Simond Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 spring wire as sketched, or Slaters buffer spring as installed in that one. Or cop out, glue up solid, or equalise as I suggested. All good solutions. the spring wire can be formed like a hairpin with one leg lying along the floor, and the other bent up so that it presses just in the middle of the axlebox - I keep trying to get the "perfect" design but I'm not there yet... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted January 24, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks guys. Interesting stuff. Definitely not going down the cop out glueing them in route. Cheers, Ade. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted January 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Thanks guys. Interesting stuff. Definitely not going down the cop out glueing them in route. Cheers, Ade. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/169238-parkside-compensation-springing/#comment-4692242 I started some musings on springing here and Simon and others added some good links to people's previous attempts. I've also used a paperclip before now to turn parkside into 3 point compensation which keeps the wheels on the track well but springing takes all the vibrations out. Of course if you really wanted to go to town you could spring all 4 axle boxes and have a rocker unit Edited January 25, 2022 by Hal Nail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 you could spring all 4 axle boxes and have a rocker unit err, no. all sprung or a rocker! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Adrian Stevenson Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Tested the horse box and it runs no problem. So with that in mind I am not going to fiddle with it. So today progressed a bit more with the build. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 29 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) More progress on the horse box this weekend fitting all the fiddly detail parts. Just the handrails now to fabricate which go up onto the roof. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Managed to get a coat of primer on. Also folded up the handrails which was not as hard to do as I had imagined plus assembled the buffers and screw link couplings. So a good productive day. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 A really nice clean build Ade. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Well done Ade, the Quality Control on that wagon build is superb. Best 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Thanks Rob. The paint has hardened off enough now for me to get the buffers on. The handrails are just slotted in place. They cannot be fitted properly until the roof is glued in place. Hopefully I will get the chassis and the van ends sprayed black this week. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Nice work Ade, looking good. Cheers David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Ade, I’ve never seen the roof handrails with sharp corners at the top. All the ones I’ve seen have a semicircular curve. sorry the picture’s awful, but hope you can see what I mean it’s a crop from Russell GW Coaches 1903-1948. Pg 96. There’s a similar van on pg 88, and an almost identical picture on pg 228. I make mine by putting the semicircle in first, (bend round a 1/4” drill) then a 60-75 degree bend outboard, and then form the gentle curve by hand. Once it looks like it’ll line up nicely, I put the hard bend in at the bottom, and trim to length. hth Simon 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thanks Simon, I will give that a go. Cheers, Ade. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Savoyard Posted February 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2022 The horse box looks great, I need to pluck up the courage and start making my kit up. Then again I've got a list longer than my arm of things I want to do! LOL! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-Gauge-Phil Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Very nice. I had to check again that is a Parkside. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hi Phil, yes it is. Nice kit with no issues. First one I have made from this brand. Usual disclaimer applies. Cheers, Ade. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Cracking job Ade. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Adrian Stevenson Posted February 21, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Some more progress on the Horse box over the past few days. Chassis and ends sprayed black. Roof sprayed white. Body has now had two coats of GWR wagon brown brush painted. I will give this one more coat to complete. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2022 Thanks everyone for all the likes. Got the final coat of brown paint done and also gloss varnished the areas where the decals will sit. I am going with the late 1930's GWR shirtbutton livery. Just one setback. Had a buffer retaining nut come off and lost a buffer to the carpet monster. Hopefully I will pick up a spare at Kettering in few weeks time. Cheers, Ade. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nsl714 Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) That's turned out real nice Ade. One thing I figured out early on with the Parkside kits was to buy sets of their buffers for just the spare parts. It's been real handy for me in particular considering BA standard nuts are practically unobtanium in the USA. If you're still pondering the round top handrails, I've worked them from the bottom up and top down with equal success. I use round nose pliers for the sharp curve at the top. -Zach Edited February 22, 2022 by nsl714 grammer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Thanks Zach. Done the metal strapping in black tonight and the handbrake handle in white. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted February 23, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Got the decals on this morning before work. Next job is a coat of varnish followed by the glazing. Cheers, Ade. Edited April 3, 2022 by Adrian Stevenson Replacing missing photos 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted February 23, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2022 Wot, no 'orses? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Great work on the horsebox Ade, very nice, hope to see you at Kettering ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted February 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2022 Lovely work Ade. Will be at Kettering with the 7mmNGA stand so do come say hello Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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