-missy-

Hello Ian.

Inspired by Tom E's blog a while ago http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/347/entry-7572-ropley-d-day/ (thanks Tom) I used some 'Normandy Earth' from Treemendus http://www.treemendusmodels.co.uk/ which I am very happy with. The only difference was that I used the traditional PVA and Water mix to stick it down with.

The trackwork on Highclere actually looks like its part of the scenery now.

Julia

Thanks Guys

Looks good Julia, when will we see it again?, On another matter could we talk re the LondonAG -it would be good if you came and gave us a talk! Richard

I havent got anything planned for it and to be honest Im happy with that for now. We can talk about the London AG, I will send you my contact details ASAP.

Julia

A great weekend of sheer indulgence which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Nice to catch up with you and Chris once again.

Julia

WOW Ian, they look amazing! I am looking forward to seeing these at Kidderminster.

Julia

Hello Jack.

The foden was printed for me as a kind of test so at the moment there arent any plans to do anymore. Sadly Shapeways doesnt like printing this stuff either so there isnt really an easy way around it.

Im sorry.

Julia.

I am pretty sure the moguls (43xx?) were quite common on the line from what I have read. Named engines were quite rare though with the exception being City of Truro.

Right now I am just happy having anything to run on the layout so anything goes. The only real plans I have is to make a couple of 22xx Colletts as these seemed to be the 'bread and butter' on the line, and I would love to do Highclere Castle sometime.

J

Well I couldnt not do City of Truro for Highclere really, its about as iconic a loco as you can get for the line. As Castle said, the engine is a 'slow burner' though, dont expect it to be finished in a week or twos time, I have the driving wheels currently being cast in Brass ready for stage two at the moment. I hope I can do the engine justice though...

J

I have never been one to follow convention!

Thanks guys, there is still lots of work to do on it but then its taken me a couple of years to reach this point anyway so a bit longer wont hurt. I havent worked out how to drive the wheels etc yet, Im just cencentrating on the bits I can do right now.

J

Shhhh. I was hoping no-one was going to mention my bag-o-shame! Its only taken me 6 attempts to get this far and its still not finished.

The boiler is 3D printed (in FUD) which was kindly modeled for me by John Birkett-Smiths son. Its available on Shapeways along with his other 3D GWR bits.

J

Its supposed to be, yes.

J.

Excellent progress there Chris, its put me to shame!

I havent tried the autocoach chassis on a body yet so its great to see one, how good a fit is it? I cant see me fitting a body in the near future but its good to know. I love the collet coach kits too, you have made a really nice job of that, they do look worth the money and effort taken.

Missy

Hi Missy,

 

Yes - it's a bit tangled under there... If you time it right, No. 231 tends to spend some time in the loco shed so she will be over a pit which will make photos easier!

 

Bring your overalls...

 

Look forward to seeing you there!

 

Castle and 'The Gang'

Im not sure about rolling around in those pits Castle! I am sure I can get what I want from looking at ground level. Thanks though

You wouldn't think that was the same tender from the first photos! Top stuff as usual!

 

Tom. 

Im glad you noticed the difference Tom. Alot of effort has gone into reworking the tender.

M

nice to see you back the motor fixings very clever 

Thanks Nick. The motor mount works well so I am pleased with the result.

That motor installation looks neat.  How does it drive the locomotive?  Is there a shaft to the engine and, if so, what do you use for universal joints at this scale?

 

Mike

Hi Mike. The motor will drive the engine through a couple of universal joints as you mention. I havent done the shaft yet but the couplings are some I got 3D printed a while ago. This will be a good test for them (if I ever get it finished!)

Ah, back to the magnifying glass - that autocoach chassis would be a triumph in a larger scale, truly something in 2mm scale!

Thanks Mr S

Nice to see another autocoach chassis. Interesting to see the amount of improvement with the extra detail that your putting on, I have five of these...

One thing that I am still pondering about is how to put a DG through the hangers on the front, whilst still letting it go through curves... Any Suggestions?

 

Best Regards,

 

Chris.

I have a second one which hasnt progressed quite as far. I wasnt planning on fitting a coupling to the driving end of the autocoach but fill it up with pipes an such instead. The plan for the other end was to file down a DG and solder it between those hangers on the body. I dont know if this will work yet but fitting the coupling to the body might be a pain as it will get in the way of lots of the brake gear. Have you had any thoughts on this yet?

But you didn't mention the Mini?

 

There are lots more things I didnt mention too

Hi Missy,

 

Very nice indeed - I have built two of these vehicles in 4mm scale and I have another two to do. The Dart Castings detail set is a real boon for this but that is cheating compared to what you are doing here...

