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The 21T mineral underframe looks like it's coming along nicely Adam. I don't think it's just your state of mind, the push rod brakes are a little tricky and I've been working on an improved version which will be included with all future push rod brake underframes. It is the half etched area that makes them tricky but I'm mindful of what they actually look like and although I could included a full thickness area along the edge of the brake shoe this just wouldn't look right to me. Porcy, I've just had back a set of test etches for a Bachmann 14T anchor mounted tank detailing etch which includes a couple of types of ladders. These will probably be out in the spring time. Justin

Currently nothing but a spot of varnish would probably be fine. Loctite would be ok depending on the material the screw and nut are made from but it doesn't need much to secure it. The bogie doesn't actually touch the nut so I'm not sure what, apart from vibration, is likely to cause it to come off. Justin

Hi Paul, Thanks for posting them, they're useful reference photographs. I took lots of detail shots when I measured up the bolsters but neglected to take any overal views! I like the picture at Hereford with the Strip Coils and Slab Coils in. Great stuff! If anyone finds a picture of the all steel bolsters I'd love to have a look as I haven't come across them before. Justin

Hi Les, I found a couple of pictures of my completed Brassmasters bogie. It's actually the bogie from the Jubilee chassis rather that the Scot but they should be useful. I seem to remember having to shorten the two compensating springs as they were a bit long. Other than that it was built as per the instrucitons. Justin

As I understand it Mr Mashima can no longer get the magnets for his motors so there is little life left in the business to sell on to someone else. Justin

I have plans to do some of the later type bolsters constructed from steel channel with a wooden top for the Cs. These almost certainly be resin castings from high quality 3D prints possibly with a couple of etched bits thrown in to make life eaiser when I cast them. I have the artwork already: These would need the wooden bolster on a Bachmann C to be removed to fit though. I'm not aware of any bolsters for the Cs with steel tops, have you got any pictures? Justin

...and IMHO a beautifully designed solution. The model railway world is full of stuff that has been badly thought out and well and truly under-engineered. It's nice to have things that have been properly thought out rather than some sloppy, half arsed solution. The Brassmasters bogie, is simple and elegant. Two independent beams sprung to the body. And it works beautifully. Justin

Further to the brief posting on Friday some proper info on the new releases. First up is exciting news about a new range of whitemetal wagon axlebox and spring castings for BR era prototypes. They have been produced from the highest quality masters printed for me by Alan Butler at Modelu. The first wave of releases contains 6 different types of axleboxes with both oil and roller bearings types and six types of springs. There are four types of oil axlebox, all for 12/16T prototypes all of which are available with either 5, 6 or LMS 7 leaf J hanger springs. The axleboxes come attached to the springs for ease of fitting and are already slotted for use with sprung suspension systems. There are hooded and non-hooded types of roller bearing that are available with 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 leaf springs. The price is £2.50 for a set of four axleboxes and springs. Further information including product codes can be found on the wagon castings page of my website. To complete the castings part of the new releases whitemetal vacuum cylinder castings are also available. These have been produced from masters made for me by the talented Morgan Gilbert and make use of etched brackets. There are 18” (F.01) and 21” (F.02) types that are available in packs of three for £6. The 21” cylinders are also available singularly with etched brackets for fitting to the end of hopper wagons (F.02A - £2). There is a new underframe for the BR 1/448 clasp brake Tube wagons (B.54 - £15) and buffer springing mechanisms to suit my 9” (B.93A - £4.50) and 10” (B.93B - £3) underframes. These provide guitar wire springing for buffers in place of conventional coil springs. There are also three types of detailing etch for the Bachmann Bogie Bolster C / Macaw B: C.05 (£16.50) is an etch that provides detailing and new trussing using brass angle along the same sort of lines as my Bogie Bolster E etch for the Lima model. The brass angle is included (though the etch is available on its own without the angle for £10.50). Full brakegear is included and there are options for GWR D/C brakes, unfitted lever brakes and the two arrangements of vacuum fitted lever brakes. Detailing parts for the solebar and headstock along with bolster shackles are also included. For those that don’t wish to replace the trussing on the Bachmann model there are two sets of levers and vees etches to provide new brakegear and body detailing. Both etches include sufficient parts for two wagons. C.05A (£9) is for lever brakegear and provides options to build either two unfitted or one fitted and one vacuum braked wagon and C.05B (£6) covers the GWR D/C brake wagons. Last but not certainly not least is a loco chassis for the LNER F/4/5/6 family (X.01 - £32). This is a set of commissioned etches that I am delighted to make available to a wider audience via Rumney Models. It is designed to provide a modern CSB fitted chassis for the Alan Gibson body and incorporates sprung trucks that make use of the CSB wires along with full brakegear, balance weights, ashpan sides, etc. Full details can be found on my Hosted Products page. Futher details on all products can be found on the Rumney Models website. Justin

I think I've got plenty. It will probably prove to either be far too much or nowhere near enough though!

