Greetings.
Since a memorable holiday in Switzerland a few years ago I have been intrigued
by the narrow gauge railways of the WAB and SPB.
Alas the available RTR such as hrf are astronomically priced, though superb model.
I have been discussing various possibilities with a friend Paul, who is a big fan of the WAB
in particular and one way of creating a rack system for a reasonable figure is to adapt
the Fleishmann N gauge system to HOe.
The subject of how to recreate a little He2/2 has
Greetings.
I have now completed the Ratio clerestory coach, bar some more screw links which I am waiting for from Smith's.
I looked at the transfers available from Fox, and concluded that I was happy to paint the lining on by hand once again, in the spirit of keeping costs down for this project.
I think the result is ok - maybe i should have bought some numbers - but in the end both coaches create the right impression when attached behind the engine. I hadn't ctually realised th
Last night I stumbled across this thread:
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/63247-shock-horror-wf-does-midland/
which was an interesting read, being able to compare my experience of the Ratio 2-4-0 with someone who appears to be a more experienced kit builder in 4mm.
I think the biggest difference is the quality of finish on his wheels, which has made me wonder - should I paint mine, or daub on blacking solution?
On another tack, the clerestory lavatory third is coming
This afternoon my LMS transfers arrived from Fox, so I decided to continue my research for a suitable prototype 2-4-0 in my books.
I came across a photograph of an identical locomotive, photographed at Peterborough Kettering in 1933 and chalked "condemned".
Perfect.
I can now pretend that it was saved and reassigned for use on a local branch line somewhere in the Midlands area.
And so my model has become LMS No137.
I found some old 2mm scale LMS numbers for the smokebox door - a good job as
I've just been trying to finish off the carriage by adding torpedo vents to the roof. Unfortunately the flash was very bad around these mouldings and I've ended up with some half vents...
I havebeen browsing the books I have for evidence of these locos hauling freight in their later years. I have only uncovered this, an 800 class though, in charge of a freight near Leicester in the 20s:
Also this one:
These will have to serve as a precedent!
Here is my class 179 posed
Greetings
The rolling stock built so far, in the past 3 weeks:
The lining of the coach was tricky, but I wanted to do it by hand, rather than pay out substantially for any more Fox transfers.
Note the crew on the loco ( well, you can see the fireman at least). These came incuded in the Ratio 2-4-0 kit.
I have still to put together a 48' clerestory, a 48' suburban brake and 2 more wagons.
I need to supplement the goods stock with one or two items, but these are not urgen
Greetings again.
I have been working on loco and rolling stock as time has permitted, and rather feeling my way through a ratio coach kit build, making a few mistakes due to unclear detail in the instructions. The coach kit is neither as flash free as the wagons and loco, and I suspect must be one of the last off the production line before the moulds gave out completely!
This will give you an idea of the trimming that has had to be carried out on a lot of this model:
However, I think
Well I'm trying to complete a bit each night on the Ratio 2-4-0.
I heard on another thread that these kits did not have a great reputation for running well, so it was with trepidation I set off on building the chassis tonight.
Again, it has been a relatively easy buildso far, although most holes needed to be opened out slightly to accomodate the bearings and axles, and I have yet to fit the gearbox and motor..
However, no soldering was required, though I did add a dab where the pick up wir
I've done a bit more on the loco and tender, and its time to review the progress so far.
Firstly, these plastic kits go together quite quickly, with a little pre planning and setting out of parts of course.
The comment I made about flash I will now retract a little, given the amount on the tender - especially the coal rails, which had to be cleared of a dense quantity of the stuff.
However, the tender is now completed.
Both the loco body and the tender are supplied with substantial lead wei
Greetings.
After a pleasant morning at the 2mm Association AGM in Bedford,returning quite a few quid lighter with some 2mm bits and pieces; and a after pint with some of the lads over lunch followed by a quick market visit to keep the other half happy, I decided to make a tentative start on the Ratio 2-4-0 kit while listening to Forest beat Peterborough on the radio.
Getting the two boiler halves from the box, made me realise the old problem with having a join line running through chimne
Greetings.
As some of you who follow my 2mm thread will know, the eyesight has leaned me more towards a larger scale in recent months, (though I have not given up the little ones either as I have invested a fair deal ). This second blog is to cover my efforts in a different scale.
I set to thinking about what I would really like in 4mm scale, and the idea of a small Midland Railway terminus/micro layout appealed.
Even though the allure of sound chips eg in my Robinson is great, in the e
