Mr Grumpy Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 ....I guess the adjoining coach to the BS was the one being slipped? Perhaps Dave will enlighten us :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 ....I guess the adjoining coach to the BS was the one being slipped? Perhaps Dave will enlighten us :-) They were never slipped in service - but there was a plan to do so at the point of building. On that subject - it looks as if you have forgotten to drill through the small 'spyhole' marked on the inside for this purpose. All the BS vehicles originally allocated to the WR had them, I believe. The hole is marked out on the inside of the outer brake end, and so you can still do it at this stage of the assembly. I think I've mentioned this to you once or twice before! Regards DJP/MMP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 They were never slipped in service - but there was a plan to do so at the point of building. On that subject - it looks as if you have forgotten to drill through the small 'spyhole' marked on the inside for this purpose. All the BS vehicles originally allocated to the WR had them, I believe. The hole is marked out on the inside of the outer brake end, and so you can still do it at this stage of the assembly. I think I've mentioned this to you once or twice before! Regards DJP/MMP Hi Dave,Check out the photo back in post 849. It's 0.5mm from the electrical plug as per instructions :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hi Dave, Check out the photo back in post 849. It's 0.5mm from the electrical plug as per instructions :-) My humble apologies Richard. I was looking for a small 'black hole'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 My humble apologies Richard. I was looking for a small 'black hole'! I will paint it black just for you :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) My humble apologies Richard. I was looking for a small 'black hole'! So does, a black hole start as a large Black Hole and then end up as a small Black Hole? and then end up so small that it just absorbs all of the matter that is around it? OzzyO. Edited August 31, 2017 by ozzyo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 So does, a black hole start as a large Black Hole and then end up as a small Black Hole? and then end up so small that it just absorbs all of the matter that is around it? OzzyO. No - sometimes black holes are just harder to see than you expect them to be - especially when viewed from an oblique angle, when they sometimes, it seems, don't appear black at all, but can even be brass coloured! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 So does, a black hole start as a large Black Hole and then end up as a small Black Hole? and then end up so small that it just absorbs all of the matter that is around it? OzzyO. Hey....thats deep man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Hey....thats deep man! Yeah - Far Out! - as we used to say in the late sixties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 ......Please don't send me back....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 31, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2017 ......Please don't send me back....... Screen Shot 2017-08-31 at 10.37.04.png Aaaaah, those were the days! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 I must admit to a little over indulgence with the photos, but I'm rather pleased with the chassis and bogies. The footboards are on and will probably need a little tweaking. The masking tape will come off the wheels once the weathering is complete. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 31, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2017 Over indulge to your hearts content. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 ......Please don't send me back....... Screen Shot 2017-08-31 at 10.37.04.png That's me second on the right sorry left, it must be them funny long cigarettes. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 That's me second on the right sorry left, it must be them funny long cigarettes. OzzyO. All I ever smoked was diesel hydraulic fumes :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 ......Please don't send me back....... Screen Shot 2017-08-31 at 10.37.04.png Hey Man! That's me, second from the left! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Hey Man! That's me, second from the left! You haven't changed a bit :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 So, trying hard to stay on topic :-) I tried the roof for its first fit. I still need to add the rivet strip and guttering and solder up, but it's looking promising:-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 The rivet strips, which are very delicate, are next, to be followed by the guttering. I used the same approach I used on the rivet strip for my DJH 47. I tinned the back and applied a tiny run along the bottom of the roof and sweated them together. I'll add a photo of the guttering once that is on :-) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2017 The rivet strips, which are very delicate, are next, to be followed by the guttering. I used the same approach I used on the rivet strip for my DJH 47. I tinned the back and applied a tiny run along the bottom of the roof and sweated them together. I'll add a photo of the guttering once that is on :-) IMG_6906.JPG Apologies for keeping banging on about it, but that is a perfect job for the RSU. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Apologies for keeping banging on about it, but that is a perfect job for the RSU. Mike. Or......Evostick :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) I fitted the gutters then went on to fit the guard's periscopes and the roof vents. I really like the vents, the main body being cast and the top cover made from forming a strip of nickel silver. They really do look the business:-) The roof isn't fully fitted yet as the inner ends of the coach which hold the roof in place will be next to go on, then the fitting out of the coach handles etc. Ps...the eagle eyed will have noticed the spy hole has been moved inboard by 4mm :-) Edited September 7, 2017 by Mr Grumpy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 I thought I'd take a break from the coach and attempt to build the lamp that Dave provides with the kit. The instructions recommended using 2.5mm plastic rod for the chimney. I only had brass tube and so the whole thing was soldered together, using one of our most useful friends, a spare washer for the cap. Ok, I'm sure there have been better examples made up, but to be honest I'm chuffed to bits with it :-) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian G Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Im sure you could of fitted it with a small L.E.D. Ian G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Im sure you could of fitted it with a small L.E.D. Ian G Hi Ian, I hope you're not thrown down the gauntlet :-) I do have some red LEDs, but not being in to electronics, I would have struggled to fit a battery, if one exists for the size. I didn't want to go down the route of having a battery or rail pick up and have the connector probs, so I left well alone :-) I'm going to have to invest in a few lamps for my brake vans and, of course, locos. I'm almost certain they will remain 'dummies' too ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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