wainwright1

29 minutes ago, Skinnylinny said:

Thank you - I've come across this page before, but unfortunately all the drawings are 1923 or later. 

 

 

Thank you - I've a couple of these kits and they do provide a lot of variety, but it's not a specific wagon I'm wanting to replicate. With the layout being based in a fictional town, I'd like some local private owner wagons, but I'd rather like to have them be accurate models of real designs rather than the Cambrian approach of a Gloucester underframe under everything! The 3D printer beckons... 

Quite a bit of variety in the chassis of the the 5 & 9 kits, so there could be something in there you could use or adapt.

All the best

Ray

Have a look at 5 & 9 Models. He does quite a good selection of early wagons including a number of dumb buffered ones. Each one seems to be of a different design, so offering quite a bit of variety.

However, these are mostly Southern orientated, although if you find a picture of a wagon you want to make, you will probably be able to use one of these as a basis for it.

Hope that this helps.

All the best

Ray

1 minute ago, thirty2a said:

The rest of the Felthams, two are operational already.

I see that you are big on pedestrian crossings...

All the best

Ray

18 hours ago, thirty2a said:

Due to the fact Sunderland Feltham has a different body profile I will have to cut the motor bogey holes directly into the united chassis also need them closer together anyway 

Hi Tony.

From memory the Sunderland Feltham was the 'Cissie Car' which had same sized wheels on all axles. The ordinary Felthams had unequal wheels. It looks like you are fitting the wrong type of bogies to this one. (Both types of bogie are available from KW Trams).

Had a look around at Detling yesterday, and one of the traders (Model Road and Rail I think) had an old BEC E1 tram kit for sales. Not assembled, but it had been mucked about with and the previous owner had painted the main sides in cream paint. I could not tell if any of the parts were missing, so I left it. 

All the best

Ray

On 16/03/2022 at 14:47, bbishop said:

The dilute NH3 is on the lab desk, but you need conc NH3 for this reaction.  Bill

My you that mixture will be as unstable as Mr Putin's mentality.

5 minutes ago, bbishop said:

The only reason for doing Chemistry was the pongs and bangs.  Doing A level, not only did I know how to, but also where the relevant chemicals were stored.  Iodine was locked away a month before Speech Day but I had already hidden my stash.  Bill

for Nitrogen Tri-iodide.

Now where's that liquid ammonia ?

Ray

If you have any reasonable sized bus rallies with sales stalls starting up again in your area, have a look there. These models often turn up at these type of events and at sensible prices.

All the best

Ray

14 hours ago, Sophia NSE said:

Another update on the saloon 

Looks good, inspirational.

Well done.

Ray

21 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

Putting two Rapido thought processes together - has anyone speculated about an S.E.C.R. G.P.V.? ...... my ABS L.S.W.R. van could do with a companion and it's got to be 'Southern' as these things weren't common user !

The SE & CR gunpowder vans were quite long lived, but were a little bit different in design to these. Flatter sides and four rib rooves.

I do not think that anyone has ever done a kit for one.

All the best

Ray

7 minutes ago, phil-b259 said:

 

Indeed

 

Is the SECR going to be the 1st pre-grouping company where a compressive range (i.e. Locos, coaching stock and freight stock) is going to be available RTR?

Hopefully YES !!!

17 minutes ago, JSpencer said:

 

For the U class, the argument of "detailed variations between class members" that would have been a show stopper in the past, don't really apply these days I feel. 

More likely beneficial for more variation batches that could be produced.

Ray

2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

Six wheeled?

 

Weren't they virtually direct copies of the MR 6 wheeled brakes but with an extra veranda? Slaters do one in 7mm scale.

 

https://slatersplastikard.com/linePage.php?suffix=JPG&code=7043#

 

 

The MR one to show what I mean.

 

https://slatersplastikard.com/linePage.php?suffix=JPG&code=7034

 

 

Jason

The South Eastern Railway built some with single verandas which were similar to the Midland ones. These were re-built with a second veranda, but the new end had a double cross rail at the new end. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway built some more from new with double verandas, but single cross rails at both ends.

I have two D & S kits, one for each type, to build.

All the best

Ray

44 minutes ago, Multigauge said:

Not much going on at the moment. I've been trying to get some of the smaller details painted, but have had limited success. 

Finally got a paint blend I'm happy with for the new wooden crates, but can get it to adhere to the plastics very well! Still uming and erring over a crane; not seen anything I like in a price range I think is acceptable..

Hi Matt.

Pleased to see that you have come out of hibernation.

If the plastic crates are still loose, trying giving them a scrub with cream cleaner, then a thorough rinse, the paint should then  adhere. I use this on white metal and brass/nickel silver kits as well to remove flux residue and the primer/paint usually sticks pretty well.

All the best

Ray

I would have thought that there would be more scope in producing the F/F1, L or even a G (GN of SR) types.

