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My first V


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Following Brain Harrup's excellent example here I've made my first V :)

 

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It's a 1 in 6 - taken with a similar one from a Waverley point kit (the Waverley is the one at the top)

 

Nose is a bit blunter than I'd like, but it should be okay.

 

Right, one more #6 and a #5 to do then it's onto switch blade practice :lol:

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Ian -

 

Thanks for the link - I'd not seen the original and the results are certainly impressive!

Regs

 

Ian

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Ian,

here I am waiting for parts to finish my first turnout kit, and along you come with this, and Brian's post, and make it look so easy. Something to think seriously about once confidence grows... but I think I still need to learn to walk properly rather than trying to run all the time first.

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Oh yes - I started with an old Waverley point kit, V and switch blades all filed up for you and even the wing rails pre-formed. Walk, then run ;)

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Easy, isn't it? I tried making one this way after seeing Brian's post and found it far easier than any method I've used before.

 

Nick

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Hi

I had mad EM points which worked well. I have O gauge to do soon.

 

Did you silver solder your V's together?

 

Peter

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Nah, just used normal lead free multicore solder, as I'll use 180 deg to solder the track to the copperclad it should be fine as long as I'm careful :)

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