bgman Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Hi Jerry, I hope the show is going according to plan, thank you for posting the video, I do enjoy his efforts each year as it seems to give a more personal approach to an exhibition. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted April 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2019 Looked like a bit of a bad hair day, Jerry. Tim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted April 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, CF MRC said: Looked like a bit of a bad hair day, Jerry. Tim I don't have good hair days Tim Jerry 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 How many 7Fs are you building? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted April 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, richbrummitt said: How many 7Fs are you building? Id like to do five more, three small boilered and a couple of large but will probably start with a batch of three - we'll see how the discipline holds out! jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 06/04/2019 at 19:42, queensquare said: A few snaps from todays excellent NEWGOG Gauge O Guild show in Newport where the Midland shed formed the centre piece of our guest scale 2mm demo. On shed are examples of 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F and 7F and in the carriage sidings are a SDJR set and a couple of MR through coaches. We had numerous examples of other Midland and SDJR locos in various stages of construction and had a very succesful game of 'thats small' comments Bingo - it was always going to be easy to fill your card at a 7mm do The good burgers of South Wales were wonderful hosts as usual and we had a very enjoyable day. Next outing in a busy April is York in a couple of weeks. Jerry Jerry, are those trains very small or is Kim very tall?? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted April 24, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2019 Anthony Yeates kindly sent me a picture taken at the excellent York show last weekend which I attach below along with a snap taken in the workshop showing the card mock-ups of the SDJR shed and coal stage which really help to fill out the scene. Just to give some orientation, the shed scene is sat on what will eventually be the Midland goods yard. Jerry 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriageShed Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 On 11/12/2018 at 17:55, queensquare said: A couple of posts relating to work done a little while ago but only now snapped. First up is the next stage in building the 6 wheel brake vans. The card frames are glued to the body, there are two of each in the kit as they are delicate though law of sod says that if you have spares you won't need them! I found they line up perfectly but leave a slight gap at the corners which on the original build I filled with a sliver of microstrip and filed square after the first pass of primer. Hopefully the picture makes it all clear. Guards lookout duckets next. Jerry I've got this far and have been waiting patiently to find out how you build the lookout duckets Mind you, you've got the distraction of building 7Fs with the wrong kind of wheels (2mmFS instead of N) to keep you busy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 24, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 16/05/2019 at 21:47, CarriageShed said: I've got this far and have been waiting patiently to find out how you build the lookout duckets Mind you, you've got the distraction of building 7Fs with the wrong kind of wheels (2mmFS instead of N) to keep you busy! I will get back to these soon. Its been a hectic few months and it does take me a little longer to complete each stage in the build - I'm building eight of the six wheel brake vans! Off to Aylesbury for the weekend shortly for the superb Railex show. I will have the Midland and SDJR sheds, a selection of locos and stock, the signal boxes and lots of photos and other research material. Come and say hello. Jerry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted May 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) Aylesbury was, as ever, an excellent show and in what has become a tradition with my exhibits the shed played host to a couple of unlikely visitors over the weekend. Being a Midland shed it was about time it played host to a red engine, Rich Brummitt junior duly obliged! Secondly, Alex Duckworth brought along evidence of the little known experiment to electrify the stiff climb over the Mendips. jerry Edited May 27, 2019 by queensquare 24 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I see that you have already pencilled in the necessary adjustment to the height of the shed door to accommodate the overhead wires........... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted July 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2019 More attempting to get projects finished - or at least a little further advanced! With Kim away tonight with the kids – (youngest sons 30th tomorrow, Im at home looking after the animals and cooking a slap up tea for them when they get back!) – I've grabbed a couple of hours this afternoon to advance the 7F John Greenwood scratchbuilt. The loco represents a 7F in original condition with tender cab and is part of John and my bartering - I make buildings and wagons for the North Cornwall, John builds me the odd engine. In this case John has built the basic engine and left me to detail it and finish it off which, over the last several months I have been slowly doing. As with all John's locos its beautifully made and all comes apart in the most logical fashion thanks to a small collection of mainly 14BA bolts which greatly aids the detailing process. There's still a long way to go but I did manage to get a few more items on my list crossed of - and inevitably added a couple of things I'd not previously spotted! The first two picture show the loco as delivered - all the difficult bits done. The next two are the loco in bits in the obligatory 6" square of work space on my bench and finally, 81 in all her glory. Has there ever been a more handsome freight loco - I think not. Jerry 28 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2019 It has really captured the look of the beast. I have travelled quite often behind 88 on the WSR and it was in Blue then. At least you have room to give it a bit of a run on Bath Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted July 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2019 I'm intrigued by the tender wheels. They look like an outside bearing split frame type. