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  1. Hello all, In doing some maintenance/ detailing work to a friends ancient kit built loco, it has become apparent that one of the carbon brushs for the motor has at some point broken. We have no idea of the origin of the motor or how to go about sourcing a replacement brush. Any advise / recommendations / identification would be greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone!
  2. Yes I had read that was the reason for their design; though until now had not seen any evidence of them actually being used in this way. The trencher is very interesting, I might have to go at modelling that to go with this rake of grampus.
  3. Thanks Ian. A copy of Behind the Scenes Volume 2 (Early On-Track Machines) is now on order! Much appreciated!
  4. It could well be Crimson and Cream! I hadn't spotted the lozenge before, but that does give weight to the crimson. Could be quite a charming little thing in crimson.
  5. I've come across this very interesting image on the NYMR p-way website, showing a portion of a rake of grampus. With the end doors dropped to allow a dumper truck to run up and down the rake, presumably filling the rake up with spent ballast, from what appears to be a ballast cleaner / remover, loading the ballast into a hopper and then into the dumper. A couple of questions from this image: Livery for the dumper and conveyor / hopper? They both appear to be in the same livery. Green body, yellow stripe and black wheels looks likely to me, but it is very hard to tell from a black and white image. Any thoughts / information would be welcome! The ballast cleaner behind, any information on what this is likely to have been would be interesting. I don't know the original source of the image or dates, but any further info on this could be good. Thanks for any help people can give! https://www.nymr-pway.co.uk/2017/12/08/grampus-991840/
  6. I get a series of warning messages when trying to download. Is anyone able to share the files in a different way; it would be nice to give it a go.
  7. This is looking really good, I shall keep watching progress. Out of interest, which printer are you using?
  8. The OHV looks absolutely cracking, very interested to see how the dented version comes out! The door springs and brake handle look beautifully thin, what sort of thickness have you go those down to? (I'm considering purchasing a photon myself, your work is definitely encouraging me!)
  9. Thanks Tom, hopefully I'll have enough for another update soon! Ben
  10. Thanks Pete, I was pretty pleased with how its turned out so far You're defiantly not the only one, its just so easy to do when you've got everything lined up and are trying to hold it all in place!
  11. So the fiddly bits! I really enjoy making things like these, proving to myself what is possible with Plasticard and my limited skill set. So to begin with a little set of concrete stairs. Pretty easy to make, just quite small. I start with the sides, remembering to take off the the thickness of the plasticard for the tread and riser so that I don't end up with a staircase 1mm further forward or higher than I intended These are to give you an idea off the size of this little thing, and some of the mess I work in! So all the risers are added first Then the treads. Note that some of these are not quite flush with the risers, but this is easy to correct with a file if you can keep hold of the stairs! Then a little trial placement on their new home... Then for the long set of wooden stairs. These are made from 20thou plasticard, and are still pretty small! Careful marking out first, with a technical pencil and square. Then more careful cutting Then I glued the bottom set of stairs in place and the two stringers. I had to be really careful to ensure that the stringers were straight as its easy to get a slight bend in the plastic when its as thin as this The little box that the glue pot is in is something I threw together out of a few scraps of plasticard because I am so good at knocking the glue over. And there is nothing worse than knocking glue over a model you've spent hours on, and its so easy to do! It effectively makes the base of the bottle larger, so it takes a lot more to knock it over, and I haven't managed to since I made it! Thoroughly recommend throwing one together with a few odd bits you have lying around! Then I added all the treads to the staircase, starting at the bottom and working my way up. Nothing too difficult, just spots of glue and the use of some tweezers. No risers this time, it being an outdoor wooden staircase Then it was onto the balustrades, these were to be nice and simple, three square posts on each side, with a single simple handrail. The posts I cut from 40thou plasticard, cheaper than buying a square section and with such short pieces, you can't tell if its not exactly perfect. I added all the posts quite quickly, and got the handrail on before the posts were completely set, so I could still adjust their alignment slightly. This helped to make sure the tops of them would line up just right with the angle of the handrail. First one... Then the other... A few pictures not on my workbench. You can see the pad stones for the beams quite clearly in these photos as Ive put the beams to one side so I dont damage them. I then used some odd scraps of 40thou to put the bank of earth in against the wagon ramp. It got a little fiddely around the stairs, but as it will all get painted over and then covered with muck, you wont be able to see the joins later on. Ok, so now even smaller bits! Can you guess what these are? Here is me filing out the insides of one of them to make the hole a little larger, 2mm diameter was my aim. Well they're very rudimentary bearings. And they go with this little assembly of pieces. And then they very carefully all went together like this. Lots of work with tweezers! Well, if you haven't guessed yet, here it is in place. Its the drop down platform for the Coal Hole. This was used so that the shed staff could get the coal which was put in barrows of some description into the bunkers and tenders of engines easily, much easier to tip it straight down than have to throw it in! It was hard to get any photos of these, so its my best educated guess. But just encase someone provides me with or I come across more information, I've made the whole thing a push fit into the slot in the wall, so it can be replaced if it turns out I was way off target! That should also make it far easier to paint too. And yes it does lower, I don't intend to hook it up to a servo or anything though, I think that's going a little too far for me right now... One day, maybe... Anyway, thats all for now! Comments and thoughts are always welcome, see you next time!