 

Are you coming to Railex this year at all? A small squad of the 41 team and myself will be there on Sunday.

 

All the best,

 

Castle

Hi Castle. Yes, the plan is to come along to Railex on the Sunday so I might see you there. I really need to pop along to the GWS too as I need to renew my membership and take a closer look at the autocoach there. The brackets and cranks on the ends have got me flummoxed so far. Dont forget these are 2mm scale, I dont have the luxury of a detail set!

Missy

Grrrrrr, picture malfunction!

M

Hi Andy.

The tank wagon does look really good and its a great advert for Stephens kit. I dont know if you have mentioned it before but where are the transfers from? I agree with the ladder though, it does look a little too shiny to me.

M

Disassembly of a chassis can also damage your enthusiasm too Another thing worth mentioning as you say, next time you know what to look for so the next one will be even better.

M

Hi Andy

I had a similar thing with the chassis for my 14xx and found out that it was either a gear or a muff which wasnt quite eccentric and therefore making the whole thing run uneven with a tight spot at the same place every revolution. Dont tell anyone but I got around it with a fudge and turned down the diameter of the gear slightly to stop it jamming against the worm wheel which solved the problem really well. Fortunately even the 100dp (or metric equivalent) gears allow for a little tweaking. I always say to people that building a loco chassis is 40% actually building it and 60% tweaking it so it runs well.

With your modelling abilities Andy, I am sure it will be a fantastic little engine when you are done.

Missy

It's a King Arthur, isn't it? Or one of the other Urie 4-6-0s - N, H or S followed by 15.

Must admit I thought it was a 'King Arthur' too (number 754 is apparently 'The Green Knight'). Anyway, that tender is looking a lot better than when you first got it - it's amazing what lurks beneath some of the grotty paint jobs.

 

Andy

I think you are right. I am so rubbish at engine classes and things.

 

I'd just added this to your previous post, when you added a new one so, on the grounds that no-one reads posts more than a week old  , I've moved it to here.

 

I was looking back through your thread to remind myself of how you wired your control panel with ribbon cable, when I happened to notice your tags!  Is this a system only GCHQ can crack?

 

No-one else seems to have commented on the Abingdon show, which I thought was a big improvement on last year.  After struggling for so long to hold pieces on 'skyhooks' for soldering, I was very pleased to see how you simply laid parts on a piece of balsa wood.  Perhaps everyone else in the world knew this but it was new to me and has helped a lot!

 

Mike

 

There is no secret plan behind the tags, they are just random words really. The Abingdon show this year was a good one with some very nice layouts there and I was surprised too on how little was posted about it. Maybe no-one had anything to complain about it hence no posts?  

Im sure people read posts more than a week old, especially if it interests them, unless you are referring to the nightmare that are the threads which I still struggle navigating around and finding anything.

M

2mm too wide, that's a whole foot! I'd have chopped it as well. This is why I wouldn't buy someone else's work.

Just out of curiousity (I'm like that) are you fitting pick-ups to the tender?

 

Oddly enough I've just finished turning bogie pivots as well today.

Hi Halfwit. There is a certian amount of fun in taking someone elses model and turning it into something of yours. I am enjoying this and hopefully it will be something I will be proud of at the end. To answer your question, yes. I intend to fit pickups to the wheels, in the last photo the small squares of PCB on top of the bogies are where the pickups will be soldered to eventually.

Well I reckon that's what it means to be a finescale modeller so just think on before you start a project

 

I'm sure it'll work out splendidly. (but... 'Lord Nelson'... huh??)

 

Regards, Andy

Hello Andy. I am glad in a way you said that. I thought it was just me being way to fussy once again so its reassuring to know that its what finescale modellers kind of do! You have got me questioning myelf as to what this engine is too! I was pretty sure it was called a 'lord nelson' class engine but what with my track record I could be totally wrong again!

M

The weathering on these models is absolutely spot on. Once again, brilliant work!

Missy

Thank you RobboPete.

The chassis totally transforms the LIMA model, it slots together really well too. The only real problem I had was figuring out what boxes go where underneath.

Of course, my square shank buffers are what really makes the model though!

M

Yes you are right Dave.

I think its more to do with the body not attached to the chassis correctly after I took it off for shot blasting rather than a fault with the actual body. Thank you though and I will check it.

M

Thanks Guys

I've told you before about putting photos of 4mm scale models on here and pretending that they're 2mm scale!

 

Andy

Hehe! I could have placed a

Hi Jerry.

Well, when you saw it, most of the work was done apart from the painting. I havent done that much on it since then really. It hasnt got a decoder yet so I am sure it will be available for service at the Abingdon show next weekend.

M