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    Toad

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    For a while now on Wednesday and Friday evenings at the Abingdon & District MRC which I am a member I have been beavering away on an etched kit for a 2mm GWR Toad Brake van. The kit, designed by Chris Higgs for the 2mm Scale Association (kit number 2-598) is a bit fiddly to make with the handrails being particuarly tricky, but it makes a nice little wagon...
     

     

     
    It now needs paint, glazing, transfers and couplings to finish it off but I will do that at some point!
     
    Missy
  2. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    Now I have had a good nights sleep and time to reflect on the show yesterday it was definately worth posting an entry about it.
     
    The show was fantastic! I had a brilliant time and couldnt fault anything. I have a Thank you list as long as my arm but here are some worth mentioning...
     
    Firstly a bit thank you goes to Mark (Mitziblue) for all the help, not only with driving and his van but also for helping out on the layout during the day.
    Secondly Andy H, Bryn, and Pixie for setting up and working on the 2mm SA Demo, it seemed well worth the effort.
    Lastly, thank you for all the positive comments about Highclere from other RMWeb members, it has really helped my confidence.
     
    I also cannot thank Andy Y enough for organising such an excellent show and letting me bring Highclere along.
     
    I was pleasantly surprised with Highclere how it performed. The idea of the show was to 'test' the trackwork after the recent rebuild and I was expecting quite a few problems with it, but the layout ran really well with only a few little problems and as the day progressed the layout seemed to get better and better. My pannier tank engine ran really well and for me was the star of the day, even out performing the reserve engine I had! If only my other engines could work like the pannier! The biggest problem with the layout seemed to be the lighting as the fluorescent tubes did not want to work properly. This meant that the layout was operated in the dark for half the day but of course with the building, signals, and station illuminated it wasnt really a problem (apart from it being harder to operate!) apart from it being harder to photograph. I have an idea why they were playing up and will look into it another time.
     
    Unfotunately I didnt really take many photos and the ones I took were poor quality taken with my mobile phone so apologies in advance. I took them during 'silly hour' on Highclere when its a free-for-all to the other 2mm members to run what they want!
     

     

     

     

     
    Missy
  3. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    After struggling a bit soldering the point rodding stools on Friday evening my mind started to think of an alternative solution to holding the bits together while I solder them. As per normal I ended up spending pretty much all of Friday night/Saturday morning lying awake in bed trying to think of a new jig and I got an answer in the early hours of Saturday.
     

     
    After a few sketches (above) my milling machine was out and a new jig was made. The rest of this weekend has pretty much been spent assembling the first bit of point rodding (on and off, I have done other things!). The photos below hopefully show how much a normal viewer of the layout will see!
     

     

     
    Missy
  4. -missy-

    More stool stuff

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    After finding out and purchasing some 0.4mm square Nickel Silver wire from MSE at Railex a short while ago I have been itching to rethink how to represent the point rodding on Highclere and as I would like to get the point rodding in place before I (re)ballast the layout I made an effort tonight to knock together another jig to help solder the point rodding stools onto the wire...
     


     
    The photos above show my results. Now I know the wire is a little overscale for 2mm (it works out at just over 2 inches) plus they are strictly not GWR stools but hey, I think it looks alright so far plus not many 2mm layouts have point rodding! The only problem is I have quite a bit to make so I need to stay focused!
     
    Missy
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    Illuminating...

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    I thought I would record what has happened today as it once again didnt go exactly according to plan...
     
    What was supposed to be a quick couple of hours job to wire up the station lights on the goods shed end of the platform kind of turned into something that still hasnt quite been finished off....
     
    The first thing is the original holes I drilled in the platform came through the underside of the baseboard directly onto one of the supports for the legs so I couldnt get near it to fit the socket for the lights! The only solution to this was to redrill the holes slightly to one side which I promptly did. Secondly I went to install the light sockets I made a while ago and couldnt find one of them anywhere! The only option was to make another one which I did and finally installed them both. Then there was the light for the goods shed which needed wiring up (as I was under the baseboards anyway) so I wired in the socket, plugged the goods shed in, then promptly blew up the LED in the shed! I found out that I wired it into the 12v supply instead of the 3v one!! The only solution was to take the roof off the shed (which was glued on!) and replace the LED which I did. Finally one of my station lights stopped working earlier and after a bit of investigation found out that the bulb had blown, this of course meant that I had to remove the brass fittings on the bulb and glue them onto another bulb which is as far as I have got so far.
     
