Giles Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Why I'm not getting anything done this weekend..... My 10.25 Bagnall at the South Downs Railways outside Pulborough, with a light load of two coaches (And I had to spend a couple of hours refitting organ pipes and tuning the whole thing, because our cat thought it was good to climb all over....) Edited July 24, 2016 by Giles 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 And what happens when a ) inexperienced people over-fire, and b ) do not empty the Ash pan regularly The 15mm steel baffle plate is now bowed through over-firing, and the grate is destroyed. The only drawback of a marine firebox is that you must keep the space under the grate clear of ash, because as soon as you don't and it fills with ash, air is unable to flow through and keep the grate cool. It takes about five minutes to destroy. Although I'm not awfully happy, to a certain extent it comes with the territory of owning larger locos which other people get to drive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr1949 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 And what happens when a ) inexperienced people over-fire, and b ) do not empty the Ash pan regularly The 15mm steel baffle plate is now bowed through over-firing, and the grate is destroyed. The only drawback of a marine firebox is that you must keep the space under the grate clear of ash, because as soon as you don't and it fills with ash, air is unable to flow through and keep the grate cool. It takes about five minutes to destroy. Although I'm not awfully happy, to a certain extent it comes with the territory of owning larger locos which other people get to drive. Oh dear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) I've now added down-pipe brackets to the list of bits that I can provide, complementing the gutter brackets I already listed. These are two, side-by-side, representing the wider cast type. Edited July 26, 2016 by Giles 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 The crane doing its stuff.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 I've been progressing the inaccessible end of the layout, and that's made significant progress 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr1949 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 The crane doing its stuff.... Brilliant, Giles! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 That crane is awesome!! Best wishes Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thank you! Of all the absurdities, I've pre-ordered a Heljan A4, with never a hope of it turning a wheel on Denton Brook, obviously...! But it had to be done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 And if you run out of solder there's a bit of DIY if you have some spare jewellery https://youtu.be/HhvLAA3KEjg. Just not the same melting temperature control though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) I've got round to putting some fencing up - between the fire escape and the gate, and from the gate partway along the line. Just simple post-and-wire, but it's still rather time consuming! Edited August 25, 2016 by Giles 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted August 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2016 Nice to see staples knocked in at the correct angle and I hope they're not tight to the wire, wouldn't want the wire going rusty... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) I've finally got the first layer of grass down everywhere - and a little time consuming it's been. From here on, there will be more layers, lots of clumps, bushes etc. Etc.. j Edited September 18, 2016 by Giles 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) .......and a gratuitous Garratt shot..... Edited September 18, 2016 by Giles 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 I've been tinkering on - including fitting telegraph poles, and water.... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgood Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Might that be a variety of thin fishing line, Giles? Looks beautifully tensioned. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Hi Tony, It's EZ line, which is extremely stretchy. It takes a bit of setting up to get an even sag, but you can happily twang it, bump in to it etc... And it will go back to what it was..... It's very good stuff.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Oh yes, the water.... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) I've finally finished the fencing - bar touching in a little paint. it had been a little tedious and time consuming (rather like full-size fences), but I quite like the effect. Edited October 9, 2016 by Giles 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Some bird life is appearing on Denton Brook. This one got a bit smudged when being glued, but has been touched up (since this photo). They're so small I can hardly see them at about 3mm Edited October 22, 2016 by Giles 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Some bird life is appearing on Denton Brook. Wow Giles, fantastic attention to detail, and the textures are coming to life. Jinty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ROSSPOP Posted October 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2016 Very inspirational Giles....... Keep on posting.............. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2016 That's positivley huge, I have a 4mm scale robin on Felton Lane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2016 Not often that a bloke boasts about his being smaller. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Here's him and his mate - there's a dead one kicking around somewhere that escaped from my tweezers - irretrievably gone..... Enough of birds! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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