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Don't mention 61663 or 61664 unless you know where you are in Merseyside.
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Just now, PeterStiles said:
I think I'll stop now. This thread can only end up too political.
Nah, not if you keep to the funny side of things.
How about all the Clans having to be shedded very carefully Geographically for example?
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34001 and 34003 were hated by their respective Footy Fans.
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Don't think there has ever been a Loco named Beeching?
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12 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said:
Your trying to judge yesterday by the revisionist standards of today!
The country was not long out of the war and was still rebuilding at the time and yesterdays heroes are todays monsters.
'Todays Monsters'; only in some peoples opinions. Others have differing opinions. Has thus been and probably always shall be.
Phil
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Actually I hadn't really tested my 'added Lead' Engine for ooomph and I can't remember what it became after renumbering and all that Tender faffing, that is a nightmare, now!
I'm lucky as almost all my Bulleids have loads of hauling power and the layout (Seaton Junction) is long enough with decent radius curves off stage. Longest Trains are ACEs (sometimes 14 on the Up) and the Brighton Plymouth; 9/10 Mk ones as you know.
Have you by any chance built a PDK 5500 Tender Kit? I've got one but no Instructions. Not the end of the World but would be handy to know any tips, if you have and have the time to share?
Also, have you built the Self Weighing one? I've part built one and its a good Kit. Nowhere near finished but looks good behind a MN.
ATB
Phil
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51 minutes ago, Combe Martin said:
Hello yes, and based on that Flickr picture I've ordered and received red ones from Fox. All I've got to do now is fit them, move the scrolls up the sides, and renumber it with cabside number transfers and fit the smokebox number plate ! Oh, and hard wire a decoder in (Weymouth is a Wilton era loco, no socket).
I've done a few of those non DCC Ready and added Lead (Roof Flashing) Strips to the Can sides as there is loads of room, even after Decoder Fitted.
I found some really simple Sockets and the Decoders to go with them. I can find the name of the Kit for you if I go up in the Loft.
Only basic and inexpensive (4 Functions I think?) of course, but the socket is dead easy to wire up.
You may well have already done it before and have your own choice of Kit.
Those Scrolls are teeny and so easily lost! Good luck with the Cabsides but I find Fox to be excellent to apply.
All the b est
Phil
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On 09/04/2024 at 08:24, Combe Martin said:
Yes, well that's what I thought initially, but when I started clicking on the ordering options it insists you click on the colour box and there's black as well as red !, which is why I started studying the pictures more closely, and the colour ones didn't show the plate as red, but rather either black or dirt. Most WC's, even if they're filthy still seem to show a red plate.
Did you sort this?
The choice of colour may be because the alternative Plates could be for Modifieds? I've forgotten how it went but B of B were Blue.
I never remember seeing an 'original' W.C. with Black Plates.
Sorry this is a late response.
Phil
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I'll have those Kevin if they are still going. 17.53 Wednesday 17th.
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Blimey Steve. That was a quick job. Looks damn good to me and I'm wearing my top notch Specs.
Phil
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On 15/04/2024 at 12:33, 31A said:
By way of light relief after finishing the latest coach for Peterborough North and a full on Easter weekend behind Grantham, I've been making a wagon kit. This one to be precise:
At first sight, 'only a mineral wagon' but actually something a little bit different, being a wagon built in the 1940s by the Southern Railway for the LNER, and with a few distinctive features - 8 plank sides, prominent external angle iron 'side knees' either side of the side doors, and no kerb rails.
Cambrian kits are great, but I decided to replace some of the bits with metal parts from my stash because
- They're better detailed
- Cambrian wagons have a tendency to riding too high - something to do with the underframe mouldings I presume
- I had the parts in the stash anyway and thought I might as well use them
So, I replaced the axleguards and buffers with ABS white metal castings, used etched parts from Wizard Models / 51L for the brake gear, and drawhooks from Ambis. I really like these 51L brake gear parts:
https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/wagons/blgva/
They can be a bit fiddly to put together but as long as you follow the instructions they go together well, make a big improvement to the appearance of the wagon and result in a more robust model. As the parts cover a range of prototypes, I had to modify the brake lever for length, drilling a new hole further in from the thick end and cutting off the thin end after it had been bent to shape.
Here's the underneath of the wagon, with the work in progress. Although as mineral wagons they had independent brakes, I put a single cross shaft through the V hangers to keep everything in line, then cut away the middle section when everything was set. The inner V hangers and Evo stuck to the inside of the solebars, with the outer ones being cranked round the lower flange of the solebar. Always fun soldering metal bits attached to plastic bits, but at least soldering the stay between the brake lever rack and the axleguard was easier with the axleguards being white metal!
This shows all the added metal parts.
The door bangers are from brass strip, threaded through slots in the top of the solebar so that they could be glued securely to the underside of the floor. Their angles were adjusted after these photos were taken!
Another unusual feature of these wagons was that they evidently had 'standard' buffers at each end, rather than the buffers with upstanding lugs that mineral wagons usually have at the door end, to hold the floor in place.
I then cut back the cross shaft, just leaving enough of it to thread the brake shoe moulding onto the remaining stub, having drilled through the centre of the moulding. I'd cut away the moulded safety hangers, and replaced them with the brass ones from the 51L etch.
That was all fairly straightforward; in fact I think construction took less time than painting, but I'll come onto that later....
Kit building Wagons and Vans is very good Therapy I find. Especially when you add some more robust parts and decent Buffers.
Good job Steve.
Phik
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Have a good day Gilbert. Pssst, it's the Bus UNDER the Bridge you need to be wary of.