    So there you have my day today! The thing is now its dark enough to take some nightime photos of the layout...
     





     
    Looking at my layout in the dark tonight has made me realise that it is all worth it...
     
    Missy
  6. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    Its common knowledge that after a low there is alway a high and I am not different. I have managed to fit in quite a bit of modelling again this weekend!
     
    Firstly Saturday was once again spent in the company of Mark at his workshop and this time it was time to work on the fiddleyard board at the back of the layout which will hold the cassettes. As with the semi-circular end boards the fiddleyard board was supplied as an amazing 'flat pack' from Alan S of 2mm fame and went together with little trouble. I am now left with quite a bit of track building infront of me to get the boards useable (once my order for more track arrives!) Once again a BIG thank you goes to Mark for his help (I hope I wasnt too much of a pain), and Alan S for making such fantastic bits of woodwork.
     
    Lastly today I was planning to make a start on assembling the point rodding for the layout as this time I would like to get this in place before I ballast the track, but it didnt quite work out like that...
     
    ...There has been a part of Highclere that has been really bugging me for a fair time now namely the goods yard and more importantly how the good shed 'sits' into the landscape. Plans and pictures I have are a bit sketchy around that area and after numerous visits to the station I was none the wiser (the land has been landscaped since the railway was closed). Because of this the area on the layout was still bare styrene, it was starting to stand out compared to the rest of the layout so I just had to do something about it. Using my imagination I have come up with this...
     




     
    The cattle dock is now firmly attached to the layout but the goods shed can be removed if I need it to be repaired or something.
     
    Im glad that bit is out the way! What was a bit of an eyesore is now something I am a little proud of.
     
    Missy
  7. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    I forced myself today to get the joint between the two scenic boards on Highclere finished off. I have been putting it off now for too long and it was slowing progress on the layout (as if it could get any slower!).
     
    So I can now say with some confidence that I can now run an engine from one end of the layout to the other...
     



     
    Its a really nice feeling knowing that I am now comfortable with the track, points, and joins and now I can start to look forward once again, although unfortunately all the points are out of action as I still havent got the MERG servo controllers working (I have some new boards on order) but the way I designed them means I can operate them manually.
     
    Finally here is the state of the join just in case anyone was wondering. Its now just a case of a bit of tidying up around the join to totally finish it off.
     

     
    (A much happier) Missy
  8. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    For a while now I have had tucked away the bits for Highcleres fiddleyard which were very kindly made for me by Alan S from the 2mm SA who is a genius when it comes to machining things on a CNC machine. The fiddleyard bits are all made from plywood and quite literally slot together, and after a kind offer from Mark C (mitziblue on here) to help assemble them at his workshop it was an oppertunity too good to refuse.
     

     
    The above photo shows the parts for the 2 semi-circular end boards during a trial assembly to figure out how all the bits fit together.
     

     
    This is during assembling the bits together for the 2 end boards.
     
    Mark was even celebrating some work finally being done on Highclere by wearing a nice little party hat!
     

     
    The woodwork for the end boards is now about 90% done with a few fittings and painting left to do. Then of course is soldering a bit of track together to glue to the two boards, followed then by the rear boards which hold the cassettes so there is still a bit of work to do on these. Things are still happening on Highclere though!
     
    Missy
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    A new low....

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    I am getting a bit frustrated with Highclere. So much so that today my mind has begun to think about taking it round the local tip and getting rid of it all. I have now been fighting with the joint inbetween the two baseboards for several days (solid) and am still no further forward than when I started which is getting really annoying.
     
    I know its probably down to me having a bad day but thinking about the layout in general its a BIG layout and I just dont have the room for such a thing, maybe I have bitten off more than I can chew and perhaps I should rethink things, put Highclere down to experience and start again with something much smaller.
     
    I am not really after sympathy or similar. Im just thinking about the practicalities of it all right now.
     
    Missy
  10. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    As Highclere is due to be on display at the RMWeb members day on the 2nd July it is about time I got at least the trackwork on the scenic boards finished off so I can run things at the show. The plan at the moment is to take just the two scenic boards which will hopefully give a flavour of the layout, even if it wont be finished.
     
