RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thought you said worzle was there? Nicola was with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2018 Nicola was with me. Best behaviour then. Explains everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Not too much doing on the layout, we nipped down the GCR this weekend which afforded this image of their class 27 undergoing some cosmetic work. An interesting reference nevertheless. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I dont know if this image is of use, but I found it on smugmug while looking for something else and thought of this thread https://x5pgr.smugmug.com/Trains/BritainsMainLineRailways/Scotland/i-jJ6hVb5/A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 I dont know if this image is of use, but I found it on smugmug while looking for something else and thought of this thread https://x5pgr.smugmug.com/Trains/BritainsMainLineRailways/Scotland/i-jJ6hVb5/A That’s very nice, thanks for that. By chance I’ve been thinking today about the goods vans I need for the layout and you’ve produced a photo with some in! I think they look like BR vans, but can’t tell if they are planked and /or plywood... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tappa Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 That’s very nice, thanks for that. By chance I’ve been thinking today about the goods vans I need for the layout and you’ve produced a photo with some in! I think they look like BR vans, but can’t tell if they are planked and /or plywood... They are BR standard 12t vans. The one on the left has planked doors (you can tell by the strapping on them) and so must have planked bodywork as no planked doors/plywood bodies where built. It will also have standard RCH vacuum 4 shoe brake gear as again no all planked vans had 8 shoe clasp brake gear. The other two both have plywood doors and so could be either all plywood body & doors or planked body & plywood doors. Looking at the middle van, judging by its cleanliness I would say it is an all plywood van. It also seems to have 3-part ends so that could narrow it down a bit. The one on the right hints at being planked body/plywood doors. Both styles of van had RCH vacuum 4 shoe standard and 8 shoe clasp brake gear. This would give you an excuse to model all three variations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 They are BR standard 12t vans. The one on the left has planked doors (you can tell by the strapping on them) and so must have planked bodywork as no planked doors/plywood bodies where built. It will also have standard RCH vacuum 4 shoe brake gear as again no all planked vans had 8 shoe clasp brake gear. The other two both have plywood doors and so could be either all plywood body & doors or planked body & plywood doors. Looking at the middle van, judging by its cleanliness I would say it is an all plywood van. It also seems to have 3-part ends so that could narrow it down a bit. The one on the right hints at being planked body/plywood doors. Both styles of van had RCH vacuum 4 shoe standard and 8 shoe clasp brake gear. This would give you an excuse to model all three variations! Nice one, I’ll do just that and model all three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Interesting Rail Crane pic, https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/12/500/ Anybody know what sort it is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Spent a bit of time on the RailScot site tonight, here’s a few views of IS; https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/31/270/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/12/492/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/23/821/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/21/213/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/22/494/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/10/990/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I've had another delivery from C&L recently. I better pull my blinking finger out and do something with it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I've gone for ready made crossings; Time saving - tick Convenient - tick Lazy - tick Early down the pub - tick More time for pointless posting on the internet - tick Oh no there's a beer festival down the pub this weekend - tick To be bluntly honest I haven't got the skill/time/inclination to produce something like that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) I've gone for ready made crossings; Time saving - tick Convenient - tick Lazy - tick Early down the pub - tick More time for pointless posting on the internet - tick Oh no there's a beer festival down the pub this weekend - tick track-construction23.jpg To be bluntly honest I haven't got the skill/time/inclination to produce something like that. I can’t say I blame you at all! If you are only making a micro layout then fair enough but anything bigger and it’s hours of work. I’ve lost count of the number of projects I have on the go all at once. The quality is going to be top notch and it frees up time for the million and one other things that need doing on a layout and are probably more enjoyable . I’d definitely go down the C&L road if I ever get chance to do an exhibition layout . Edited May 26, 2018 by meanach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I can’t say I blame you at all! If you are only making a micro layout then fair enough but anything bigger and it’s hours of work. I’ve lost count of the number of projects I have on the go all at once. The quality is going to be top notch and it frees up time for the million and one other things that need doing on a layout and are probably more enjoyable . I’d definitely go down the C&L road if I ever get chance to do an exhibition layout . Just to be clear these are Exacto-scale components supplied by C&L, rather than the standard C&L range. (also note I think the range is going to be sold separately to C&L but I'm not sure what that looks like at present) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Time to concentrate properly, there's various different chair types I need to get in the correct place; 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 So, The parts I've got are as pictured below; S1 - standard chair L1 - bridge chair X B On the face of it I seam to be missing something for A & C. But there weren't any on the sprue, unless I need another one... Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2018 So, The parts I've got are as pictured below; S1 - standard chair L1 - bridge chair X B track-construction26.jpg On the face of it I seam to be missing something for A & C. But there weren't any on the sprue, unless I need another one... track-construction27.jpg Any thoughts? A should be part 8A and C should be 8C (for a 1:8, I forget what size turnouts you're doing, assume the number depends on the size). If you're not doing a 1:8, I probably have some spares left over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2018 Do you have a sprue that looks a bit like this: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 A should be part 8A and C should be 8C (for a 1:8, I forget what size turnouts you're doing, assume the number depends on the size). If you're not doing a 1:8, I probably have some spares left over. These are 1 in 6s Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Do you have a sprue that looks a bit like this: IMG_20180526_135805.jpg My sprue is pictured in post 790 above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2018 My sprue is pictured in post 790 above. Been a while since I bought some, don't you get two sprues in a pack, one for the A & C parts, another for the X & Y? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Been a while since I bought some, don't you get two sprues in a pack, one for the A & C parts, another for the X & Y?According to the website it seams so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted May 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2018 According to the website it seams so. E8259F99-F8C4-4CEA-8D97-5061DDCEB832.png I have some spares, can send you a few, unless you're at Railex tomorrow or DEMU next weekend and I can give them to you then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Despite the missing bits I'm moving this forward. A few chairs threaded on the crossing and a bit of the adjacent track panel. I've drilled a couple of holes below the rail for the wiring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I have some spares, can send you a few, unless you're at Railex tomorrow or DEMU next weekend and I can give them to you then?Yeah, nice one. Was planning to come to Burton. Are you there with Chip Fat Alley ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I've soldered a couple of wires on the underside of the rail. And now the right way up. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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