Regularity

Signalman won’t be popular with anyone, but first S&T for bending their locking, at 2’12”, he pulls off the shunt/subsidiary signal for exiting the yard, despite having pulled the signal for entry into the yard, thus signalling opposing moves!

They seem to be out of stock at most vendors, but try getting one of these:

https://pergamano.com/products/fine-stylus-10031-br-embossing-tool

Usual disclaimer!

8 hours ago, Miss Prism said:

 

Leaving aside for one moment what the nature of these 'templates' was, edition 1 (which doesn't mention them as far as I can see) puts the date of the size changeover as 1920. How explicit is edition 2's '1921'?

If they stopped using the 25” on 31.12.20, and began using the 16” on 1.1.21, then both editions would be correct… 

26 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

One point on which I've dithered is whether ironwork below the solebar should be red or black. Red would be consistent with practice in the post-1904 grey period; I can't see any change of hue where the brake V-hanger crosses the lower edge of the solebar. But on the other hand there are plenty of photos of well-worn Midland wagons where no boundary can be seen, though the part on the solebar was definitely grey and that below, black.

I don’t think we’ll ever know, and photos don’t help as the emulsions on the plate glass negatives are very, very poor at distinguishing between red and black. I think a single colour is logical, as with post-1904 grey, just as you do, but others differ. I think we can do nothing other than make our own choices here.

Whatever.

On 07/04/2022 at 11:16, Ruston said:

Perhaps but then it would still be visible as shadow underneath with light coming through it, just as it does on the real thing. It's obviously not possible on normal plastic models so I think it would be great.

Well, read the OP and respond to the intentions of the builder, as I did.

1 hour ago, toboldlygo said:

just needs some doped linen to finish it off

Wouldn’t that defeat the object of the kit, which is to show the wooden framework?

I just love the combination of precision engineering* with absolute whimsy.

* More precise than I pretend to, at least.

Clever, and simple. What glue did you use?

11 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

But that's generally true. They're a taciturn lot who keep their thoughts to themselves.

Private thoughts, yes, but they are very friendly and I am far more likely to receive a friendly greeting than when I lived and worked further south, especially compared to when I lived in Surrey and worked in London.

1 hour ago, ChrisN said:

It is interesting that when people see me in my flat cap I either get, "Eh by gun lad," or "Ah, farmer Giles," both with appropriate accents.

Now that I live in Yorkshire, nobody says a word!

I know one well-known and excellent modeller who carefully built a bridge on his layout to prototype drawings, but forgot to allow for the thickness of the underlay representing the ballast, and visiting stock frequently reminded him of this. (By pure chance, all of his models were of prototypes well within the loading gauge.)

10 minutes ago, Northroader said:

Amazed at the amount of detail work added to the basic shell.

Careful there: some on this forum classify such attention to detail as being a nerd and wish us all to distance ourselves from them.

Don’t forget that greys will appear lighter than they were, due to the photo-emulsions of the time.

10 hours ago, kitpw said:

The slogan came to mind on seeing Mikkel's video - but, yes, I think it's best forgotten now you remind me who delivered it.  Perhaps the moderator can erase the comment - I'm not sure how that's done.

You report the post, and request deletion.

Edit: you can also hide the post.

I think they also partly dissolve the decal, in the case of dry print, softening it slightly so it both adheres to the surface better and fits around the 3D detail.

“From dust ye came, and to dust ye shall return.”

5 minutes ago, Dave Holt said:

When laid, it was grey with cinder coloured ballast in the yard. Unfortunately, as can be seen, it's faded to a pale brown/fawn colour, which means that at some time it will all have to be painted to restore the original intent.

You could try staining it with a mix of alcohol and Indian ink.

Here’s one taken by me at Warley in 2003, using a crappy 2Mp camera:

And here’s one taken in Feb 2020 by one Andy York of this parish:

Hope that helps.

Hi Mikkel,

The trees are holding up just fine: after more than 30 years, they might look better - any fading has subdued the tones if anything.

Simon

1 hour ago, Mikkel said:

Only a very special mind would make that connection

You would not be the first person to direct such a comment towards me…

Why is it called “Vastern” Road?

“Big rear-end Road”?

1 hour ago, drduncan said:

We really need the groan button…

I agreed via an icon, but I had had that thought myself, and read your post thinking, ah, “You, too”…

On 28/07/2021 at 06:15, Mikkel said:

Ah, Paris!

Yes, we’ll always have Paris…

7 hours ago, kitpw said:

"double diamond" works wonders (now where have I heard that before?)

Burton-on-Trent, I guess, but shome yearsh ago, shurely?