Spitfire2865

Perhaps it was in some desire to stick all important information at the brake operating end of the wagon?

That single wagon siding looks like something out of a Peco layout book.

Oh dear. Over a year again. Im still alive. For now at least... American Gauge 3 has continued at a snails pace. 28' gondola 28.5' boxcar And locomotive I really need to finish one build before starting or continuing another.

Youd be surprised how consistent some things can be. If you think about it, a standardized design built with similar materials with similar techniques will develop a bell curve distribution for their weights. It couldve been that they routinely fell within a margin of error to round to the nearest ton rather than a quarter. We could assume they round to the nearest quarter as to give themselves a more exact average over a railway quantity of bulk material. Thus a wagon could weigh anywhere from 11186lbs-11214lbs. Id say a pretty fair range in a manufactured good using fairly similar wood of similar quality and similar drying conditions. Or as you said, its just not worth writing that extra number as someone probably ran the numbers to see if the savings in paint offset the potential loss in a quarter weight over the course of the 7 year lifespan of the livery!

It is the combined hardbacked version. Its a deep brown cover under the jacket. Published 1986. Unfortunately when I purchased it, it wasnt very clear which version it was. The trouble of buying online from across an ocean I suppose.

I have a copy of that book, of what I believe to be the later combined printing, and there is hardly anything Pre 1930s which is what I had bought the book for originally when I was still building 4mm. So clearly Im missing something.

Ok clearly Im not in the know. Where is one to find details of GWR wagons in the Pre 20th century period? The book Ive got has barely a mention of anything prewar. Certainly nothing as useful as diagram numbers or drawings.

Well once the wagon is empty, theres not much that can fall on you being underneath it. The doors could "easily" be opened from the side.

Shame it cant be played outside the UK. And I dont have a VPN.

Have you checked the motors run disconnected from their gearboxes? Lubrication has not seized? Pickups making proper connection to the wheels? Wheels clean?

Youre asking a foreign reseller to fix your items? Or how to fix your items? I can assure you, whatever customer service representative you spoke to has NO idea how model trains work and would NEVER offer advice on repairing it yourself. Thats something the manufacturer deals with. The Trainz CS is to deal with business and basic product questions. Now if you wanted a warranty, then their policy is fairly clear. 30 days since purchase, or its not their fault. Youve had the product for a year, and presumably used it for that year. Whos to say you didnt do something to make it stop working? After a year, thats not the fault of the reseller. They didnt sell faulty goods as it worked after you received it and continued to work through the warranty period. Youre asking some random CS rep information that they dont know, NO WONDER they couldnt help you. Frankly your complaint is ridiculous.

Well there WERE Live steam floor toys made and sold back in the day, usually spiraling in a circle while you hope it doesnt catch on the curtains. So live steam indoors isnt unheard of, nor particularly dangerous if youre careful about it. As for firing it, is there room under the boiler for a solid fuel burner to slide in?

Its how Amtrak has run all its services in the US. You book your specific train and route and you are guaranteed* a seat. (*train may be oversold, Amtrak® does not guarantee passengers a seat for the duration of their trip.)

For new builds, its definitely due to the density of the wood, paint, and assorted hardware. Remember, as "standard" as many wagons were, there was always variation. Rather easy to forget such variation can naturally occur in our world of computerized mass production. Even in my line of work, our products often vary in weight by a pound or two, and they only weigh sub 100lb! Once you scale that up to a few tons, its not hard to see the range that's possible.

I solely use enamels for painting have NEVER had issues like frosting. I use Tamiya, Testors, and Rustoleum (IIRC) brand matt and gloss aerosols to great results. Definitely do light coats though. I once laid a very heavy coat of matt onto some coupling rods and had to repaint them due to a light frosting.

If you play the .99 game, expect to lose sometimes. Ive had items that did not achieve prices I was hoping for, but that doesnt mean I cancel a sale. They won it, they paid for it, and I must abide by my agreement with eBay. Dont have to be happy but I DO have to ship.

Take the rods off, does it free roll freely and straight without wobble? If it curves to one side much, thats a sure sign the wheelbase doesnt match the rods.

Please dont use eBay again. If you cant be bothered to ship the items you list and sell, dont waste everyones time!

I think I may have the record for amount of time spent in Penn on this forum, and the description of "busiest" is quite fitting.

Ive done that as a seller before. Around christmas time, item wasnt particularly popular. One bid and a few days later I get a message asking if I could end it early as they bought it for a christmas present. I got my money, they got the gift to give to someone. Win win.

Ebay makes it very clear to both buyer and seller that using the service acts as a contract. To list you accept ebay will take their portion of the costs for hosting you and that ebay will hold you accountable for shipping items bought legitimately. To buy you accept that your bid is a contract and can only be taken back if all parties agree to it. As your wife agreed to the cancellation, there is no fault. If she did not agree to it, the seller would have been forced to ship the item legally won or face damages to their reputation. Still, its a pretty thing to do, list something, sell it, then decide against actually losing it. Perhaps it would have been a good lesson for the sellers daughter that not all decisions can be taken back so easily.

Probably why they built dedicated manure wagons. Mustve not been too fun unloading them as they had no doors!.

What kind of figure? Ive glued figures in with plain PVA glue before. If you dont knock it, itll stay in place fairly ok but removal is clean and doesnt leave marks. Or if youre not afraid of drilling into the footplate, you could mount figures on pegs and then theyll be pretty sturdy.

Sellers ARE able to select at what minimum price offers can be given. However I find it more and more people will not respond to counteroffers once they submit an honestly stupid price. If you cant be bothered to reject, thats a block from me. I just yesterday had an offer on an item listed as auction with a $18 starting price. I get an offer for $10, I counter with $16, and am ignored. Later in the day, it sells for the opening bid by someone else.