MrWolf Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 This should also be useful, there's a working drawing of the original here too. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2021 54 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Ratio kit 411 by the look of it. I'm certain that a neater job can be made of the stay rods, the plastic filament in the kit isn't easy to straighten out. No big deal. Useful. 48 minutes ago, MrWolf said: This should also be useful, there's a working drawing of the original here too. As the blog entry shows clearly, the GWR/LMS bow has a continuous arc, whereas the GWR bow has the characteristic flat section at the top. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Fair point, but I suspect that if you also want to model the ends of the bow in the raised position as per the prototype photo, creating the flat top wouldn't exactly be difficult, it's only a little piece of etched brass, easily modified. The kit is still a good starting point unless you're feeling particularly masochistic / pedantic. 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted June 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2021 Back down on the farm, they're still chatting..... 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 That's a nice tractor. Where did you get that from? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dragonboy Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2021 From the single set of tracks it looks like that’s the first time the tractors come through the gate so someone’s getting a shellacking for mucking up the nice clean gravel 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: That's a nice tractor. Where did you get that from? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: That's a nice tractor. Where did you get that from? I got it in the Spring and put it to one Side…. 1 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2021 Lovely half hour catching up with LM. Thanks @KNP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, KNP said: Back down on the farm, they're still chatting..... "...so we started the next rubber and I bid 3 Clubs and Dolly bid 3 Hearts and Maise bid 2 Clubs and Marge bid 4 Diamonds so I bid 5 Clubs and Dolly bid..." "Take a breath, love..." 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, KNP said: Back down on the farm, they're still chatting..... ...so then my friend Kai, suggested that, as the evenings were so warm, why don't we play cards on the bridge. I said to him, what, do you mean, playing bridge over the river Kai? 1 3 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted June 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2021 More work for the paint shop!! Waiting to move on, a right pair of little Minxes sit in the bay platform.... Now what colour shall I paint them, hmmmm, well if in doubt just paint them grey! Funny but the kit includes a vacuum cylinder but no pipes, luckily my spares box came to the rescue. All the pictures I have show these fitted so these are to. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribird Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Hey @KNP which Railmotor are you going for? Kernow Page 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ribird said: Hey @KNP which Railmotor are you going for? Kernow Page Oh, I'd like one of those! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I do like that! I would need to come up with some kind of time machine for my 1930s set layout. Or.. It's a fictional station anyway.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2021 Long shot of 5531 residing in the head shunt. PS - after taking this picture I noticed one of the sheep had had to much 'falling over water' but is know standing proud again! 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, KNP said: Long shot of 5531 residing in the head shunt. PS - after taking this picture I noticed one of the sheep had had to much 'falling over water' but is know standing proud again! The thing that strikes me about this photo is the precise straightness of the point rodding! The tolerances involved to get that right at this scale are very fine. Wonderful attention to detail. Edited July 1, 2021 by Harlequin 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, Harlequin said: The thing that strikes me about this photo is the precise straightness of the point rodding! The tolerances involved to get that right at this scale are very fine. Wonderful attention to detail. Thanks I made a thick card spacer to assist. 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, KNP said: Long shot of 5531 residing in the head shunt. PS - after taking this picture I noticed one of the sheep had had to much 'falling over water' but is know standing proud again! Just worked my way through this thread from Page 1 until I found your the scaled track plan in order to remind myself how much room this scene takes up - if I’m right it’s about 6’. It’s amazing how realistic it is for what is essentially such a small space; it looks so much bigger! From a personal point of view, it’s encouraging that the curves, which I believe to be 2’ to 3’ radius, look so much greater. I hope I have the same success with the main curve on my own layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tortuga said: Just worked my way through this thread from Page 1 until I found your the scaled track plan in order to remind myself how much room this scene takes up - if I’m right it’s about 6’. It’s amazing how realistic it is for what is essentially such a small space; it looks so much bigger! From a personal point of view, it’s encouraging that the curves, which I believe to be 2’ to 3’ radius, look so much greater. I hope I have the same success with the main curve on my own layout. Thanks Room is about 8’ square. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2021 Following on from how big this looks you can make it feel even bigger if you use the wide angle of the iPhone then crop. It looks massive even to me!!! and I was there when I took the pictures!!! These where just quickly taken but more considered ones will be appearing in the future….you have been warned. 26 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 Hadn't really noticed it before, but I like the multiple use cattle dock & end-loading platform. 4 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike_Walker Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2021 This goes to show you don't need an empty aircraft hanger to provide the space for a convincing layout. This is simply excellent. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Stubby47 said: Hadn't really noticed it before, but I like the multiple use cattle dock & end-loading platform. Thanks Not totally sure what it was but always believed it was for loading vehicles hence the side fences and gate on the end. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Now in that second photo, the sharpness of the curve is more apparent (at least to my mind); just like I found with my experiments printing out different Templot plans of my layout. I’m certain I’ve read somewhere that viewing a curve from the outside makes it appear more curved than it is and less curved when seen from the inside. I could be completely wrong though! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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