RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, Malcolm 0-6-0 said: Midsomer Brevis isn't that the motto of Midsomer where three murders per visit are mandatory? could be worse it might be St. Mary Mead which in retrospect I always imaging a Great Western station Nick B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Nearholmer said: This naturally weathered station from my former garden railway began life as a kit for an American public toilet. (there used to be a sign on the roof, but it, and one of the supports, fell off long ago) Very realistic. The solitary bracket adds to the air of authenticity! 6 hours ago, Malcolm 0-6-0 said: Midsomer Brevis isn't that the motto of Midsomer where three murders per visit are mandatory? Funny you should mention that, there is going to be an ongoing murder investigation at the Agricultural Engineers premises opposite the station... 5 hours ago, nick_bastable said: St. Mary Mead which in retrospect I always imaging a Great Western station In the essentially rural Midsomer, it'd probably be St. Mary Mead ROAD. 2 miles from the village perhaps? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm 0-6-0 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Speaking of narrow gauge - has there ever been an OO model of the narrowest of all - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lartigue_Monorail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 I know of 16mm scale and 7mm scale models, but not any 4mm scale models. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2020 Apparently they have rebuilt some full sized bits http://lartiguemonorail.com/ I think Maurice from Bristol ( his surname is one of those fuzzy bits) built a 4mm one back in the sixties ah Dean that was it MAurice Dean Don 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brack Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Im often tempted to try a brennan monorail in 7mm. I know it's been done in 1:22, I rather suspect the physics gets quite a lot harder as you go down scales. I'm pretty sure I've seen models of both lartigue systems in o scale, and I think don boreham built one (probably 16mm). Edited July 19, 2020 by brack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 DB’s was 16mm/ft, and IIRC he built the vertical boiler loco demonstrator that was Exhibited at a RASE ‘do’, as well as the L&B one. I saw them at a NG show where he was demonstrating card coach building donkey’s years ago. The replica L&B is great fun and the project leader guy is very friendly - he took me on a tour of the genuine remains, which are on private land at land at Ballybunion. One of the original curved-roof corrugated iron station buildings and a turntable-point base. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 More on-topic, we are on the long drive home from a day at the West Norfolk seaside, which was looking very fine today. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 37 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: DB’s was 16mm/ft, and IIRC he built the vertical boiler loco demonstrator that was Exhibited at a RASE ‘do’, as well as the L&B one. I saw them at a NG show where he was demonstrating card coach building donkey’s years ago. The replica L&B is great fun and the project leader guy is very friendly - he took me on a tour of the genuine remains, which are on private land at land at Ballybunion. One of the original curved-roof corrugated iron station buildings and a turntable-point base. I have the 'A' frames for the track in 1/16 scale in my tiny Shapeways shop. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/annie-s-lartigue-monorail-shop This was a project I was working on when I got ill with narcolepsy. I've never sold any and it's something I've long ago consigned to the 'complete waste of time' basket. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: More on-topic, we are on the long drive home from a day at the West Norfolk seaside, which was looking very fine today. Just south of sunny hunny? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brack Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 33 minutes ago, TheQ said: Just south of sunny hunny? That's a bit over familiar, dearie. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Malcolm 0-6-0 said: Speaking of narrow gauge - has there ever been an OO model of the narrowest of all - OO? No. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Annie said: I have the 'A' frames for the track in 1/16 scale in my tiny Shapeways shop. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/annie-s-lartigue-monorail-shop This was a project I was working on when I got ill with narcolepsy. I've never sold any and it's something I've long ago consigned to the 'complete waste of time' basket. Stop trying to tempt me with new projects I have quite enough. 1/16th would be a grand scale gauge 1 track 1 3/4 ins pretty close for Tal y Llyn. Garden railways have largely settled for 1/19 and 7/8ths plus G scale which is a sort of anything you want it to be scale around 1:22.5 not especially convenient scales. Don PS rmWEB offline tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 18 hours ago, Malcolm 0-6-0 said: Midsomer Brevis isn't that the motto of Midsomer where three murders per visit are mandatory? At least Father Brown has a real railway handy! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edwardian Posted July 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 Some further progress on the OO9 station ... 