    So today I finishyed off the trackwork on the second board and got things running along it. I am now happy with all the track with the exception of a little bit under the bridge which is a little too awkward to get to and replace, the photo below shows the bit of track in question but bear in mind its been exaggerated a bit by the zoom on the camera lens!
     

     
    The next step now is to take a serious look at the joint between the two scenic boards. When the layout was first built the join was very good, but now its looking very suspicious and this was confirmed at the 2mm Expo in Oxford a while back. Luckily a good friend Mark (Mitziblue) is going to help me with it.
     

     
    Another thing I need to take a look at is the connectors for the lighting as for some reason I could not get the lights to work today. I have had problems with them in the past and I dont think the connectors currently on the layout are not very good quality so I am not getting enough power to the lights (the tube starters are in the lighting pelmets). Hopefully I will get an order placed tomorrow for some replacement, better quality connectors.
     
    Missy
  11. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    This is another one of those random blog entries that dont seem to fit into any scheme that I might have!
     
    I ordered a short while ago a little NN3 diesel engine body kit produced by the Z Scale club UK as in my big plan I would like to have a go at some narrow gauge stuff sometime in the future. The kit is designed to fit a Marklin Z Scale chassis which I am planning on making a replacement for sometime in the future (no doubt it will be another ramdom blog entry!) but I had a few ideas so I made a start on the body kit.
     
    The kit is whitemetal and is based on a european prototype, more details on what the kit is like and what it looks like assembled can be found on Mark Fielders handy Nn3 website but as some of you might know I cannot resist chopping something about a little and this is the result so far....
     

     

    If you compare my attempt with the original kit you will notice that I have reshaped the body by cutting the rear flush with the cab, lowered the roof line, and reshaped the front grille. Extras include a brass roof, handrails, an exhaust made from brass tubing, and a front grill made from some fine mesh. All of this is to try and loose the 'european look' of the engine and make it a bit more UK based.
     
    Normal service will resume shortly....
     
    ADDITIONAL:
     
    The photos below show the engine body in 'ex-works' condition plus with added lights (non-working!). I actually used acrylic paints this time with my airbrush and I am pleasantly surprised on how its come out! Normally the acrylic paint jams the airbrush up!
     

     

     
    Missy
  12. -missy-
    Today has been mostly spent doing a bit of batch building and producing all the bits I will need to complete all the signals for Highclere. There are still a few more bits to make on the lathe but I have now finished the majority of the lathework for them. As you can see from the above photo I am making good use of the telescopic abilities of the K&S range of Brass tubing which is available from many modelling outlets, to give you an idea of what is what in the photo the smallest tube on the left is the signal post and the largest tube on the right is the tube that will eventually fit into the baseboard for the signal to fit into.
     

     
    I need 7 more signals to complete the signalling for Highclere but I am making enough bits for 8 signals just in case something happens, I have done this before with the station lamps and I think its really worth it if you can make a few extra. Its hard to believe but the above photo is the result of a days work (on and off)!
     
    Missy
  13. -missy-
    Hello.
     
    As I am still having some minor problems with the servo controllers I took the oppertunity to make up a little etched kit I had purchased from N Brass Locos a while ago, mainly to go with the little diesel engine.
     

     
    The kit is not really that difficult to make with the hardest bit being the seats, my advice would be not to bother with the etched ones in the kit and make some out of plasticard. The only other modifications I did was to add pin-point bearings and fit some Z Gauge wheels (the kit is sold as a 'static' model) and add some lead to the chassis to help it along the track. The picture below shows the coach next to my newly (nearly) finished diesel, and I thought the diesel was small! I still cannot get my head straight with the different loading gauges of narrow gauge stock!
     

     

     
    Finally the above photo shows the beginning of the narrow gauge couplings I am going to use. Its based on an idea that Mark F (2mm Mark) uses on his Nn3 stock where the buffer plate of the coupling is shortened and the wire loop also acts as the height stop. I need to figure out how to fit the steel wire for the auto uncoupling now though, as you can hopefully see from the photo the coupling is mounted vertical so the steel wire cannot sit under the coupling anymore.
     
    Missy
  14. -missy-

    A little update...

