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Inspiring as ever, Pete... glad it's not only me that's not much use with a hot iron! Interesting the magnet works well with DGs through the wooden baseboard... what thickness wood are you using again?

 

Graham

Nice work Pete. The point looks pretty enough to me! Those buffer stops are lovely too.

 

Tom.

Nice work Pete,

 

There's been a lot of progress made on PW of late and the trackwork looks neat and tidy.

 

Ah! Dodgy soldering skills-Join the club!

 

The buffer stops look really good as well.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

Hi Pete,

 

Progress looks good.

 

Do you intend the magnets to be moveable so that they uncouple when you want them to and not otherwise?

 

Regards, Andy

All looks good Pete. Hope the man flu is easing! What you need is some bl##dy awful english weather to shift that.. and less of that lovely looking sunshine you're still getting down there ;-)

I wouldn't worry about glue instead of solder... I know what you mean. A good flux helps, but I guess you have that already. And stay clear of that lead-free rubbish - which incidentally is more harmful to the environment that leaded stuff (don;t get me started on that).... but the buffer stops look nice. As does the turnout. making me feel a little guilty and I must crack on myself.

 

Separately, well done for the posts on the S4M thread... it gets so tiresome. It was a good show and I hope more photos will surface. If you can make it any year, I'd be happy to give you a lift... even in to the depths of Berkshire which is where it'll shift to. For now, good luck with the continued progress and I look forward to seeing how you tackle the turnout operation; I think I've finally worked out what to do with mine... I just need to put it into practice.

 

Jon

Looks lovely, and very neat too!

EDIT: Looks like multiquote isn't working so well...sorry about the lack of clarity in the responses peeps A dash of orange and italics to help...

 

Inspiring as ever, Pete... glad it's not only me that's not much use with a hot iron! Interesting the magnet works well with DGs through the wooden baseboard... what thickness wood are you using again?

 

Thanks Graham - its only 3mm thick so even with ballast etc it should work fine...

 

Nice work Pete. The point looks pretty enough to me! Those buffer stops are lovely too.

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Thanks Tom - Perhaps I can 'sub' my trackwork to you in future?

 

There's been a lot of progress made on PW of late and the trackwork looks neat and tidy.

Ah! Dodgy soldering skills-Join the club!

The buffer stops look really good as well.

 

Thanks Mark - I am looking forward to get on the gritty 'scenics' once the wiring is nailed...

 

Progress looks good.

Do you intend the magnets to be moveable so that they uncouple when you want them to and not otherwise?

 

Thanks Andy - Last time I made them slide in and out on Kyle and it worked a treat although this time I was going to try them fixed - does it really hinder performance that much? I suppose I could always leave them 'scotched', test them and meantime have a plan B?...

 

All looks good Pete. Hope the man flu is easing! What you need is some bl##dy awful english weather to shift that.. and less of that lovely looking sunshine you're still getting down there ;-)

I wouldn't worry about glue instead of solder... I know what you mean. A good flux helps, but I guess you have that already. And stay clear of that lead-free rubbish - which incidentally is more harmful to the environment that leaded stuff (don;t get me started on that).... but the buffer stops look nice. As does the turnout. making me feel a little guilty and I must crack on myself.

 

Separately, well done for the posts on the S4M thread... it gets so tiresome. It was a good show and I hope more photos will surface. If you can make it any year, I'd be happy to give you a lift... even in to the depths of Berkshire which is where it'll shift to. For now, good luck with the continued progress and I look forward to seeing how you tackle the turnout operation; I think I've finally worked out what to do with mine... I just need to put it into practice.

 

Thanks Jon - Don't worry, I am sure you will have something excellent for the show next May...besides, its 7 months away yet

 

As for the S4M thread, thanks for the offer of a ride, would love to attend one time. I just think its sad that in this hobby we get enough flack from people without having to deal with 'infighting' amongst peeps...hopefully the storm has passed now...

 

Looks lovely, and very neat too!

 

Thanks Steve - can't tempt you back from 7mm then can we?

