RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted October 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2017 Send them down!! BFO looks the dogs! Alternatively, find a show oooop North that wants a half finished modern image layout and I'll bring it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2017 Send them down!! BFO looks the dogs! Alternatively, find a show oooop North that wants a half finished modern image layout and I'll bring it up. There's room for the odd GW 57 on a Derby based layout................ Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) There's room for the odd GW 57 on a Derby based layout................ Cheers, Mick Take your pick !! Cheers, Phil. Edited October 23, 2017 by Phil Mc 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 Few shots of the sleeper set. Cheers, Phil. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted October 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2017 How did you fit the ploughs Phil and are the ones on the blue 57 a set of the new ones? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 How did you fit the ploughs Phil and are the ones on the blue 57 a set of the new ones? The ploughs are all fitted individually, they are fixed to the chassis at the 'front' of the loco, and to the bogie at the 'rear' of each loco. I'll take some pics next time I call at my Dads (which is where the locos are!!), but the basic principle is- glue a short piece of wire into the inner corner of the chassis, so it sticks straight down, glue the back of the plough to the wire, with the upper edge of the plough up to the chassis, also making sure the front lower edge of the plough is parallel to the bufferbeam and the vertical inner edge is horizontal. when happy both ploughs are in the right place I bend a piece of wire into a flattish Z shape, the exact shape isn't too vital, and glue it behind the bufferbeam and the plough. It sounds far more complicated than it actually is !! The 'rear' ploughs are glued to the end of the bogie and the side of the NEM pocket. Hopefully pics will explain better than words !! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 SWMBO has just sent me on an errand, about 500 yds from my parents place, so I took the chance to call in & take some spectacularly bad close-up pics of the plough mounting method !! At the 'front' I also trim the NEM pocket flush with the end of the bogie. At the 'rear' it looks as though the coupling is glued in place, but the ploughs were mounted without the coupling there, & it was put back in the NEM pocket after. Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted October 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2017 SWMBO has just sent me on an errand, about 500 yds from my parents place, so I took the chance to call in & take some spectacularly bad close-up pics of the plough mounting method !! At the 'front' I also trim the NEM pocket flush with the end of the bogie. At the 'rear' it looks as though the coupling is glued in place, but the ploughs were mounted without the coupling there, & it was put back in the NEM pocket after. Cheers, Phil. Thanks Phil, that's most helpful. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 SWMBO has just sent me on an errand, about 500 yds from my parents place, so I took the chance to call in & take some spectacularly bad close-up pics of the plough mounting method !! At the 'front' I also trim the NEM pocket flush with the end of the bogie. At the 'rear' it looks as though the coupling is glued in place, but the ploughs were mounted without the coupling there, & it was put back in the NEM pocket after. Never mind the 57....never mind the sleepers did you complete (on time and correctly!) your errand for SWMBO??! Top work for stock as usual. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted October 24, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2017 Never mind the 57....never mind the sleepers did you complete (on time and correctly!) your errand for SWMBO??! Top work for stock as usual. G Of course I did, or I wouldn't be able to type this !! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 9, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2017 My Son wants one of his HST sets finishing (well he wants all 3 doing really !!), and this is the only one not currently on the layout, so I thought I'd have a go ! Will start with renumbering and weathering, but may well convert it to Kadee couplings at some point. Cheers, Phil. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Going to name either power car bud? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 9, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2017 Depends if any of the plates are available !! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 12, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2017 Usual disclaimer, 'no connection other than a satisfied customer', but I've got to say how impressed I am with the Railtec transfers for these coaches !! Few pics showing different coaches at various stages of application- 42130 as bought. T-cut & cotton buds used to remove numbers, leaving a polished gloss patch. 42241 with new numbers applied. 42363 after varnishing. Also showing the 'coach F' transfer. Cheers, Phil. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 16, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2017 "Dad". "Yes Son" "We are putting people in them aren't we?" So now I've had to split all the coaches, and order a small army of occupants, who are hopefully on their way from China !! Might as well paint the chairs & tables while they're in bits. Then just wait for the lad to say "It would be good if you could see inside them better" !! Cheers, Phil. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2017 "Dad". "Yes Son" "We are putting people in them aren't we?" So now I've had to split all the coaches, and order a small army of occupants, who are hopefully on their way from China !! Might as well paint the chairs & tables while they're in bits. Then just wait for the lad to say "It would be good if you could see inside them better" !! Cheers, Phil. "Dad - why can't we see inside all the other coaches...............?" Slippery slope an' all that.. Cheers, Mick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 16, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2017 "Dad - why can't we see inside all the other coaches...............?" Slippery slope an' all that.. Cheers, Mick I slipped up by putting lights & people in the DRS short-set. 3 coaches wasn't so bad, but there's this 9 coach HST, an 8 coach FGW HST, a 7 coach XC HST.......... Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2017 ECS - that's the way forward. Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted November 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2017 "Dad". "Yes Son" "We are putting people in them aren't we?" So now I've had to split all the coaches, and order a small army of occupants, who are hopefully on their way from China !! Might as well paint the chairs & tables while they're in bits. Then just wait for the lad to say "It would be good if you could see inside them better" !! Cheers, Phil. Hahahaha Phil....good luck. I've done a few of my XC ones and half a rake of FGW.........it takes foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 17, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2017 Hahahaha Phil....good luck. I've done a few of my XC ones and half a rake of FGW.........it takes foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr On my BFO the tail lights work. The pick-ups were easier to sort out on the Lima axles than they are on the Hornby ones. Hornby have both wheels insulated from the axle, Lima only had one, so as long as I made sure the axles were in the right way round, I just wrapped the lighting wire around the axle & soldered it to itself. Worked a treat . With the Hornby ones I'd have to fit proper pick-ups Or I could just leave the passengers in the dark !! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted November 19, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2017 Just noticed that the TGS only has 1 insulated wheel per axle Can't believe I'd missed that earlier, especially after mentioning it !! Plan is now to put pick-ups in that & connect rest with plugs & sockets. Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2017 "Dad - why can't we see inside all the other coaches...............?" Slippery slope an' all that.. Cheers, Mick Tell me about it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted December 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) What did you use for the door handles etc Phil? Edited December 2, 2017 by scoobyra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted December 2, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2017 What did you use for the door handles etc Phil? On the VTEC stock ? Nothing, that's how they came ! All I've done with them lately is mutter under my breath as I solder plugs & sockets for the lights. First attempt the wire was too thin & broke, second attempt the wire was too stiff. Just done 3 coaches today with a (hopefully!) better solution, so when I've tried them on the layout, if it works I'll report back !! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted December 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2017 On the VTEC stock ? Nothing, that's how they came ! All I've done with them lately is mutter under my breath as I solder plugs & sockets for the lights. First attempt the wire was too thin & broke, second attempt the wire was too stiff. Just done 3 coaches today with a (hopefully!) better solution, so when I've tried them on the layout, if it works I'll report back !! Cheers, Phil. Sorry, I meant for the DRS set! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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