Indomitable026 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 21 minutes ago, Indomitable026 said: Tonight’s update. I’ve ordered various items from Scalefour society stores with a view to forming my own switches and crossings; - Crossing V jig - Switch jig - Flangeway gauge - Mint gauge I’ve also got to build a jig to assist with the assembly of the crossing. I’ve also threaded some chairs on the rail on the wash road and tried to stick them down. I say tried.... I’ve just checked - they have stuck! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Chair threading tonight - yawn! I’ve done this for years, may be wrongly, using just my fingers. It’s a blinking faff! If anyone’s got some tips or techniques and wish to share them - please make my night! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Indomitable026 said: Chair threading tonight - yawn! I’ve done this for years, may be wrongly, using just my fingers. It’s a blinking faff! If anyone’s got some tips or techniques and wish to share them - please make my night! I’ve threaded chairs on to about 50’ of track so far and haven’t been able to find a better way of doing it... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Indomitable026 said: Chair threading tonight - yawn! I’ve done this for years, may be wrongly, using just my fingers. It’s a blinking faff! If anyone’s got some tips or techniques and wish to share them - please make my night! Get someone else to do it while you crack on with something sifferent! Roja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 It is still "with fingers" but when I was younger (and could still see to do such things) I put the rail on and over the edge of a box (wooden cigarillo, I think but thats not important) and fed the chairs on to the sticky out rail end. It did at least keep the rail sort of in the right place. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2020 I can only suggest filing the end if the rail to a point to make the job a tad simpler, but you already knew that. Remember to change hands at 99. Mike. 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2020 My approach is to try to ignore that track needs building and start on a wagon kit instead, seems to work 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark Forrest said: My approach is to try to ignore that track needs building and start on a wagon kit instead, seems to work I’m sure that does work - for wagon production! Thanks for your help. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Mark Forrest said: My approach is to try to ignore that track needs building and start on a wagon kit instead, seems to work don't tell him that, the layout will never get built! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 hours ago, mudmagnet said: don't tell him that, the layout will never get built! This layout WILL get built, besides, I don’t need many wagons... Mind you, when the Ransomes & Rapier crane arrives, that may well be a distraction - particularly the re-wheeling... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, Indomitable026 said: This layout WILL get built, besides, I don’t need many wagons... Mind you, when the Ransomes & Rapier crane arrives, that may well be a distraction - particularly the re-wheeling... At least you are making more progress than i am on my layout building! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, mudmagnet said: At least you are making more progress than i am on my layout building! Phew. Looking through the earlier posts, this project has been on pause a couple of years, it’s amazing where the time goes... I guess like most things modelling occurs in fits and starts - the main thing is you have to be up for it and in the right frame of mind. If not you’re just wasting your time. It’ll come around again... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2020 Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 The Mint’s rocked up - Good news - it fits on the track I’ve already built. Phew 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Mike. It’s like you’re trying to serenade me... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted December 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Indomitable026 said: I’m sure that does work - for wagon production! Thanks for your help. To be fair I did say "start building", wagon production implies a level of completer-finisher that I'm unfamiliar with. Must admit, when I saw those photos with all that lovely parcels stock, it did cross my mind that you appear to be modelling the wrong side of the line. Track is looking good, all this activity did actually inspire me to thread a few chairs onto a length of rail this week - keep up the good work and I might even file myself some switch blades before Christmas! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Mark Forrest said: To be fair I did say "start building", wagon production implies a level of completer-finisher that I'm unfamiliar with. Must admit, when I saw those photos with all that lovely parcels stock, it did cross my mind that you appear to be modelling the wrong side of the line. Track is looking good, all this activity did actually inspire me to thread a few chairs onto a length of rail this week - keep up the good work and I might even file myself some switch blades before Christmas! Me moaning about chair threading has inspired you to - chair thread... ha ha 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Indomitable026 said: The Mint’s rocked up - Good news - it fits on the track I’ve already built. Phew Oops chair on x8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Geoff Cook said: Oops chair on x8 Oh heck That took me ages to spot.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Indomitable026 said: Oh heck That took me ages to spot.... that's because I said x8 when its location is x1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 18 minutes ago, Geoff Cook said: that's because I said x8 when its location is x1 Well, I checked them all a couple of times and still didn’t spot it. It seems to be one of my failings this. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2020 I think I need an Enigma decoder now to follow this thread, you wide boys are soo clever. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 43 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I think I need an Enigma decoder now to follow this thread, you wide boys are soo clever. Mike. You’re not the only one not following this thread... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 The first picture above shows the crossing, on the right hand end of the wing rail the fitted chair by the joint is shown with the key nearest the joint ,it should be facing away from the joint so the fishplate can fit in between the two chairs that make the joint between the wingrail and closure rail On the real railway you wouldn't be able to fit the key in the position you have it in. geoff 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Just bought one of these... The Inverness one - obviously. For me this is one of the signature items of rolling stock that will ‘place’ the layout... I’ve no idea what’s involved in converting it to P4 so fingers crossed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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