Rumney Models will be off to ExpoEm North this weekend and Scaleforum the following weekend with a bumper crop of new releases! There will be a full announcement and proper website update on Monday but the above gives a list of the tempting new items available including the long awaited wagon axlebox and spring castings, Bogie Bolster C/Macaw B detailing bits and a loco chassis! Further details on these including exactly what types are available can be found on the Wagon Castings page of my website. The latest price list (September 2016) is also available to peruse via the Ordering Page. More details on Monday after I've had chance to catch my breath! Justin

I'd suggest that the problem was not really with Bill's resin cast bogies themselves but with the fact that the coach was too light; especailly if it was mixed in with other, heavier coaches. Some more ballast in the coach would probably have worked equally as well as changing the bogies. I've been coming to the conclusion for a while that the most important factor in reliable running (after decent track and round wheels) is weight, consistantly applied. I know of an American gentleman who, in quest for perfect running, weighs all of his bogie freight stock to 11/12ozs (!!) per bogie wagon and by all acounts his stuff doesn't derail, ever. It's why RTR steam locos generally don't pull as much as metal locos or RTR diesels and why light vehicles behave badly when mixed in with heaviier stock. You can have all the fancy suspension systems in the world but if your vehicles are either light and/or of wildly varying weights then you're going to have issues... Justin

Hi Dave, Are we likely to see the Duplex wagon buffers (B041) any time soon? Justin

New from Rumney Models are accurate plates for United Dairies & Unigate milk tanks. There are two types of United Dairies plates with different styles of lettering and Unigate plates which include the wagon number on them. All three versions are available in both 4mm scale and 7mm scale. The United Dairies plates could be seen on wagons from the early 50s right through to the end of milk traffic in the 70s though rather less so after the 1959 merger of United Dairies, Aplin & Barrett and Cow & Gate into Unigate. The Unigate plates are suitable for post 1959 milk tanks. Plates have been etched with numbers for almost every Unigate diagram though not in great quantities. Please enquire before ordering if you are after something specific. The price is per pair and they come already painted. The 4mm plates are £2.50 and the 7mm plates £3.50. Also released are wagon coupling hooks to suit my underframes. These are designed to be folded double for a decent thickness and are £1.50 for 7 wagons worth. For more details see the links in the above text or visit the new Rumney Models website. Justin

I hope you keep going a bit longer than that Dave. I've yet to see a 3d printed buffer that matches the quality of your castings. Justin

Hi all, New 4mm scale items available from Rumney Models which can be had at Scalefour North next weekend... First up of is a kit for the BR 1/801 Fish Vans (kit C.51 - £38). These were the final BR fish van diagram built between 1957 and 1960 and were fitted with the BR clasp brake. Many were later used as parcels vans (SPV). The kit consists of an etched brass chassis and body along with a cast resin roof. Other items include a chassis kit for the standard 17’6” x 10’ wagon underframe fitted with the LNER clasp brake and BR axleguards (kit B.61 - £11). These were fitted to numerous wagon types in the very late LNER and early BR period including 12T vans, Lowfits and 13T steel opens. Dave Bradwell does a very nice kit for the RCH axleguard version so I see no reason to duplicate it. To compliment the LNER clasp brake chassis when used under the LNER/BR 13T steel open is a detailing etch (B.93 - £3). This is to provide new end stanchions to replace those on the end of Parkside bodies making it easier to fit them cleanly onto the Rumney Models chassis. Two profiles are included covering LNER and BR builds and also a drilling jig to make fitting them a doddle. Label boards and LNE style lamp irons also included. There are sufficient parts for 3 wagons. There are also a couple of etches designed to back date the Parkside Dundas BR steel ended wooden open kit (PC02A) to the earlier LMS D.1892 open with wooden sides and ends. These are for the bodywork only and require the sides from Parkside kit PC02A which are not included. There are two variations covering the standard body (kit C.53 - £10) or those where the ends have been reinforced by replacing the bottom two planks with steel channel (kit C53A - £12). The kits include an etched floor, ends and ironwork along with capping strips. Suitable Rumney Models chassis are available (kit B.12 and B.52). With something close to 16500 built over 3 very similar diagrams no BR steam period layout should be without one! Also in S Scale there are two 16T mineral chassis kits available. They are designed to fit the whitemetal Alan Gibson welded type bodies that are available through the S Scale society and are to the standard Rumney Models specification with springing and etched solebars and headstocks included. They are available with either Morton (kit SB.13 - £12) or Independent (kit SB.16 - £14) brakegear. More details and how to order for those not visiting Wakefield next weekend can be found on the Rumney Models website. Looking forward to seeing some of you next weekend, Justin

Apologies. I missed the fact that you were talking about the road trailers rather than the rail wagons. It all makes sense now! Justin

Presumably though this system doesn't apply to three axle vehicles where there was no articulation? The 13' and 16' wheelbase ro-rail trailers were rigid with just a little side play on the centre axle. Justin

Actually I thought the grills looked better on the green one. It's the blue one they look worse to me on but never mind. I like the Oleo buffers, they're really good! I wonder if they'd do them seperately?

It's not just about fractions of a milimeter on a vernier Dave it's about how they look in the context of a model and the grills on this don't quite look right. They look a little clunky which on anything else maybe wouldn't stand out but because of the rest of the model (apart from the poor glazing) it does. I wonder if everyone is going to do a serious detailing excerise on all their stock to bring it up to this kind of level of detail? Justin

Yup it's on the list. All measured up and I started the artwork a little while ago. It slipped behind a few other things for various reasons but I want to pick it up again soon. Justin

Hi Barry, I don't see why not. I'll have a look at getting the artwork for the B4 bogies done at the same time as the others. It makes sense to do them together. Justin

Work has started in a way. They've been clearing the currently unused side of the formation down at Narroways in preparation for the re-quadrupling for a couple of weeks now. Justin

That depends on how close they are to the prototype. Hornby do Stanier and Gresley bogies, both of which look pretty good. They will be fully sprung as per my other coach bogies. See my website for an idea of wht they'd be like. Justin

Definately LMS 9' and quite possibly Gresley 8'6" as well. I'm not thinking of radically changing the design. I may tweak the bolster to be more accommodating to cosmetic bolster spring detail but that's about all. Justin

Hi Dave, Yes that's a reasonable incentive. No need for cash upfront. I'll try and make a start on them in the near future and I will look at having them ready for Scaleforum next year. I make no promises about the timescale though! Justin