Dylan Sanderson

Afternoon everyone, I'm still on the hunt for some Markits 6'2" 18 Spoke LNER Driving wheels, I can't seem to find them anywhere! Got to a point with my NER G class where I can't continue without them! If anyone has any sat in a draw and you don't need them anymore, please direct message me so we can discuss a price. I only need 4, gauge not important 😀 many thanks, Dylan

Thanks Tony, I have a friend who turns down Markits/Romford wheels into P4, he did some for my E1 (J72) and they look the business. My frames are fully built, square and sprung with CSB, so it's just the mounting of the motor that needs to be done now. Like I said on our PM, I've got your DVD, so that should help. Many thanks, Dylan

Thanks Jol, I haven't yet worked out how to do the sliding windows. I've already soldered in the outside frames to them, so if I can still do it and work out how, I'll give it a go. Yes, Arthur's daughter is helping him with it, I received a R class from her last week. She said they're sending out an availability list next week so am hoping the Tennant is on there. Many thanks, Dylan

Thanks Jol, here’s where mine is at the moment. Chassis built and making good progress with the body. If you’re still in the kit designing business, we’re in desperate need of a Tennant! The Kimber kit is being increasingly hard to find now. and apologies about the name, that’ll be autocorrect kicking in!

Thanks Joe, I'll try and find something. I don't like using Gibson, the quality seems ok for wagon wheels, but that's about it. If you are the Joe Wilkinson that designed this kit, my hat comes off for you. It's absolutely superb and is a joy to build. I'm already wanting to build a second! Dylan

Same issue I'm afraid, closest size down I can see is 6' 19 spoke for the Black Five. Still out of stock with Wizard

Good evening everyone. I'm on the hunt for some (4) Markits 6' 2" 18 Spoke Driving wheels for my LRM NER G class, but everywhere seems to be out of stock. Does anyone know where I can find some, or if anyone has any surplus to requirements? They're also sold as A2, B1, P2 and V2 driving wheels. I actually need 6' 1.25" for the G class, but these are the closest I can find! - Dylan

Hi Mike, Just discovered your thread by chance after buying a High Levels J72 chassis for my first attempt at modelling P4! Looks like a really impressive kit, one I'm looking forward to getting stuck in with over Christmas. Don't suppose you know if the chassis fits the latest Bachmann offering?

Evening everyone, Just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction to an online/mail order supplier of P4 loco wheels? Only one I can seem to find is Gibson and I've had a bad experience with them in the past, so want to avoid them. Many thanks, Dylan

Ta da… finished my most challenging and complex kit yet, the 51L NER Diagram C1. A beautiful wagon kit that I really enjoyed putting together. Any tips on improving it? I’ve got another on order to bolster my fish van. I wasn’t really sure how the underframe should look, so I guesstimated. I left off the steam pipes as well as the casting looked a bit naff and over scale. Anyone know that the best paint is for NER Indian red?

Hi everyone, Don't suppose we have any EM Gauge modellers on here that are willing to offer some advice? I'm really struggling with getting the ball rolling with Track Construction, and any advice on articles, videos, shopping lists or any hints and tips would be massively appreciated! I'm a member of the EMGS and haven't found any articles that seem to help me with my construction method (Ply sleepers and Plastic Chairs) unfortunately!

Hi mate, been following your layout for a while and to be honest, it’s inspired me to model EM! I’ve got a O class on the way, don’t suppose you have any photos of the conversion process? many thanks, Dylan

Hi everyone, I could do with some opinions of prototype modelling… I’m about to start my first ‘proper’ layout. A NER Mainline layout set around 1920, built to EM standards. I really like the idea of modelling a prototype as close as possible, but after scouring all of my N.E books, N.E.R.A, Facebook and more, I’m struggling to come up with layout prototypes that’ll suit my needs. I’m wondering if anyone has any prototype locations that may be suitable? I have a 18x2ft scenic section to play with that can taper to around 3ft at either end if needs be. And I’m building in EM Gauge. I want to model a mainline, but with a branch line so I can run pretty much all types of train. Previous ideas I’ve had have been a heavily condensed version of Alnmouth, York Holgate and Scarborough Shed and Scarborough Falsgrave. If anyone’s got any suggestions I’d love to hear them!

I’ll be doing mine in NER livery

Yes, except mine will be a slice of a bread in a ‘O’ class or a BTP passenger!

Hi everyone, don’t suppose anyone’s built the DS NER Diagram 116 Autocoach? I’m getting to the finishing stages of mine and I’m struggling to work out where all of the underframe details go, so a few pictures of a finished model would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

Thanks Tony, rigid it is then! I’ll post updates on my progress…

Ohh err! I do also drive a sports car, plenty of compensation there!

Thanks Bernard, Are compensating chassis a ‘must’, or can I just leave the squares in and solder the wheels bearings into them on all 3 axles? I’ve got most of Iain’s books on loco construction, however being dyslexic I don’t absorb words well and much prefer exploded diagrams, one of the reasons why I’ve gone for LRM!

Afternoon all… I’ve just started my first LRM kit and I’ve fallen at the first hurdle! I’ve never built a compensating tender chassis, but am I right in thinking that 1.3 says that I need to cut out the front two axle ‘squares’ in the leading two axles? cheers!

That’s really quite disappointing, I was hoping the newer model manufacturers would be more accommodating and go the extra mile!

On the right track? Hi everyone, this year I decided to start doing modelling properly. Building brass coach kits, loco kits and Finescale layouts. I’ve also decided to learn from the great modellers on here and go EM from the start, to save me building lots of kits then deciding I want to go EM later down the line. My OO gauge layout was ripped up a few weeks ago and I’m in the process of selling all my OO stock to fund my 18x2ft EM gauge model of Falsgrave and Scarborough Central during the Late NER/early LNER days. But I’m not sure what I want to do about track… there are lots of different paths for EM and I’ve no idea which is the best option for me! What option would everyone recommend for the Permanent Way? I want my track work to be as realistic as possible, but looking at point kits from the likes of C&L, these seem prohibitively expensive. I’ve just read the late Iain Rice’s book on PCB track, and this option seems very cheap and easy to produce, especially for the very complex and flowing point work around Falsgrave tunnel, but will lack a lot of detail as the chairs are missed off. However, Rice’s layouts show that from the standard 4ft viewing distance, these omissions aren’t noticeable, especially when weathered correctly. DCC concepts offer PCB track kits with realistic looking brass chairs, but they don’t offer chairs for point work to the best of my knowledge, so I’m wondering if these would look worse when half the track has chairs and the other half doesn’t! There’s also the EM track offered by The EMGS, some of which I own. It seems to be a good middle of the range choice, but only offers flexi track and B6 points, so I’m still going to have to go down another route for the rest of the layout. I really could do with some guidance from people with more experience than me. It’ll be good to get other peoples views on what they recommend, or if there’s anything I’ve not thought about!

Hi Tony, I didn't forget, I just thought you'd like to borrow her for the Sunday as well as Saturday 🙂 I need to message you soon about a Semaphore issue I've got, if that's ok. Are you attending Statfold Exhibition this weekend? Many thanks, Dylan

How about another Tom Foster Hornby B1?

Time to dig out the O2?