RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2019 Well done Dave! My wife has been tracking some friends on the race app and I got her to monitor you too 2hrs 18min 20secs 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Thanks, Colin. Yep, 2 hrs 18 mins. A new Personal Worst, but not to worry, My knee held out and I was just pleased to finish after all my injury frustrations this summer. I ran much of the way alongside The Incredibles, so I can't have been doing that badly. The weather was fantastic, if a bit hot if I'm being fussy. Local residents even got out their garden hoses and sprayed everyone, which was much appreciated, as were all the ice lollies and ice pops that were being handed out. How some of the fancy dress runners finished in the costumes they were wearing, I really don't know. There was a fantastic atmosphere as always and there were crowds cheering us on along almost the entire route. What really mattered though was that I managed to raise around £800 for the Alzheimer's Society, which is fantastic and due in no small part to the generosity of RMWebbers. Thank you so much once again! Dave 11 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well done its some event all those people doing some good for others. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hi folks, Well, it's time to get back to the trains... 37418 heading a service to Inverness... On a sunny evening at Edinburgh Waverley... 47550 University of Dundee arrives from Aberdeen... Dave 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 47107 passes through with a Freightliner service... Another couple of shots of 37418 departing... Edited September 13, 2019 by Waverley West Minor edit 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2019 Finally, 47710 arrives from Queen Street... 36 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Module00 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) Your layout is amazing, so realistic and all these last pictures are so beautiful ! Edited September 15, 2019 by Module00 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 20, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Hi folks, Just a quick pitstop post tonight to show off my latest purchases, two of Kernow Model Centre's excellent PRA wagons. These have now been weathered and added to the Speedlink rake. This rake now consists of 16 wagons, mostly bogie wagons too and has become too long for the layout, so it's going to have to be split into two separate rakes I think. Here are some piccies from a very brief running session earlier tonight, showing off some of the wagons in the rake hauled by 45144... The two new PRA wagons. The level of detailing on them really is impressive. An OBA... A BOC tank wagon... A Cargowaggon bogie van. Apart from the usual weathering, this wagon has had its couplings moved from the body to the bogies due to persistent derailing. It solved the problem completely. And finally for tonight, a couple of ECC wagons... Work is progressing in fits and starts on the three Large Logo 47s (444, 546 and 644), with transfers and varnish now applied. The next step will be to apply the nameplates and add the cantrail stripe on 47644. Then it will be on to weathering and reassembly, so not too much left to do now. GW Green 47500 and InterCity Swallow 47834 are now complete and just waiting for two sound chips to arrive from Legomanbiffo. Hope to be back soon with another update. Happy modelling, Dave Edited September 20, 2019 by Waverley West 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 24, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 'evening folks, Well, the nights are drawing in fast now, and when I wandered down to Waverley West this evening, it was dark by the time I got there. Here are a few pics from this evening's spotting session... Good progress was made earlier this evening on 47s 444 and 546, with weathering of the body. Both these duffs are now ready for reassembly. 47644 was varnished and is now ready for weathering. Thoughts are now turning to completing my collection of 47s, with InterCity/ScotRail 47593 and 47642 in the frame at the moment. Hope to be back soon with more developments. Cheers for now, Dave Edited September 24, 2019 by Waverley West 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 you were lucky with the weather then ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted September 30, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Hi folks, Not much news to report except that Bachmann 47644 and 47444 are now ready for reassembly. 47546 has been delayed slightly, as I've decided to respray the roof and start again, as I wasn't happy with the weathering. It actually looked like a typical dirty-roofed Inverness 47, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for. I've also put Heljan 47546 and 47644 up for sale on ebay (if anyone's interested), as part of my reluctant Heljan 47 clearout. I can't justify keeping them really, unfortunately. Here are a few piccies from a nighttime running session over the weekend... 47636 prepares to depart on an evening service for Inverness... A 107 passes through The Mound Tunnels. Looks like someone forgot to change the destination blind. 47209 passes through Waverley on a Freightliner service.... The nighttime view overlooking Waverley from the roof of the National Gallery... Hope to be back soon with another update. In the meantime, happy modelling folks! Cheers for now, Dave Edited September 30, 2019 by Waverley West 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 It will be interesting to see what Heljans Mk2 spoon will turn out like ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 35 minutes ago, meanach said: It will be interesting to see what Heljans Mk2 spoon will turn out like ! It will indeed, Meanach. I reckon it will be ready just about the time I finish my Heljan mk 1/Bachman revamp! