RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted September 7, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2017 The Andy twins and the builder... yippie aye yay! Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 yippie aye yay! Andy Hans Gruber, "Now I have a Vickers machine gun. Ho ho ho." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2017 Best wishes to the Andy twins for Tackeroo's trip up to Manchester this weekend. Hope the electrical gremlins are securely locked away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted September 12, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2017 We had a mixed weekend Serious PW issiues with a point on the middle board. The compensated locomotives managed but wagons (even sprung) could not handle the Blackpool roller coaster ride. An easy fix, that turnout will be relayed. We had a few other issues as insulation gaps closed but I don't think the punter will have noticed. This is the firt real show we have attended and I have a significant snagging list. Looking forward to the next outing Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted September 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2017 I made a start last night. Not easy to put the boards up in the week so turned my attention to stock. Working on some open wagons,some sheeted as this was the most common wagon type in this period. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2017 I made a start last night. Not easy to put the boards up in the week so turned my attention to stock. Working on some open wagons,some sheeted as this was the most common wagon type in this period. Andy Hopefully a nice North Eastern one among them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2017 Since EXPO EM Autumn I have been working on Tackeroos wagon stock. The wagons were not the priority, making it work was! Realising that most of the camps supplies (other than coal) would be a mixture of food, materials and munitions we need more open wagons with sheets (tarps). Researching tarpaulins I realised that our chosen period of Autumn 1917 turns out to be a great but narrow period for wagon sheets. In January 1917 company sheeting fell under the common user agreement. This means that I can put any companies sheet on any company wagon. Once this agreement was in place railway companies simplified the designs they painted on the sheets (why try two hard when they may not be on your wagon or on your own metals...). So from 1917 for a period of probably 4 years you have the ability to add any sheet to any wagon and still use those sheets with Red or Yellow lines which would have been painted out when the sheet was next in for maintenance. Anyway: I have had a go making my own: Black paper from hobby craft A white pen, this one was a Gelly Roll 08 Excel spreadsheet and my own ink jet printer So I created the design in Excel using the rows and columns to get the proportions correct (In fact I have made the first one too narrow). Adding and moving letters with text boxes and the nearest font I could find, also adding some big fat lines Then print at a very low % of its real size (trial and error) on to white paper until the size was right. Put in the Black paper and print. The colour ink I could see best on the Black paper was surprisingly Black. Then armed with magnifier, light, my glasses and the white pen I went over the Black printed letters. I've added the sheets number by hand and painted the red lines with paint. Reasonably happy for a first attempt, just need to research some designs Andy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2017 You could use white paper and print the black tarp & red lines, leaving the lettering white / unprinted. You could also then vary the colour of the tarp, to include fold marks, dirty patches and fading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2017 You could use white paper and print the black tarp & red lines, leaving the lettering white / unprinted. You could also then vary the colour of the tarp, to include fold marks, dirty patches and fading. I agree, you still have to address that white edge and any loss to the printed surface (cracks or wear) will reveal that white paper underneath. I will probably have a go. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted July 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2018 Out at Apedale today for tracks to the trenches. Not with Tackeroo, in the end they couldn't fit us in. Happy to be there as a punter and probably going back on Sunday. Fantastic weather until the rain came at chucking out time.ew shots, you see all sorts..... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted July 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2018 Any more photos boys, unfortunately I was away this weekend so missed the Apedale Bash Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 My photos need uploading that might be tonight or tomorrow evening at the earliest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted July 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2018 Any more photos boys, unfortunately I was away this weekend so missed the Apedale Bash I have some more, I will post up tonight More WW1 stuff than dodgy characters. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted July 17, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2018 There certainly were a few dodgy characters about. Looking forward to some less dodgy photos. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted March 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2023 I was very pleased to see on the pre-grouping waggons thread a post by wagonbasher Andy saying that Tackeroo may be at the Stafford show in September. I only saw it in Gnosall and it wasn't working very well at the time so am very keen to see the Andy squared layout up and running! Go for it lads! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted March 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 17/03/2023 at 00:22, Anotheran said: I was very pleased to see on the pre-grouping waggons thread a post by wagonbasher Andy saying that Tackeroo may be at the Stafford show in September. I only saw it in Gnosall and it wasn't working very well at the time so am very keen to see the Andy squared layout up and running! Go for it lads! Your very kind with your choice of words, the fact is that at Gnosall nothing ran at all…. The trip to the EM Gauge society show was better but not by much. Making plans and snagging list and it will be good for Stafford. Nothing has happened since 2017. You can’t rush these things Andy 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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