MJI

Second board nearly done, but 4 points coming up, one breaking so rebuild time

Whatever it is it would beat me.

Got a 123 on the planning list.

My DMU sides take about a month to properly laminate.

4 hours ago, Phil Bullock said:

And finding robust info isn’t easy either! 

I did not spot enough either.

Just glad i managed enough minerals, and 2 rakes of MSVs.

Trying to do in 3m x 1m under bridge will be scenic break.

Sidings will be flattened slightly, considering a squirty plastic printer, and templot.

Will be shrunk, aiming for 4 coach platforms.

Clerestory i did have diagram Somewhere, may craft cut.

My parents both come ftom Cornwall,  one near Helford river , one near lizard..

Storage sidings will be under a BR layout.

26 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

Later on there were many more sidings at Nancegollan, I think for the spring vegetable traffic.

That is what caught me, got 3 locos, 9 carriages, 7 hoppers, about 10 vans, 6 cattle, and a few opens so far.

28 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

The 25 inch to the mile OS for 1906 is online and free at: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/#zoom=10.2&lat=50.05025&lon=-5.12400&layers=101&b=1&z=0&point=50.19604,-5.32907&i=105995605

The stations on the branch were Nancegollan which had quite a reasonable set of sidings when it was re-built in the 1930s and the mainline junction at Gwinear Road had even more as it was use to store wagons when not needed. Both can be found on the above link. I also paid for aerial photos of Helston from the national collections and I suspect there will be good photos of these two stations. A survey of the whole area was done from the air by reconnaissance Spitfire during the war!

None of this remains now of course.

Andy

Nancegollan I am trying. So where to get aerial phopo then please?

12 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

Do you mean a scale track plan of Helston? I have a large scale version of the pre-1900 plan but not one of the more recent point arrangements. In the end I based my layout on various photos, but I know that points 6 and 8 varied over time and mine may not be perfect. I drew it up in AnyRail by laying a series of flex curves over each other and then printed that full scale for the points build. Happy to share anything I have.

Andy

No a  couple of staions up, with the big yard.

Could do with a reasnable map, but do not know where to look.

I want to build a permanent way depot, basically copy Newland, but a lot smaller, say half length and less roads.

Also move it nearer the Lickey route.

Details and photographs are very difficult to find.

All I have is a track plan, the loco, the crane, and a lot of PWay wagons.

Always best to copy real designs, than make them up.

I am trying to find decent track plans. Any ideas where is best, I have the signal box one.

It has come out well, a good layout EMU.

Need a 4COR to go with it now.

Shows what can be done to an MTK kit with a bit of thought and planning, nearly said time!!!!

Look sgood,

Those 5 planks are a complete minefield as you probably know.

I am just going to put a clasp under frame under a new Parkside 5 plank.

I have to do some sidings with awkwards points, and originally planning on peco bullhead.

But this looks good,  i am slightly tempted by fdm just for brake gear due to shattering resin.

Would be oo and i only have a mars 2 pro

Was looking originally at solder kits

Just found this, I do have a resin printer, so thinking of giving it a go.

ABS resin seems to be popular.

Just had 2 meetings.

1 person in north midlands, 1 about 1/2 mile away. Previous was 1 at work and me.

I am in my dining room, on an office chair, having a 5 min break while I try to work something out.

3 hours ago, melmoth said:

Apparently the Lima model makers only had side and end elevations to work from.  That made it appear that the vents were arranged in 4 rows of 3 instead of 2-1-2-1 (or thereabouts)

It is a hedgehog box.

My 31s are Triang and Airfix.

47s a right mix. But 4 Lima ones.

One 50 is stretched bogies.

Western is ok.

Nothing BRCW yet.

Most of my Bachmann locos were when around £40.

10 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

 

True up until  2006 Holden when  went their own way   with   a complete  platform redesign from the ground up, so any VE or VF Commodore   has no relationship with, Opel, Vauxhall etc. 

 

As for performance, a standard  2013 VF SSV Redline  ute (mine is the earlier VE version with a 6.0 rather than 6.2L)  lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 8:19.47 -  AND you can put  a load of topsoil  or a washing machine  in the back. (Though not recommended during Nürburgring runs...)

