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Jol Wilkinson

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  1. A bad week. had to install a new washing machine, fix the ballcock in the downstairs (staff) loo, fix a wiring problem in the workshop, etc. etc. Got s*d all modelling done on t...

  2. A bad week. had to install a new waching machine, fix the ballcock in the downstairs (staff) loo, fix a wiring problem in the workshop, etc. etc. Got s*d all modelling done on the layout.

  3. A bad week. had to install a new waching machine, fix the ballcock in the downstairs (staff) loo, fix a wiring problem in the workshop, etc. etc. God s*d all modelling done on the layout.

  4. The recent mild weather allowed me to do a bit of work outdoors, so the lighting support gantries are made, control panel supports made and fitted. Now back to working on the platforms.

  5. As has already been suggested, this should really be in the model shop guide forum. As I understand it the Smaller Suppliers forum is really intended for the small manufacturers who usually supply direct to their customers.
  6. Hooray, finished wiring the control panel (I think). Now to get on with the platformsand redecorating the spare bedroom.

  7. Still working on the layout control panel and wiring, will it never end?

  8. Back to working on the wiring for London Road, definitely not my favourite job.

  9. Taking a bit of a break from working on London Road and writing instructions for some new LNWR carriage kits by building a 12 wheel LNWR diner.

    1. iak

      iak

      Hmmmmmm ?????

  10. Trying to locate a supplier for a small piece of coloured perspex for the FY control panel and not having much luck.

  11. Finished the wiring on two of the new boards for London Road, just got to finish the control panel and the fiddle yard.

    1. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      will it be at a show soonish?

  12. Just received some DCCconcepts station gas lamps for London Road's new platforms. Really impressed, very well detailed and effective when lit.

  13. The London Road Models device is a "rivet embosser" intended solely for embosssing half etched rivets consistently. It was originally devised for that purpose by John Hayes and described in MRJ. Although I have one, I have found that a suitable honed punch, used with a 2oz hammer (much more sophisticated than Coach ) also works very well. Rivetting tools or presses have a punch and an anvil or dolly and will produce rivets on full thickness material. I also have a GW Rivet Tool and have found it quite satisfactory for 4mm use, on the admittedly rare occasions I have needed to use it. Jol
  14. Getting bored with wiring up the new control panel.

  15. Horray, got the traverser fully sorted on its four drawer runners. The loco "turntable" is finished so now I can lay the traverser lines.

  16. LRM jigs are now made by Markits (who copied the original ones to sell for themselves). As the original supplier required an order for a batch of at least 2000 to get a reasonable price, and some retail sales were already now going to Markits, LRM decided to buy in from Markits. They are also made from 1/8" aluminium bar stock, but do seem to be slightly larger than the original LRM version. Perhaps the machining of the tapered end also increases the diameter of the adjacent parallel plain section of the jig. Having reduced them to fit your hornblock bearings, I would wipe them over with a coat of light oil to prevent any oxidation/corrosion while they are in the tool box. Incidentally, LRM don't claim the idea for the design, that was Iain Rice's. LRM just started to get them made. Jol
  17. Despite feeling pleased with progress on the extension to London Road, can't help feeling it's two steps forward, one step back at the moment.

  18. Despite feeling pleased with progress on theectension to London Road, can't help feeling it's two steps forward, one step back at the moment.

  19. 1 - London Road. In the 1980's, it showed me that modelling the elegance of Edwardian Railways, and in particular the LNWR, in 4 mm was possible and that P4 was a practical proposition. 2 - Bramblewick. Because it's beautifully observed and modelled in all aspects. It has even turned me on to the the NER a little bit. 3 - Chee Tor. Because I feel it showed how 2mm or N gauge can be used to model the railway in a large landscape, which is something rarely achieved in other scales. If I ever were to take up 2mm/N gauge, this layout would be the reason. It is a pity we are only allowed three. There are many other layouts out there that also inspire me, some when seen in the flesh and some when carefully photographed and reproduced in a magazine.
  20. London Road Models do a kit for the M71, see http://www.scalefour.org/londonroad/lnwrcarriages.html
  21. Hi Tom, I can't recall if the boiler is etched or brass tube. If etched (which I think it is) it will be supplied already rolled and just need soldering along the bottom seam. If it is thin wall brass tube it will be turned to length with "square " ends for accuracy. That's LRM's usual approach for either type of boiler. The smokebox wrapper and cab roof will need curving, but that isn't difficult. Jol
  22. Tom, Worsdell forever has made a good job of this model but you may wish to consider the London Road Models etched brass kit. It includes a compensating system for the coupled axles and bogie which overcomes the usual problems with getting 0-4-4T's balanced. I also believe that an etched brass kit with cast brass fittings produces a "finer" model than whitemetal. The detail tends to be crisper, with more realistic thickness to the exposed edges of panels (e.g. cab roof), etched coal rails, etc. I gave up with whitemetal loco kits years ago and have never regretted it (even though I've built some indifferent etched kits ).
  23. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned (as far as I can see) the various historical Line Societies. What they preserve, record, etc. will however depend on their objectives or "mission statement". For example, the LNWR Society collects material about the LNWR and its predecessors. Much of this relating to the railway infrastructure is also applicable to the LMS and BR. This information is available for viewing at the Jeremy Flegg Study Centre in Leamington, online at the Webbsite and by purchasing photocopies and prints. The Society also publishes Portfolios (booklets) on various topics. I don't know what other Societies do, but collectively this does provide another large source of information.
  24. Sandy, is that a hint that you would buy a Renown if LRM produce one? Jol
  25. Thanks, the kit wasn't that straightforward, but worth it in the end. I'm not sure what I'll build next from my stock of boxes (nearly all LRM); possibly a Jumbo. I need to get out Ted Talbot's book (its up in the workshop) to remind myself of the history of the Benbows and Renowns. I think that they were derived from the Jubilees. In the case of the Renowns, as two cylinder simples with the addition of a Whale cab and (possibly) a bigger boiler. Jol
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