SteveCornford

Hi Wayne, This is some journey that you have started. It is very interesting to see the progress and devlopment of your products, having purchased 4 turnouts I find that I need another two. Heres my twopenneth. Tiebar Instead of us having to bend a pin and solder could we not stick with existing design but you just supply the pin, plate and the machined switch blade, and we do the soldering? I assume it helps to have a jig to get the pin, plate & switch blade aligned before applyig solder? Cold the jig be a modified version of the existing blade holder that you already supply the blades in? Crossover Where you are replacing the length of rail with the knuckle bend with two lengths that butt together, are you machining the butt ends so that we get a really good fit or wil we have to prepare them? If we have to prepare them would it be possible to include a small 3D printed jig to hold them at the correct angle for filing? Turnout Are the lengths of rail with knuckle bends split into two pieces of rail? Knucle Bend Rails Having watched the N scale turnout base milling video you posted on the Templot Club showing the production of sockets, so this and a keen interest in following Martin's Templot developments leads me to ask:- instead of splitting the rail into two pieces have you thought of implementing a "Plug Track" (a la Martin Wynne) approach by providing sockets in the 3D trackbase, then 3D printed chairs that can be slid onto the one piece rail and the resulting assembly plugged into the base? Cast Crossings The current cast crossing does have the benefit of some bolt head detail on the visible sides of the casting. Could the castings be replaced by 3D printing in metal? i found this supplier that quotes some tolerances but are these good enough? I assume some post printing machining would be necessary to the running surfaces. Good luck with your product whatever solution you decide upon, Steve

Hi bécasse, If you look at one of the RCTS photos (CUL1458) that you most usefully referenced, I think you will see that the 2-WIM did have the normal pair of buffers arrangement between the coaches. However Stephen has chosen to omit these on the model for the reasons given in the prototype notes available on the Eastleigh Models website, from which I quote:- "Unlike the Southern Railway’s large fleet of 3-car suburban d.c. electric units, these two car units were not close-coupled, retaining their original side buffers and screw couplings at the inner ends. (The intermediate side buffers have not been included on the model in order to allow the units to negotiate Radius 2 curves whilst maintaining a realistic gap between cars.)" The two pictures you referenced are the best ones yet that I have seen depicting the 2-WIM set, so thank you for drawing them to our attention. They show some of the toplights (is that the right word) plated over in both coaches. It might even be possible for someone with more knowledge than myself to determine what trailing bogies were employed on these units. Regards Steve

Hi Stephen, I have sent Tim a request for a 2-WIM kit and a motor bogie housing assuming it is ok to use with the 2-WIM. The 2-WIM was not listed on the order form so I just put the request in the query box. By the way, the tick boxes are more or less invisible on the order form screen, and so is the tick itself. Would it be possible to be able to design an optional internal end part for those of us who do not have to negotiate curves as tight as radius 2 with the internal buffers? Or details of the the correct buffer centres so that I could add them myself? Would I be right in assuming that Markits SECR oval sprung coach buffers would be suitable?

I thought there were rectangular recesses, perhaps Stephen could clarify this for us. Steve

Hi Stephen, Any chance you could let us know the make and colour detils of the various paints you have used on the 2-WIM? Also what size and quantities of the various glazing bits needed for the 3-WIM? I thought that you had mentioned this info and a suitable supplier for the HAL and SUB but now I can't find it. I believe the locosnstuff.com universal spud replacement bogie is a non-starter as it is only suitable for wheels with diameter up to 12mm according to supplier. The Branchlines 35mm wheelbase bogie is suitable but does project above the floorline. Regards Steve

Thanks for the update. Just to let you know on the EastleighModelRail website, the 2-WIM "what's in the box " section refers to the 2700 2-HAL unit. The 2-WIM really captures the look of the real thing. Is the 2-WIM unit in your picture produced with the new translucent smooth material? Would the 2693 2-HAL units have the same smoothness? Steve

Hi John, stores@scalefour.org See also his follow up thread regarding the underframe: https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=6334&p=68325&hilit=gwr+railmotor+underframe#p66959 And also the one about the body construction:- https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=7070&p=77845&hilit=gwr+railmotor+underframe#p77845 I think these etches are still all work in progress. His chassis etch (motor bogie) has parts for OO, EM and P4 gauges Steve

Sorry I missed out hthe link https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=5287 Steve

Hi John, You might find this topic on the Scalefour society forum interesting. If your search comes to naught I would suggest try ringing Jeremy Suter for one of his etches. Steve

Hi, Have you any photos of a 4-SUB or Tin Hal body that you have painted and constructed in the flesh yet? Steve

I found inspiration from quite a few of John Hayfield's posts. Here is one that demonstrates making the crossing vees as a sub-assembly:- So many solutions but not enough time to try them all? Here is another one using copperclad and Masokits etched chairs: https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_3713.php When you say "other side of the planet", any particular climatic conditions to contend with. ie temprature range, humidity? Steve

Earlier in this thread you mentioned using greater than 1:7 crossings. If you plan to create diamonds or slips then youn you might be interested in this post from the Templot Archive:- https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_288.php#p1587 Have you decided on your track gauge yet, and bought any gauges? If not, then having tried OO-SF I can vouch for the improved running due to the smaller flangeway gap. While you are laying your floor panels, now is the time to purchase your track gauges. Also worth browsing the Templot Club and the Old Templot archive , where Martin Wynne and others have posted really useful tips. For example, knukle bends & Set bends https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_3800.php#p31124 Filing the rail for the crossings: https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_359.php#p2078 Good luck with your project Steve

Hi Wayne, When do you expect to release the OO-SF version into the wild? Steve

So how many do you need to order to fill the box?

I agree with Martin regarding having 16.2 throughout the 00-SF ones, as I would like to marry them up to ply & plastic self assembled 16.2 mm plain track. If laying a curved turnout what would be the best method?

You can get P4 concrete sleeper bases from the Scalefour stores item:- 4FT103A P4 gauge concrete sleepers for BH rail (Exactoscale), and you can also purchase the code 82 flat bottom rail required. That is as long as you are a member, but then if you are building to P4 standards joining the scalefour society is well worth while anyway

Hi Patrick, thank you for producing a facing direction video at various speeds, they all look nice & smooth. Hi Wayne, all the best for your launch.

Hi Patrick, any chance of showing us these engines running in the opposite direction, eg Facing rather than trailing?

Thank you Wayne, but being an RMWEB newbie, where have you uploaded them to?

Thank you for the clarification Martin. I suppose I meant pre-set then. So from a re-set, create a template and once that is correct, then just mint others from that template, if mint is the correct phrase. STeve

Hi Wayne, That is great to know, thank you very much. Good luck with your product launch. Steve

As Wayne has modified many parameters, would it be practicable/viable for Wayne and Martin to collaberate so that we (users of Templot) can have a suitably accurate template in Templot for Wayne's products thus allowing us to print out an overall build plan incorporating the kits where available, interlaced with the other parts that need constructing? Wayne Thanks for showing us the various production stages, and I look forward to purchasing your products. Steve

Would it be possible to add relevant Finetrax B7 templates to Templot for EM and 4-SF/OO-SF etc.