21 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2020 That really is rather charming and delightful James. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 50 minutes ago, Donw said: Stop trying to tempt me with new projects I have quite enough. 1/16th is a nice scale to work in Don. At that size things can be constructed in much the same way as the prototype which is really good when it comes to making buildings. Small narrow gauge lines with small and interesting rolling stock is where 1/16th scale really shines. Once I developed narcolepsy though I threw it all into some boxes and I haven't looked at since. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, Edwardian said: Some further progress on the OO9 station ... Now that is lovely James. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, NeilHB said: That really is rather charming and delightful James. 26 minutes ago, Annie said: Now that is lovely James. Thank you both. The plan was to print out this HO Rural or Small Town Dépôt kit in 4mm scale and Anglicise. This, I reasoned, could look like some cheaply done but orné 1890s Light Railway structure, drawing on the Swiss Chalet style that cropped up here, France and in the US as previously discussed, with that mix of Tudor and classical influences one sees in a 'Queen Anne' revival style. My thoughts were: - Give the building a masonry base (here Smart Models brick) - Replace the clapboard with render (here Scalescenes stucco) - Instead of having a separate, lower, roof, have a single roof (like e.g. Lynton station, albeit with the overhang at a different, shallower, pitch). - Replace the diamond tiles. Although occasionally seen in England, e.g.Tetbury, they would not be as typically English as small clay tiles (here Scalescenes). - Lose the goods shed end (a separate small lock-up would better represent UK practice). Things did not go exactly to plan, however. I almost never do mock-ups, but here I printed the kit enlarged to 4mm scale in greyscale to get an impression of how it would look. Even shorn of the goods section it was too large. So, I decided that I would print the kit to the original HO size, but with the doors printed to 4mm scale and the 4mm scale masonry plinth adding height. What we need now are two tall brick chimneys. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 4 hours ago, brack said: Im often tempted to try a brennan monorail in 7mm. I know it's been done in 1:22, I rather suspect the physics gets quite a lot harder as you go down scales. What, gyroscopes and all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Nearholmer said: More on-topic, we are on the long drive home from a day at the West Norfolk seaside, which was looking very fine today. Very flat, Norfolk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2020 Not really flat at all.... Even the Fens go up and down, but as you head away from the fens it is really quite rolling.... Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Annie said: 1/16th is a nice scale to work in Don. At that size things can be constructed in much the same way as the prototype which is really good when it comes to making buildings. Small narrow gauge lines with small and interesting rolling stock is where 1/16th scale really shines. Once I developed narcolepsy though I threw it all into some boxes and I haven't looked at since. I suppose knives are a problem. How about scissors cut out parts from card then treat with shellac simply glue the dried parts together some small bits of stripwood sawn with a small razor saw nothing too dangerous there. Is that feasible? I dont wish to pry I would imagine it is whether you have any warning or not. You have my sympathy it must be frustrating. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, uax6 said: Not really flat at all.. .. Even the Fens go up and down, but as you head away from the fens it is really quite rolling.... Andy G The halt at Kelling Heath on the Poppy line is so steep that trains only stop on the way down 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Annie Posted July 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Donw said: I suppose knives are a problem. How about scissors cut out parts from card then treat with shellac simply glue the dried parts together some small bits of stripwood sawn with a small razor saw nothing too dangerous there. Is that feasible? I dont wish to pry I would imagine it is whether you have any warning or not. You have my sympathy it must be frustrating. Don Knives were definitely out Don. I was a bit so-so about scissors, but razor saws were a lot safer. After injuring my hands a few times and spilling things I gave up in frustration, but back then I didn't really understand what was going on with me. I do now though and I'm much more aware of warning signs that I'm likely to drop into a sleep state. I worked a lot in wood and for that I found a razor saw to be my most useful tool. I used to cut wooden parts for models from offcuts of wood that had been given to me for kindling for our wood stove and I have a couple of goods wagons that were made this way for the larger timbers with the rest of the planking provided by coffee stirrers and lolly sticks from the local craft shop. I don't want to hi-jack James's thread, but this is a project that I would like to finish. I know it's unashamedly whimsical, but I had a lot of fun getting it to this stage before I stopped model making. 13 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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