Matt.S.

It was a shame to miss this year's Southern Hemisphere extravaganza, however it looks like a good weekend was had!

Is it a BDA?

16 hours ago, Caley Jim said:

So why does an 0-6-0 diseasal shunter have a tender?  🤔

 

Jim

Must be an F class...

Meri Kirihimete!

Slowly plodding along with this pair 

Thanks Andy, that will definitely help, I'll have a ponder. 

Thanks Nigel. I thought I'd check my assumptions before ordering to NZ!

Morning all,

Currently building two D2026 motor car vans however the reccomended components no longer exist. Please can someone assist with the following - either confirmation or recommendations please!

2-004 currently 5.25mm wheels, 14.2mm axle (should this be 7mm disc?)  7mm fitted as per diagram book

2-464 4'6" spring, J hanger, LMS?

2-419 Mystery axlebox (flat fronted LMS?)

2-121 Buffers (possibly coach buffers?)

Since I last posted here wagon 42 for the winter season left the workbench along with a couple of mermaids (which I would thoroughly recommend), an LMS van, Chivers tube with assoc fettling and some conflats.

Next stop LMS/BR CCTs and the sunny painting season!

10 hours ago, richbrummitt said:

There are various shortcomings of the association body. The one I built got worked up into a GPV. I since created printed versions of iron Minks based on the information in the book on the subject that will sit much better against the resin body Minks the association can supply. 

We may have to collectively pick your brains Rich - I'm keen to put together a small rake to keep a Cambrian 24 busy...

They have tended towards relatively niche choices in N scale and speaking from experience the design and packaging hasn't worked well together. I have repaired all three bulkhead flats, but the US market doesn't expect this and tends to show it by avoiding future models.

@Yorkshire Square in my case I buggered up a few then got given a box of whitemetal centred wheels... all without crank pins. 

Morning all,

I note that most wheels are of the Mk5 design but only crankpins for mk6 are stocked - is there a plan to restock to help use up the remaining Mk5 wheels?

Two more of Stephen's great minerals ready for cleaning, fettling and buffers 

Team, has anyone written up or provided notes for using 2-525/6/7?

I'm torn between removing the headstocks or chopping the chassis down. Additionally 2-330 seems to be too deep to match the bufferbeams?

Two Higgs Conflats and a Harris 1/108 wrapped up tonight. 

Cleaning and printed buffers to come obviously. 

One more through the shops, printed parts remaining. The plate has been a fun build - I may need more!

One of these almost certainly was motivated by Jerry. One less wagon clogging the gloat box and absolutely useless for my needs. 

The others are a step towards building more plain workaday wagons using the fencehouses chassis. 

One into paint, one built...

Harris minerals are a bit addictive. 

From the smaller upside down area group - two Harris minerals and an assoc V23 on the bench, with two Ex Southern opens departing. 

I'm rather grateful for the printed buffers and axleboxes which have sped up the process. 

16 hours ago, Yorkshire Square said:

On my temporary workbench at Railex Buxton, wagons. Some for painting, some for fabrication. 

 

 

Ahh, one from the Queensland group?

One dropped van straightened, two Chivers open C rustled up - fingers crossed decals won't take too long to reach NZ.

The harris kit is the rolls royce solution.

Looks like a neat job despite the quirks or an older etch 

Siphons are a huge open goal here - the Dapol one was average. 

A modern 37 would really compliment the newer locos from farish and others. 

Of course, N is really missing a 25/3 as a loco that made it's way everywhere on modellable trains