RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 My 3D Hymek numbers have arrived and look really good. Of course I now need to find the time and courage to fit them. I might have to find the loco as well as it has been stored away. These are the very ones as pictured on Steve's Railtec Facebook site. I got an email from Steve yesterday to say they were being posted and they were here this morning. Great service! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 How many Hymeks are you renumbering to D7035 ? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: How many Hymeks are you renumbering to D7035 ? Just the one, Steve always supplies a spare, just in case. My 08 renumbering kit has 5 number sets even though it only needs one for each door. I suspect he may have twigged how ham fisted I am! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Has anyone else notice the number of individuals in other areas of RMWeb, that ask for help and information, but neglect to say what scale and gauge they require the information for? Aaarg! That might be me also! Mucho apologies. My question from a few months back was about those little N20 motors. One of the variations of said motor has a stub-like D axle proruding from the side. My thoughts were along the lines of whether the stub could be taken out, and a Romford axle as a substitute. Doing this will mean a hole being taken through the opposite wall of the gearbox, but I wondered if anyone had gone down that path before. I do have one of these on order, but I think it's on a world tour. From China to the UK via New Zealand, Australia, Madagascar (to see the film) then Israel (for an orange) Greece, Italy, Oslo & Huddersfield. The little project I'm on is a scratchbuilt chassis, in 4mm. Cheers, Ian. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: Aaarg! That might be me also! Mucho apologies. My question from a few months back was about those little N20 motors. One of the variations of said motor has a stub-like D axle proruding from the side. My thoughts were along the lines of whether the stub could be taken out, and a Romford axle as a substitute. Doing this will mean a hole being taken through the opposite wall of the gearbox, but I wondered if anyone had gone down that path before. I do have one of these on order, but I think it's on a world tour. From China to the UK via New Zealand, Australia, Madagascar (to see the film) then Israel (for an orange) Greece, Italy, Oslo & Huddersfield. The little project I'm on is a scratchbuilt chassis, in 4mm. Cheers, Ian. People who hail from the Principality are exempt from mentioning scale and gauge, because in the native tongue it uses up too much spit. Edited August 25, 2020 by Happy Hippo 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Happy Hippo said: People who hail from the Principality are exempt from mentioning scale and gauge, because in the native tongue it uses up to much spit. Who do you think I am? Freddy 'Parrot-face' Davies? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: Who do you think I am? Freddy 'Parrot-face' Davies? Well, you have been spending a lot of time perched on the roof of your magnificent shed to be just recently. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Has anyone else notice the number of individuals in other areas of RMWeb, that ask for help and information, but neglect to say what scale and gauge they require the information for? The people who annoy me are those who ask for infomation then never thank or even ackowledge when you supply it. Once only then never again 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: Who do you think I am? Freddy 'Parrot-face' Davies? One of those that I've always wondered what the hell it was that he did apart from look funny! Jason 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, laurenceb said: The people who annoy me are those who ask for infomation then never thank or even ackowledge when you supply it. Once only then never again Too right Laurence, Once, on a live steam forum I passed quite a bit of hard learned information about gas jets to a lad having problems with a particular loco. He then passed this info around and had the audacity to claim it was his own work and flatly denied he'd even spoken to me about it................. So I posted the pm I'd sent him about the issue. Shittle Lit. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 It's still rather windy here. The Met Office weather page is reporting winds of 27 mph. RAF Shawbury, just up the road are recording 45 mph. Just a slight difference. Here, whole trees are in motion, so my vote is with the RAF. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, tomparryharry said: The little project I'm on is a scratchbuilt chassis, in 4mm. Ian, For what will this chassis be the running gear for? The only secret we have here is where my strategic reserve of cake is hidden! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Ian, For what will this chassis be the running gear for? The only secret we have here is where my strategic reserve of cake is hidden! hi Richard, It's an Aberdare, that I've been cobbling together for Donkeys years. To give it some weight, the chassis is milled brass. The motor mount is where my head is at the mo'. The thought process is to substitute the Romford axle for the D axle, passing through the chassis, and hiding the motor in the firebox. The major components are taken from a Airfix City I have knocking about, and the rest of the running gear will be scratchbuilt. I haven't eaten any cake. Not since the last time...... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 32 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: It's an Aberdare I've got one in a box somewhere, I think it was either a K's or a Wills kit. The chassis is a couple of bits of brass, and the motor is in the tender. It's a Churchward 3500 gal tender which is not the correct version. It should either have a Dean Churchward 3000 gal or an ex RoD 4000 gal version. Your's will be much better! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2020 A good day seems to be in store for little old me. The first visit this morning is to help my trainspotting friend work out how to make some scenic baseboards for his BLS based layout. He has a fabulous model of Olten station with the station on the lower level and thevline returning at a higher level above it. Two large Helii achieve the level change. He wants the scenery between the levels to be removable so that he can access the upper level for maintenance. It should be a good morning. After that I'm off to visit another friend. He has been given a large collection of model engineering tools that the owner wants giving to good homes. Richard obviously needs a friend. TTFN. Jamie 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) I spent part of yesterday looking at the dreaded YouTube as I decided that my table saw could do with an upgrade. The cheaper variety, such as I possess, have motors and spindles that are never parallel to the end which has the rip fence attached. The rip fence itself is rarely perpendicular to the clamp rail, so a lot of tweaking is required to get them to cut squarely. The tube provided lots of inspiration, and the Americans certainly go to town on converting cheap nasty machines into a much better product. However, the catch is that they seem to do all their major cutting on another table saw! Obviously this is the way to convert my table saw so I am going to have to go out and buy a better table saw in order to upgrade my old one. If you've ever wondered why some of the carpentry in a house you buy is not quite cut right with gaps or odd tapers...........now you know why! Edited August 26, 2020 by Happy Hippo 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: I've got one in a box somewhere, I think it was either a K's or a Wills kit. The chassis is a couple of bits of brass, and the motor is in the tender. It's a Churchward 3500 gal tender which is not the correct version. It should either have a Dean Churchward 3000 gal or an ex RoD 4000 gal version. Your's will be much better! Thank you for your kind words. However, It's a long way to getting finished. A loooong way.......I've just ordered a set of rods for it, via Brassmasters, so I continue to add bits & pieces when the mood takes me. The sun is just starting to shine, which means I might get a bit more shed work done today. Cheers, Ian. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 No sun here at the moment, but at least the howling winds have dissipated leaving a strong breeze. It is alleged the weather will improve throughout the morning and we should get sunny spells in the afternoon. This should tie in nicely with our proposed trip to Attingham Park (NT) for a long walk. I have received various suggestions from my local cronies as how best to proceed with the SG rebuild. They range from the disappointingly uninspired to the criminally deranged. In fact I think some of the flights of fantasy were both that and also a deliberate wind up. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 15 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: People who hail from the Principality are exempt from mentioning scale and gauge, because in the native tongue it uses up too much spit. Particularly in the Covid era......... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 Dave Hunt has been absent for a few days so I sent him an email to find out how he was. this is an abridged version: 'Richard, At the moment I'm closer to you than usual - specifically in Ward 16 of Telford hospital. To cut a long story short, not only do I still have the gutrot with no sign at abatement but I've also had a mini stroke. I had a dizzy spell on Saturday afternoon and later noticed that I had double vision when I looked to the right but didn't do anything about it. On Sunday night I also had a rotten headache so on Monday morning I phoned the GP. Within minutes I was on my way to Telford and was admitted to the stroke ward where I still am. There have been other issues such as occasional high spikes in blood pressure that require sorting out but the prognosis looks OK and although there is some degradation evident in my brain (absolutely no comment required!) the consultant thinks that I should recover normal vision eventually and there are unlikely to be any permanent effects. I've just had a further MRI scan for him to reach a definitive conclusion. The likelihood is that I'll be on various medications for a long time. I haven't looked at TNM or any other RMW forums (fora?) until now but will try to catch up soon. To be honest, though, I probably won't feel like posting replies on TNM or ERs for a while so I'd be grateful if you would put a message on each saying why I'm missing. Thanks for the message of concern. I'll keep you updated. Cheers Dave.' I've posted this on ERs as well. 1 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 Best wishes Dave, stick with it and keep positive. Ian. (A stroke survivor from a few years back). 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 25/08/2020 at 18:39, Happy Hippo said: People who hail from the Principality are exempt from mentioning scale and gauge, because in the native tongue it uses up too much spit. He's not principally from the Principality, in principle, but as he lives principally in the Principalty and has for some time, and as a matter of principle we principally rather like him although he originally principally hails from perfidious Albion, we can principally proceed with the procedure that he can be for procedural purposeful purposes perceived to be principally from the Principality, at least in principle, for the purpose of the purposeful Principalitarians who both live principally in the Principality or principally not in the Principality. Right, now that that's cleared up with no chance of confusion, Ian doesn't spit much, even using Welsh words, which he does quite well for a diwl saes. He is therefore not exempt from mentioning scale and gauge. But I am; too much spit, see, bwtti bach... 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted August 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2020 18 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: However, the catch is that they seem to do all their major cutting on another table saw! Obviously this is the way to c It's like an article on making your own miter box -- If I could make a square vertical cut, I wouldn't need a miter box. 1 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 Depending on your requirements, a normal 10" saw usually needs an out-field & infield to accurately support your work. Plus, of course, an assistant. I thoroughly recommend watching Norm Abraham in 'New Yankee Workshop' on Youtube. It is, by far & away, the best videos on 'how to' on workshop projects. Not all of what Norm does is applicable to what we're doing, but picking up the odd tips are very worthwhile. Another excellent craftsman is the late Larry Haun, and is well worth a viewing. Cheers, Ian. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 I spoke to Dave on the telephone this morning. He is going to be transferred to the hospital at Shrewsbury, where they have more a specialised Gastro unit. They now have a pretty good idea of what the problem is, but he currently has an infection which they are trying to clear up with antibiotics. He says Hi and sends thanks for all the messages of support. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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