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  1. That's good to know Tony. I had a look at the rivets and yes there's a few lines where they are eye wateringly close together. I'm at the stage of contriving some kind of riveting tool. I will practice before I let loose on the etches. I'm fortunate in having a lathe and being able to knock up special tools for such tasks. (I remember seeing one or three lathes dotted around your place too!) I'm trying to convince my other half that I need a small milling machine for my 50th in a couple of months! looking forward to getting stuck in. Stew.
  2. Yes it's almost a shame to remove the parts from the etch frame! Just put my name down for an London Road Models RSU to go alongside my trusty Antex 25W iron. I've been foaming at the mouth for one for quite a while. I think the build will take a while, but I have plenty of research to be going on with while I'm not burning my fingers. Stew.
  3. Tony. You mention 1947 as the year Peter Denny built this loco. That was the year my Dad was born and he's 76 this year. Crikey, I wonder how many miles it's done since then!
  4. Well the etch for the Judith Edge GCR N5 arrived this morning and it looks very nicely done. I do hope I can do it justice. I have to be kind to myself and bear in mind that I was going to scratchbuild entirely, but I went for the available etch to try and save time getting something up and running. I bought an old Skinley drawing, but when I compare it to the etch that's just arrived it is many a mile off. I'm sorely tempted to build the kit as the MS&LR version and base my layout in that period (And it would save me trying to construct a Belpaire firebox).. There is a really brilliant quality photo of the loco in that period and livery in the second volume of the Nigel Digby Pre-Grouping liveries book which I purchased some time ago. It would be easier to paint too! Stew.
  5. Hi chaps. Thanks ever so much for that information. It's a great help. I've just placed an order for the Judith Edge N5 'scratch aid' kit, so I will see what I can make of it. It's my first ever loco build so goodness knows how it will come out, but it's a start. I need to order wheels, motor and gearbox next.
  6. Hi all. After floating around at the periphery of the hobby, doing a lot of reading and making a few false starts, I'm ready to jump in and make a real start. I have a 9' X 18' garage attached to my house which is warm, dry, well-lit and entirely at my disposal, and I've constructed two 4' X 2' baseboards to allow me to start laying track. I'm a member of the EMGS, so track will be EM gauge, and period will be pre-grouping. (year yet to be decided, but certainly pre-WW1). Company will be Great Central. My question is: Can anyone suggest a loco to put together from a kit? or even scratch-build? I'm an engineer (working for the Fire Brigade) and I have a good lathe and a drilling machine at home as well as the usual hand tools, so I'm reasonably technically adept, though lacking experience in model locomotive building in 4mm scale. I think it's important to maintain the momentum and get something up and running fairly sharpish, so a kit may be the way forward. I just want something to shunt a few wagons about on a shunting plank while I develop the main layout and build track. I visited Tony Gee a couple of years back and had a little operating session on Buckingham, and that really whetted my appetite. Thanks Tony! Regards Stew.
  7. I had bent 4 tabs the wrong way apparently. They fell off when I tried to bend them back. The tabs were supposed to touch the van sides. Drat. That's one for the bin then. There were other issues too. Poor or missing rivet detail, and the roof didn't come anywhere close to fitting. Can't help but think that even rudimentary instructions would have helped avoid mistakes. It's not really a kit but a collection of parts, some of which may possibly assist making a model of the prototype.
  8. Got it. Bill helped me out with a diagram. Makes perfect sense now. I was bending it the wrong way... Gosh I feel thick now lol.
  9. One of the tabs folded as per the etch lines. It sticks out of the side of the van!
  10. Hi all. Just on with putting this kit together and stuck when it comes to the van sides. There's a little tab at each corner of the sides, with 1/2 etch lines, and I can't for the life of me work out what they are supposed to do? There's no instructions in the kit. Anyone built it? Many thanks. H.
  11. Hello all. In 1981 I was 7 years old. I remember going from Darlington to Newquay on a train for a family holiday. I seem to remember it was mostly overnight? Does anyone have any idea what type of loco it would have been? Im appealing to your knowledge. My memory so far back is very fuzzy. Peak? Stew.
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