Hi Having scratchbuilt a few chassis for use with RTR bodies of simpler prototypes, eg 0-6-0s, moguls, and a couple of 4-6-0s, I thought I'd bite the bullet and try the big'un ie the BR 9f. I'm modelling in EM and I usually scratch build the frames and compensate either with commercial hornblocks or using the Guy Williams Pendon approach of bearing tubes. I have also used Comet valve gear sets to good effect. When it comes to the 9F, I notice from the diagram on the Comet (Wizard) site that the
Hi All I'm new to this blog business. Hope I've got this right.
I have recently returned to railway modelling after about thirty years. I'm modelling in EM. Before putting everything in the loft years ago, I acquired a quantity of Post Office relays intending their use as point/signal motors. This was quite common in the old days. I am now retired after a career as an architectural model maker so I have some skill but little money. (That's self employment for you.) I would therefore like to
