RMweb Gold PhilH Posted September 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Barry Ten said: Looks great, Phil. Thanks…hopefully this will turn out to be as good a kit to build. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Craigw Posted September 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2021 A few months ago I hit a wall with railway modelling and needed a change. I have always been interested in military history and modelling and started building a Tamiya Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf F. I posted a few photos of the progress. My work has been rather draining the last few months and I have found that when I get home I am not really up to doing much of anything. That being said, I have found that pottering away on the weathering is very enjoyable indeed. Still in progress but things are getting there. The good news is that the enthusiasm for railway modelling is coming back. 15 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Good point about 'hitting a wall' Craig, I think a lot of us on here have the same thing happen from time to time. Keep up the good work! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 13/09/2021 at 23:28, PhilH said: Thanks…hopefully this will turn out to be as good a kit to build. That carton seems to show the steering wheel on the wrong side for a vehicle fabriqué en France. Perhaps Camions de Pompiers had to spend more time on the wrong side of the road to get to incendies? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted September 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: That carton seems to show the steering wheel on the wrong side for a vehicle fabriqué en France. Perhaps Camions de Pompiers had to spend more time on the wrong side of the road to get to incendies? Nothing so practical, this from a website relating to French manufacturers. This applied to both their cars and commercial vehicles…. ’Like many upper-crust makes in France (Talbot, Bugatti) and Italy (Lancia), Delahaye had held onto right-hand drive as a sign of status.’ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said: That carton seems to show the steering wheel on the wrong side for a vehicle fabriqué en France. Perhaps Camions de Pompiers had to spend more time on the wrong side of the road to get to incendies? Until fairly recent times many European countries with mountainous territories operated vehicles with right hand drive. It was safer on mountain roads for the driver to see the edge of the road. The famous Swiss postal buses were right hand drive as were Swiss and Italian military vehicles. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 It's not just a fiery Gallic temperament that caused their accident rates then! I take the point that having the steering wheel on the nearside has some advantages. It does make it dangerous to pull out to see whether it's safe to overtake though. And of course Sweden also drove on the left until 1967, but many Swedes had left hand drive cars already to simplify driving on the rest of the Continent. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted September 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: It's not just a fiery Gallic temperament that caused their accident rates then! I take the point that having the steering wheel on the nearside has some advantages. It does make it dangerous to pull out to see whether it's safe to overtake though. And of course Sweden also drove on the left until 1967, but many Swedes had left hand drive cars already to simplify driving on the rest of the Continent. It's the same reason street-sweepers in the UK were very often LHD, it made it much more easy for the driver to follow the kerb. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 When we were little and on holiday in France, my father was explaining to my little brother which side of the road they drive on in a long list of countries. But when asked about Japan he didn't know the answer and said "Oh, in Japan they drive in the middle of the road" - Steve accepted that and believed it for years! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Northmoor said: It's the same reason street-sweepers in the UK were very often LHD, it made it much more easy for the driver to follow the kerb. The street sweepers from my youth (70s and 80s) had dual controls. It was very odd seeing a steering wheel on both sides of the cab, one moving as if a phantom was driving. Andy 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 56 minutes ago, SM42 said: The street sweepers from my youth (70s and 80s) had dual controls. It was very odd seeing a steering wheel on both sides of the cab, one moving as if a phantom was driving. Andy Give it a few years and we'll have autonomous ones - both steering wheels will be driven by phantoms! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 21 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Give it a few years and we'll have autonomous ones - both steering wheels will be driven by phantoms! Or no steering wheel at all. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 21C123 Posted September 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2021 Hi all finally finished an MPC 1/48 Space 1999 Eagle. lots of repetitive cleaning up of individual bracing tubes but I got there in the end. Roger 8 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Is that left hand driver or right hand drive Roger? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted September 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2021 Galileo shuttle craft from Polar Lights: 11 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 21C123 Posted September 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: Is that left hand driver or right hand drive Roger? Probably dual…. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Radial engined bikes. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/164710-radial-engine-bike-build-off/ Yes, they really are models... steve 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Interesting models, Steve. Liked the weld marks on the frame, for instance, and the "metal" finish was very realistic. Wonder if full sized bikes were actually rideable (more than once, anyway). Your link led me to this which details how they built the models, 3-d printing, soldered brass frames, moulded resin and so on. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/153072-bike-build-off-radial-engine-style/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stuart Birks Posted September 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2021 This kit of a Bedford OSBT 5 ton tipper lorry in 1:24 scale ismanufactured by a EMHAR which is a division of Bachman. I was a bit worried when I saw "Made in China" on the box but I thought I would give it a go. Perhaps I have been spoilt by the superb quality of the couple of MiniArt kits I have made recently (made in Ukraine) where the fit of the parts was superb. Every part needed quite a lot of sanding and filing to remove the mould lines but with a bit of work it builds into a really nice model. Stu 20 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) I suppose this might be considered a “railway” but it is an HO gauge model of a traditional roller coaster built from the kit produced by Coaster Dynamix in the US. It’s not quite finished - still need to add some walkways and the handrails - but I’ve got it working. Also my first attempt at static grass - applied to the originally pukey green plastic base. Cheers Darius Edited October 7, 2021 by Darius43 8 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: It’s not quite finished - still need to add some walkways and the handrails - but I’ve got it working. Cor!! How many G's must that be pulling?! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, TT-Pete said: Cor!! How many G's must that be pulling?! It’s the abrupt stop before the up ramp that is the punisher. Cheers Darius 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: It’s the abrupt stop before the up ramp that is the punisher. Cheers Darius Detatched retinas galore! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Yes, really it needs to be powered coming down too, to simulate the correct rate of acceleration, not using actualy gravity which is way out of scale. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 hours ago, BernardTPM said: Yes, really it needs to be powered coming down too, to simulate the correct rate of acceleration, not using actualy gravity which is way out of scale. It’s only a model. The initial climb is powered by a spring turned on its axis by a motor - Matchbox Motorway style - in the little shed. The coaster gets round by gravity and momentum alone. Slowing down the first descent would prevent it from climbing the second ascent. The whole thing is very sensitive to being on a level surface etc. Cheers Darius 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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