coline33 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Sorry, I meant 'Tacky Wax'!!! I do find it good stuff. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Maybe 'wacky baccy' would enable you to believe your crew had changed ends even if they hadn't. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coline33 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 14/06/2019 at 09:56, dibber25 said: Oops, caught out! The article was a mixture of work that I did and work that George did. The figures went to George - I've never seem them, so you would need to e-mail him to ask, as he's not in the office at present and neither am I. As far as I know, they were specifically made for the J70 , so they would be 'OO'. (CJL) Thanks, Chris. George has confirmed that he used the OO version of the Hardy Hobbies loco crew. So if anyone wants a slightly smaller version then the HO ones are also available from them. Colin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 anyone else having running issues? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, scots region said: anyone else having running issues? Only when trying to run the loco on an ECM feedback controller, the issue was known prior to purchasing the loco and discussed a long way up this thread! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, PaulG said: Only when trying to run the loco on an ECM feedback controller, the issue was known prior to purchasing the loco and discussed a long way up this thread! Paul Hi Paul, would that include the Gaugemaster Model D? Edited June 25, 2019 by scots region Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, scots region said: Hi Paul, would that include the Gaugemaster Model D? I've replaced one of my ECM controllers with a Gaugemaster Model 100 Panel Controller and the loco works fine. I would guess the Model D is not a feedback controller; I had a quick look on Gaugemasters website and there's no reference to "feedback". Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, PaulG said: I've replaced one of my ECM controllers with a Gaugemaster Model 100 Panel Controller and the loco works fine. I would guess the Model D is not a feedback controller; I had a quick look on Gaugemasters website and there's no reference to "feedback". Paul Well my one, already a replacement is running in a Jerking, oscillating motion, and has quite a loud grinding noise, though it was a little better when I tested it without the gaugemaster, it was still making the noise even after running in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribird Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 This may have been said in the other 40 pages of this thread, but can the skirts be removed (if one would buy a skirted version?) If so, is there any details missing underneath? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 It has been said in the other 40 pages of this thread, as you might expect The short answer is that the skirts can be removed, with care, but it's not intended that users will ever need to do so, and some of the details are, indeed, missing underneath. The skirted versions do not become an unskirted version simply by removing the skirts. This is because of the very fine tolerances involved; there simply isn't room to fit them all in beneath what is, of necessity, a skirt that is over-scale in thickness. The cowcatchers on the partially skirted version are removable and interchangeable such that you can convert between partially skirted and unskirted versions. But you can't convert between fully skirted and either partially skirted or unskirted versions. (I suppose that, in theory, you could remove the cowcatchers from a fully skirted version, leaving them with side skirts only. But I don't think they ever ran like that in real life - all the photographs I've seen show them either fully skirted, with cowcatchers only and no side skirts, or fully unskirted all round.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Ribird said: This may have been said in the other 40 pages of this thread, but can the skirts be removed (if one would buy a skirted version?) If so, is there any details missing underneath? The 'skirted' versions are missing the motion bracket and the expansion link on the valve gear as these cannot be accommodated behind the skirts without making the chassis over-wide. Skirts were only really obligatory on the Wisbech & Upwell tramway. J70s ran on the dock lines without skirts and even appeared (illegally) on the W&U without skirts on occasions. (CJL) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Just to add to my previous comments, there are three configurations that the J70s were known to run in on the W&U: 1. Fully skirted all round, with both side skirts and cowcatchers - the normal, and only approved, configuration for running on the W&U. 2. Completely unskirted, with both side skirts and cowcatchers removed - Officially, only when running light engine on the mainline (eg, to/from Stratford shed for maintenance). Unofficially, may have happened in service (although rarely). 3. Cowcatchers only, no side skirts - never an approved configuration at any time on the W&U. In practice, known to have happened, particularly later in life, presumably to aid maintenance on what was, by then, a rather aging fleet. Dockside use would have been more varied, and all three variants are known to have been used. So, for a fictional dockside layout, you can make up your own rules and use any of the configurations as you wish. If you're modelling a real dockside location, then you'd need to research the actual practice which was applicable. If you're modelling the W&U, then the fully skirted version should be the mainstay. But there's enough of a photographic record of cowcatcher-only configurations, at least towards the end of their life, for that to be a valid alternative. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coline33 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Thank you, Chris JL, for your articles in Model Rail 263, on detailing 68217 and turning the Bachmann 'Mavis' into a Class 04 for W&U, to Chris Gadsby for his Masterclass on Class 04 diesels in general, and to George Dent for creating the skirted 04 for N-gauge. What a useful, W&U inspired, edition this August, 2019 issue is, Colin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I haven't got that far yet. I'm more flabbergasted by the announcement.... Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: I haven't got that far yet. I'm more flabbergasted by the announcement.... You mean the one that should be in the Heljan section? If no one posts it up by tomorrow, I hope the mods will let me do it. (CJL) Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Yes. I didn't want to start a thread in case someone was going to do a proper announcement. I haven't even bought any J70s yet, but did buy the last of the departmental Sentinels to go with them. It was looking a bit lonely on it's own. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovbulleid Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 10/07/2019 at 13:22, coline33 said: Thank you, Chris JL, for your articles in Model Rail 263, on detailing 68217 and turning the Bachmann 'Mavis' into a Class 04 for W&U, to Chris Gadsby for his Masterclass on Class 04 diesels in general, and to George Dent for creating the skirted 04 for N-gauge. What a useful, W&U inspired, edition this August, 2019 issue is, Colin. I’m a little surprised no-one has covered how to turn the Bachmann Thomas range’s Henrietta into something a bit more detailed and authentic, given its the only semi-accurate passenger stock for these engines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted November 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2019 There's been quite a few people who have done just that. I think it was in a magazine article on how to convert it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coline33 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Yes, I am aware that others have converted Henrietta and I was close to doing so! CJL pointed out to me the dimensional differences to reproduce the prototype so I decided not to make the financial outlay as really I wanted to keep to the BR period. I may in future return to passenger operation by returning a bogie coach from the K&T! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Afternoon all, hopefully a quick one to answer. Will the J70 operate round 1st radius curves (either Bachman or Hornby)? thanks in advance. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmotrutta Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, RateTheFreight said: Afternoon all, hopefully a quick one to answer. Will the J70 operate round 1st radius curves (either Bachman or Hornby)? thanks in advance. G Mine seems to go around then OK. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy2305 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 With Oxford Rail's 2020 announcement of a GER 10T Goods Van in all guises (Including GER), a few thoughts spring to mind: This wagon will be really beneficial to anyone modelling the W&U or anyone who has previously purchased a J70. The question of whether any thought been given to a second run of J70's, including at least one variant in GER colours? A short rake of GER vans screams out for a suitably liveried loco to haul them, after all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, jamesC37LG said: With Oxford Rail's 2020 announcement of a GER 10T Goods Van in all guises (Including GER), a few thoughts spring to mind: This wagon will be really beneficial to anyone modelling the W&U or anyone who has previously purchased a J70. The question of whether any thought been given to a second run of J70's, including at least one variant in GER colours? A short rake of GER vans screams out for a suitably liveried loco to haul them, after all! At present there are no plans for a second run of 'J70s'. (CJL) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coline33 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 More J70s! I see from February's "Model Rail" that MR-202 has sold out but there are still nine variants to go. So quite understand the 'pause'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy2305 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I understand the pause but I do think it'll be a real shame if we never get to see a GER example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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