MrWolf Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) That sounds like my theory of going back to about 1955, bench seats, no seat belts, non collapsible steering column, metal dashboard and switches. On the dashboard would be a sticker: Drive carefully or die horribly. Edited October 2, 2021 by MrWolf Stupid 4g 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2021 Not done much since we got back other than continue to play with the manual point levers 11 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2021 Added a styrene ‘rod’ It wasn’t an easy task but managed to do it with a little patience, probably end up becoming unnoticeable cruel close up… …..clears the tie bar Ballasting will be interesting 12 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Ballasting will be interesting? I bet it won't! 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Did the angle iron tie bar come as part of the points or is it one of your creations? It's even got the securing bolts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Did the angle iron tie bar come as part of the points or is it one of your creations? It's even got the securing bolts! As much as I’d like to take credit for that the angle iron tie bar is part of the point 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Thanks for that, though now I am feeling slightly guilty. If I had been ar5ed to go upstairs and look at at my layout I could have figured that out for myself and saved you the trouble! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Thanks for that, though now I am feeling slightly guilty. If I had been ar5ed to go upstairs and look at at my layout I could have figured that out for myself and saved you the trouble! No trouble matey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 13/08/2021 at 11:19, Stubby47 said: You could leave off the track and just add a couple of cyclists... You mean a GWR branch line in 2021? It would save a lot of this historical research malarky. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I think that I have told a few people to go modern image and fill the whole station site with RTP houses. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 03/10/2021 at 00:06, MrWolf said: That sounds like my theory of going back to about 1955, bench seats, no seat belts, non collapsible steering column, metal dashboard and switches. Ahh, fond memories of the six of us travelling to Brixham in a Zephyr 6. Oh happy days! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted October 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 21 hours ago, MrWolf said: Ballasting will be interesting? I bet it won't! It was challenging but I’ve managed to do it, just done the one for now as a test. I just used a long flat brush and applied some PVA between the extended sleepers, sprinkled on the ballast and hoovering up the excess and picking out any stray bits with tweezers….. ….so the point still operates as it should As suspected you can only just see the ‘rod’ 13 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Lovely job. Do you do contract ballasting? More importantly perhaps; does the point still work? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2021 19 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Lovely job. thanks 20 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Do you do contract ballasting? I can’t think of anything worse, except perhaps wiring 21 minutes ago, MrWolf said: More importantly perhaps; does the point still work? It does thankfully 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, chuffinghell said: It was challenging but I’ve managed to do it, just done the one for now as a test. <snip> As suspected you can only just see the ‘rod’ But that's what raises a model from average to exceptional. All the little details that you don't need add, but do anyway, add to the overall picture and ambiance of the scene. Little Muddle is a good example of this approach, and you are following in the those footsteps with everything you attempt. 6 5 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) Not been a lot going on at Warren recently, I’ve had a couple of PM’s asking if I’m okay I’m fine, I’ve just been that busy at work that when I get home I just want to put my feet up and do a little as possible Hopefully things will settle down at work soon and I’ll be back on it. It’s always the same after having a weeks holiday* I spend the following few weeks playing catch-up *worth it though for the pasties and cream teas Edited October 11, 2021 by chuffinghell 11 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I think we all get like that. When you're tired, even hobbies feel like work. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted October 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2021 8 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Not been a lot going on at Warren recently, I’ve had a couple of PM’s asking if I’m okay I’m fine, I’ve just been that busy at work that when I get home I just want to put my feet up and do a little as possible Hopefully things will settle down at work soon and I’ll be back on it. It’s always the same after having a weeks holiday* I spend the following few weeks playing catch-up *worth it though for the pasties and cream teas I totally understand Chris. I've only just finished an extremly busy period in work. Much as we try to prevent work intruding into home life, it does and something has to give. It's inevitably the hobby because important stuff like family has to take priority. Modelling, much as it provides a welcome diversion, therefore has to take a back seat. Wolfie is spot on by the way. Leave well alone if tired. I find small jobs ease you back into it. Failing that, just get the trains out and play.......that really helps..............or buy a new one..........gulp! Or a nice book and a glass of something even nicer to go with it... Rob. 7 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: just get the trains out and play.......that really helps Oh yes! 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted October 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2021 I found that with one of my jobs, work was left for me until I returned from holiday. So I thought if can wait, it can wait a while longer then! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I've encountered that work ethic before. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines, meetings, projects! Blah blah. Then you go on holiday for 2 weeks and when you get back you've 1,000 emails that no one has replied to and a desk covered in crap dumped for you for when you get back. I got fed up with that nonsense after a bit and the last job I did was the worst paid I'd ever had but by far the most satisfying - delivering hot meals to senior citizens and disabled people. It was lovely that everyone was so pleased to see you. You chatted to some lovely people, did your job, went home and forgot about it. No managers e-mailing you at 7:30pm and all that malarky. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: I found that with one of my jobs, work was left for me until I returned from holiday. So I thought if can wait, it can wait a while longer then! That happened to me in my junior days with the bank. There were lots of people the same grade as me, but when I went on holiday for two weeks none of them did any legal filing. When I returned to a massive mound of filing, I asked my supervisor why no-one had done it, the response "They are all used to filing in numerical order, this legal stuff has to be done in alphabetically and it's harder, you're good at it". Suffice to say, I had a meltdown at him (I was good at those back in the day) and then got on with it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) ….so I’m going to be even further behind next week I could always pretend to have COVID like a few other members of staff have done …..but I’m not like that even though I don’t get any better thought of Edited October 12, 2021 by chuffinghell Smelling and grandma 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted October 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2021 Thought for a moment that was Boris after reading the Health and Science Committee's report on how he (mis)handled Covid. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 12, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said: Thought for a moment that was Boris…. ….that would be more like this 3 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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