billbedford

Of course the prototype is not flat, but the changes in the top are small compared to the size of the wheels.

The flange rarely touches the rail, a and if it does it is almost certain to derail the vehicle.

It's the only place he'll get the ends. Though maybe he has already got them and has not taken the fret out of the packet yet.

In 7mm scale many coupling and connecting rods are machined and there is no real reason why 4mm rods couldn't be made in the same way, or for that matter a complete, one piece, inside crank axle. The problems are more to do with the quantities required, because of the setting up costs of the machine, the number that would have to be made to make them affordable would be much greater than the number of possible sales.

Ejected moulded plastic is available in any colour, but RTR stock is almost invariably painted.

This?

The underframes are included in the the etchings. Roofs and bogies are likely to be available in the future.

That's the late LNER goods livery, with an 'E' prefix to the number. The number and data panel was put on the door because it would otherwise have been covered when the door was open. This is not quite right. The top line would originally have been 'NE' and the 'N' looks as if it has been painted out.

Yes, but home colour printing was driven by the falling cost of digital photography, to get a reasonable print you needed a cheapish printer and the software to go with it. Unfortunately I can't see the equivalent in 3D printing. For what I can see major 3D printer manufacturers are heading in the direction of engineering and/or production capable machines.

Dukinfield built two 5 car matchboard suburban set in 1911. These were arranged as brake third, composite, first, third, brake third, (3A7, 3L4, 3Q2, 3B5, 3A7). The brakes had six compartments. A year later six more sets were built arranged brake third, composite, third, third, brake third, (3A9, 3L5, 3B5, 3B5, 3A9). These brakes had seven compartments and the composites 4 first and 5 thirds. Altogether 31 D.3B5 thirds were built so it is likely that the sets were made up to six or seven cars with extra thirds.

The problem with that approach is that whenever you think you've made something idiot-proof they go and invent a better idiot....

Etches for GCR coaches can be found here: Full kits, 4 and 6 wheelers, Bogie stock etches only, NPCS full kits

The GCR had a policy of allocating its newest coaches to services out of Marylebone. The suburban services utilised the following coach types: 1895-c1903 -- six wheelers c1903-c1913 -- 50' bogie stock c1913-c1938 -- matchboard stock c1938 onward -- Gresley stock. Mainline services followed a similar pattern. GCR diagram numbers were of the form Number Letter Number, where the first number indicated the type of vehicle: 1 - NPCS 2 - Four and Six wheeled passenger coaches 3 - Ordinary bogie coaches 4 - Ordinary bogie coaches with Lavatories 5 - Gangwayed bogie coaches 6 - Railmotors etc. The letter indicated the type of accommodation: A - Van Third B - Third C - Open Third D - Restaurant Third E - Open Van Third F - Saloon Third G - Open Third, also Kitchen Car* H - Van Composite J - Slip Composite K - Baggage Composite L - Composite M - Restaurant Composite N - Saloon Composite P - Van First Q - Ordinary First R - Restaurant First S - Saloon First T - Open Carriage Truck U - Covered Carriage Truck W - Special Cattle Box X - Horse Box Y - Brake Van Z - Miscellaneous Van * The Barnum saloons were 5G1, composite restaurants that were rebuilt as kitchen cars by the LNER became 5G2 etc. The final digits of diagram number was a serial of the initial number and letter, unfortunately these don't align with the various body styles, for instance, the sequence of lavatory composites is: 4L1 - 38' MS&L built 1880 4L2 to 4L6 - clerestories built 1903/4 4L7 & 4L8 - London suburban built 1906 & 1907 4L9 & 4L10 - 60' matchboard built 1911/2 & 1920

Get your own here.....

More likely to be the Hatchette 7mm Scotsman....

So not a replacement for the Mashima 10 series, then?

Rare footage of the US Army deploying a new secret weapon during WW2

Thanks, I had forgotten about Ian.

I've just had a request from a customer who would like to know of any professional builders of carriage kits.