RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2012 looking forward to the curved one !!! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2012 And now with the dropper and balance weight added: Unfortunately the balance weight needed to be rather longer that I would have liked (Forrest should have paid better attention in those physics lessons). Still it works and even on the tight curves on Foundry Lane the weight does not seem to hinder bogie movement which I feared it might. Next on the to do list; is this Cambrian Boplate E. So far the build has followed the manufacturers instructions - with the exception of some 1mm L angle brass cross members on the trussing. However, this will be finished as to be a vac fitted diagram 1/490 example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2012 D, you've missed a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2012 I wonder if you could get away with a thinner dropper and therefore less length on the counter balance ? Comparing them to the axle, they are a lot thicker than the ones on New Haden (Not sure if my wagons are fitted with the final dropper design) Do we know what is going to provide the magnetic 'pull' yet so you know what force is required to drop Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 D, you've missed a bit. Thanks your help guys. and with clamps removed.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2012 I wonder if you could get away with a thinner dropper and therefore less length on the counter balance ? I think you are probably right. These measure 1.8mm (0.072") as recommended; my NHC stock has U shaped droppers of 1.2mm florists wire which also works. Testing so far has been limited to the fixed magnets on FL, I really need to set up a test rig with whatever type of electromagnet we'll be using so I can check it all works. Since taking the photo I've put a 90 degree bend in the balance weight which helps to hide it better behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2012 think I missed a bit too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2012 Do we know what is going to provide the magnetic 'pull' yet so you know what force is required to drop Sorry, missed this in my earlier reply. As I understand it more nails with wire wrapped around them as on NHC has been suggested. Whatever we use, anything I build will be tested using the same on the workbench before being passed fit for service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 7, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2012 I will have a look at that.... I want to apply slaters embosed brick to the underside of the viaductrs arches that have been formed by 20 thou plasticard so I do need some grab!! A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 In the mean time, I need some help. What is the solvent / liguid adhesive I need to use that is slow to evaporate to enable me to bond large areas of plasticard to each other Andy Why use solvent at all Double sided sticky tape works a lot better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2012 I like that Geoff... i'll give it a go. It is for the undersides of the viaducts arches, I have a piece of plastic in place to form the arch but I now need to apply embossed brick. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2012 I've added some bogies and buffers to the boplate. The buffers are from the Lanarkshire Models & Supplies range. I've modified the bogie mounts to make the bogies easier to remove and to provide more space between the wheels to clear the couplings (further AJ experimentation is planned for this one). Four brake vees and two vac cylinders have been fitted; I now been to source some more handwheels for the brakes as I only have two on the correct size/style and need four (one at each corner). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2012 I really need to get that Cortina in the post to you asap - if you're cracking on with the canal I'm assuming it's going to be sunk into?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2012 Evening all, Just back from visiting Damian 'on the way home' from work. I now have the viaduct board up in the 'train room', going to make a start on the industrial viaduct.... ....not tonight, though. The remainder of tonight is for a nice glass of red (or two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 12, 2012 By the way, I've decided to base the structure on this famous black country viaduct. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 By the way, I've decided to base the structure on thisfamous black country viaduct. Unusual Still, if they moved the Middlesborough transporter bridge...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2012 So far on the project I have been focusing on my "comfort zone" of rolling stock, however I was keen to take on something a little different. What could be more different from plastic wagons than a brass building - in this thread I'll be building the London Road Models kit of a LNWR Type 4 box. I'll post some photos as the build progresses, but to start, here are a few prototype reference photos. First up, flyingsignalman's recent West Cheshire Junction thread, particularly useful since our cabin (situated on an embankment) will feature a timber base and some great interior details too. Over on Flickr, so far I've found the following: Exchange Sidings by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr Exchange Sidings by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr Pleck Junction by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr Latchford by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr Mitre Bridge Junction by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr Mitre Bridge Junction by Ingy The Wingy, on Flickr & also Littleton Shunt Frame [edited 17/10/12 to add link to London Road Models website ] 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2012 A nice bit of bridge and pipe detail here: Disused railway line in Dudley by ell brown, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2012 Right folks, need some help looking for a few more buildings for BCB. All should really be from the black country and suitable for the 1950-1970 period. I'm after prototype suggestions for: 1. crossing keeper hut / house / cottage for the level crossing on the industrial line 2. run down rural / farming outbuildings that have seen better days 3. scrapyard offices 4. general small but interesting industrial buildings Answers on a postcard please folks.... Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Memories of a very cold Sunday at Exchange Sidings in 1967. Relaying the points worked by those rods in the foreground. The ballast froze in the wagons and we couldn't dig the holes for the new crank frames.Also Mitre Bridge, looking in a sorry state. The day of the commissioning of the new signalling started, the painters turned up at South West Sidings SF, so I told them they were too late. The DSI asked where they were going next and they said "Mitre Bridge" so I replied "Bet I can sign it out before you can start painting it" Edited April 25, 2014 by TheSignalEngineer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Another one for your collection, though its a larger box (50 levers) Port Sunlight Sidings 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2012 ... 3. scrapyard offices ... A scrapyard; is this your latest attempt to get one of these onto the layout? Woodhams scrap yard ex British Railways ex Southern Railways steam locomotive Battle of Britain 34067 Tangmere and other locomotives withdrawn at Barry, Wales, United Kingdom. by express000, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Any use: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilliams7/4123359792/in/set-72157622725603897 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilliams7/4123337514/in/set-72157622725603897 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilliams7/5101902315/in/set-72157622367503506 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 By the way, do you know that the distinctive LMS pattern raised letters for signalbox names can be had in etched form from AMBIS? http://ambisengineering.co.uk/Scenery.htm Adam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thanks Steve Ok, what are the metal bits on the wall?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilliams7/4122595195/in/set-72157622725603897/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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