queensquare

Very nice Andy. I saw a couple at the weekend that had been fitted with Shawplan flush glazing which made a huge difference.

Is there a little 'back streets of Sheffield' layout planned?

Jerry

Don't let anyone bully you Chris, long term unpainted is a perfectly acceptable livery:-))

Jerry

I've had one of these in my unbuilt kit box (scarily of similar proportions to yours) for some while as well so will follow your progress with interest. I like the single sided PCB valance idea - I shall pinch that!

Jerry

We are coming over to the Salisbury show with Highbury - promises to be a good weekend.

Jerry

Par will be at the Hayle Exhibition next year.

Will it be at the one in May or August? We are probably taking Wadebridge to the one in August.

Jerry

I think I still carry my late 70s/early 80s prejudices against class 47s - there were loads of them and they always seemed to be replacing something more interesting. 

 

I'm with you Andy, when I was a spotter in the early 70s the cry of 'not another Duff' was regularly heard - they seemed to be everywhere - usually replacing a Western:-(

That said, I'm currently doing 47091 Thor which was a bit of a celebrity locally as it was the only one we saw regularly that retained two tone green (albeit pretty grotty) with the tops number.

Still very much enjoying your blog updates - keep them coming.

Jerry

Lovely shot of Engine Wood - dripping with S&D atmosphere.

Jerry

Yes, that's exactly the issue.

 

I know that Jerry is a PICtroller fan but one of our friends in the North bought one (or maybe more) a year or so back and had issues with them. From what I heard they were taking too long to work out what sort of motor they were looking at with strange results while they were 'thinking'. This is all second hand info so I'm not ruling one out but trying to figure out a way to try one out before committing funds.

I reverted to my Pentroller as the Pictroller didn't like the little 8mm coreless motors - either Faulhaber or Nigel Lawton, it was great with all other motors. I really like the Pentroller and use it all the time. The great advantage with the Pictroller was that it eliminated my constantly forgetting to switch between the motor options on the Pentroller.

Jerry

Sadly not going to make it up to Nottingham this year, always a good show, but great to see Colwyn Bay making some progress again.

Jerry

Blimey that was quick, it still had lots of metal coloured bits when I saw it at Shepton last week. Look very nice, if it hasn't got a chip in it we can give it a spin on Tucking Mill at Abingdon- how about the Wisbech coach, a cattle wagon and a toad - can you see where I'm heading:-))

Jerry

Really starting to come together Ian, looking very nice.

Jerry

Great stuff as ever Julia. I have been given a small bag of copper-tungsten slugs which are just the ticket for maximising weight although they are a to machine. I'll try to remember to bring you up a few when we come up for the Abingdon show in a few weeks..

Jerry 

Great progress Ian. I particularly like the lazy Susan idea. I used an old record deck on Tucking Mill which works a treat but are becoming increasingly hard to find.

Love the idea of sneaking the four wheelers onto St Ruth, hauled by the saddle tank I hope. 

Jerry

That trip to Southampton at the weekend seems to have done the trick. Good to have you back on board.

Jerry

So far I have an A1, A4 and a B1. I hope to add a few others when funds permit. Also, I'd like to get hold of a shed allocation for Grantham from the late 50's just so I get the locos numbers correct and also any visiting locos.

As others have said, really starting to look very good. Regarding Grantham allocation, a look at this thread and maybe a pm might help  http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/58826-grantham-the-streamliner-years/

Jerry

I suspect, as Bernard has suggested that your chassis is 2mm, your body is N. I would adjust the chassis to suit the body. The main problem with chopping up the body is that it will always be weak around the joints. 

As an aside, I am very interested in your chassis building method using 0.5mm PCB, I'd be interested in more details on that.

Jerry 

You may find it hard to believe but I made the decision that Bath would be DCC some time ago due to the operating pattern and the huge number of sections that would be required. I was going to keep the North Somerset stuff analogue but have decided that, in time, that will be going DCC as well mainly due to the operating possibilities opened up by the Tucking Mill extension.

Jerry

 

As for the western, its added to my 'to do' pile for now. As Jerry said, removing the wheels shouldnt be that difficult but I think I will wait untill he has tried it first! I think the model has the potential to have a go at some laser cut glazing too...

 

M

One advantage with the Dapol Western is that you get a spare bogie with it which helps enormously in the experimental dismembering department!

Jerry

Didn't realise you had made a dash up to Bath on the Saturday night - I thought your looking cream crackered was the St Albans Sunday lunch. The only down side of the cracking roast and a pint is that you could do with curling up under the stand for forty winks in the afternoon!

Jerry

Was great to see St Ruth and the team at St Albans - Pauline's cakes were as good as ever and the new backscene is looking great. Just a shame we didn't have time to get away from the 2mm stand for long enough to have a play and run the threatened Midland (c.1922) excursion!!

As for the Dapol Western. Getting the wheels to 2FS standards is a simple turning job, the difficulty is getting the wheels out without doing any damage - they are a very tight fit - and then getting them back in. As usual Missy Julia took one look at the problem and suggested a solution that I'm pretty confident will work. I'll report back once I've had a chance to give it a go.

Jerry

Glad you enjoyed St Albans, always a good show. We were down in the basement on the 2mm stand and will be back next year.

As Julia says, those broaches are really useful, I glue them into new little dowel handles as the black plastic ones break.

Jerry

Nothing to add other than that I agree on all fronts, always a good show and very enjoyable weekend. The sunday roast was superb, the only exhibitors food to rival it in my experience is that at the Taunton show provided by the chefs of Taunton school but you don't get a pint with that!!

Jerry

Happy New year Julia, brilliant stuff as usual. I particularly like the little milk tanker, what are the origins of the wheels?

Jerryt

This has the makings of a very attractive little project, the perfect size for a first 'dip of the toe' in 2FS

Jerry

Merry Christmas all, hopefully see you at St Albans

Jerry and Kim