  12. Thanks Jimmy, that's a really generous comment! Hopefully I can continue to live up to those standards! Ben
  13. Well all of this was very time consuming, and not massively satisfying, but I'm pleased to have got it over and done with! So it began with adding the final layer of brickwork around the top of the Coal Hole. Not too difficult, I just used the same technique as before allowing the ends to hang over so I could trim them down when the glue had set. I trimmed the top pieces to size and then started on the final layer around the bottom of the Coal Hole. This was much more fiddly as I needed to build out a section around each of the abutments. Abutments, or Columns, Im not sure... I then did the same as before and trimmed the end pieces that I had left overhanging to length, leaving sharp corners. I then turned my attention to the beams that are going to support the tank above the Coal Hole. I ordered these from Sylmasta as they come in 1m lengths which means less waste. They came within two days which was very pleasing. Quite expensive postage though, especially as there is only one postage option. I made some pad stones with 10thou plasticard and attached these to the walls at the correct heights to give the beams that little edge to sit on to make their placement easier. I used two sizes, 5mm high for the longer beams and 4mm high for the cross members which are set into the larger beams. I assembled these all loose, just slotting them together, checked all was straight and true, then glued everything at once. However, I did not glue the beams to the walls at this stage, as making them removable will make the painting and detailing of the interior much much easier!
  14. Would you consider cutting some sheets of tiles exactly like yours for other people? (For a fee of course) They look like an excellent time saver! Regards Ben
  15. So quite a bit of progress recently, or at least it feels that way! Comments, thoughts, questions, hints and tips are of course always welcome! Anyway, here is what I have been up too... Ive added another layer of brickwork to the long sides. As the corners will be viable i left them long for accurate trimming later... This shows the extra length a little better... I then moved onto the doorway, which I knew was going to be awkward! First i added the brickwork between the two walls on both sides, careful cutting and trimming was required! Then I added the brick arches over the door. This was made up of thin pieces of embossed plasticard bent to shape. I cut the strips vertically out of the sheet of plasticard as i thought this looked more realistic and less like the bricks were curved when bent into the arch shape. I then trimmed the little sliver of plastic off below the lowest arch Added the layer of brickwork to match those id added before on the long sides Trimmed all the long sides to sharp crisp corners, a slightly nerve wracking moment! The turned my attention to the interior where I added the double layer of brickwork to match that on the exterior walls. Then created the brick arch on the other side of the door to match that on the exterior. This one was a little more fiddely being in a small space, and wont really be seen. But I like knowing its there. The little bits of "thread" that you can see on the arch, are from where I was holding the pieces with tweezers, and these cleaned up quite well after I had taken the photo. Still lots more to do, but I'm getting there!
  16. Really lovely pieces of work here I tried having a look at your online shop, but it didn't appear to be up and running yet? Or am I being a bit daft (very likely) I was looking to see what you charge for slates for 4mm models? If after quite a bulk load and don't fancy cutting them by hand... Thanks very much, really looking foreword to seeing more of what you can create! Ben
  17. That join will be covered with other layers, so it doesn't matter really, keeping the corner square was more important Ben
  18. Appologies for the quiet spell, Ive been rather busy with work recently, and was out at a show all of last weekend. Not huge progress, but a little, and there may still be time this weekend to get a tad more done. Anyway, here are the photos of whats been happening...
  19. So a few more steps have been made today, trying very hard not to rush things though!
  20. Hi Ian Its got a 10mm MDF base, and then I'm using 40thou plasticard for the main structure etc... Ben
  21. Well we have been meaning to set ourselves up a blog for a little while now, and we have finally taken the plunge. So here is the first of hopefully many posts about what we are working on. My current project is a LNWR coaling stage in 4mm. Below are a few photos of how im getting on... Further updates of this and other projects from myself and Charlie will follow
  22. Hi Ive been reading you thread for quite a while now, and Im really impressed with what you are making I am more than tempted by a number of your creations and just need to save some funds! I was thinking of having a go at maybe trying to create something myself, and was wondering how closely you have had to stick to the minimum wall thickness and other limits that the print companies state? As some of your details are very small and a number of things appear, to my eyes at least to be below the minimums they state? Is that the case, or have you just been super clever with your designs? Thanks so much for your help! Ben
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