will be as for to our TLM kits with a moulded resin body and white metal and etched brass u...

Wonderful. I did not know about this model and obviously missed a treat.
Tony B

Thanks for your replies. These kits are obviously more complete than I thought and I may well be tempted. My Red Rose composite now has a completed body, courtesy of spare cast ends, droplights and ventilator bonnets from John Boyle's kits. Soldering the cast ends to the thick zinc bodies tested my ...

Has any body bought and made up CR 45' stock from these etches? I understand they have their origin in the Red Rose Models etches from the 1980s produced by Philip Millard. Worsley Works apparently acquired the artwork for these etches. The Red Rose etches were single sided on quite thick zinc sheet...

Looks like I just snaffled the last pack. If anybody is desperate to share please contact me.

Tony B

A couple of follow up thoughts. I think Len Folkard developed the first method of forming bolt heads back in the early 1970s by using a punch to form tiny domes in 10 thou plastikard and then slicing these off with a single edged razor blade. I used this method myself for many years and I guess Mike...

Hi Scott Bolt Head Machine I originally developed this idea after Jim Pairman had an article in the S4 News about making cube rivets, I thought the bolt heads on the outside of the wagon body had washers and nuts and in our scales these should be circular. The punch is a bit of 0.33 steel wire and y...

Thanks everyone for your tips., I am using a SM blade to pick up but my dexterity is not so good these days. I will try the limolene, that might be the answer.
Tony B

As an after thought we should mention the real master of plastikard and one time CR modeller Len Folkard. Len is still around but doesn't have good health these days. In the early 1970s I challenged Len to build me an engine in plastikard. He made me a beautiful Drummond Jumbo that John Boyle painte...

Very kind of Dave Lochrie to include me in his list. I am not sure if this is justified although I did build some quite nice wagons and carriages from scratch in the 70s and 80s that still look good today. I wish I could match those standards now and of course the work Scott and others are doing. I ...

Scott's work is wonderful. Thanks for posting these Jim.

Jim Not guilty! I didn't miss the point but perhaps didn't explain myself well enough. The etch has two pairs of Vs. Two of these are obviously meant to be attached to the inside of the solebars and the other two with legs and rivet detail to the outside. You only need to use both pairs if you have ...

Thanks Jim. Neither of us pointed out that the purpose of the second V was to support the brake rod transferring the action of the brake lever from one side of the wagon to the other. The rod is not included on the etch!
Tony B

Graham I think you question about the brakes is answered in the instruction sheet. As built these wagons had brakes on one side only. Later BoT regulations required wagons to be fitted with brakes that could be operated from both sides of the wagon. Many of these wagons were retro fitted with Morton...

Good morning everyone Some complications have arisen that will interrupt the postal sales of TLM in addition to the one that everybody is suffering. I have run out of bodies and castings for the open and cattle wagons. There are plenty of bodies for these in Scotland but there is some difficulty wit...

Brilliant Ross. I love your carriages and NPCS. You must give us some tips on how you get such a good finish on your models.
Tony B

Thanks Dave
Great pictures and good publicity for the new kit. I think you have successfully maintained your enviable status of being the first person to finish any new TLM kits.

Can I use these pictures in any further advertising for the kits?

Tony B

Brake Levers

I have now had a chance to match the brake levers type H that I am supplying with the kits to a wagon body. These appear to be long enough and extend beyond the head stock which suggests there is enough length to bend a handle into the end of the lever.

Tony B

Mike

I have checked the 51L website and the brake levers I am sending out with the kits are their longest length - type H.

I haven't had chance to investigate and use the components myself but if anybody finds a solution to this before I do please let us all know.

Tony B

Brake Push Rod Safety Loops Contrary to what I suggested in my post and the instruction sheet the brass etch supplied with the kits does include the brake push rod safety loops. I have only just received the etches and realised my mistake. A corrected version of page 2 of the instructions is attach...

Sorry for the confusion Mike. I hope the information is now clear for everyone.

Tony B

Further to my post on the RY Pickering wagon kit I regret I will have to increase the postage and packing on all orders to £4.15. I have just learned this afternoon the Post Office are increasing their prices from 23 March and the cost of signed for delivery for most of your orders will rise to £4.1...

I am posting this to complete the triumvirate describing our new kits. We do have photos of models from the first batch and I am grateful to Dave John for the photo on the instruction sheet. The kit is based on a 5-part resin moulding of 2 sides, 2 ends and a floor unit incorporatating the solebars ...