N15class Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 We've all done some modelling on the kitchen table but never in the cafe at a football stadium surely. Nice to see you Chris. DSCN4704.jpg DSCN4705.jpg I have done model making in a few place. But fortunately I have never been to a football stadium. The loco seems to of coped ok with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 how many builders expect issues with kits as being the norm and just correct them without a thought using years of experience and well honed skills? I'm not sure about the " well honed skills " bit, but I have built quite a few locos over the years, and to be brutally honest there have been issues some big and some small with every loco kit I have ever built. I cannot speak for the MOK range but I have heard the kits are a joy to build. I am not going to name and shame and I have struggled over the years with some right c**p kits that are basically not fit for purpose, and once bitten I never return to that supplier even if they have a certain loco that no one else does, I would rather scratch build. Even some of the so called " top of the range " kits can have issues and by that not necessarily the actual etches, but for instance next to no instructions, deformed castings, etc. With the wonders of the web you can now usually find a review or as the years go by you get to know by word of mouth what kits to avoid, apart from that just start building up those " well honed skills " . HTH, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 13, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2014 Purchases today from the Ricoh: Let the learning begin. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Purchases today from the Ricoh:rps20140913_181957.jpg rps20140913_181906.jpg Let the learning begin. I had those before leaving the UK, for scratch building there are none better than Guy Williams book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Geoff Holt was a very talented builder and so modest about his skills, it is such a gift to have some of his knowledge in writing before he passed away. Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 13, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2014 Flicking through the books on the Book Law stand they looked to cover lots of basics and explanations of how to work with metal and the tools to use. I doubt that I'll be scratch building locos any time soon but to make the 1366 sub-assemblies permanently detachable I'll certainly be making parts. It seemed to cover stuff that I didn't even know that I didn't know. Should be some good bedtime reading. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHemmings Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That looks like some interesting bed time reading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2014 I have seen some of Geoff Holt's locos close up on Bracks workbench top quality. Some scratchbuilders are not suited to kits too tied to doing things their own way. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaScala Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have been scanning some very old negatives over the weekend and found this one. It was taken by my Dad (who was a spotter) in I think 1939 during a visit to Swindon works judging by the other shots in the sequence. Luckily, he kept the negs in waxed paper albums so they are in good nick. This is heavily compressed so res isn't as good as it can be. Hope you find this interesting and good luck with resolving the issues. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 14, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2014 Fantastic photo, thank you very much. The square-on aspect Will be very useful in checking that I have the various bits in the right place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaScala Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If you want a higher res copy, PM me with an email adress that will take bigger files than RMW. It's a medium format negative so can stand plenty of enlargement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have been scanning some very old negatives over the weekend and found this one. It was taken by my Dad (who was a spotter) in I think 1939 during a visit to Swindon works judging by the other shots in the sequence. Luckily, he kept the negs in waxed paper albums so they are in good nick. This is heavily compressed so res isn't as good as it can be. Hope you find this interesting and good luck with resolving the issues. Oh, that's what you're building..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Oh, that's what you're building..... Think of it as half a Class 37, but with outside pistons and a chimney rather than a big nose and an exhaust vent... Edited September 14, 2014 by Stubby47 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 14, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2014 Oh, that's what you're building..... Keep up chap... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Keep up chap... I have to say quite a nice looking thing really... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 14, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have to say quite a nice looking thing really... Well proportioned. Nice buffers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2014 Well proportioned. Nice buffers. Sounds like a ANTB thread phrase ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2014 Fantastic photo, thank you very much. The square-on aspect Will be very useful in checking that I have the various bits in the right place. You wanted a square one photo guv? Looks like your height adjustment has had the right effect but I suspect the tank side handrails might be a little low? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2014 All quiet on the 1366 front yesterday as I ended up working until just before 10pm. Wouldn't have been so late if I hadn't popped into RMweb Live on Saturday. Saturday after the show I did some more work to avoid bending the cab roof. Drilled fixing holes in the footplate to locate the cab/tank sub-assemblies. Soldered 6BA nuts on the footplate to locate and fix the chassis. Made a minor adjustment to the position of the portside beam pivot bearing location (moved it back a tad). And finally cut short a fixed the bar that attaches the compensation beams. As I said, lots of avoiding going on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2014 You wanted a square one photo guv? Looks like your height adjustment has had the right effect but I suspect the tank side handrails might be a little low? DSCF7953.jpg Yes I've noted that the tank adjustment means that the handrails don't line up. I'm holding judgment until three beading around the cab opening is fixed but I think that the cab holes are a tad too high. That great photo on the previous page appears to show that they line up with the bottom of the opening. Sods Law will mean that the tank handrails will need adjustment too... Great to meet up with you and Robin at the show. Thanks both for the photos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2014 A cunning plan... Substantial rectangular brass section tack soldered across the etch. Round rod soldered against the rectangular section. Small persuasive taps from a yomma. Job done. (tried pushing the curve around with bits of wood etc but that failed). Unsolder brass. Sorted! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Baldrick had cunning plans...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2014 Baldrick had cunning plans...... Ah but this one worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ah but this one worked. Nice one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2014 OK, so here we see the results of the cab top curve bending exercise. The roof has been temporarily fixed to see how the fit is. Phew... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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