Killybegs Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 I am following this thread with interest. I recollect that you mentioned turning RTR wheels to P4 standards. Can you give a description of this please, especially considering plastic spokes and rims? Morgan's account of the work he did on the wheels for the 9F starts on page 23 of this thread. However the wheels in question were not plastic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That starts on page 26! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 That starts on page 26! Oh yee of little faith, see posting 558 on Page 23. Maybe you have shorter pages on the other side of the Severn Bridge !?!?! Hope you are all well down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45609 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 In actual fact page 21 post #521 is my first post about the wheels and includes the background about why I did it. Cheers...Morgan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Oh yee of little faith, see posting 558 on Page 23. Maybe you have shorter pages on the other side of the Severn Bridge !?!?! Hope you are all well down there. You over for Scale4? No, normal size pages, just a lack of patience to see where Morgans' work began. And having re-read those pages it still strikes me as one of the classiest acts I have ever seen or read about. Hate people with talent! Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 You over for Scale4? No, normal size pages, just a lack of patience to see where Morgans' work began. And having re-read those pages it still strikes me as one of the classiest acts I have ever seen or read about. Hate people with talent! Mike No, but I will be over for Glevum Group's October meeting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 You will just be in time to see a complete first train for Hengoed. I know the engine doesn't fall in the water on Barrow Road, just a question of the coaches :-) Take care and see you soon. regards Mike 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted September 19, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2018 A little more progress. As it will be very difficult to see inside the roof space, it will not be fully detailed. This shot shows the first of the roof trusses having a trial fit. The configuration is the same as the prototype, I've just beefed them up somewhat! Everything is held together with bluetack at the moment. The trusses are made up of 3 layers of 1mm styrene. The centre layer is cut out of a sheet, then outer layers are added to the three main members. This provides a very rigid unit, necessary because the complete roof including trusses will be assemble off the model. There will be a line of columns running down the inside of the shed supporting a longitudinal beam that, on the real thing, took the load from the end of the trusses nearest to the camera. I don't know quite why the GWR adopted this rather lopsided approach to the roof structure. There are, of course, more walls to be added and I have made a start on the doors (not shown). 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted September 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2018 Time for another update. Walls to the ancillary accommodation done at rear doors fitted. I wonder why the GWR fitted rear doors to their sheds with no track outside. Maybe because it's cheaper to replace a set of doors than rebuild the end of the shed if a loco overshoots. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Fabulous work John. Were that mine...I'd be surprised Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted September 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2018 Time for another update. Walls to the ancillary accommodation done at rear doors fitted. I wonder why the GWR fitted rear doors to their sheds with no track outside. Maybe because it's cheaper to replace a set of doors than rebuild the end of the shed if a loco overshoots. Progress 05s.jpg Or future expansion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempenfelt Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Fantastic progress John as always! Just one little observation (and definitely not meant as a criticism), would the internal walls of the shed not be white washed? Just a thought Look forward to catching up in October! Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I always thought it evidence of GWR standardisation. Essentially the standard design got built. At some sheds there were roads out the back, even though they weren't normally used. I still remember the tracks behind Long Rock (Penzance) being crammed with 45xx tanks plus others one Summer following dieselisation of Cornwall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Fantastic progress John as always! Just one little observation (and definitely not meant as a criticism), would the internal walls of the shed not be white washed? Just a thought Look forward to catching up in October! Cheers Paul Photographs of the inside of Stratford on Avon shed, on which Worseter is based, show walls so dirty that you can barely see where the lower section is painted black. All the paintwork is similarly filthy. With the exception of the window frames, the paintwork has yet to be 'weathered'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Time for another update. Walls to the ancillary accommodation done at rear doors fitted. I wonder why the GWR fitted rear doors to their sheds with no track outside. Maybe because it's cheaper to replace a set of doors than rebuild the end of the shed if a loco overshoots. Progress 05s.jpg Looks fantastic - excellent progress John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Been doing some work on rainwater goods, much easier when the walls are still separated and only held together with blue tack for the photographs. Paintwork to be weathered in due course. No more work on Worseter for the next ten days! 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted September 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thats very neat work John! You've even included the joints in the main gutters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 John. I've only just noticed the natty little smoke hoods over the entrance to the shed. I take it they were a feature of some GWR sheds? Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Progress 07s.jpg Progress 06s.jpg Excellent work John especially like the guttering. Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted September 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2018 I get distracted by the Grampii….stunning weathering too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 John. I've only just noticed the natty little smoke hoods over the entrance to the shed. I take it they were a feature of some GWR sheds? Dave. A fairly standard feature Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted October 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2018 There's been a little bit of progress since I got back from my trip to the UK. The paintwork has been heavily weathered, the doors have been made and fitted and a few details added. The front and end walls are now one unit. Next job is the roof. This will not be quick! 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted October 25, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2018 The framing for the roof is now all cut out and loosely assembled. In the end I decided to simplify the 'trusses', as they will not be visible, which saved an awful lot of cutting out. The two test trusses I made earlier have been used at the ends of the building so as not to block the circular holes in the walls. The purlins are three laminations of 40 thou styrene. Nearly a whole sheet went into those. The upper purlins are vertical and will support the louvres to the sides of the raised glazed section of roof.The structure needs to be this robust to enable the roof to be removable. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Looking exceptional John...any chance you can put the Brit in the background on the next round of photos? Dearly missed here... Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted October 29, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2018 Here's one just for you Mike! With the roof sheeting on, it's time to make a start on the louvres that support the roof glazing. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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