-
Posts
1,547 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Exhibition Layout Details
Store
Blog Comments posted by NeilHB
-
-
Brilliant work Alan, its coming along very nicely now.
-
That really is exquisite Chris.
- 1
- 1
-
Lovely work Dave.
- 2
- 1
-
Lovely work Corbs.
- 1
-
Lovely work Dave, that really does make a big difference.
- 1
-
Thanks Dave and Graham.
Graham - don't suppose you know the Slater's product code at all please? Can't see any other than the ones that Dave's posted above listed on their website currently.
BW,
Neil -
Hi Dave,
Thanks for that. Very strange as the ones with my kit are a completely different design to yours!
It’s similar to what Slaters use for their coach kits and I just can’t get on with them so they get replaced with what I would term your traditional sprung buffer with the spring contained within the buffer guide and a captive nut on the end of the buffer ram.
BW,
Neil
-
Hi Wenlock,
I noticed that you’ve not used the buffers supplied with the kit - do you mind if I ask please what you replaced them with?
I have one of these on the go at the moment and I’m not a fan of the springing method of the buffers supplied by Slaters with the kit so looking to replace with ones like you have fitted. GWR isn’t my usual forte so I’m a bit out of my depth with what is suitable!
Cheers,
Neil
-
Fantastic work Pete - coming along well and you’ve captured the essence of Wenford Dries nicely.
- 1
-
Sorry to hear about the loss of your mum Pete.
Good to see some progress on Wenford - it’s looking really good. The technique you’ve used for the concrete apron has worked well.
- 1
- 1
-
Looking good Pete - so glad to see progress on Wenford!
- 1
- 1
-
That looks superb Pete - really coming along nicely now.
As Mikel says, no one would know that it’s built around Ikea shelves!
-
Brakevan looks good Marc, shall have to see about getting one when we’ve got further with the layout.
-
Looking forward to seeing the TR 3-bar slate wagons Marc - I have rather a lot of the Wrightlines 2-bar ones, so a couple of 3-bar ones will do nicely to add a bit of variety!
-
No worries. I presume you would like it at Telford?
Marc
Thanks Marc, that would be great
See you at Telford!
Neil
-
Thanks Marc, have now seen the photo and they look very nice indeed! Could I stick my name down for one of the 4 compartment 1st/3rd's please?
Thanks,
Neil
-
Hi Neil,
The Ashbury coaches are now avalable. We are also working on the 2-4-2T to go with them.
Marc
Lovely - do you have a price for them please?
Neil
-
When I saw you at Telford last year you had samples of the Furness 4-wheel coaches (diag.18 etc. I think - Victoria from the Thomas books!) - are these available yet please?
-
I rather like the look of this! I shall follow with interest.
-
True - they would have done Martin. However this layout is looooong gone - currently planning it's successor (and have been for the last 4 years....)
Handbuilt track will be a feature of the next one as I have very restricted space (7'6"x18" max) so points will be of the very small variety!
-
I think the driving wheel splasher will look very good when its finished, I suggest covering the area with masking tape before you drill the holes, I've read it somewhere that it stops the drill bit from slipping. Alternatively, if that fails, have you thought about using a thin plasticard overlay to represent the cutouts in the splasher? Paint the background of it black and you wouldn't really be able to tell the difference. Admittedly it wouldn't look as good as actually drilling the holes would, but less likely to give you nightmares though!
-
I'll be looking forward to seeing what you do with the Percy's, the outside framed quarry hunslet sounds like a very good plan! I've dug out my two spare percy's with an eye to using them on my layout for the 0-16.5 feeder line, have a couple of ideas, one of which is a narrow gauge Bideford, Westhard Ho! & Appledore Railway Hunslet tram engine: http://englishrail.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bwha_1.jpg
With regards to the Echo kit, I look forward to seeing how that one turns out as well, I've used what little remains of mine and just testing out how it looks mounted on a Percy chassis...footplate will need widening but it could look quite interesting when I've finished with it.
Yes, I must say I found that when I first got into 7mm modelling, it is very addictive, I think its the sheer scale of it all compared to 4mm, everything has much more bulk to it, even the narrow gauge stuff!
Hmm, must say the L&B style mallet would look pretty impressive, you'd need a huge layout though for it to look right I think.
If you ever want a hand with any of the 0-16.5 stuff, give me a shout as I'm only up the road from you in Derby and more than happy to help out.
- 1
-
Hi Simon,
Have you thought about using the Bachmann Percy chassis as a basis for building bodies onto? In terms of detail they are much better than the Hornby 0-4-0 chassis and run a heck of a lot better too! I've been contemplating mounting two of them back to back and wired together to create a double fairlie loco. With a slightly wider footplate and deeper bufferbeams the chassis would look suitably narrow gauge.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the Smallbrook studio kit, which one have you ordered? I have a couple of these, two of the Pentewan railway clay open wagons and their 'Echo' loco kit, though I must say I wasn't too impressed with the footplate casting with the loco kit, mine was severly distorted, but from what I've read I think mine may have been one of the earlier ones, as he now produces the models with wire cast into the footplate to make them less likely to warp.
Must say I'm quite tempted by the Ajax kit designed to fit onto the Bachmann Underground Ernie inspection car, think with a modified rear body it could look quite interesting!
http://www.smallbrookstudio.com/custom/Guard%20Thunderer%20007.jpg
Oh and a word of warning, once you've started in 7mm scale you'll never look back!
- 1
-
Hi Simon,
Really like what you've done so far with this, gives me a few ideas of what to do with my version! I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when its finished.
Neil.
The 1/50 project, A body and lights
in Playing with 1/50 scale
A blog by Dave John in RMweb Blogs
Posted
Excellent work Dave, this is coming along a treat.