drduncan

When I say cobbles it’s really random stone rubble laid as a road - like this from Boscastle and very similar to ones I’ve seen in st Ives, Mousehole and other Cornish villages. Im going to try skaters 2mm random stone to see if it looks right. Any suggestions as to a better approach? Duncan

It is similar to what I had in mind for the non-quayside infill. D

Yes that is my intention. The ballast at the moment only goes to the sleeper ends. The area between the track and the quay edge will be cobbled with stone ‘kerbs’ butting up o the sleeper ends and the sleeper ends ballasted over. The inland sections will have similar treatment but with soil not cobbles/kerbs. Duncan

One of the decisions for the quay sidings is whether to reballast in wood ash or use cinder ballast. Also to okay around with what ballasting over the sleepers might look like. Here I’d board one’s quay sidings with still loose cinder ballast roughly in place to see what over the sleepers might look like. At the moment I’m tempted to continue with both cinders and over the sleepers ballast. Comments very welcome! Duncan

A broad gauge ballast spreader to take some of the ballasting pain away following the less than successful use of wood ash. Duncan

The track is now down on board 2 (the right hand one). Working on board 1 today as if time permits wiring up board 2 for testing (aka playing with trains). It will be a chance to put @garethashenden’s Buffalo through its paces, and 1384 for the SG as well!

Thinking about fitched under frames and whether they had square or angle iron stanchions… Here is a lot 231 round ended example, but converted to a square end. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrms1211.htm You can see it had angle stanchions rather than the expected square wooden ones. I therefore wonder whether as part of the rebuilding of all rounded variants they got angle stanchions. Any thoughts? Duncan

Second digit and iron frames: That narrows it down to lots 209, 210, 257. Third digit as a 5: The only lot possible with round ends is 211 (31491-600) but they had fitched underframes… Duncan

Looking at my notes of the lots, it could be from lot 209, 210, 211, 212, 226, 233, 249, 257, 266 or 281, so not very helpful in narrowing down suspects! D

A round ender in post 1904 livery too. Important as many round ended wagons lost their round ends, probably after 1900, but the modifications were not recorded in the Wagon Stock Books. If anyone can decipher the whole number do say! Duncan

Chaps, While the quality of coach modelling and information being shared is exemplary, and I would not wish it to stop, can everyone bear in mind this thread is about GWR 3 plank wagons. May I suggest that all posts about brake composites and tricomposite are moved by their authors onto the thread which was established specifically for such discussion as signposted previously here by @Compound2632. This will help ensure that such excellent models and information can be more readily found by those wishing to follow in the footsteps of those who have blazed such an inspiring trail. Thread drift is illuminating and entertaining but like all things is best in moderation! Duncan

The first batches I printed were with Siraya Fast Smokey black resin which when cured was a lot less Smokey than I had wanted - more very light atmospheric pollution rather than a diesel fed fire belching black plumes into the air. Duncan

This may be of interest… I am a man of my word…. Duncan

Exquisite modelling. Duncan

On the basis that a slip coach is a brake tri-composite or brake composite with a fancy coupling and special brake arrangements, I feel it would be unfair to exclude Dean slip coaches from this thread, so get (diag) F'ing on with it... D

Here is an E19 with oil lamps. Its interesting how low the rain trip is, perhaps only 3 inches or so at its max extent from the gutter. I'm going to have to modify the roof of my E19 3d print. Incidentally, does any one have information about rain strips; is there a rule for whether they are single or double, for example? Duncan

In 4mm they will be too small to print I’m afraid. It might work in 7mm but they would be very fragile. D

Yes, I’d been thinking along similar lines. I intend to try printing windows in clear resin too, just to see what the results are like. D

Well, apart from replacing the the post civil war parliamentary crypto republican democracy with a military dictatorship… I always thought that his statue was there as a warning to politicians about the dangers of generals with a large standing army, time on their hands and a grievance or several. He’s why the British parliament resisted having a standing army and righty put their faith in the Royal Navy! DrDuncan

Following an illuminating thread drift over in the 3 plank appreciation thread, here is a place to discuss William Dean’s brake tricomposite and brake composite designs such as Low roofed bogie coach designs such as the E19 Clerestory roofed bogie coaches such as the E9 Low roofed 4 and 6 wheel or Clerestory 6 wheel designs. Prototypes and models come forth and multiply. However, no Collett creations or Hawksworth heresies please… I now call on the congregation rejoice in the word of brother @Penrhos1920 May the Dean coaches be with you, now and always, built at Swindon. DrDuncan

Of course! GWR appreciation is fully inclusive and welcomes the diversity of approach provided by our clerestory brethren.

@Schooner You’re staying suspiciously quiet about a forthcoming broad gauge conversion… D

Oh for better/sharper photos! D

I must admit I read that as a good bit of parental indoctrination for the Senior Service... It never occurred to me as a GWR aficionado that people would want to travel on the LNWR! Duncan

I'm going to start a Dean low roofed brake tricomposite appreciation thread...just sayin' 😁 D