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On 11/02/2021 at 15:51, Scottish Modeller said:

Hi there,

 

Once i get back home I can sort this out.

 

It looks like the Google Drive address has changd for some reason.

 

Thanks

Phil H

Hi all,

 

It seems that Google have remove the content without contacting me.

 

I've asked why and await an answer.

 

In the meantime, as it ill no longer upload to my Google Docs or Google Drive - I'll find a new storag place and add the new link here as soo as I can.

 

Thanks

Phil H

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@Scottish Modeller - @Andrew D Just posted the below to Jim Read's blog which includes a link to ERG's book

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jyq9EUivUXDdpO-RP4lFDcJ5qYwlevu_/view

 

Thank you to everyone. I'm enjoying the contributions to this site.

 

2 hours ago, Andrew D said:


 

 

I imagine that gentleman was @JimRead. He has an excellent blog about his builds here.

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3 hours ago, Tartaruga said:

@Scottish Modeller - @Andrew D Just posted the below to Jim Read's blog which includes a link to ERG's book

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jyq9EUivUXDdpO-RP4lFDcJ5qYwlevu_/view

 

Thank you to everyone. I'm enjoying the contributions to this site.

 

Hi there,

 

This is not the original upload to Google Docs - it's a slightly smaller file size to enable it to be back on google docs.

 

Thanks

Phil H

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3 versions of the belgian vicinal steam tramway: From left to right. 1) 3D printed on my Prusa Mk3  2) paper version cut using the silhouette portrait cutting machine  3) 3D printed version at Shapeways.

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I dusted off my railway stuff the other day and made a salt wagon and the beginnings of a new loco. The wagon has card W-irons, leaf-springs and brake handle.

 The loco is a freelance 0-4-0 using OO scale wheels from a duchess. Yes she’s leaning back but I need to add a support thingy at the back. 

Gotta make some springy wheel pickups and connecting rods. Last loco I made I cheated and put tram plates over the wheels instead! Maybe one day I’ll be brave enough to try external cylinders...

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Update: I’ve added some handrails, step-ups (what are they actually called?!) and levelled her out a bit. Shown here in nearly ex-works humbrol grey. I guess the steps should be directly under the cab door, but didn’t want to risk fouling the coupling rods.

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NB; everything looks really wonky in this photo, but I promise it doesn’t look so bad in real life!

 

Further Update: I’ve primed, painted and transferred. Next job is weathering and finding another excuse not to make connecting rods.

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Final update: Weathered and connecting rodded! I’ve stripped out the motor/gearing/pickups as they were pretty shoddy and the loco only managed random shooting spurts. I think I’ll look into radio control soon. But in the meantime here are some shots.

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I’ve put together some five plank wagons, loosely based on a Midland drawing I have. Only one is finished off below the waterline because I’ve run out of wheels.

Thought I’d post a shot before spraying. And a pic of the underneath, I’ve added as much weight as I can because it only weighed about 37g on its own!

 

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The structure is mount board, details are thick sugar paper and cereal box card, and cocktail sticks. Buffers are clout nails mounted in brass eyelets, couplings are mount board soaked in superglue. I bought a metre of 8mm chain for three-links as I was fed up with winding paper clips! The only thing I’ve had to source is wheels, but I’m contemplating resin printing them, having seen the accuracy of resin printed war games figures.

 

EDIT: Following the theme for my Deepwood Motte layout;

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