Distinctly different profiles.

All the best

Ray

On 04/03/2022 at 09:09, wainwright1 said:

Waiting for Hornby to do a grey and possibly simplified and/or unlined green H class.

Ray

Would be the same for a Rails D Class.

And Hattons P Class.

22 hours ago, Venator said:

Does anyone think if it sells well Dapol and Rails might make a couple of adjustments and release an E1? They were broadly the same except the Ds having slightly bigger driving wheels and the E1s had fluted conrods.

The E/E1 had a six inch longer wheelbase as well.

All the best

Ray

12 hours ago, Nile said:

On previous models from Bachmann (N & C) the running plate was grey, as it was on Rails' own D. On Hatton's P it was black, wrong or different because it was a tank loco?

Waiting for Hornby to do a grey and possibly simplified and/or unlined green H class.

Ray

16 hours ago, Skinnylinny said:

There were indeed two W&U bogie carriages, no. 7 (a composite, later downgraded to all-third) and no. 8 (all-third). We're modelling both, with appropriate variations between vehicles.
 

The bogies are designed around standard 2mm diameter, 26mm long axles, so you shouldn't have too much trouble there. You may need to shave a bit off the brake blocks, though. As for compensation, with the short wheelbase of the bogies, I don't foresee any problems there, although you'll want 2'9" disc wheels (with 6 segments on the rear, if you want to be really picky!). 

Excellent.

Ray

2 hours ago, rapidoandy said:

Some of you may have seen todays Facebook post of the 3D printed sample of the W&U / Titfield tramcar. For those that haven't here are a few pictures of the printed and hand assembled sample which allows us to check various bits and pieces out:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy modelling!

I believe that there were two of these W & U coaches, but they were not identical. Are Rapido planning to do both coaches. I think that there was also one or two six wheeled coaches and a four wheeled guards/luggage break that ran with them.

Ray

1 minute ago, thirty2a said:

Route 88 running through to Greenwich 

Those cobble stones look like Nora Batty's stockings !

Ray

10 hours ago, Andy Reichert said:

   

   

 

For Setts on straight track., I had good results with Slater Plasticard Roof sheets.

Many moons ago Slaters used to do a proper cobble stone sheet which we used on one of the club's early layouts and it looked very good. When we saw Slaters at the then Chatham exhibition, which they used to attend every year, we tried to restock, but they denied all knowledge of it ! 

All the best

Ray

11 hours ago, LNWR18901910 said:

Nice Mogul! Is there a chance of making one? I hope to do so myself. Also, what would I need to make it?

I believe that the tools for the old  K's K kit have been lost, so it is unlikely to make a return.

A good 3D printed version would be nice.

Ray

23 hours ago, thirty2a said:

Took the dog on route survey, if I base the scenic line between the bridges, single line is ok and two scenic breaks, win win. The fist pic is site of depot corner of Raymouth Road. The history and geography is coming together now. Might need to use a cassette system for the OKR end if use all together as one layout but assuming there would be still at least one loop towards OKR lends itself to some operations on 88 and 90 routes.

All our yesterdays.

Picture 1.

If it is on the site of that three storey building on the left, there was previously a depot (Chapel of Rest) for Udens the undertakers there for many years.

I worked in the offices in the building on the right under the flats for around five years. The access was from the courtyard at the rear. (Silwood Depot)

Picture 2.

The arches of the London and Greenwich Railway. Over to the right end, just hidden from view, are the remains of the Halfway House, a public house which occupied the first arches to be let having opened in 1834, two years before the railway actually started operations. I can remember it being open and it closed in the early 1960's.

Picture 3.

Stepping back a bit. The high wall on the right hand side was in fact the back end of the Rotherhithe Road coach sidings which were quite extensive and at a higher level than the road. Now that would make for an interesting backscene.

All the best

Ray

Hope there are no railway engineering works on that weekend.

Ray

4 hours ago, TurboSnail said:

The Fireless build was supposed to be one post a day, but I've been away the last week (on a work boat in the North Sea - the weather was pretty "exciting")

 

Still, here's the final pics. Needs a bit of weathering to tone down the yellow, but I'm pretty happy with how different it looks from the starting point!

 

Also needs sandboxes, the wheel centres touching in and a couple of small details, but it's done for now.

 

 

Nice work Mr Snail.

All the best

Ray

1 hour ago, 69843 said:

Jeez. There really is an ever-shrinking list of models to be done!

How many prototype diesels (1948-1968) are left now?

How about the three Southern Railway Maunsell prototype diesel shunters ?

These had the interesting angled overhanging rear cab windows presumably to let the crew see the shunter coupling up.

Quite long lived with four liveries: 

Southern black with Maunsell lettering.

Southern black with Sunshine lettering.

BR Black with early logo.

BR green with late logo.

Maybe other variations.

All the best

Ray