RMweb Premium Popular Post airnimal Posted September 3, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2021 meil, I am glad the have found a solution to the problem. Did you cut down the bearing as well to use without the pin point ? How was the running compared to the original. I have soldered the new V-iron on using the etched one previously used to locate it before removing the old one. I had a MRI scan on Wednesday this week and to my surprise I had a letter this morning for an appointment to see the consultant on Monday. Now my wife is instantly worried and fretting over it assuming the worst. It doesn't help that I am going to a funeral on Tuesday of a ex work colleague who has just died from c...........and he was only 60. I blame the media for a lot of hype surrounding any form of this dreaded disease. My wife thinks because I have an appointment so quick it must be bad news. When I was cycling at the weekend we met our friend Tom whom we have cycled with around the world with and he is going to Sri Lanka in January for a month. Tom had c........ about 6 years ago so he is trying to see as much as he can in case it returns. I have considered going with him but I am am a little worried that I don't have the stamina like he has. He is 15 years younger than myself and he has been out doing big rides 3 or 4 days a week. 9 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 03/09/2021 at 11:45, airnimal said: meil, I am glad the have found a solution to the problem. Did you cut down the bearing as well to use without the pin point ? How was the running compared to the original. It depends. If I'm using a Slater's kit as a basis then no - The axle boxes are separate and I use the length of the bearing to secure the axle box. If the axle box is attached to the spring then yes as I want the bearing to slide within the axle box so it is a benefit to shorten it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post airnimal Posted September 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2021 It has been a hectic 10 days without any time at the workbench. So tonight I have drilled the chassis for the buffers but nothing more. I am hoping that I have a couple of days modelling before life gets busy again. After I had my MRI scan I have been to see the consultant at the hospital. When I got they I was told the appointment was for a telephone consultation and I shouldn't be there. I then produced my letter telling me to be there and failure to do so would cost the NHS £160 and prevent another person from having an appointment. Today I had a letter from the NHS for a telephone consultation on the 6th September and failure to answer would cost the NHS £60. I hope the doctors are better at there jobs than the people who run the administration department. Anyway I was told my PSA had risen and the cancer has grown. So I am waiting now for another biopsy to see what treatment I will need. I am still fine with what I have been told but my other half is still fretting. The next day I went to a funeral for a ex work colleague who has just died from cancer and was only 60. When I got they I meet only 5 people I knew because of a few more have past away. I suppose as we all get older this is going to be the order of the day. The other reason I have been busy was family duties looking after grandsons for 3 full days , a garden party, family meals out and cycling and drinking beer with the cycling gang. I also went to Skipton to Ellis Clark's mini exhibition. The rest of September looks busy and the dairy is filling up for October. 8 1 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coal Tank Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 All the Best mate John 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2021 Thanks to everyone for the thumbs up. I have been doing a bit of work on this van today with the basic body cut out. I'm struggling to remember how I have made outside frame van's in the past. There is going to be a bit of guess work until it comes back to me. 9 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2021 The basic body has now been assembled but it will need adjusting and trimming. It is not my best work by any means but I may be able to pull it back. I don't think it helps not being a GWR man with an unfamiliar wagon. The roof has been cut to length but it will still need a proper fitting later. I have left it oversize until the body is complete. I am not sure where the roof comes from but is a moulded one from one of our kit makers. 10 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm 0-6-0 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 4 hours ago, airnimal said: The basic body has now been assembled but it will need adjusting and trimming. It is not my best work by any means but I may be able to pull it back. I don't think it helps not being a GWR man with an unfamiliar wagon. The roof has been cut to length but it will still need a proper fitting later. I have left it oversize until the body is complete. I am not sure where the roof comes from but is a moulded one from one of our kit makers. Now that's an interesting wagon. Of the door less type I see. Were they for transporting the vacuums used in vacuum braking systems? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Malcolm 0-6-0 said: Now that's an interesting wagon. Of the door less type I see. Were they for transporting the vacuums used in vacuum braking systems? Or perhaps round tuits....? Jim 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Hungarian State Railways van for carrying the holes that go in the side of biros? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 it could be for carrying long stands or elbow grease? Marc 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 10, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2021 I'm afraid it's not any of those, it's a van for carring tartan paint ! There aren't any doors to prevent thefts so when it arrives at its destination they have to remove the roof to get it out. A little more progress this morning as well as helping the boss pack parcels to send to Australia. This last job can be quite stressful for all sorts of reasons when the contents are precious gifts for the new granddaughter and grandson. If I got this wrong the consequences could be serious. Anyway the end frames have gone on and a start has been made on the sides. The doors on the sides should be slightly proud of the side sheets with the frame made from thinner timbers. I did this on the NSR van but I made the sides from different pieces which made that easier to do. But I have made the sides from one piece on this van. Now do I cut out and replace the middle section and start again or do I ignore it ? Also the roof previously shown is too thick so I have a couple more to try before I decide which one will look right. But all this will have to wait because I am going to see the cycling gang at the pub later. And more importantly the dreaded dec...................has been brought to my attention again ! 14 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 10, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Before anyone says anything I have dropped another all mighty clanger again ! I have misread the top plank on the drawing for the top frame on the side. The side and ends don't line up as they should. Another for the scrap bin. When I mentioned it, my good lady said I could have spent the time dec............................! Edited September 10, 2021 by airnimal 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Irrespective of the unusual plank / frame arrangement for today's model the impression is just so for the intended prototype. Do not lose heart, keep going and overcome the "Dreaded Dec". regards, Graham 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post airnimal Posted September 13, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2021 After the trials and tribulations of the past fortnight a bit of good news came my way today. Philip my friend came around bringing with him a new coach for my collection. The quality is far higher anything I could achieve myself. 