sir douglas Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 nothing on the modelling side this weekend as i was a bit off weather yesterday and ive had a day out today to Keighley 7mm show https://www.flickr.com/photos/59562189@N03/albums/72157671512054644 and in the carriage trust museum book shop came across a BR book on how to load and tie down wagon loads which is just what im looking for, its a workers manual which gives simple and clear instructions and diagrams printed on the cover: (private and not for publication) BR.20425 Instructions for handling and loading specified loads May 1957 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Pulham Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) I went along myself. I had some wagon kit's to collect from Jim McGeown and ended up getting a J77 from NER Days who was selling off his remaining stock. A bit of haggling got me the kit for £75. On the flip side, this meant that I didn't get the bit's and pieces that I had planned from Haywood Railway but I will get them mail order once the funds are replenished. Edited October 9, 2016 by Rob Pulham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 just been looking up the BR book online and general and ordinary goods which im looking for is more in the No 1 book but ive got the No 2 book, doesnt matter it got what i need. Also been looking up the other books, ive found the books going up to No 8, so i think it goes up to 8 1 http://picclick.co.uk/Instructions-Handling-of-Traffic-dealt-with-at-goods-stations-331988636903.html 2 http://picclick.co.uk/Br-Instructions-For-Handling-And-Loading-Specified-Traffics-371755268087.html 3 - exceptional and out of gauge loads http://picclick.co.uk/Br-Instructions-Diagrams-Regarding-Out-Of-Gauge-371755268177.html 4 - securing containers http://picclick.co.uk/Br-Instructions-For-Loading-Securing-Containers-On-371755268285.html 5 - commodity infestation http://picclick.co.uk/Br-Information-Instructions-Regarding-Infestation-Of-Commodities-371755268386.html 6 - using mechanical appliances http://picclick.co.uk/British-Railways-BR-20429-bklt-Instructions-to-Staff-371741415113.html 7 - loose lifting tackle http://picclick.co.uk/Staff-Instructions-Loose-Lifting-Tackle-Use-British-Railway-351847098590.html 8 - weighing machines and weighbridges http://picclick.co.uk/Br-Instructions-Operation-Maintenance-Weighing-Machines-Weighbridges-Book-371755268815.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 bolt heads and bufferstocks planet (23) by Sam, on Flickr this is the plan ive drawn so far planet (24) by Sam, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Cracking thread Sam, I really like your enthusiasm and the skills you are developing. You must enter the locos and wagons in the show competitions this year. I wish some of our other clubmates would take the plunge and have a go at actually building their own stock! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 i was thinking of putting one of my locos in the " not previously entered a competition" section i might instead put it in a loco in the loco section and the tank wagon in the wagon section Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 wheels have been blanked off with circles of styrene sheet superglued in planet (31) by Sam, on Flickr making a start on the body with the cab. i printed out that plan to scale. you might not be able to see the scoring on the styrene sheet for the cab front and back. and below are the pieces going to be the window rims planet (25) by Sam, on Flickr this shows the markings better, the window markings are the outline to position the rim pieces planet (26) by Sam, on Flickr they are then glued in place. the pieces have markings on them, lines drawn at scale 2 inch in from the edge and then crosses in the corners 1mm in from the 2 inch lines planet (27) by Sam, on Flickr pilot holes are drilled through the 1mm markings with a 1.5mm bit planet (28) by Sam, on Flickr those are then drilled out with a 2mm bit to give the corner curves of the windows planet (29) by Sam, on Flickr then the windows ar cut out with the knife along the scale 2 inch lines connecting up the corner holes. shown top. up next the cab sides, since the doors are recessed in from the cab side the doorways needed to be cut out planet (30) by Sam, on Flickr and i did the same here for the side windows planet (32) by Sam, on Flickr planet (33) by Sam, on Flickr The four sides come together onto the footplate planet (34) by Sam, on Flickr planet (35) by Sam, on Flickr The whole loco as of now planet (36) by Sam, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJon30 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hello. Coming along nicely. Out of interest, would it have worked if the chassis had been the other way round, with the electric motor under the bonnet? Rgds Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) no the motor is too big for the bonnet Edited October 14, 2016 by sir douglas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJon30 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I thought that might be the case - shame as you could have ended up with a clear cab. Rgds Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Put a couple of crew figurines in the cab and some bits sticking up to look like controls and you won't notice the motor in the cab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) building the bonnet staring with a box with an open end and bottom