Bucoops

That's awful :( Loved his programs. I thought as he was working again he was on the mend.

10 hours ago, The Pilotman said:

Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to what desirable item is being “bigged-up” here? The description is so over-the-top I can’t believe the seller had a straight face when typing it….
 

“This ********** is a must-have for any collector of model railways and trains. Made from high-quality plastic and steel, this vintage ********** is in excellent condition and perfect for adding to your collection. With a two-rail system and analogue control system, this ********** is a great addition to any railway-themed display. The ********** adds a touch of authenticity and nostalgia to this already impressive piece. Made in the United Kingdom and featuring a scale of 1:148, this ********** is sure to impress any admirer of transportation-themed collectables.”

 

Here’s the link if you simply must have it….

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145628904816

Easy, tiger.

4 hours ago, gazzaday said:

Does anybody know whether David Eveleigh is still producing the 4mm scale 6-wheel GER coaches?  I have tried to get in contact with him via email and personal message on RMWeb, but to no avail.

I have been in contact with David quite recently - I know there is a potential reason for a lack of replies. I'll see if I can find out what the current status of the kits are.

1 hour ago, lezz01 said:

Well that's all fine and dandy but what then happens if you want to remove them later? I would use thread locker or a touch of super glue at least you can break that by applying a bit of heat.

Regards Lez. 

I've not tried it but if you hit it hard enough for it to not be removable, it would probably distort or break the wheel. It wouldn't take much of a dink to make a crankpin self-locking but still removable.

2 hours ago, 31A said:

 

The engineers on here probably aren't going to like this, but after I've screwed the crankpins in tightly I turn the wheel over and put the crankpin between the jaws of a vice, then hit the back of the crankpin with a centre punch!  I aim to hit it slightly off centre which deforms the thread and stops it unscrewing....

As a method to lock a thread it has precedent in "real" life so no reason not to use it in modelling. Several vehicle manufacturers have used either hub nuts that have an area where you use a hammer and punch to deform the nut into a groove in the thread, or the thread in the hub nut itself is deliberately deformed so it self-locks.

48 minutes ago, Pete the Elaner said:

I have only just seen this. I was thinking about it on Sunday, wondering if it was still there, when I saw one of my model Sharks on the table.

I guess it would have been so seized that the easiest way to remove it was to cut it up on site especially as, per a previous comment, it was dumped there in the first place because of a faulty wheel bearing.

 

& also, how long would it take before an untouched, rotting, rusting machine begins to be potentially dangerous?

As I understand it they gas-axed the seized brakes, then rolled it to the other end where it was then broken up. What i don't know is HOW they rolled it and how easily or not it moved. 

1 minute ago, Dunsignalling said:

 

A good rule of thumb is that most stuff can be carcinogenic if one is exposed to enough of it.

 

I have no doubt. Which makes Proposition 65 even more pointless.

35 minutes ago, lanchester said:

A quick aside on Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Many years ago now I visited a company that manufactures the printers that put those purple batch numbers and sell by dates on the bottom of drink cans etc. They had a problem - in Europe, opinion was very against using MEK as the solvent because it is a potential carcinogen, so wanted to use one of the alcohols. In the US, however they were relaxed about MEK but dead against alcohol on the grounds that the workers might drink it. You can't win sometimes!

America, and California especially, being rather fond of labelling seemingly anything as a carcinogen.

14 minutes ago, phil-b259 said:

 

I really don't see how a brakeman being sat at the end of a siding for decades can be counted as a 'celebrity' - by that same thought process the open wagon which has been sitting in the siding by the north portal of Haywards Heath tunnel must also be a 'celebrity'

 

As for people with industry influence trying to save it - with respect even within the industry its very easy for people to overvalue something and elevate in their mind to have a status which is not warranted in a wider context.

And yet there are an awful lot of mentions, photos and even articles about it on the internet and in magazines. You can buy photos of it on ebay (not sure who would) .Would there be a "farewell" thread on here for the Haywards Heath one when it eventually goes?

1 hour ago, phil-b259 said:

Why?

 

Its not as though it was the only Shark brakeman in existence nor was it special in any way (other than being marooned at Shenfield for decades).

Exactly this - it was such a "part of the furniture" whichever museum (should have) ended up with it would have had a celebrity exhibit. I know people with industry influence tried so they obviously thought it worth it.

Sadly it has gone. If there was ever something that deserved to be rescued it was this.

Some of the resins available are extremely flexible and very hard to break - such as that used by Mousa - sounds like they could benefit from a material change?

Is it an order for full size stuff for an A4? 🤓

3 hours ago, Porcy Mane said:

 

https://flic.kr/p/axEHLi

 

 

Dang, that factory weathering is crazy. Well done Accurascale!

Presumably Rails have made it clear they aren't manufacturers to avoid upsetting any other manufacturers who they also distribute and are known to get upset about their distributers also being manufacturers. Maybe.

11 hours ago, RFS said:

 

Indeed so. He's the same guy who wants £4k for this one (and other items too) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334621993835 .

 

Gostude's crackhead brother?

8 hours ago, Fair Oak Junction said:

Nope, definitely "tenterhooks" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterhook 😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satiric_misspelling 😉

Closest I could find to describe the intention.

I don't think it matters which method you use, the material is going to distort. I would love to try one of the GW ones to see if having the positive and negative anvil reduces the distortion compared to the LRM (and others) type.

If there's no discernible difference then I would stick with the LRM type as I think it's faster to line up and drop. Where the GW deluxe one comes into its own is where there aren't half-etched holes as it has the index wheels.

When was the original delivery estimates for the coaches compared to the locos? And I would assume the number of units of the coaches could be an order of magnitude more than for locos, so the number of orders to transfer over?

I don't have orders of either, so just an outsider.

40 minutes ago, gr.king said:

I didn't realise I had you on tenterhooks.

 

An article in March 2017 Backtrack attributes the origin of the steam tender to one Monsieur Verpilleux, whose design was built for the St. Etienne to Lyons Railway in 1843.

Tenderhooks, surely?

On 22/02/2024 at 18:45, Pete the Elaner said:

These start to fill a gaping great hole in the market.

As a passenger, I never liked them. The seats were uncomfortable, too small & low. I would always choose the alternative where possible, whether it was the 309s, Intercity Mk2s, Mk3As, Pendolinos or 350s.

But as a modeller, this is exactly what I want: An everyday commuter unit which ran through the location I am modelling, a common train which most of us would usually ignore when we saw it.

This is from a family of similar units which cover a wide range of areas over a reasonably long time frame.

I was beginning to think I was the only one who didn't liked the damned things.

I'd buy a Sims edition 😜

They're here 😁

1 hour ago, WIMorrison said:

Connect each outside bard to the track outputs from your ECoS then sit you loco on top and open the throttle - you can't get it wrong.

21 minutes ago, John-r said:

Thanks very much for the reply, I'm totally a novice at this, do you mean plug the red and black things into the rolling road, then unclip the black wife from the white box and add the two wires from my length of test track to the white connector which is plugged into my ECoS on main, hope this makes sense and thank you once again

I'm sorry, I had to quote both of you for the comedy typos/auto-corrects.

I assume WIMorrison beans connect each bar to the track outputs as opposed to Shakespeare.

John-r I would suggest avoiding clipping your wife to anything electrical in the first place to avoid any serious repercussions. Your description sounds right otherwise.

13 hours ago, PieGuyRob said:

I'm off to KFC........

Chicken.

On 16/02/2024 at 18:09, RapidoCorbs said:

 

Rails have taken the dosh for these so can't be long now.

Still chuckling over Empty to Margate 🙃