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    Its time for a little update to tell you all about what I have been upto...
     
    Firstly I have now started a new job which is good and a bit of a relief! Of course the down side is it has taken a large slice of my spare time so right now modelling time is limited mostly to weekends.
     
    The trackwork on Highclere is nearlly there. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out a problem with the MERG servo controllers though which has been slowing me down. For some reason at the moment I cannot program the controller chip so therefore I cannot operate the points! Its only a matter of time until its fixed as there are a few possible solutions that not only myself but with the help of a really nice MERG guy by the name of Trevor (thank you Trevor) and so normal service on the layout will resume soon.
     
    Finally some of you might be aware but I am managing to squeeze in a bit of chassis building, the results of which can be found on the RMWeb Showcase (the first post is HERE, the second HERE, the third HERE) Its a chassis for the 2mm Narrow Gauge diesel I built a short while ago and posted on here about (link thingy). Its something a little different from what I am used to and I have been trying out a few new ideas like CNC chassis, 0.2 MOD gears and a different drive arrangement. For those who dont fancy a bit of surfing here are a few photos...
     

     

     

     
    Missy
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    More Trackwork

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     

     
    The trackwork is slowly comming to an end for now. Board two now has all the track back together to a standard that I am much happier with. Next on the list is to wire the new track bits together with the existing old stuff and then test it all out with an engine. So far the wagons seem to have no trouble moving along the track at all.
     
    The picture below didnt really come out (as its difficult to get enough light on the layout where it is) but it has a feeling of moon light to it so I thought I would post it anyway! That and I wanted to try out my new £1 lens from a car boot sale.
     

     
    Missy
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    An Update

    By -missy-,

    Hello.
     
    I think its about time for an update, there are a couple of things worth mentioning..
     
    Firstly progress on Highclere is slow but it hasnt stopped. I have, and still am working through the trackwork on the second board making sure that there are no obvious faults along its length.
     

     
    Its difficult to make out in the above photogragh but I am now about 2/3 the way along the track on the board. Most of the track on this board has been replaced with only the point really left but I didnt really fancy the idea of stripping the ballast off all the track so took the easy option.
     

     
    One thing that has made the job a little easier is the track gauge in the above photogragh. Geoff Jones of the 2mm SA has made something similar and has recently posted details of it on the 2mm SA group so I copied the idea. It is filed from a small bit of 0.4mm thick Brass sheet, the chemical blackening isnt really necessary but it looks good!
     
    Finally there has been a bit of progress on the Nn3 stuff too. Firstly below is the results of my days demo on Saturday at the Alexander Palace show, the wagon on the right is not far off what I started with and the wagon on the left is the result of me chopping one to pieces! The plan was to make a Nn3 wagon from a 009 one, has it worked? I am not convinced!
     

     

     
    Above is the beginnings of the chassis for the Nn3 Diesel I recently posted about. This time it has been designed with AutoCAD and CNC machined out of 0.5mm thick PCB. More details on how I did this can be found on the RMWeb Showcase HERE.
     
    Missy
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    What have I done!?!

    By -missy-,

    Hello
     
    On the way back from the Newbury Show yesterday I decided to pop over to Highclere Station as it was 10 mins drive away. Apart from ending up with very wet and muddy shoes (it was a bit of a swamp there!) I managed to get a few more photos, mainly of the trees without leaves but also some more of the bits left there...
     

     

     

     
    I hope they are reconisable!
     
    Anyway, feeling a bit inspired from seeing Witney and Avonwick I also made a start on the second board trackwork....
     

     

     
    It started off as just removing the ballast but as this was slow going and much harder to do than on the first board I opted for the other approach and started tearing it up! The idea is to replace the underlay then the track but I have only done this upto the end of the platforms as I havent made my mind up on the rest yet.
    Do I do the same, remove the ballast, or try to blend the new ballast into the old stuff?
     
    Hmmmmm..
     
    Missy
  19. -missy-
    Morning
     
    I have now got the trackwork on the first board to a standard that I am happy with. Its taken about a week to get it to this standard but I really feel it has been worth it. The trackwork on any layout its so important, is there any point having a layout that looks fantastic but has no end of problems running anything?
     