Speak soon.
Mad Duck.
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Donny Free Pres (FB Posts) has had it too, so its one of those 'Newsworld type stories. Most of the usual suspects and just locals, who are ignorant of anything beyond their Phones, on there are going on about how's an LNER (meaning the actual Newish Company on the ECML) 'Wagon' been buried in wherever? Oh dear!
They really are beyond belief, as they are on something on there about Climate Modification; not for here. You can probably imagine what's on that thread, but even I in my usual mood just couldn't handle the utter b0ll0x being posted on there. I had to dump it before I passed out from disbelief at what these people actually think and believe.
In reality a LNER Container in a Wagon, across the Channel, wouldn't have been that unusual back then surely? No idea what sort of Goods were being sent/received in those days.
Thank Goodness RMW usually is never that bad...or maybe I've missed something?
Phil
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20 hours ago, Graham_Muz said:
Then perhaps such unprototypicical curves are unacceptable in this day and age...
Brilliant.
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20 minutes ago, gwrrob said:
Yes and they are slightly loose in the nem easily sorted by adding a slip of card .
Cheers Rob.
I've had a faff with the older type! It's also fun 'creating' similar couplings for my Parkside/Peco Nana Vans.
I'm also thinking about sorting an alternative to using two Hunts on fixed Rakes. Being a tight wad, I'm going to try Hunt to 'metal' fitted conveniently. Thus Ten Hunts (plus the metal invention) could actually cover 10 Vans/Wagons instead of just 5 (one Hunt each end). As long as the Train is free running and isn't really long and heavy, it could work as the Hunts are really powerful little Magnets IME.
That's just an idea at the moment. I suppose fixed Rakes could use very simple wire Couplings, but Hunts seem great for shunting in reverse.
ATB
Phil
P.S. Greens seem doomed sadly.
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Morning all and Rob, please excuse yet another question.
On your Accy Nana Vans, are your Hunts (the Extra Close for NEM) the new ones with 'Collars'? I ask as I've just received my new ones (with Collars) and these look quite different to the ones I had and struggled somewhat with on my Nanas; (didn't have a tight fit in the Van hole (ooooh er misses).
Thank you.
Phil
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Clive, they are the most beautiful Engines I have ever see you produce. I lurrrrrve the one with Twin Pots. I could adopt that.
beautifully ugly mate ... and that's the Engines by the way. LOL
Philth
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14 hours ago, John M Upton said:
I did the same error of looking at the Dapol Facebook thread on the subject. Good grief, that place really is the wild west of social media!!!!
If you think that's bad...don't bother going anywhere else. Even Railway related ones are full of very odd stuff.
Yes, I know I shouldn't even be there either.
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On 04/07/2022 at 11:30, finelines said:
Holmethorpe 1950/51.
I went down there Circa 1971 to collect Sand for my Lad's Sand Pit in our garden just up the Road. He's 55 now!
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On 11/02/2016 at 15:45, brushman47544 said:
Being rebuilt to make up 5-car Class 458 units for SWT.
Strange choice of thread to post the question in though Phil :-)
Why the F I posted that there I have no idea. Oooof
Thanks Bman. It's gone after 6 years!
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32 minutes ago, Jol Wilkinson said:
Unfortunately the Vectis information and photos don't help to identify what identify the contents of some of the lots. However, at the estimated prices I suspect some eBay traders will see an opportunity.
You can contact Vectis and they will have a look for you. Very helpful folk there. Even take some extra pics for me in the past.
I could almost Guarantee they are 'complete' Kits from an estate or clearance.
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Just down the Road from you so no Postage charges.
Doubt they will go for much as Traders don't like Coach Kits....too niche.
All the best
Philth
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Check the date of the Video?
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14 hours ago, Phil Parker said:
Ahh yes. Because this will only happen if you "outsource" your products.
When I went to Hornby for the press announcements in December, chatting to the man in charge of the breakfast area, I mentioned where I was heading. He then regaled me with tales of models leaving via the back door at Margate. Apparently, lots of people acquired their toy trains this way.
So, it happens in Blightly, and even when you own the factory.
Way back in time December 2008, I worked at Wilkos Distribution in Worksop for a few weeks (yes it was that sh1te and a big mistake). All 'ordinary' Staff were supposed to leave via the Security Turnstiles; (yes actual Turnstiles but with Scanners etc.plus pat down by Guards). Almost all did, however 'product loss' was common. I did once, just before stuffing it, officially remove some folding type Pallets, destined for the Allotment. I had a special letter of Permission from the Management. It wasn't that easy getting Pallets down my Pants.
Briefly, I also did a stint on the Inwards Lorry Bay. It was vile too, with loony FLT Drivers racing around like F1 Qualifying.
If any Pallets (always wrapped) appeared as tampered with (some were obvious as the Driver reported theft on arrival; Layby or Truck Stop, Canvas sided jobs), you had to count the missing amount by careful estimation of the missing space! I just couldn't get my head around that, whereas my Trainer could do it in seconds!
Thus I am just saying that causal Theft must be quite easy, as is 'extra production'.
Imitation has been rife for Centuries. The Chines have built their empire on it, as have some other parts of Asia.
Don't go near TEMU (allegedly) goods shown on FB. You name it and its been faked!
Thanks for highlighting this. I would NEVER have suspected any Model Stuff being sold as fake...except if it was on certain 'selling sites'.
Phil
Was using the name Oliver Cromwell on a loco controversial at the time?
in UK Prototype Questions
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60536 might be controversial in certain company?