RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23 Is it some variant on the “Swedish scrubber”? Andi 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 3 hours ago, Dagworth said: Is it some variant on the “Swedish scrubber”? Andi Does that require an EA? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 New rails are covered in mill scale, they are ground to provide a smooth surface. Old rails can suffer from corrugations leading to the effect known as 'roaring rails'. As well as the noise, the higher wheel-rail forces generated damages bogie and track components. Old rails can also suffer from rolling contact fatigue. Grinding removes the incipient cracks before they grow. If this isn't done you get a Hatfield disaster. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Indeed - but https://www.facebook.com/reel/402587138839980 isn't going to remove much more than overnight rust ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Photo by the late and much missed John Vaughan : 31 412 trundles along the down ECS line towards Old Oak on 3rd May 1980... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted April 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24 12 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: Indeed - but https://www.facebook.com/reel/402587138839980 isn't going to remove much more than overnight rust ! Essential for DCC sound locos. 😃 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 13 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Photo by the late and much missed John Vaughan : 31 412 trundles along the down ECS line towards Old Oak on 3rd May 1980... There's a Thread about how nicely the old Airfix 31 scrubs up. 👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 21 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Photo by the late and much missed John Vaughan : 31 412 trundles along the down ECS line towards Old Oak on 3rd May 1980... Creative choice to make the final result greyscale, but not convinced by the foreground greenery photo-shopped in to hide the baseboard edge. Nice touch to use the blur filter on that layer though :) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 8 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: There's a Thread about how nicely the old Airfix 31 scrubs up. 👍 I was thinking 'Airfix' when I saw those bridges, too ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Shamelessly copied photo from a thread on Western Thunder Forum.... Inadequately braced or supported baseboards are just a recipe for disaster as they will warp badly. Also, flat baseboards don't allow for natural looking scenery that goes below track level - hills suddenly rising up next to the tracks look so artificial, and as for using those ready-made grass mats without any further scenic treatment..... 🙄🙄🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Not quite sure how they've disguised the backscene where the tracks go through - but plonking all those cars together seems to disguise the join in the road. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Rich_F Posted April 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26 Those trees have been purchased from the same model shop or in a large scenery bundle. All the leaves are the same colour! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 24/04/2024 at 18:22, Rugd1022 said: Photo by the late and much missed John Vaughan : 31 412 trundles along the down ECS line towards Old Oak on 3rd May 1980... With bonus kitbashed Airfix girder bridges. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted May 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1 Lovely modelling on the train but suffering from flat-earth baseboards. It's nice not seeing shadows on the backscene but it's looking rather faded. 25042 250286 by Steven Clements, on Flickr Steven B 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) On 26/04/2024 at 08:34, F-UnitMad said: Shamelessly copied photo from a thread on Western Thunder Forum.... Inadequately braced or supported baseboards are just a recipe for disaster as they will warp badly. Also, flat baseboards don't allow for natural looking scenery that goes below track level - hills suddenly rising up next to the tracks look so artificial, and as for using those ready-made grass mats without any further scenic treatment..... 🙄🙄🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Dollar General Market with a Clayton Homes next door? This photo's gotta be in Tennessee. Reminds me of Asheville Highway here in Knox County. Edited May 1 by MattR 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Commoner Posted May 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 1 On 24/04/2024 at 11:22, Rugd1022 said: Photo by the late and much missed John Vaughan : 31 412 trundles along the down ECS line towards Old Oak on 3rd May 1980... Late? Have I missed something? Are you sure? Still uploading to Railway Herald as of 14th April I believe. His negative collection was sold and has been dispersed. Like you I have purchased a number of his negatives that popped up on Ebay. Sad if he has gone. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I'm sure I read somewhere that he'd passed away - hope I'm wrong! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nigb55009 Posted May 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1 I thought I`d read the same, but i may have been thinking of another great photographer. Brian Morrison passed away on the 30 April last year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Another "Shamelessly Copied" moment. Hat tip to @Michael Hodgson on the "Oh The Embarrassment" topic. This is what happens when you let your children and their friends play unsupervised. Although we might have a grudging admiration for their ability to get wagons balanced upside down like that? 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 1 minute ago, KeithMacdonald said: Another "Shamelessly Copied" moment. Hat tip to @Michael Hodgson on the "Oh The Embarrassment" topic. This is what happens when you let your children and their friends play unsupervised. Although we might have a grudging admiration for their ability to get wagons balanced upside down like that? I understand the man responsible got the nickname "Stacker" 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) deleted Edited May 6 by Michael Hodgson duplicated posting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 23/04/2024 at 12:23, Dagworth said: Is it some variant on the “Swedish scrubber”? Andi This was the Swedish Scrubber .. https://www.departmentals.com/departmental/977695 Not to be confused with the cleaning lady from Stockholm ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262704/Female-cleaner-steals-train-drives-apartment-house-exclusive-Stockholm.html And this may notnecessarily be what one expects to find by googling Grinder! On 23/04/2024 at 11:04, PhilJ W said: Heavy braking can cause uneven wear on the track called corrugations so the track has to be smoothed down. This is done by grinding the top surface of the rails. Most rail grinders are of the wheel type. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said: Another "Shamelessly Copied" moment. Hat tip to @Michael Hodgson on the "Oh The Embarrassment" topic. This is what happens when you let your children and their friends play unsupervised. Although we might have a grudging admiration for their ability to get wagons balanced upside down like that? The shock absorbing van must have earned its keep. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Photo borrowed from "interesting and inspiring photo" . Every inch of track crammed with stock, distressing of the roof of the near building overdone and ballast too even and too high, covering some sleepers. Paul 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 5 hours ago, hmrspaul said: Photo borrowed from "interesting and inspiring photo" . Every inch of track crammed with stock, distressing of the roof of the near building overdone and ballast too even and too high, covering some sleepers. Paul I'm reminded of all those 70s N layouts that had far to many Minitrix 27s because, apart from the Warship from the same company, it was the only diesel available in British N. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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