roythebus1

What is the Chesham set made from? Resin/3d printed/plastic?? I've ordered a set and am curious. I produced a body kit for the F class back in the late 1970s/early 1980s under the GS Models name but never got round to doing a chassis kit for it. SE Finecast also do the F class and the E class.

I've been struggling with my rather ancient Badger airbrush for years. Way back when I gave it to the Badger rep at the Wembley show and he gave it a good cleaning and got it working. More recently I've strted to try to use it again and it suffers the same problems as others have mentioned above. Not picking paint up, blotches, the lot. I discovered the neoprene washer that sits in the nozzle had gone walkabout so ordered some more from the supplier. itted a new one this evening and guess what, no improvement! I've stripped the brush down at least 3 times, each time it picks up thinners then blocks again. I eventually dismantled the needle and found it wasn't going right through the nozzle. I used some Badger airbrush reamer, that seems to have shifted a blockage in the nozzle. It was getting late so I did't try a 3rd lot tonight, maybe tomorrow! Also, my compressor broke last week! I've had it since about 1971, got it from EAMES when they were ar Kings Cross! I'd changed the air pipe adaptor and the replacement did't have a pressure relief hole, so pressure built up and eventually the end of the motor shaft broke. I think I'd had my money's worth. However, I have a portable Clarks compressor in the workshop, got that running with an additional regulator. What pressure do others use for spraying models? I know when I'm spraying full size buses I use about 20 psi, on models they seem to need a lot more pressure. I suppose trial and error will come into the equation tomorrow.

Have a look on the "collectors" group on here, lots there about the Trix AL1. Originally built with 2 pantos, they were converted to single pan when the got fitted with air brakes.

Black Beetle far from extinct, I've had quite a few from Australia in the last year or so. The firm thet made the motors closed down so the guy in Aus bought the remaining stock. Once they're used, then they will be extinct. But he assures me stock are far from selling out quickly. Be warned, items over £120 will attract UK import duty and VAT. I made the mistake of placing a "big" order thinking I'd save on carriage, but that was the problem as I had to pay the duty and vat!!

I must admit it's years since I've used Methfix transfers!. If it says use meths, then use meths, it's what they're designed for. Donate the rest to local wino!

Kenline produced card bodied wagon kits up to the late 1960s.

Do you mean Methfix transfer?

Hmmm, not very well thought out then!

Got my name on the list, thanks. I had a set of vacuum formed plastic sides done back in the 1970s by someone, but cutting out all the windows was too much for me!

The first train I secondmanned on BR was a parcels from Rugby to Crewe. A class 81 with a SR 4-wheel parcels van! Guard rode in the back cab. December 1974.

I don't recall seeing b/g stock on the Kings Cross suburban trains in my time at KX. For a start the Widened Lines couldn't take 63' coaches round the corners under York Way and Hotel Curve. But that wouldn't prevent their use on outer suburban sets. On the South Western there's a few pics of corridor and non-corridor sets working stopping trains to Basingstoke, with n/c stock in the middle and corridor stock at the outer ends due to limited platform lengths. S100S was a "regular" on the Kenny Belle set along with a Bullied brake along with 2 other n/g coaches. there was also a set of short maroon suburban coaches renumbered with S prefix on the Southern for a while. That too appeared on the Kenny Belle. The 6TC appeared on the Kenny Belle a few times as well.

All this reminds me of my German layout I built in the 1990s which lasted until the mid 200's. It was a BLT with a helix at one end, the inner radius was R1, outer was R2. this went down 3 turns to hidden loops under the station with a return loop at the other end. It was possible to store 4 trains on the loops, 3 on the upwards helix, ad another 2 on the long straight from the return loop to the helix. Using German stock it all ran remarkably well with even Lima silver coaches (70' long) negotiating the R1 curves. My layout was about 12' long by 2'6 wide except on the helix end.

How much space do you actually have for your layout? What scale are you intending to use? Once we know, we may be able to offer useful suggestions.

Not forgetting the famous 33/1 and TC set that arrived at New Street. The driver was told to run round and refused. He simply changed ends and returned from whence he came, having ceremoniously removing the oil tail lamp from the loco first. It seems the LM had forgotten about push-pull working.

There was indeed traffic from the south, with services from Ludgate Hill via Latchmere, the WLL and the Grove Road line to Richmond and Hounslow, but these avoided the Met/GW station. but there were double junctions both ways between Goldhawk Road and Hammersmith, never say never.

Remember Hammersmith was built dual-gauge and operated by the GWR from opening day as the Met didn't have any stock at the time! There was also the "bypass" station of Grove Road across the road which branched off the West London Line just north of Olympia , done a U turn diving under shepherds Bush Road, under the Met on the site of the bus garage at Wells Road, and up hill alongside the Met before curving west onto the disused viaduct you see west of Hammersmith District/Picc station, then on to Gunnersbury and Richmond! That line closed in about 1913, but may make an interesting model brought up to date or in the steam era.

I've got lots of ptfe tape, what thread does it go round? I've tried using cellulose thinner in the past, while it really cleans the airbrush I find it clogs again as soon as I use paint! Meanwhile I've ordered som washers from Badger.

Who makes the Chesham set?

My son is a rolling stock engineer and I had this sort of chat with him a while ago. There's a number of different profiles and standards these days and I would suggest the same applied in bygone days. It depends on the vehicle, maximum speeds, weight of said vehicle etc.

I believe they did until someone seriously amended the layout of Moorgate station!

They didn't. what I am saying from personal experience is that varnish-fix transfers, which these typically were, vary in shade between different ink and print batches. I suggest you look at the various discussions on here about paint colours! I used to have quite a collection of London Transport varnish-fix transfers in connection with my bus preservation business. The gold leaf transfers all varied slightly in colour as did yellows, white and cream colours.

That was my intention! It may encourage me to use the airbrush more often. I've never been able to get it working properly, had it about 40 years now!

Looks good. I've got a CCW Pullman kit too, unbuilt, just inherited for disposal from a late friend's collection. there's also a Triang SR electric 2-car set in boxes, good runner, I serviced it!