Those buffers look just fine to me Pete. You just need to find someone to give you some soldering lessons for the rest of the kits (noting that I have still not been brave enough to start the 2 black fives or the 9f I have waiting). The 21t hoppers I have been soldering up today are coming along nicely.

Those buffers look just fine to me Pete. You just need to find someone to give you some soldering lessons for the rest of the kits (noting that I have still not been brave enough to start the 2 black fives or the 9f I have waiting). The 21t hoppers I have been soldering up today are coming along nicely.

 

Thanks Kris - Its probably why I keep buying Stephen Harris kits...but am too scared to build them incase I ruin them. One thing I have learnt though is not to put the iron anywhere that the cyno has been...deadly fumes indeed...

Progressing nicely, Pete. Like the idea of a sliding stick for the decoupling magnet you used on Kyle - will they be permanently fixed for this one?

 

Man flu - now that's a coincidence - been suffering with that for more than a week here. I'm hoping that at least you haven't been flooded or burned in your neck of the woods.

 

Love Spain - mainly a mountains in Mallorca man myself, but we hired a car one year and did a few of the Paradores on the mainland, ended up in Toledo (magnificent place). Lovely people, lovely place so it's quite sad with what they're having to put up with at the moment.

 

Mike

Pete,

 

If you're really desperate to do something with the Crompton then buy a Dapol Class 26 (of any variety) and fit it to the Farish body. You will need to replace the fuel tanks with the Farish version. The bogie steps won't line up with the doors but as a temporary fix it is fine as the Class 26 is a superb runner. The fact that the bogies have the correct wheelbase and don't project out beyond the body just makes it look a whole lot better. Alternatively, don't bother and just put in a pre-order to a Liverpool emporium for the upcoming pukka Crompton from Dapol!

Anyway, nice work as usual, Pete.

 

David

Phew...multiquote's back in business again...

 

Progressing nicely, Pete. Like the idea of a sliding stick for the decoupling magnet you used on Kyle - will they be permanently fixed for this one?

Man flu - now that's a coincidence - been suffering with that for more than a week here. I'm hoping that at least you haven't been flooded or burned in your neck of the woods.

Love Spain - mainly a mountains in Mallorca man myself, but we hired a car one year and did a few of the Paradores on the mainland, ended up in Toledo (magnificent place). Lovely people, lovely place so it's quite sad with what they're having to put up with at the moment.

 

Thanks Mike - On the mend now and no disasters/floods have hit Barcelona yet thankfully.

 

Yep, Spain is a nice place...but I wonder sometimes whether we came here 25 years too early...it's very difficult to work here as the catalans are a close community...but I must admit, all that Independence stuff is getting right on my goat at present...

 

If you're really desperate to do something with the Crompton then buy a Dapol Class 26 (of any variety) and fit it to the Farish body. You will need to replace the fuel tanks with the Farish version. The bogie steps won't line up with the doors but as a temporary fix it is fine as the Class 26 is a superb runner. The fact that the bogies have the correct wheelbase and don't project out beyond the body just makes it look a whole lot better. Alternatively, don't bother and just put in a pre-order to a Liverpool emporium for the upcoming pukka Crompton from Dapol!

Anyway, nice work as usual, Pete.

 

Thanks David - Like the 'FarDap' temporary fix for the Crompton...I'm guessing you have done one of these yourself? Will look into that but I am equally tempted to place pre-orders with that well known box shifter...trouble is, I need two really...a 33/0 and a 33/1...

Hi Pete,

Looking good mate! Those buffers are nice. I think the Dapol 33 will be worth the wait judging by the quality of their 56. However, that Farish one isn't a bad model considering.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Looking good mate! Those buffers are nice. I think the Dapol 33 will be worth the wait judging by the quality of their 56. However, that Farish one isn't a bad model considering.

Best regards,

 

Thanks Jeremy - Am sure Dapol will deliver on that...the stuff they are knocking out now is certainly giving Farish a run for its money. Meantime, I might consider David 'quickfix' using a 26 chassis...might pop a quick question to DD on expected release dates for the Crompton...