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1 hour ago, Coach bogie said:
I wish I had not read this. I am busy packing some of my GWR stock, to be loaded into a container for my move to Brisbane. And they have to be brought back again, in a couple of years time.
Double whammy
Maybe I should just pack kits and leave all the built up stuff, in storage!
Mike Wiltshire
Having taken the train set across the Atlantic and back again. Things were damaged on both journeys. To save space in the container and therefore cost. I would take a small selection to tide me over for the short period of time. As long as you can store the rest with someone in the meantime because a storage unit is money draining away.
It is such a great shame what the postal service has done to the A2. Careless human or these days an unthinking machine. Photos were enough for the insurance claim after our move.
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Am I missing where they are in the photo?
I might be being un observant
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I think Rathbone prefers if the boiler is removable to make painting easier. If I remember the csection in his book correctly.
something to plan in at the building stage.
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It is on the way up from here. The difficult bit is done.
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2 hours ago, Jesse Sim said:
Would you prefer the lace or leather?
Are they so large you cannot manage to bring both?
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I pay attention but have little I can constructively add as the is far beyond my capabilities.
it looks very impressive.
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14 V2. Impressive. The most I will muster in a class will be a couple. 2 Atlantics once finished should be enough for me, though I feel I may break that rule when it comes to O4s. There there are some things which make them very different from each other.
Interestingly the kit/ frames / tender sources are all mentioned. Poor romford is left out. Perhaps as it is taken as a given? The only time I have seen wheels mentioned in these circumstances is when they are not romford. Humbling s for instance.
for being the most consistent part of the models romford should have a plaque on little bytham.
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Or the extra length can be cut out.
you could do the sides as plasticard cut out on to the frame of the auto coach so you don’t have to fight the windows etc.my steam railmotor has stalled. Just motor bogie, and roof to go. Put away until I can find a solution. The only model I started but have not finished yet. I am not a fan of half finished projects.
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2 hours ago, tigerburnie said:
Looking good, the Great Central around Leicester after the war was a train spotters delight, you really could see locos from all the regions, especially after "midlandisation" in 1957, I remember the variety of cross country trains during the summer with all manner of Great Western and on the rare occasion Southern region locos and rolling stock. Then from the north you could get rare locos, even an A4, I think A2 were the only big pacifics that I didn't see there, you could pretty much run anything on your layout and be correct to the prototype.
You make it sound like a4 were more than rare. I only know of photos of silver link, woodcock and mallard in blue. We’re there others?
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Stiff front axle and residual power keeping moving forward?
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The mix and match option.
transfers for letters but numbers in raised numerals.ignore bright brown pant it is trying to redo puddles of black wash which just looked wring to my eyes.
not as bad as before but lettering is a bit small, clearly different to the numbers. Does that matter?
carriage number lost below lettering. Have bitten bullet and ordered fox alphabet. Will try. A sheet does 1 1/2 carriages but very few number 3 so would need three sets if it is a solution.
experiments 2 & 3 when the transfers arrive.
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7 hours ago, queensquare said:
It'll be finished by June, just not saying which June!
Jerry
What a kind lady June is. My female friends won’t help me lay track.
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Looks great but the boiler bands look a bit thick and melty
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5 hours ago, ChrisN said:
I do not think they would work together on the same coach unless you could tone down the raised numbers; I think it would work then,
The numbers are not as pronounced as the letters so I might leave the class designations but change the end numbers/ letters. Perhaps see how that looks. Might have to bite the bullet and get fox gold alphabet.
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Cat definitely amongst the pigeons.
plan A for letter was the upper carriages style. It painted plasticard letter. A fraction too big but with relief like the originals, but more relief than needed.
plan B came about because Guard would not fit on the guards door. Therefore I used a transfer. I then tried transfers for the end lettering and numbers - as shown on the bottom carriage. Lettering is slightly too small and so are numbers. It is more subtle though and I wonder if that compromise is a better one as it looks more natural and less toy model like? Views?
As an aside. The numbering for the class designation does not look too bad in the raised numbers. But would mix and matching work? Again views gratefully received.
many thanks
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Good to hear the progress.
looking forward to it all being up and running. Such possibilities.richard
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They look good, but I hope the lining is just for effect rather than the design which will be used as it is missing some of the detail. There should be a step out from the top curve to the section running down the back rather than a straight feed in.
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22 hours ago, luke_stevens said:
Hi Richard,
The primary inspirational phot is actually New York! The two I posted are not of sufficient image quality to be expanded, but I'm sure it is something Paul will think about.
Luke
Use it and see if anyone notices.
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Why not just use a photo backscene made out of the images shown earlier?
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4 hours ago, Jol Wilkinson said:
So no exhibitions for this version but I will be happy to welcome visitors when there is something more complete to show.
I am sure there will be more than a couple who would bite your hand off for that offer. I for one would.
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If everything else handles the track then it is the loco not the track. imho.
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What a difference a colour makes.
certainly easier than chocolate and cream.
window frames and buffer beam detail to paint then interiors to build.
I will be giving it a wash of black to vary the side colours a little more
Please point out any errors of colour
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47 minutes ago, hayfield said:
Richard
The motor top right is a Keyser HP2m, most try and keep well away from these
The Mishima's are super motors, the 1020 are highly sought after. simply as there are few competitors. The 1020 should fit most locos, the other one depends on size, both width and length
The gearboxes do look like High Level ones, probably the best around at the moment. The left hand one looks to be a load Hauler https://www.highlevelkits.co.uk/_files/ugd/27e471_2a214b504e0843868c689f4d2b070b2d.pdf
The right hand one a RoadRunner https://www.highlevelkits.co.uk/_files/ugd/27e471_1532540cfc82469786092557474ed514.pdf
Thanks
jim has also warned me off the keyser one. The info on the motors and gearboxes is useful. I will play around with them to what fits each loco when they are built enough to weigh it up.
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The weather allowed a diversion back to the carriages. Sunny but not quite warm enough so I took over the shed
put the heater on and sprayed away.
only the brown body colour to hand paint on. The variation of background colour of red and black should I hope give a subtle variation in top colour. That’s the plan anyway.
I will need gold numbers for the first and third but simple not fancy without any other colours. I can find yellow ones is there a railway company which had similar?richard
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BEIJIAO - a large Chinese HO exhibition layout set in the 21st century
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I agree, it was running really well. My kids and I loved watching it. Memories of times in China when they were younger for them.
richard