Dave John

Very atmospheric, the excellent buildings blend in nicely with the backscene.

I do like the painting, the horse does have a life to it. I just want to step into there with the caledonian pup and treat it to an apple. 

Heh , enjoyed the fishy tale.... 

Excellent eye for detail as ever Mikkel.

I must get some of Andy variable figures, which you have posed so well. 

I'm also glad to see you having fun with the silhouette, I'd be lost without mine these days. 

Curves. To perfection. 

Excellent modelmaking. I'm amazed that you managed to slot a motor into that.

The building is a great backdrop, I like the round window. 

Odd really , folk say "pre grouping"  and forget that there was 80 + years of it. Far more than any of the modern eras. 

Well, time will tell bgman. The roof structure is very light and has a bit of flexibility. It has been on and off a dozen times so far with no problems. Magnet to magnet would be too strong I think, the soft iron transformer laminations give a solid but very localised pull. 

I have details for the interior Mikkel, essentially matchboard to dado height and cream walls above seemed to be the general pattern. The toilet areas were tiled in the same way as the exterior, though only the upper parts of those would be visible. Oh, and 11 panelled doors to make. 

Lovely modelling as ever Mikkel. You get a subdued tone to the paintwork which I think is very realistic and photographs well. 

I had the same problem with plastic fishplates on the inner rails fouling flanges. Perhaps they would clear p4 . I ended up using etched on the inside of rails, even then they needed a trim to fit snugly into the rail profile. 

Well, on a 3 axle chassis I can't think of a reason why an underslung compensating beam wouldn't work. I will be interested to see how the chassis "hornblocks" wear over time. I like the idea of 3d printed chassis but that would be my concern. All part of a learning curve, so thanks for having a go at it. 

I came back for another look, really its top class. I am taking notes for the horse painting, something I need to get better at. 

There should be a couple of old codgers leaning on the fence as the horses produces some manure . 

Says the first " eee lad thee should put that on yer Rhubarb" ..... 

The second takes a long smoke on a old clay pie and replies ;

" Well, we always put custard on ours " ...........

Sorry, couldn't resist . 

Many thanks. 

The sides just need a bit of touching up, hopefully I can start putting it all together next week. 

I totally agree, the silhouette has opened up the construction of architecture that would be almost impossible to hand cut with accuracy.

Chassis coming along nicely there.

Your post inspired me to have a dig about and there is quite a lot of video of simplex in action. I rather liked this one. 

The horn in your audio clip must be a later addition, would they have had any sort of warning horn early on, given that they had no air and no electrics ? 

The custom spoked wheels look good in  place.

And welcome to the Caley.

There is a etched kit for the Caley single from London road models, but it isn't an easy build. 

I think the gaugemaster lights are mini incandescent lamps so for dimming you would be down at much lower resistances.or the little pwm dimmer unit they sell. 

Lovely. Those con rods are perfect. 

I polished up that handle so carefully, That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navy............ 

I think tiles. The evidence for this is a photo by Stuart Rankin of Partick West from which examples of the green and orange tiles used there were recovered. Also John Paton in his articles for "The true Line " also described them as tiles. 

I think glazed brick came into use a bit later. Certainly most Glasgow buildings from the 1890s use tiles on a sand and cement render over ordinary brick. In terms of size they are about 8 inches long, a bit smaller than a glazed brick. Much is still in evidence, numerous closes in west end tenements ( known as a wally close round here ) employ that technique and many are still in a good state today. They tend to be sheltered from direct sunlight and the original colours are well preserved, thats how I acquired the master photos for those. 

Just slightly damp cotton buds Mikkel. 

Thanks. I think the tiles are a bit too red, difference between the on screen image and the print. I will get some matte photo paper and see if its better. 

They are actually a photo from a close up the street built early 1890s, so the pattern and patina should be about right. 

Interesting Corbs. I keep looking at maps from the Edwardian era, the thing that hits you is the sheer quantity of railway lines. The area around Empress docks is so typical, I see the same quantity of lines in all the old Glasgow maps. 

Nice. I like the mortar in the brickwork too( 3rd pic) , some of the best I have seen modelled. 

My worry is scrap etch. Over the years I have made all sorts of things from the bits left over from etched brass kits. But what if I run out ? Really somebody out there should start selling etches of usefully sized scrap etch.... 

First place to have a look would be over here 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/63-electrics-non-dcc/

To give any advice people would need to see a trackplan and know what sort of pointwork you have.

I do like the 3d printed stuff you are making. Its on my list of things to be closely looked at .... 

Well, I might end up doing that PT. Thing is I will need nearly 5 feet of the stuff so it would be pricey. 

I have ordered a couple of new blades Mikkel. Spent the afternoon revising the design so it will be a smoother cut rather than lots of small ones. Hopefully that will help a bit.