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Out of curiosity, have you tried marrying a Hornby Mk1 BSO with a Bachmann chassis ? I’m wondering if it’s possible . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Out of curiosity, have you tried marrying a Hornby Mk1 BSO with a Bachmann chassis ? I’m wondering if it’s possible . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 14:54, meanach said: Out of curiosity, have you tried marrying a Hornby Mk1 BSO with a Bachmann chassis ? I’m wondering if it’s possible . No, I haven't attempted anything like that. All my Mk 1s are Bachmann ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 14:54, meanach said: Out of curiosity, have you tried marrying a Hornby Mk1 BSO with a Bachmann chassis ? I’m wondering if it’s possible . Is the Bachmann chassis noticeably better than the Hornby to make that worthwhile? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It’s to maintain the close coupling system that Bachmann use . They don’t make a BSO. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted October 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2019 13 hours ago, meanach said: It’s to maintain the close coupling system that Bachmann use . They don’t make a BSO. You can use the Bachmann close coupler on the Hornby BSO, I have and it has run happily for the last 2 years in a rake that are otherwise Bachmann coaches. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted October 9, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hi folks, A couple of videos for your delectation and delight (hopefully) from a couple of recent operating sessions... This one is from a nighttime operating session. The nights are drawing in now, you know! In other news, 47444 is now just awaiting a sound chip. 47546 and 47644 basically just need snowploughs and a sound chip fitting. 47550 University of Dundee is to be renumbered 47470 University of Edinburgh (complete with red buffer beam), and my Heljan version of the latter is now up for sale. I quite fancy doing 47550 in Large Logo livery with its blue roof now though. One day, I really will get to the end of my 47 revamp! Duffs have always been a big part of WW, but Charlie's latest sound chip has really sparked my interest recently. Both the 47/0 and 47/4 / 47/7 versions really do capture the sound of a duff, for me anyway, and the thrash in particular, which has never truly been captured by any sound chip I've heard before, really does take me back. After a few weeks' storage, my BOC tanker rake is now playing up again and regularly derailing, so two of the wagons are now sat on my desk while I try to come up with a permanent solution. Lubricating the coupling motion again will probably help, but I'm thinking that getting rid of the close-coupling mechanism altogether would probably be the best approach. CCMs really are the bane of my life on WW, although to be fair, Bachmann's versions on its coaching stock don't cause many problems, even in push mode. Hope to be back soon with an update on my latest 47 developments. Happy modelling! Cheers for now, Dave 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
citadel12003 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hi Dave, I really enjoyed the video's. Very atmospheric as usual and the 47's really sound just as I remember them too. I noted your comment about the BOC tanker rake. That's disappointing for a wagon with that price tag.... I have a similar problem with shunting Hornby container flats and am thinking of replacing the usual individual couplings on each wagon for one of the straight bar versions used to couple the Bachmann 'twin" types. Love the layout!! Keep up the good work. Cheers for now, Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 hour ago, citadel12003 said: Hi Dave, I really enjoyed the video's. Very atmospheric as usual and the 47's really sound just as I remember them too. I noted your comment about the BOC tanker rake. That's disappointing for a wagon with that price tag.... I have a similar problem with shunting Hornby container flats and am thinking of replacing the usual individual couplings on each wagon for one of the straight bar versions used to couple the Bachmann 'twin" types. Love the layout!! Keep up the good work. Cheers for now, Tom Cheers Tom. Nice to hear from you again. It is disappointing about the BOC rake. By contrast, my Bachmann Mk 2 and Freightliner rakes run like a dream. The derailments almost always seem to be caused by the coupling not returning to centre after a curve. Lubrication can help a lot here, but it isn't a complete cure. What is strange is that they take some simple and reverse curves without any problems, but object to others. I really like the wagons and the look of the full rake, so it's a really frustrating problem. And then there's the price tag too, as you mention. I'm going to dismantle one of them and see what can be done. Watch this space, but don't hold your breath! Cheers Dave 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Ootstanding as always Dave - the only thing that lets me know its not 12" to the foot is the lack of great cludgy clouds of smoke from the 47's as they rev up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted October 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2019 I'm sure I've read somewhere that some problems with CCMs can be caused by rough edges/burrs on the mechanism (I hope it wasn't in this thread! ). It doesn't take much to make them stick and any glitches may only be on one side/edge so only affect it in one direction. I think the gist was smoothing all surfaces with fine wet & dry and then careful lubrication. (I wonder if graphite or similar would be preferable to oils which may thicken/attract gunk over time?) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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