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted July 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, 2mmMark said: I'm intrigued by the tender wheels. They look like an outside bearing split frame type. They are, its standard practice on John's engines. They are standard 2mm Association wheels which John drills into the end of and solders in a piece of wire which then runs in bearings made of thin tube. The outside frames are soldered to one side of the PCB spacers and screwed to the other. I once asked him why he did it like that and he said its because hes always done it that way, the method originating from the days when he used to make tender wheels from Triang TT wheels turned down in the Black and Decker. Its one of John's techniques I've not pinched! One idea that I have pinched is the method of taking current between loco and tender. As usual its beautifully simple, a couple of flexible wires from the loco frames with a small bit of tube soldered on the end that is a friction fit over some stiff wire stubs on the tender frames - brilliant! 18 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coal Tank Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Stunning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, queensquare said: One idea that I have pinched is the method of taking current between loco and tender. As usual its beautifully simple, a couple of flexible wires from the loco frames with a small bit of tube soldered on the end that is a friction fit over some stiff wire stubs on the tender frames - brilliant! My own system, not based on John's, is equally simple. Two lengths of 8thou. p/b wire wound into a coil spring with a long tail each end. One tail is soldered to the outside of the loco frames at the back and the other tail fits into a tube on the front of the tender frames. Only tricky bit is threading the two tails in while also lining up the drive shaft when putting loco and tender together. The secret is to make the two tails different lengths and long enough to let you align the shaft once they are in. Jim Edited July 23, 2019 by Caley Jim 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted August 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2019 Kim has been cat sitting at youngest daughters so I've taken advantage and stayed down the workshop till late o'clock the last few evenings working on projects of my own - something I've not managed for a month or so. I've cobbled up the coal hoist for the Midland stage from some old gears and bits of etch wast and pushed some paint around the buildings. Detailed weathering and highlighting to go but getting close now. I'm hoping to have the buildings finished in time to take to the 2mm AGM in Swindon in a few weeks time. Jerry 33 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted August 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2019 The main man with Ted, a future 2mm modeller. Tim 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted August 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2019 A fabulous day at the steam fair. kim said the boy was in his element - and Ted loved it too - poop poop! Here we are checking out the finer details of the crane engine so we can get the next one I build right:-)) Jerry 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted August 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2019 Can’t go wrong if you copy “Old Tim”. Tim 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted August 28, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2019 Did you find a good photo or drawing of the coal hoist, or is it a best guess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted August 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Great job with the coaling hoist, Jerry. I must have a second go at mine using the plan you kindly sent me. It doesn't look too bad without a loco but when one is next to it the tub cannot be raised high enough to clear the tender top! Edited August 28, 2019 by Rowsley17D Correcting to and too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted August 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: Did you find a good photo or drawing of the coal hoist, or is it a best guess? There's a drawing in Midland Record 20 of the hoist at Radstock which looks to be similar. There are a few photos that offer a glimpse of the crane at Bath and similar ones elsewhere but they are mostly in deep shadow so there is inevitably an element of guesswork. The way these things usually work is that a clear, crisp picture will turn up now that I've gone ahead and built mine! Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted August 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said: Great job with the coaling hoist, Jerry. I must have a second go at mine using the plan you kindly sent me. It doesn't look to bad without a loco but when one is next too it the tub cannot be raised high enough to clear the tender top! Thanks Jonathan, I followed all the known dimensions I had and the hoist, with a tub just clears the timber uprights. The tubs are also just about high enough to coal a tank loco or a Johnson pattern tender though would struggle with a Deeley/ Fowler pattern - particularly if it had coal rails. I suspect that was probably the case with the prototype and would require an element of hand maneuvering by the shed staff - probably a major factor in why this sort of arrangement only lasted at smaller sheds. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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