It did allow British people to genuinely choose a team in Australia touring cars.

Just now, Classsix T said:

You know the Yanks, all mouth...no trousers. FFS their "performance" cars only know how to go in a straight line.

 

C6T.

The V car floor pan was definitely a good handler,  been part of some great cars.

I have had 5.

Police cars often used them, the Holdens were v cars. Basically a German designed floor pan with a souped up small block Chevvy engine, via AFAIR TWR.

10 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

Ford are pushing the F-150 here (No 1 selling car in the US). I spotted one in Bunnings yesterday so compared it with  the ute (based on the Omega-sized  Commodore, which was the No 1 selling car in Australia back in the day....). 

 

 For all that extra hardware,  the tray (tub) of the Ford  is just 81mm longer than the Holden.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow one looks nicer

Taking a boy*, he models Warhammer 40000, quite excited to see a model railway exhibition, will be trying to get there early Sunday.

* mid 20s.

7 minutes ago, Bucoops said:

 

Had my bi-annual test today. Turns out things are a bit fuzzy as my prescription has actually reduced a little bit. In theory that's a good thing but in practice I still need to buy new specs! Just for good measure my stigmatism (Is that what it's called) has apparently gone for a wander and is "the other side" now whatever that means!

Had in last 12 months 4 eye tests, 2 operations, many visits, on multiple eye drops, more checks to come, waiting on todays oct scan results.

May need 3 more ops. Just don't know.

And floaters

2 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

I've never really worried that the wheels on my locos didn't have quite the correct number of spokes. Although it's good to use the correct pattern where this is possible, the existence of an extra spoke or two has never really worried me.

 

To me, it's far more important that the loco looks correct as a whole and also that it runs smoothly and responsively, doesn't stall or derail.

 

I believe that the vast majority of people watching a layout at a show either won't be able to check that all the details on a loco, piece of rolling stock, layout etc. are correct, or won't know enough about the subject to tell or don't care. Let's say for sake of argument that this constitutes 95% of those who stop to look at the layout (and for much of the time, I myself fall into that category)...

 

So that leaves 5% of those looking at the layout who do know enough to discern whether something is wrong.

 

Of that 5%, perhaps two-thirds of them won't actually notice what's wrong, on the day.

 

So, of the 2% remaining, who do know enough about the subject matter and who have spotted that there aren't enough spokes on the loco, (or that you've not quite glued the lamp brackets in the correct spot or that you've used the wrong BR insignia for the period etc. etc.), perhaps three quarters of them won't say anything.

 

So, that leaves perhaps 0.5% of exhibition visitors, who stop to look at the layout, who know as much as (or more than) the builder, who have spotted the error and who are minded to point this out....

 

So why do many of us strive to get everything right? As far as my own efforts are concerned, it's not to please a tiny, tiny percentage of those who might stop and look at my layout at a show!

 

I do it for me! If I can live with the wrong number of spokes, that's fine by me. I can relax and get on with the next modelling project...

 

But.... if only it were that simple! We don't just model for ourselves and for exhibition visitors, do we? (assuming we are lucky enough to get invited to a show). These days many of us subject our modelling to the unforgiving close-up lens of the modern digital camera. We then may feel motivated to put the photo of our work up on a forum like this.

 

Consequently, it's only a matter of time before 'the 0.5%' turn on their computer and view your photos...

 

And that, to me, is one of the strengths of fora like this one. You could say that constructive, quality feedback should be welcomed as a component in the way we learn and become better modellers?

 

And of the some who commented, i expect are from a good place, not getting critical .

Detailed Lima 47

Just now, Tony Wright said:

Thanks Martin,

 

Ebay? A total mystery.

 

Do folk really collect Lima?

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Yes they do, and compete against modellers,  need 47s, get 4 or 5 Lima for the price of a Bachmann.

They look like 47s even though moulded handrails and the like. But a bit of work, flushglaze, respray, nice transfers,  they look fine infront of a passenger train at speed.

The 31 is liked as well, tends to be a good rehome for Hornby mazak rot drivechains.

I would recommend Ebaying if they know ebay.

I go for the tatty rather than mint in box.