HeavyDuty Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Ironic, that railway modellers like the lorry best! It's the whole picture that does it for me, Giles! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Fantastic Giles, very unique! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Finger lickin'gooooood!!! You're a true master, wonderful layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thank you very much indeed Gents....! It's a fun one..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 I finally got round to painting my Brassworks 04. I've glazed it with real glass- I had wanted to use the really thin stuff ( the slip glasses) but after breaking one while cleaning it, I replaced them with the thicker slide glass. However, I really wanted at least one of the sliding windows open, and that wouldn't look good with the thickness of the slide glass, and the slip glasses wouldn't last five seconds. I then had quite a good idea. I cut a slip glass to the required size, and then laminated it using superglue to a second piece of slip glass. It came out completely clear, it was very easily trimmed to size, and many, many times stronger than the original ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 apart from the errors of the air tanks (mixing up the types/tank positions) these are beautiful models, with excellent detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Di bought me an Ixion Hudswell Clarke for Christmas - which, after a little weathering, is now quite at home..... An excellent little loco... And Finally built another RC lorry to run on TEOTL. This one is a bigger Ford Thames, and has the same motor/gearbox unit with 100:1 drive, and a IPod Nano, or somesuch battery powering it. One significant difference is that rather than having a 27MHz Micro Tiny receiver, which necessitated the massive arial on the transmitter, and could be a bit 'glitchy' - this one has a 2.4GHz DelTang receiver, which is smoother, cheaper, and has a much more discrete transmitter. It's altogether much better, and much less hassle, and works straight out of the packet..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Oh dear; I've started feeling funny again. Lovely stuff Giles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Giles You've done it again! That is absolutely beautiful. I can't believe it is the same Thames Trader as in post 121. Stephen P.S. Do you know the make of the model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Oh dear; I've started feeling funny again. Lovely stuff Giles. ....I keep telling you that you're welcome to come and play, any time....... I'm afraid the lorry came in an anonymous box with the only clue saying 'made in china' (lower case, even) - bought via EBay from a trader in Spain, a couple of months ago. I looked a couple of days ago, and I didn't find any available - so whether there aren't that many around - or just come in batches, I don't know, Stephen - but thanks anyway! However, there will be some stunning ones available from Goods Yard Models.... Much better than this - a little more expensive - but exquisite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 ....I keep telling you that you're welcome to come and play, any time....... I'm afraid the lorry came in an anonymous box with the only clue saying 'made in china' (lower case, even) - bought via EBay from a trader in Spain, a couple of months ago. I looked a couple of days ago, and I didn't find any available - so whether there aren't that many around - or just come in batches, I don't know, Stephen - but thanks anyway! However, there will be some stunning ones available from Goods Yard Models.... Much better than this - a little more expensive - but exquisite. Giles Thanks for the answer - I thought it might be rather rare. I saw one of the Goods Yard Models lorries at a recent show. I agree, quite exquisite. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 One's just appeared on eBay.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-THAMES-FTG-7-GAS-1-43-UK-UNITED-KINGDOM-TRUCK-1957-/160968010139?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item257a70e99b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 One's just appeared on eBay.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-THAMES-FTG-7-GAS-1-43-UK-UNITED-KINGDOM-TRUCK-1957-/160968010139?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item257a70e99b Giles Thanks for the tip-off and link. I will investigate further! Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi Giles - does the thread on how you built the RC lorry still exist? I would love to explore using this in larger scales such as 1:24 etc as the cheap RC cars you can get run like scalded cats. Fun, but a bit hairy trying to steer them around scale obstacles! I also have some 1:43 vehicles I would like to butcher so I can start dreaming about my long-anticipated NG 1:43 layout situated somewhere on the West Coast between Westport and The Haast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Nice one Giles, looking forward to seeing it at Shepton. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi Giles - does the thread on how you built the RC lorry still exist? I would love to explore using this in larger scales such as 1:24 etc as the cheap RC cars you can get run like scalded cats. Fun, but a bit hairy trying to steer them around scale obstacles! I also have some 1:43 vehicles I would like to butcher so I can start dreaming about my long-anticipated NG 1:43 layout situated somewhere on the West Coast between Westport and The Haast. Hi Ian, Here's the old Thread.... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/18108-radio-controlled-road-vehicle/ However, the receivers to use now are the 2.4GHz ones for road vehicles made by David T. of DelTang.co.uk they are much better than the old Micro Tiny, only about £29, and only 10mm x 10mm. In fact, this morning, I'm going to replace/convert the RX in the blue lorry, because I'm so impressed! ..... Now done....! Time to put the 27 MHz gear on EBay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just a note to say that the layout will be appearing at the Small and Delightful Exhibition at Shepton Mallet on Saturday 16th Feb. for those in that area...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2013 Looking forward to see the layout in a couple of weeks. This is one of my favourites. I will make sure that I say hello! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Make sure you do! And meanwhile ...... A little video..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2013 Great to see End of the Line today at Shepton Mallet! Spend quite a bit of time watching the truck moving around and the wagons being unloaded. Not a 'twee' layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phixer64 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 16, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2013 Great to see this layout today at last, and spent quite a time admiring it, along with many others. However I wasnt there long before Giles thrust the radio control unit for the lorry into my hands and told me to go and collect a load! It was amazing to be able to see it moving smoothly and under my own control, while I practised three-point-turns. Palms were getting sweaty when driving along the front where the road is perilously close to the baseboard edge; but there were plenty of observers waiting to catch any serious mistakes! Thanks very much Giles, I really enjoyed the End of The Line experience. Dave.T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Great to see this superb layout 'in the flesh' at Shepton Mallet - after I'd fought my way through the crowd of admirers! I have to say it really is as good as it looks in Giles's photos. Best bit was Mark Smith trying to distract Giles, purely unintentionally ;-), as he was manoeuvring that delightful Ford Thames truck. Great stuff! Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 It was a pleasure to see you all down there - and to put faces to a couple of friends known only via this forum..... Interestingly, I found that on 'exhibition duty' the lorries batteries lasted over three hours each before charging! Much more than I anticipated. Dave - you were a natural, mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Great to see this superb layout 'in the flesh' at Shepton Mallet - after I'd fought my way through the crowd of admirers! I have to say it really is as good as it looks in Giles's photos. Best bit was Mark Smith trying to distract Giles, purely unintentionally ;-), as he was manoeuvring that delightful Ford Thames truck. Great stuff! Stephen Yes Giles, it was great to see you, and finally get to see the layout It was even better in the flesh, than I had imagined And it was great to catch up with other rmweb members too! Stephen, I only wanted to distract Giles, so that the lorry would fall into my backpack..... Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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