planet (38) by Sam, on Flickr planet (39) by Sam, on Flickr here is the bonnet sat in place but not glued in planet (40) by Sam, on Flickr and bonnet lid on. i did it in 3 stages wrapping it round a bit at a time and holding it in the vice for the glue to dry each time planet (41) by Sam, on Flickr and finally glued onto the body. after the glue dried, the cross bracing in the bottom of the bonnet that were keeping it's shape while working on it have now been cut out to allow the weight block to slot inside planet (42) by Sam, on Flickr Edited October 20, 2016 by sir douglas 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 im having a bit of a slump in enthusiasm for this build as im looking ahead at all the parts i'll be needing to make everything like the axleboxes, leaf springs and the radiator but i'll push on bit at a time. 2 inch strip around the cab planet (44) by Sam, on Flickr cutting down 4.5mm square section to 8mm lentghs and sticking them together in pairs. these will eventually become the sand pots planet (43) by Sam, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I don't see any evidence of a slump in enthusiasm Sam, in fact I have been quite impressed with the progress of this build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 its just going slower than usual thats all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Getting better all the time Sam, great work. As for the axleguards etc., why not see if a friendly clubmate could make some cast resin ones for you? You'd only have to make one then! That cutting mat has seen some action, hasn't it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Interesting approach with the boonet top. I would have built it up with some strips of styrene then used filler and sanded the lot to shape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ive now dismantled HCLR, but put back together the controller wiring to continue using it for the test track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 my Kitson has got a small mention in the latest Guild news a little mention by Sam, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted October 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2016 You will have to write an article about it now! You have the photos & the words, it will get published. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 i was thinking that last night, everybody reading theirs will be curious about it and want to know more so it looks like i'll have to do it after all. so now i'll ask some advice on writing articles, i'm guesing that i should do it in MS Word but do i put the pics into the article or do i attach them separately in the email? Article Length, for now i'll just write it and see how long it ends up and go from there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Editors always like the pictures separately so that they can place them wherever they feel appropriate in the article. As for length, as long as it needs to be, just keep to the point ! Hope this helps Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 i was thinking that last night, everybody reading theirs will be curious about it and want to know more so it looks like i'll have to do it after all. so now i'll ask some advice on writing articles, i'm guesing that i should do it in MS Word but do i put the pics into the article or do i attach them separately in the email? Article Length, for now i'll just write it and see how long it ends up and go from there Plenty of article writing experience in the club Sam. You only need to ask................................. (Politely of course ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sam, I have had a lot of articles published in the model railway press and also the reinsurance trade press so happy to advise if you wish. I govern myself by the general principles in the opening chapter of H.W.Fowler's "The King's English" and George Orwell's rules of writing. : Here is Fowler: "Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid. This general principle may be translated into practical rules in the domain of vocabulary as follows:— Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched. Prefer the concrete word to the abstract. Prefer the single word to the circumlocution. Prefer the short word to the long. Prefer the Saxon word to the Romance"George Orwell's rules are as follows: "A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am I trying to say? What words will express it? What image or idiom will make it clearer? Is this image fresh enough to have an effect? And he will probably ask two more: Could I put it more shortly? Have I said anything that is avoidably ugly? One can often be in doubt about the effect of a word or a phrase, and one needs rules that one can rely on when instinct fails. I think the following rules will cover most cases: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a short one will do. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. Never use the passive where you can use the active. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous." Orwell's last rule is instructive. I try to avoid splitting infinitives, but occasionally one must split because "To go boldly" or "Boldly to go" are, as Orwell wrote, "avoidably ugly." Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 firstly whats circumlocution and infinitives 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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