29 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) The paint finish is excellent. Edited September 14, 2021 by Western Star .... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKPR Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Western Star said: know this is a 7mm topic.... I know that the model is LNWR.... but.................... Is it Dapol? Dunno - does it make diesel noises ?! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post airnimal Posted September 23, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2021 After a very intense period of activities which is still going on I have managed to get into the workshop for a couple of hours. I have added the numberplate after painting which hasn't gone particular well and I will have to do it again. There are still lots to do on this ballast brake but it will have to wait. Activities have included a garden party, a reunion of ex work colleagues, a couple of good bike rides and the dreaded dec.................... as well as several social events plus a trip to the hospital. Plus we have taken the grandsons to Eureka again which always goes down well. The highlight of this time was a couple of days away at the Great Central Railway and a full footplate ride on an engine which was a engine my wife's father would have driven. He was a driver based at Patricroft and Agecroft and the engine was 73156 which was based at Patricroft for some of its life. My sister's partner has always wanted to drive a steam engine so after recovering from cancer he decided that was what he was going to do. He booked the gold package which wasn't cheap but got the engine and 7 carriages for the full day which included taking some friends and family along for day. So we each got a ride on the footplate along the full length of the line. I had not ridden on the footplate since 1968 when I was given a ride around the engine shed at Heaton Mersey towing dead engines around before the shed closed for good. The next 7 days is fully booked up with a trip to Diggerland for one of the grandsons birthday present, another reunion and a couple more social events before I have another biopsy again at the hospital. 19 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Fond memories of diggerland. About 12 years ago, daughter and friends for a party, they all had a crush on one of the drivers. We still have the signed photo… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 26, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2021 After all the social events and birthday parties I will try and get back to doing some modelling. I keep looking at the Exactoscale etched parts that came my way. After the disaster of the GWR van I opened a packet of RCH 12" W-irons and started to make them up. Using the experience of the GWR ones I liked the soft suspension and the ability to remove the wheels with ease but not the fact that the W-irons are not soldered with much solder. There is a small amount to in the centre where the fold up bracket is but that is all. The fold up wheel carrier slides behind the 2 small prongs which fold up to locate the carrier. If you fold up the prongs at 90% the carrier will not slide as it should. These are not soldered which I think this is a weak point if you wish to remove the wheels frequently. Scratch building requires me to remove the wheels on a regular basis and if you keep bending the W-irons apart all the time the fold weakens and is not as good as it should be. So I have modified the prongs by soldering some bits in front of these prongs to strengthen them. These parts were made from the bits on the ends of the carriers that were meant to carry brake gear. I cut these off and folded them to the same profile as the prongs once I had a smooth running wheel set and solded them in. The W-irons still don't have much solder on them but the small prongs are protected from been badly bent and ultimately failure. 7 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted September 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2021 Any fold that is subject to frequent bending/flexing needs a solder filet to strengthen the joint. Otherwise the metal suffers from work hardening - bending back and forth causing the metal to fracture and fail. Most frequently used on those nails we cannot get out of a piece of wood. Bend back and forth until the nail breaks at the bend point. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I agree with @Andy Hayter. I always reinforce any bend which is small or liable to being under stress. Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) Mike, I like your intent to re-inforce the carrier retention tabs, some of my underframes have suffered from the loss of tabs - at this time I do not have a solution for post-failure parts. When I have folded the tabs and achieved a smooth springing action then I re-inforce the tab folds by solder... plenty of flux in the fold and then drop a solder ball into the flux. Using a 2mm chisel bit in the soldering iron I heat the tab on the opposite side of the fold. You are correct in what you say about the minimal contact area between the axleguard and the locating tab... to date I have never had a failure of an axleguard/tab joint and that is over something like 15 years of using the Exactoscale 7mm underframes. You have some of the Exactoscale brake gear etches... the re-inforcements that you have fitted to your carrier tabs are located over the slots which provide reference / location for fitting the brake hangers. regards, Graham Edited September 27, 2021 by Western Star 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium airnimal Posted September 27, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2021 I agree that when folded over the W-irons I usually reinforce with solder but the gap must be clear for the carrier to slide. I did reinforce the ones on the GWR van but then spent time cleaning out the slot for the carrier to slide. So my solution to the folded tags was a lot easier to achieve with less cleaning up. So I have started on another dumb buffer lime wagon. This one is a 8 ton one for Joel Carrington lettered for Buxton Lime Works. But he was a resident of Oldham where he had a depot but I am not sure if he owned a quarry in Buxton or just obtained his lime there. This might not get very much further because of the dreaded dec................. and another social event and then hospital for my biopsy on Wednesday. I have made the basic frame and and screwed the wheels sets in place. 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post airnimal Posted September 28, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2021 I have marked out the body from 60 thou plasticard and scribed all the planks with my usual Olfa cutter. I had to modify the ends because I got the height wrong being to tall. The Exactoscale W-irons I am using are for 12" solebars but this wagon has only 11" ones. I am going to ignore this fault and invoke rule 1. I don't think you will see the small amount of extra W-irons behind the springs. 15 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2021 Interesting to note from your photo that the lime load was sheeted. What I haven't got to the bottom of is whether the lime was loose in the wagon or in sacks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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