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5 hours ago, hmrspaul said:
Pugsley - thank you for the photos of both sides. Confirms my fears from the Hattons site where it is possible to do a 360 deg. view. Both appear to be a Chas Roberts brake rigging. But they have produced the same side on both sides of each model. Instead one side should have the appearance of type 1 with a single V hanger and the other side should be as type 2 with two V hangers - and for both various other details as well. What a mistake!
Ah yes, I see that now! It also explains why one has the load sensing valves on both sides. On first look, it's probably not going to be that easy to correct either as the hangars are moulded into the chassis, instead of being separate parts. These are not going to be the quick project that I hoped they'd be.
Does anyone supply etched V hangars and other brake gear components in 7mm scale?
4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:On the earlier Dapol tanks, the solebars are separate mouldings from the diecast chassis frame, so it would be theoretically possible to swap them. Is that the case with the TTAs?
The whole underframe is one plastic moulding, that appears to be one piece, with a metal compensation beam connecting one end of both axles on one side. It might be possible to cut in the corner and swap them but you'd have to be brave!
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I picked mine up this morning and there are two different chassis types.
Type 1:
And type 2:
I've not looked at them too closely yet to see which diagram of wagon they're closest to, although the Esso one is a bit reminiscent of some Powell Duffryn built ones that were in Total service in the early 90's. One thing I have noticed is that the 1st type has load sensing valves on both sides and the 2nd type has none at all! Looking underneath (which I forgot to photograph), the brake cylinder arrangement looks a bit funky. Axlebox covers are different on the two designs too.
First impressions are that they're nice wagons that could do with a bit of detailing, if that's your thing and I reckon the seams could do with a bit of sanding too. The etched walkways and ladders are excellent.
It'll be interesting to see how easy they'll be to convert to S7.
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That makes sense! I did wonder if I should be making links to connect the two sides, but I figured connecting to the lamp side was the easiest thing to do once I'd worked out that the two sides weren't connected.
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It does indeed look good all lit up!
On:
Off:
There was still a bit of head scratching getting it to work, as the diagram implied that the pins on either side of the connection block were connected, but they're not! I guess one side should be used for the proving connections, the other side is for the lamps. Now that everything is connected on the lamp side, all is good. I've wired the live through a 2 way switch to select between the 2 aspect and turn it off at the wall socket that the transformer is plugged into.
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Thank you both - that makes perfect sense now you've highlighted what's going on. I guess the diagram is there as basic assistance to a qualified S&T engineer who knows what they're doing, not as a detailed guide to someone who is more familiar with household electrics!
Yes, it is a modern LED one - should look good all lit up 🙂
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Having acquired a GPL Signal for my garage, I've now come to wire it up and I can't quite figure it out! This is the diagram on the terminal box and the posts are linked exactly as shown:
I know it works on 110V AC, so with my basic electrical experience I expected 3 connections - On, Off and Return. There are 3 posts free, 1, 3 and 5, but it's not obvious which is the return, or On, or Off for that matter! 1 looks like it could be the return, but why is it linked directly to 3? 3 Looks like Off, but why is that linked to the On lamp through post 6, and also directly to the possible return? I also don't understand why the two Pivot lamps are connected in the way shown by the diagram either.
Does anyone have any experience of wiring these things? All help will be massively appreciated.
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Hi Phil, he sent a diagram for TT022H, I can't see the year of issue on it anywhere, however. Like every other diagram I've ever seen for that wagon, the overall width quoted is 2676 mm, which I think the barrel diameter of the wagons before they were converted.
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On 14/03/2021 at 16:31, dj_crisp said:
I quite like this view;
Yes - that was my favourite view as well. All the better for having an NSE 50 in it!
I'm enjoying your updates and you're doing a cracking job!
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Looking good Will! I'm really pleased that you've been able to incorporate most of the layout into your plans.
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2 Pieces of Extruded Polystyrene, ideal for baseboards, free to a good home. Must be collected from Taunton area by next weekend, otherwise they're going to the tip. Both are 200 x 60 x 6.5 cm.
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My '68 Cooper S still has it's original dynamo Ed! Thinking of doing an alternator conversion on it soon though.
Have you seen these?
http://www.accuspark.co.uk/dynamator.htm
They're a great idea.
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It's an 800 series, an 827 Vitesse I think. Hard to believe that it's 26 years old now!Funny how cars like that Rover (214?) suddenly creep up on us & become classics!!
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Gone are the days when it was always a Metro at the front....
Superseded by Micra's, which in turn seem to have been superseded by Qashquai's!
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Of course, the cat may have actually enjoyed itAnd then there's this one...well, all I can say, I'm sure Paul is probably a nice guy in real life!
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MTK lives!
Shame really, I wanted one of the TS's to make a 455/7, but won't be using that as the basis.
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Great taste in wagons, questionable taste in music
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Are you going to be on her Phil? If so, and I'm not doing anything that weekend, I'll pop down to say hello.
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I don't think it is 99519 - I think it's this one, as linked to above:That's 99519, the first coach built
http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=3495
The overall layout, and the tail lights in the end, give it away.
99519 looks to have the same windows, but the shell is of a completely different profile:
http://www.traintesting.com/images/Int%20coach%20with%20T4%20bogies%2053A%20Models%2099519.jpg
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With my Land Rover pedant hat on, in the number 11 photo that's a Stage 1 V8 and an 88 SIII County, not a 90 and a 110. Also, number 13, that's one of the very last SIII 109's in the picture (I didn't realise any LWB ones were registered that late), not the 110 with the one piece doors.
You'd have thought that something put together by Land Rover themselves would have been a little better than that (the pictures are the only things I spotted - James Taylor knows his stuff, so the text is almost certainly spot on).
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Manta - every time!Did Opel also design the 'droop snoot'front ends of the Cavalier & Chevette, or was that a Vauxhall touch? I always liked both the Mk1 Cav & Manta & could never decide which front end I preferred - & still can't! Both fine looking cars though.
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Just do it!
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Cool!
I've got a GRS one, complete except for the gubbins to go inside it. I hadn't quite worked out what I was going to do with it yet, but was probably going to rig something up with a stepper motor, with an Arduino to control it.
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My Dad has a 1.6 Twin Cam in his Traveller, which goes quite nicely. I saw a 2.0 Twin Cam Minor at a show over the weekend - I bet that goes like stink!Years back,people put Fiat twin cams in Minors. Not easy to get now though. How about fitting a complete Mazda MX5 engine andd 'box? Disc brakes of course.Wondeer if the back axle will fit as well. I had a 1760 Cortina lump in mine with an Anglia axle on the back.150 brake was quite exciting!
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Consider a Mazda RX8 gearbox instead of the Type 9, they're readily available, cheap and an adaptor plate for them is for sale on ebay.
Dapol O gauge TTA announced.
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Me neither! Might be a DIY job.