Very nice Julia.

Would I be right in thinking that the road tanker is for milk rather than the less edible contents of your previous tanks?

Regards, Andy

Thanks Andy.

Yes, the plan was its a milk tanker, although I have noticed they were used for beer too.

M

Hi Julia,

Wonderful work as always!

I notice that you have drawings of the milk tankers (presumably for a ROTANK) - where did you get those please as it will mean I don't have to crawl all over the one at 81E!

All the best,

Castle

nice work as usual are the UJ intended for the shop ? hop so as Im rubbish at trying to make them

Hello Nick. It all depends upon the chief shopkeeper, that and the fact they need to be checked to see if they are any good first!

Very nice Julia. Will those coach buffers be available to others? Also was the Toad from a Kit?

Don

Hi Don. As above really, plus I am not 100% convinced these will be strong enough to be useable by anyone. Time will tell, tat plus I eed to get them onto a coach to test them out!

The GW brake van is the one available through the association, I believe its a CH etch.

M

Hi Julia,

 

Wonderful work as always!

 

I notice that you have drawings of the milk tankers (presumably for a ROTANK) - where did you get those please as it will mean I don't have to crawl all over the one at 81E!

 

All the best,

 

Castle

Check your email

I was advised that the best option for working (ie. load carrying / transmitting) components was to specify a nylon 3D print.

Not got my components yet to confirm or deny the efficacy of the advice!

Check your email

Cheers mate!

 

Hi Don. As above really, plus I am not 100% convinced these will be strong enough to be useable by anyone. Time will tell, that plus I need to get them onto a coach to test them out!

 

M

This morning I primed one of the sets of the coach buffers (Julia kindly gave me a couple of sets to try) and have just cut one off the sprue (nice new scalpel blade and very light pressure!). The remains of the sprue were cleaned off using a sanding stick and I must say that I'm really impressed with them, delicate as they are.

Next job is to finish the Siphon underframe that they'll be fitted to!

Andy

Nice work Julia.

The milk tank looks superb! I'm looking at the possibility of 3D printing for the ends of my cement vee-tanks. 

Robert.

Happy New year Julia, brilliant stuff as usual. I particularly like the little milk tanker, what are the origins of the wheels?

 

Jerryt

Happy new year to you (and Kim) too. The wheels came from one of those Japanese coaches you see all over the place. I picked it up at a recent toy fair for

Years and Years ago Geoff Jones won the Willis Cup for an injection mould to produce black plastic U/J's (these were in the Association shop fop a while). This was before Geoff moved into smallholding in Lancashire when production ceased. What chance he can find the mould (and time) to resume production or is it (and the plastic) a victim of H&S? Fortunately I still have a couple of sets in my stock - which says everything about my loco output!!

 

I do like the UJ - is the end view of the recess something like this?:

 

 

Hello MP. Yes it is, I have added a screen grab of the 3D to the post...

M

Ah, that's what those wheels are for!

 The milk tank looks great !!

Ah, that's what those wheels are for!

Yes

 The milk tank looks great !!

Thank you, it was my little Christmas Holiday project. It just needs a wagon for it to sit on now.

Has something happened to your Avatar? Looks a bit fraught.

Don

Same character, I just fancied something a little different.

M

Thanks for the UJ screen shot. What are your:

- wire shaft diameter;

- UJ ball diameter;

- UJ body diameter.