RMweb Gold Donw Posted June 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2023 The loco looks good. I do wonder whether a self imposed ban on taking only just completed (or nearly completed locos) along to a show would be for the best. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted June 11, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Donw said: The loco looks good. I do wonder whether a self imposed ban on taking only just completed (or nearly completed locos) along to a show would be for the best. Don Where’s the fun in that! Jerry 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted June 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Donw said: The loco looks good. I do wonder whether a self imposed ban on taking only just completed (or nearly completed locos) along to a show would be for the best. Don It's Jerry's partially finished loco fleet that gives the rest of us some confidence we can achieve that too! Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithlord75 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 19 hours ago, 65179 said: It's Jerry's partially finished loco fleet that gives the rest of us some confidence we can achieve that too! Simon When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 44 minutes ago, Sithlord75 said: When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... Sounds like my school homework being "not quite finished". Actually its "not quite started".... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandHutton Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Hi Jerry, I enjoyed your write up in MRJ about the o class. It's provides a straightforward approach to tackle the worsley works c2x I have in my gloat box. If I could ask, how do you find the low speed running with the 30:1 gearbox? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Doncaster Green Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Sithlord75 said: When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... If I were to compare to my working methods, “partially started” means all necessary bits have been assembled into a neat pile and time is being taken to admire the artistry of the etch designer and the craft of the etcher. This can last an indeterminant period! “Partially finished” means at least two components have been joined together. As additional pieces are added, over, usually, a very extended time period, the work slowly transitions from “partially finished” to “not quite finished”. The Utopian state of “finished” is always at some unattainable point in the far future! john 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted June 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, SandHutton said: Hi Jerry, I enjoyed your write up in MRJ about the o class. It's provides a straightforward approach to tackle the worsley works c2x I have in my gloat box. If I could ask, how do you find the low speed running with the 30:1 gearbox? Slow running is fine. It obviously has a much higher top speed than double reduction with much lower gear ratios and needs a more gentle touch on the controller but modern motors and a good quality chip mean that slow speed running is perfectly adequate with 30:1 gearing. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted June 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Sithlord75 said: When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... As soon as it’s capable of running and has couplings - which almost always results in a very protracted period waiting for all those final little details! Jerry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 I am not sure that anything can be partially started. It is either started or it isn't. I have recently altered one of the association gearboxes to take a 38:1 gear set by opening up the holes for the worm wheel upwards slightly and filing the hole for the gearwheel to give the larger wheel clearance. The 30:1 worked just fine in the Dean Goods but the SR U class has larger driving wheels and Yeovil is DC, so I thought the bigger reduction might be worth going for. We will never know if 30:1 would have been enough! I know a 38:1 box is on it's way but I didn't know how long I would have to wait and the modification was quite easy and quick. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Sithlord75 said: When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... That thought takes me back to the 1987 Crewe Works Open Day; how big did the piece of metal chalked up as 8720X have to be for me to later cross it off in my Platform 5 spotters book as a Class 90 I'd seen?! Simon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Doncaster Green said: If I were to compare to my working methods, “partially started” means all necessary bits have been assembled into a neat pile and time is being taken to admire the artistry of the etch designer and the craft of the etcher. This can last an indeterminant period! Alan Titchmarsh quoted his father as saying that every job needed a good coat of looking at before starting it! Jim Edited June 12, 2023 by Caley Jim 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Doncaster Green Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Caley Jim said: Alan Titchmarsh quoted his father as saying that every job needed a good coat of looking at before starting it! Jim But I don’t think he meant the coat to be quite as thick or the drying time to be quite as long ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted June 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2023 13 hours ago, Sithlord75 said: When does "partially started" become "partially finished" I wonder... probably when they can run 😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted June 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2023 Callum has posted this from the Shepton show. TM starts at 16:24 - rather pleased with the Kirtley - less so with some of the lumpy track! Jerry 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithlord75 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Looks like a nice show again. Enjoyed the glimpse I had of last years episode helping to set up Ashburton on the Friday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted June 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sithlord75 said: Looks like a nice show again. Enjoyed the glimpse I had of last years episode helping to set up Ashburton on the Friday. A nice show again, with a particularly strong narrow gauge selection. My particular favourite was the Ashover layout, the track work is a really clever and effective use of Peco code 55 N with every other sleeper removed. Can’t believe it’s a year ago you were here! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithlord75 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, queensquare said: Can’t believe it’s a year ago you were here! Jerry Me neither! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted September 22, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2023 All set up at Scaleforum in High Wycombe for a weekends missionary work!! Jerry 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, queensquare said: All set up at Scaleforum in High Wycombe for a weekends missionary work!! Pith helmets at the ready? Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted September 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2023 51 minutes ago, Caley Jim said: Pith helmets at the ready? Jim If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind Nick B 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted September 23, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2023 7 hours ago, nick_bastable said: If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind Nick B The S4 natives are very friendly really, one or two have already confessed to being closet members of the Association! 😏 Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 10 hours ago, queensquare said: The S4 natives are very friendly really, one or two have already confessed to being closet members of the Association! 😏 We have a few in the Forth and Clyde AG, all of whom are involved with Burntisland 1883. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Doncaster Green Posted February 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15 Hi Jerry I’ve been looking back through this topic to see how you made the drive shaft for ‘Nancy’ to seek ideas for my J39 conversion. Although I haven’t got a lathe, with a little bit of careful work I think I can fabricate something similar. Your pictures have certainly helped. However, while following it through I noticed something that has prompted what may be a silly question. When you spray wheels, as you were doing while spraying ‘Nancy’, do you mask off the rims and flanges or do you spray as is and run them in a mini drill or lathe with some wet or dry to clean off the rims? In the past I have used Maskol but it can be a pain to remove and they still need a spin with IPA to get rid of residue. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted February 15 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15 9 hours ago, Doncaster Green said: Hi Jerry I’ve been looking back through this topic to see how you made the drive shaft for ‘Nancy’ to seek ideas for my J39 conversion. Although I haven’t got a lathe, with a little bit of careful work I think I can fabricate something similar. Your pictures have certainly helped. However, while following it through I noticed something that has prompted what may be a silly question. When you spray wheels, as you were doing while spraying ‘Nancy’, do you mask off the rims and flanges or do you spray as is and run them in a mini drill or lathe with some wet or dry to clean off the rims? In the past I have used Maskol but it can be a pain to remove and they still need a spin with IPA to get rid of residue. John Hi John, I do run a bit of Maskol or similar around wheel rims before spraying them. As for UJs, you’re always welcome to use the little lathe here. I have to make a couple of UJs in the not too distant future so we can arrange something. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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