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I haven't gone away, not physically anyway. Just been very busy with other stuff and not had time to do any modelling. Tonight I found out my society wagon kit that I'd completely forgotten about. I'd built the chassis several months ago but only tonight have I (loosely) joined it to the body. Some bits to add yet which are obvious from the photo. I made a floor from plasticard and scribbed some planks on it (that's high level stuff for me!). My question is: The chassis has society wheels and has a pronounced wobble when running. Is there a technique to get the wheels running true on the axle? I've checked the back to back and it seems both wheels are parallel but one tyre/wheel seems to be slightly oval. Hard to spot when spinning it but obvious when rolling along track.

I've learned more about loco building in these threads than from anywhere else. So for that alone, thank you. Yet to get a response from Markits for the 2-4-0 parts, will try again.

Don't worry, I've got lots of ideas for future projects that'll need them. Narrow gauge, standard gauge, Irish Broad gauge, that's just ones I've thought about in the last week.

The difference is quite significant in the rail head when in the track gauge. Had to make sure they were pushed in not out in the slot to keep the gauge. A very therapeutic hour it was too. Haven’t done much since my fancy magnifying light thing expired. That’s when I found out the bulb wasn’t replaceable. I’ve bought two battery powered LED photo floods to attach to it with ¼” tripod screw

Tonight I've added some more track. As I'm short of S scale chairs I've used some 4 mm ones and code 75 rail for the siding. There's a slight mismatch inheight between the two rail sizes but nothing that will cause a problem. A bit of plasticard under the chairs at the one end should soft it out.

Just found some old MRJ's during a clear out. Something about this issue....can't put my finger on it

I was looking at a Mars Elegoo but will hold fire for now until I've looked into mono LCD's. Looks a very good finish

I'll be on it as soon as I get a response from Markits re parts

I built a small baseboard from foamboard. It was 297x840mm (two A3 sheets). The frame was assembled from 60mm deep strips of foamboard and glued with regular pva. I used some triangular fillets in the corners to helped keep it square. It was very successful, and very light. It was a bit to small when my plans changed, to be superceded by 50mm Celotex with plywood edging. Much more robust and not very much heavier. I make use of foamboard as a base for all my handbuilt track, and for a lot of other scenic elements.

It's long been my intention to go RC. I've got the Deltang controller but subsequently lost a small box containing some small Lipo batteries and 2 recievers.

Is there a specific type/size of buffer for this kit?

Came across this a while back. http://eveleighcreations.com/southwold-railway/

A bar well and truly has been set.

Whisky won out this time. But I did do further research (looking) at the various ways point rodding is depicted in the various scales.

So the crossover is pretty much done apart from the tiebars. It's taken years (to gain the skills) but I'm actually happy with the standard of my track laying now. It has to look like the real thing. A bit of plain line to finish it tonight I think, or a single malt, or both.

No, that's ideal to kick off the skill train, a perfect example of what might work a light railway in its twilight. Is it your own design?

OK, let's narrow it down then. 1. Preference is for LNWR locos and/or the bin end locos found on light railways. 2. I'm planning to use radio control so it needs to have enough room for the battery, though this is not a major issue given the extra space in S. 3. I said kit but I would have a go from scratch. No, I would, really. I did have a copy of that Guy Williams book years ago, no idea where it is though. 4. Compensation, shouldn't be a problem Basically I need to have a go..., make a hash of some bits, ace others and get something that'll pull a wagon. Hope that helps

A sudden rush of blood to the head last night and I finished laying the timbers at the far end of the cameo. Mainly due to my work lamp having a failure and not being able to source a replacement bulb (the only excuse, weak, but I'm sticking by it). I might have a go at putting in some scenic features as well, as long as this work nonsense doesn't impede on my time too much.

As always I'm suitably impressed by the standard of work on these posts. Throwing open a question to the knowledgeable amongst us, What beginner level loco should be on my workbench? I was thinking that I may as well start something during lockdown that is both challenging but manageable. Having no major metalworking tools I'm limited to soldering etches and supplementing it with with 3D printed or plasticard parts. What's out there that may fit the bill?

Again you appear to be on the same page as me. Though I know very little so far about RC. I have got a Deltang controller built from a kit and some receivers. Managed to get it working on a spare N gauge chassis but could not get it to work on anything else.

Enough excitement for one evening as I manage to fold up some brass without over bending it, ream out some holes without destroying the entire etch, superglue bearings in place without dropping one on the floor (progress) and not sticking my fingers together. I also found some very thin wire for the rocking W iron (wasn't expecting to) and marvelled at how it all might fit together. Tomorrow I begin my search for brake gear instructions. Runs a dream through the crossover though, which is the main thing

I've been quiet for a few weeks due to a rejig of my cellar office/workshop/nerve centre which left my workbench under a pile of things to sort, and didn't get sorted in a timely manner*. Now it's clear enough for a resumption of services. Anyhow, there were some juicy society kits in a box just waiting to be bodged. But what to begin with? An underframe kit? The society plastic wagon kit? Maybe "get on with that track"? I have got the switches to add to the turnouts and a bit of plain track still to lay. I was briefly seduced by some 1/32 modelling which seems a related scale for some odd reason. I then mused about what 1/128 scale may look like before a cul de sac of what ifs, like realising metre gauge in 7mm is very close to 22.42mm. Before all that, a wagon, properly... *work nonsense mainly, a terrible affliction that should be avoided.

I'm currently working (slowly) in S scale and have been looking at various gauge equivalents for prototypes I'd like to work on, namely Metre gauge French and 3ft Irish. In 1/64 metre gauge works out at 15.62mm which is not far off 00-SF. I have 00-SF track gauges so this makes sense. 3ft gauge works out at 14.2mm so 3mm FS standards could be applied. As with most of my ideas compatibility with other layouts is not a consideration so free to experiment. I did a while back scaling up/down an 18.83mm standard to represent various gauges. That threw up some odd scales. A recent search for a photo threw up this gem from about 15 years ago, 32/21mm mixed gauge in O, in the garden!

1:50 would be 20mm for metre gauge, at 1:55 it would be 18.18mm which is near enough to EM. 1:53 would give near a P4 18.86mm. Pempoul must be built too narrow. Not complaining though, it's fantastic.

I'm hiding out in the hills with the correct gauge rebels until this blows over. http://www.s-scale.org.uk/standards.htm