Hello
OK, so its been ageess and aggeess since my last post and I apologise. It does seem to be normal now for me to stop modelling for a month or so around this time of the year and this year has been no real exception. I havent totally stopped but there hasnt really been anything worth posting recently. I know things will return to normal at some point though.
One thing that hasnt helped is being without any broadband here at home. For some reason my original ISP decided to cut my broadband connection a couple of days after I asked for my MAC code! but now I have a shiny and new BT connection...
Anyway, as I mentioned above there isnt really anything that warrants a post on its own in the way of modelling but there are a couple of things I will mention...
Firstly I have done a little more on Elvis the railcar. I have been slowly working through the bogies for the railcar and have managed to rewheel it to 2mm standards by making my own axles with pinpoint ends to keep the original electrical pickups. I have now moved onto fitting the sideframes but I havent quite figured out how to do it yet! Its certianly making me think for sure...
Secondly I have been dabbling once again with etching and thanks to Pixie I got a prototype narrow gauge chassis etched. I designed it to be soldered together from four layers to reproduce the 'I' beam section which also allows some pockets on each end for couplings. The wheels are held in place with 2mm SA pinpoint bearings and the whole thing went together really well without any problems. I have now tweaked the design a little to make the chassis as small as possible and I hopefully will be getting some more etched soon.
Missy
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