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A while ago I bought a bag of Cheesy Quavers, and it flashed up a proof of age check... dangerous things Cheesy Quavers!
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Hi, I have a part King kit I was sent when bidding on a King kit. I am replacing the missing bits, like a new cylinder and outside axle box on the chassis, and bought a new chimney and safety valve cover. I have used black plasticard to replace the saddle side that had broken off and made a new base for the valve covers. I also glued, filled and filed of the dummy handrails leaving the 4 cone ejector. I have also stripped, cleaned and tested the donor chassis, that I bought with a damaged castle top, as a 'spare and repair' and runs like a dream. Simon. 3mm Society member.
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1/16" frames soldered either side of a 1/4" brass bar, leaving a gap for the driving cog, gives you +/- 0.5mm wriggle room on a tri-ang back-to-back wheel set. Simon
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Hi Grahame Use geometry. Use a clear rule - rest the rule on the edge of the tube at an angle and slide it up until the 0 is where the point of the 'hat' is. No take the measurement that is now at the end of the tube and add some on for the overlap. That is the radius of circle you need to draw on your card. Cut out the circle, and cut from the centre to the edge and slide one under the other to form your roof. I have probably made sound more complex than it is! Regards Simon
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The British Standards proposed this back in 1949 they wanted 4mm - 1' with 16.5mm Gauge to be called OO Course Scale, and 4mm - 1' with 19mm gauge to be called OO Fine Scale - never happened. A starter for 10 - HO should be 17/128" - 1' on 5/8" Gauge rail, it was the industry that rounded it up to 16.5mm gauge and 3.5mm - 1'. So endeth the History lesson.
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Hi Colin, It may seem steep but the TIG Welded certified copper boiler will set you back £3K+ with an up to 12 Month waiting list! It looks like Martin Evans 1962 Firefly design which in 5" gauge is just over 1.75" wider than scale over the cylinders and side tanks which makes it look squat and stumpy, along with a load of other anomalies which they seemed to happy overlook back then. Regards Simon
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Mid-Cornwall Lines - 1950s Western Region in 00
simonfish45 replied to St Enodoc's topic in Layout topics
...but years ago you would have heard an porter shouting 'snur-sny' while he walked up and down the platform. This translates as'St. Erth change here for St. Ives' . -
Steve's Caledonian loco work bench
simonfish45 replied to Londontram's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Divide the top and bottom as per usual for OO locomotives. For the crosshead I would use a squat T with the top against the underside of the running board, the the nearest edge of the T against the inside of the valance and a strip glued to the underside of the running board to guide the other side of the T. The top of the T wil stop it twisting. -
You could get away without 'ye olde tunnel' as both lines run into cuttings, just line them with dry stone wall with short trees on top and around. Your trains will just disappear behind the walls and into the fiddle yard?