     
    The above photo shows pretty much the work that I have done, it has been a case of tweaking and tweaking again until I could get my pannier tank engine with a couple of wagons around all the track without any stalling, derailments or sticky bits. The crossover has been the most awkward, getting it so that things could pass over it in any direction without changing tracks has taken several attempts but it finally seems to be behaving. I must admit now that I am glad I built the trackwork by soldering the rail to PCB sleepers as it has made the tweaking quite straightforward, I now actually feel quite enthusiastic about the layout once again as I have been happy shunting the wagons around.
     
    There is a couple of options now though, do I continue with this board and do the ballasting (another potential problem area) or move onto the second board and tweak the track on that?
     
    Hmmmmm...
     
    Missy
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    Cattle Dock - Done?

    By -missy-,

    Hello
     
    I have spent this morning finishing off the cattle dock as I seem to be collecting unfinished projects!
     

     

     
    I have tried to make it as dirty and unloved as possible, please let me know if it looks right.
     
    Missy
     
    ADDITIONAL:
     
    Steve posted a comment that the cattle dock looked a little too clean so with thanks to Steves advice, below are a couple of photos with a little more mud added...
     

     

     
    M.
  21. -missy-
    Hello
     
    Finally I have faced my fear of the trackwork on Highclere. As mentioned in my last blog entry I really needed to get back on with the layout as it had been untouched since July last year mainly due to the poor running of the layout.
     
    This time I have approached the track with a 'no compromise' kind of thinking and have started working through the first board. I have been checking things like track gauge, track joints, and how level the track is and I have been surprised how bad it actually was! If I couldnt 'tweak' the track into shape then it is being replaced.
     

     
    This was the first bit of track to come out. The section wasnt very level and I couldnt seems to flatten it out.
     

     
    This shows how level the track was in places........!!
     

     
    ....so it had to come out.
     

     
    Some of the points need a bit of TLC too.
     
    Still lots to do but it will be worth it and hopefully help with the fear of exhibiting the layout!
     
    Missy
  22. -missy-
    Me again
     
    I have some progress to report, both on Elvis and also the layout (believe it or not!).
     
    Since the last posting about the banana I have finished of the painting. It has been varnished with a satin varnish and now I have made a start on the glazing.
     

     
    I dont like that picture because it is a very cruel enlargement but it shows the paint and the glazing so far. The cab windows have been glazed with Microscale Micro Kristal Klear after a tip-off from Mark and Steve at the Oxford Group (thank you) and has come out alright (I think!). The sides have been glazed by more conventional methods of gluing clear plastic behind the windows. The black line was done (freehand) using a bow pen and trust me it looks alot better with the naked eye.
     
    I have also made a start on the bogie sideframes. Alan D of Worsley Works kindly etched a set for me and he has done a very nice job of them too. They are simply layered up using the holes as guides and go together really easily (Thank you Alan).
     

     
    I need to finish the other two, add some driveshafts, and then mount them onto the bogies but I am going to wait until I have the 2mm wheels first the make sure I get the clearances right.
    Talking of clearances I have found a problem with the sideframes as once fitted they will foul the PCB that hold the LEDs for the lights. I will have to sit down and think of a solution to this which will probably mean pulling the LEDs and fibre optic guides apart from each end, not easy on a painted body!
     
    FINALLY...
     
    I have got half the layout out and set up ready to take a closer look at the trackwork!
     

     
    As you can see the control panel collected quite a bit of dust whilst being stored for 6 months but its REALLY time I put some time into it. I have already added the cattle dock in its correct place (but not stuck down yet).
     

     
    Missy
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    Second time lucky

    By -missy-,

    Hello
     
    One of the things I decided to do with the cattle dock was to make the railings just like the real thing and feed the bars through the posts. In an earlier post somewhere I made up a little jig so I could drill the holes through the posts at the correct spacing. It was all designed to use 0.5mm square posts and 0.3mm round wire for the railings.
     
    To start with I thought plastic would be fine to use for the posts. 0.5mm square plastic is easy to get hold of plus the fact that its very easy to machine (drill) so I spent some time drilling plenty of posts out of plastic (styrene). The problems started when I tried to thread the posts onto the 0.3mm brass wire as I was loosing roughtly half the number of posts as they were breaking (a 0.35mm hole through a 0.5mm post doesnt leave much material left). The posts that I managed to thread onto the wire were fine until I tried using solvent to glue the posts in place, you can see the result below...
     

