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Hi there, I wonder if anyone can help me out with a set of building instructions for a 0 gauge LMS 7F Fowler 0-8-0 plastic kit {no Name} supplied as several flat sheets? TIA

Hi Jason,many thanks for that

Hi there, I am looking to build in 0 gauge & searching for the outline plans for LMS 7F 0-8-0 loco & tender & I am sure they appeared in a copy of the Railway Modeller back in the day,along with 4F 0-6-0. Can anyone help me out with the month & year? TIA

Hi Nick, I was looking for something else ( usually the way for me) when I came across your page-what some unusual & wonderfully modelled wagons! I know it was posted a while ago but I must ask whether You have any remaining etches for sale . Kind Regards Paul Morgan

Lovely work!, amazing what detail You can achieve .My major concern I have is how fragile is the resin re fitting brass bearings & springing the wheelsets in & out ?

Firstly I think the suction Mike is talking about is that between between the exposed layer of resin & the FEP .If you have printed a large flat area on the build plate then there is a large area of suction as the build plate lifts away from the FEP which might be causing the distortion.My other thought is if the in the photograph is going against the building , is being weathered & in N scale -how noticeable will it be ?

In my haste, I forgot to add ,what superb work & I will be following this thread with great interest

My query is how easy is it to fit the wheelsets & bearings? Obviosly from the pictures you can,but the resin being more brittle than. plastic,I wondered how well it flexs,or are there tricks/tips to do it? Also what minimum thickness do you recommend for your plank sides/ends? TIA

Hi Davey, thats looking excellent,how have you progressed it ?I'm interested to know what scale you are working in & how you have fitted frame spacers & motor mount & is the copper clad all over or in tracks ? Cheers

I have recently come across your blog & am very impressed with your work. & would be interested in purchasing some of your wagons, vans especially. Regarding the left handed brake lever,this was chosen for cheapness as it didnt require extra cost such as clutch in the Morton system or a lift link for a second right handed lever, which on an individual wagon might not seem a lot, but when you are talking in terms of 10s of thousands, this soon adds up. However in 1904 the BoT changed the rules that all the brake handles had to be at the right hand end of the wagon, but , from memory,the companies with 20,000+ wagons were given I believe 10 years to convert them & then another 10 years because of World War 1., so in many cases the near & life expired left handed wagons were simply scrapped rather than being converted.So I imagine, there were probably still a number of them still running in the early grouping years,but most likely in pre-group livery. I hope that helps

Hi Mark, & Others regarding the question of supports for your prints , if you use chutibox for your slicing there is a free programme called anycubic photon file validator which automatically search through all the layers looking for & identifying unsupported parts of your prints ( see on Youtube - 3D Print Farm -How to Get Near Perfect Prints on your Resin Printer Using This Tool! which gives a full explanation ) . Hope this helps

Superb work, really inspiring- I have ordered a Elgoo Mars resin printer -I need some Southern loco lamps,so could you advise where to get a drawing of them, or could you supply me a copy of the stl , thanks

Hi thereI am considering building a traverser with a turntable incorporated, in o gauge , purely for the locos & therefore only 50- 60 cm long , So the procedure will be for the train to arrive behind a backscene, the loco uncoupled & run onto the turntable ,loco turned & then traverser moved to adjoining tracks. Does anyone have any experience of building one,or where you can find any information on such an arrangement? Many thanks

Hi there , wonderful work on the cattle wagon. couple of questions - how do you create the planking lines- is simply a matter of using a line on your drawing & how do you insert wheels- do you drill out the back of the axleboxes, glue in brass bearings & then attach the solebar/ axle box to the underside of the body & then the corresponding one, much as you would do with a plastic kit?

Wonderful work ,do you have the wagons available for sale or is possible to obtain a copy of the stl?

Hi Javier,I would be really interested in as example as well, if possible and what is the other loco in the background?

Hi Brighton Boi , loving your work so far ,especially the H16 to fit the Hornby s15 chassis . Regarding drawings , as well as trainmad 98, there was a small booklet published by a chap called LeLeux sometime ago listing all the drawings of locos, wagons, coaches & all assorted railway items ,such as bridges,goods sheds, etc in the pre 2000 model railway magazines- many of which I have & will supply you with copies if I have them. Keep up the Great work

Regarding using free CAD packages Fusion 360 is quite powerful & if it is for non-commercial use you can get it for free + a GREAT HELP is there are many Fusion360 tutorials on You Tube!

As suggested by Patriot Class study ready to run models & also bear in mind allowing sufficient thickness to give strength, accessibility to surfaces if they need cleaning up or sanding to give a better finish & allowing room for motor mechanisms & possibly weights to increase adhesion , Try some test prints for evaluation .Hope that helps- would be interested in what steam era locos you intend to print

Hi Mike A very basic question, how do you arrange the holes in the side so you can push the compass point through to make the rivets on the strapping, I have place a guide line to keep them in line ,but cant get the circle tool to make the holes consistent ,& I have tried control D to duplicate ,but with no success, can you advise? I would also like to thank You ,Jason & the other Mike & everybody else who has contributed on Inkscape & the silhouette cutter, it is a marvellous body of work & much appreciated-long may it continue

Hi there , I have recently bought some Cambrian 16'6 P O wagons & wondered if anyone has information & photos on the P O companies & their liveries on which this model was based .Many thanks

Hi Rob, great w ork again! Question-how do you create the bolt head detail on strapping , etc TIA Paul

Hi people, Am I being dumb, but when inkscape says to export your drawing as a PNG , where does it go, for after clicking the export button, I have searched all my files ,but cannot find a .png file , (getting very frustrated) thanks

Thanks for that, I will certain;y try it out .