FelixM

BR 20Ton Brake Van by Tony Lambert, auf Flickr

Hi all,

my photos from today are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/91875255@N05/albums/72157699934853211

Here is a 1992 shot from 1992 with old and new in the background:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/26355720247/

Felix

Certainly, but of a later prototype.

It is highly ironic that Germany has had modular modelling for 30 years by now and the UK didn't, whereas in civil engineering the UK with modular design is about 10 years ahead with modern processes like BIM than the rest of Europe. https://www.the-possible.com/long-held-dream-modular-construction-becoming-reality/

And I don't have any explanation.

Here are three photos taken in 1968 to illustrate that early in their career the Class 50s did meet steamers:
https://plumbloco.smugmug.com/Trains/Former-LMS-Lines/i-mWRqhcT/A
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12a_kingmoor_klickr/22011936856/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12a_kingmoor_klickr/21488551403/

A Class 37 with brake tender hauling a Tyneside Parcels EMU for scrap:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/39071805391/

So this is my view.

1) Details that cannot be seen from normal viewing angle are not that important so keep them as a relief. That's what I would do if I had a model railway company.

2&3) Bin the idea of sprung buffers and concentrate on includinng a close coupling mechanism with NEM pockets. That's the best way to get reliable operation with a realistic look.

4) Compensated suspension sounds mouth watering, espacially for so little money. I'd say yes.

5) The most realistic I have seen is to use Woodland Scenics ballast filled in. It's best used with short couplings because then you can lift the wagon out of the train and pour its load back into where it came from.

The wrong height of the coupling was evident from the CAD pictures. If I remember correctly, the Dapol Turbots will have the NEM pockets at the correct height.

In my opinion realistic details come second after compatibility to existing stock. Accurascale, are you listening? Your Nem pocket height gives reason for some concerns too.

Are there any stocks left or are they sold out by now?

I think it's a better approach to regard this new release as an actual 12T tank wagon in fictional liveries than to look at what type of wagon should there be for the liveries announced.

That said – I welcome added diversity to early tankers available RTR and this extends to this new Oxford Rail wagon. Personally I can live with a non-authentic livery but that has to be decided by each on his own.

I recommend reading "Oil on the Rails" of HMRS publication, you get the idea of tank wagons tailored to the needs of oil firms very much from this book.

There is a kit on shapeways in 1/148:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/77PB6CL8T/2351-1-148-german-train-ferry-van-e277?optionId=18481469

Modellbahn Union announced a newly tooled ferry van in continental N scale, covered wagon Tcefs 845 of Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Link in German: http://www.1zu160.net/neues/news.php?id=3950

They were first built in 1964 and featured both air and vacuum brake, as usual at that time.

Price will be 29,99€ per wagon according to that site.

Dave

Bachmann is currently looking for a Senior project engineer for their Hongkong team:

http://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2018/01/project-engineer/

The requirements seem quite steep to me. How do you judge the scene of potential applicants? Roughly how many applications will they receive? 50? Two? Ten? Did you often get new colleagues when still working with Dapol? Would you personally be interested hadn't it been for DJModels? (Just curious asking, no offence intended)

Regards

Felix

Two photos I just found on flickr:

Crossing the Mite by chris, auf Flickr

High and dry... by chris, auf Flickr

Just found this picture of a Birdcage set on flickr and thought it is worth sharing.


surrey - southern 1190 betchworth 20-8-1932 by John Law, on Flickr

The paint used in the late 1940s to paint out previous pre-war liveries was mostly of poor quality, so it faded so badly that underlying livery fragments came to light again.

My photos:

Maudsley by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Modern image Rolling stock. by – FelixM –, on Flickr

80s Rolling Stock by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Industrial Level Crossing by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Cornish Tin mine by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Near the beach by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Penzance 2017 by – FelixM –, on Flickr

Those appeared in Vienna (pics from facebook):

Hi all,

does someone know where the main reservoir tanks of the Westinghouse brake are located on A1X Terriers? A friend of mine is building a 7mm model of GWR No. 5 Portishead and would like to know where these should be sited and to which orientation, if at all visible. I am passing the question on his behalf.

His model:

Thanks in advance

Felix

Here too…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lickeybanker/29488630554/

No they actually perform better as the train is more "stiff" and less likely to derail. My minimum radius is 3ft which is PECO medium point which they take well, even when pushing at great speed. But it would be easy to push them out a bit to allow for tighter curves.

HTH!

The gaugemaster website did change directly from pre-order to sold out for the two variants I had my eye on, so I missed out on these.

As you can see the Kadee in the picture is set to a gap of 1mm between corridor connectors. That is close enough not to distract the eye.
 
Retaining the wrong coupler height gives unreliable connection to the loco if the coupler pocket on the coupler is at the correct height. Furthermore, if you run long rakes the close coupling mechanism can turn into a disadvantage as it increases the play, especially in long rakes or when pushing (OK, pushing does not apply to Mk1 does it).

Having fixed rakes is uncomfortable for some of us as well.


Short on locos by – FelixM –, auf Flickr

To get a Kadee coupling on a Bachmann Mk1 coach, it is best to use two 1mm thick cardboard pieces and to mount a #5 on it. The height matches up perfectly then.

White in this instance, but black is preferred by me. Picture courtesy by my friend McRuss who is on here too.