     
    As you can see the posts distorted a bit so I needed to rethink how I make these. The solution I came to was that there was no reason why I couldnt use 0.5mm square brass instead of the plastic, so after a bit of trial and error (and a few broken drills!) I managed to drill some brass posts as shown below...
     

     
    Although the brass was harder to drill the finished posts are much stronger than the plastic ones, plus once soldered the whole thing produces quite a ridgid fence.
     
    I have learnt another lesson here, what might seem an easy option at the beginning might make things much harder later on!
     
    Missy
     
    P.S. You can also see quite well the laser engraved brickwork in the photos.
     
    ADDITIONAL:
     
    As requested here is the jig I have used to drill the posts, its looking a little tired now as I have drilled loads of posts using it. In hindsight it would have made more sense to make it out of something a little harder than PCB!
     

     
    The 0.5mm square brass/plastic is a 'snug' fit into the slot on the right hand side, you can just make out the holes which are drilled down the center of the slot.
     

     
    The two halves are then folded together to hold the square bar and the holes are drilled using a drill press to keep things nice and square. I think this is important as there is only 0.1mm left each side of the holes so things need to be square and true. Its not a perfect jig for the job but it has worked.
     
    M.
  24. -missy-

    St Albans 2011 Show

    By -missy-,

    Hello
     
    For the second year now at the St Albans show I was there with bits from my 2mm modelling doing a demo. I always enjoy myself doing demos at these shows and this year was no different.
     
    I like the St Albans show, it is nicely just after the new year so its a welcome break in the drudgery that is January. The show itself this year had a nice selection of N Gauge layouts which I enjoyed. Unfortunately once again at a show I struggled to spend much money leaving with just a few bits and pieces. One thing that I came across and has lots of potential was that Dart Castings have now produced a couple of figures in 2mm scale. There is a bit of a shortage of quality figures in 2mm so this is something to support and follow, so to do my bit I picked up a pack.
     

     
    The quality of the picture doesnt really do the figures much justice but they are the best whitemetal figures I have seen so far in 2mm scale.
     
    It was really nice to meet up with other people from RMWeb and I would like to thank everyone who took time to sit down and have a chat with me. Its alway nice to hear what people think and it definately gives me plenty of encouragement for sure (Baby Deltic, ChrisF to name just a couple). Once again though I didnt really get much modelling done again, but I am learning this is a good thing! Below is the result of a whole weekends modelling!!
     

     
    (Its the beginning of a Cattle Dock if you were wondering)
     
    Missy
     
    P.S. Thanks ChrisF for the advice on the coaches.
  25. -missy-

    Update

    By -missy-,

    Hello
     
    Its about time for a quick update. Things havent really gone as well as I would like but I am still getting a few things done...
     
    1. Q1 Revisited.
     
    I never managed to get the Q1 to run well enough the first time around to be totally happy with it, so after finishing the 42/52xx I made a start reworking a few bits.
     

     
    I 'salvaged' a couple of gears from a tiny servo I had in a box and decided to redo the little reduction box I originally fitted to the engine to lower the driveshaft from the tender. The first one I made never really worked well enough plus it was a straight 1:1 so this time I have added a little 3.5:1 reduction. The above photo shows the gears plus the beginnings of the gearbox machined from a bit of square brass.
     

     
    This shows the gearbox assembled. The cover is a push fit onto the main body and the black plastic is the socket for the universal joint which is a push fit onto the smaller gears shaft.
     

     
    This shows the reduction box assembled. It has taken quite a while to get this far believe it or not! I have had lots of trouble with the gears slipping on the shafts which I only finally managed to fix with a little super glue and making some inserts for the gears.
     

     
    This shows the reduction box fitted onto the Q1s chassis. Its a nice push fit and doesnt require any glue or anything (total fluke!) but I havent tried it with the motor yet, only turning it all by hand.
     
    2. Station Lamps
     
    I was getting cheesed off with the station lamps getting broken all the time because they were bouncing around in a box with other bits so I decided to make a simple carry case for them. Its just a thin piece of card cut out in the shape of the lamps sandwiched between 2 pieces of corrugated card. Nothing special but effective!
     

     
    Missy
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