chris p bacon

Having moved to the Borders this is 'only' an hour and half away, but unfortunately work has precluded me attending this weekend but hopefully not for next year. I hope it all goes well.

I initially wondered what was in his left hand ....😮

If all is well I will be at Warley on the Saturday, I may have some etches with me but not guaranteed.

27 minutes ago, black and decker boy said:

Not sure if previously mentioned but the M6 is currently closed overnight on WEEKDAYS from J7 to J11 NORTHBOUND, 10pm to 6am, so may impact exhibitors getting to hotels tomorrow.

 

should be no impact on visitors on the weekend

 

National Highways

That's some serious setting up if they need a week+ ....😀

1 hour ago, jools1959 said:

I’ve joined a few clubs over the last few years but I’ve found unfortunately, you always get a minority who think their opinion is all important and their modelling is superior to anyone else’s.  Or you get those who hog test tracks etc, so that’s why I’ve struck out on my own.

You do need to contribute to a club to get the most out of them.....

2 hours ago, zoomer1979 said:

A reply from Keith after I explained what happened to my model. "I know it's probably not much consolation for your model. But with all the models that we have delivered, we have only had back less than 2% of the batch.  Bigger companies than us expect to get back between 5-10%.  I know a guy who worked for Blackberry back in the day, and he said that if they only got 15% of any batch of models back it was a success.  So we're not doing too bad.  The Fell was a very complex model which has taken some criticism some of which was why it's not prototypical.  It changed so much during its short life.  Little subtle changes that last only a few weeks.  It was a learning curve for them.". So why not just two versions like they are doing for the Big Bertha? And early 4-8-4, then a later 4-4-4-4 and have two liveries for the later one.

Oh well, I'm done now until the correcting parts become available.

Neil.

I'd be amazed at that returns claim. Even if they managed to drum up sales of 5000 units that would only be a return rate of 100 max, if that was the case why have they found it so hard to fulfil  those whose order they c0cked up, as well as those returned.  The usual percentage of overorders would easily cover a 2% return rate. Unless of course that was cut to the bone like the design/cad to maximise profit.

As for the changes during its life, why not tell those that paid for it at the time. Rather than on a Youtube channel with a sympathetic interviewer. 

I'm still planning on the Saturday as we can't do the Sunday, I was trying to work out how close I can get without getting bogged down by traffic,  I was then going to be dropped off and do the last couple of miles by bus. Unfortunately it's looking like it's the car all the way in which is what we were trying to avoid, as where we are staying was suited to going in by train(1hr) and not the bus (2.5hr)

If someone wanted a lift share from Penkridge/Brewood into the NEC I'd happily pay half costs of fuel & parking so the car is left with my partner so she isn't stuck for the day. I was planning on being there at the start and leaving between 5-6pm as I'll help out on the society stand during the day.

I would edit the title to reflect that the issue is British railway Books that you are querying rather than MRJ.  This might get you an answer.

Packed away at present is a pair KTM O series leading/trailing cars purchased from the Hamaya in Nagasaki in 1976. I can't remember what they cost, but it blew whatever pocket money I had!

Unfortunately no centre cars as I would have purchased on the next trip, but that was our third and final time in Japan. I've always presumed them to be HO.

29 minutes ago, Worsdell forever said:

 

Well you sold me it... 🙂

You now know how long I've been waiting to use that line...😀

Luckily it came with comprehensive instructions......🤔

8 hours ago, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said:

What did the elephant say to the naked man?

 

”Cute, but can it pick up peanuts?”

And exactly where would they be stuffed....

On 05/11/2022 at 11:53, Coal Tank said:

Also I am trying to motorise the tender of the Lady of the Lake. This is a trial and error thing to see if I can get the engine to pull bigger trains. 

 I've posted these pics before but they might prove useful.

I used a Mashima with High level boxes on each end driving 2 axles. It had to be compact as it fits inside a GN tender which are not the largest. It has proved workable and will pull 6+ brass coaches.

I am re-fining further versions as the GN Singles are the proverbial nightmare to motor as with a small boiler there just isn't enough room for a motor and weight.

33 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

 

The roof looks a lot longer and extends further past the station doorway in the later pictures, so I'd say that it has been replaced or extended at some point.

I'd say extended where the window opening is. If you compare the end to the postcard, it is the same van.

7 hours ago, Martino said:

Looks like a somewhat shorter vehicle body.

I'd say it's the same but re-boarded with horizontal boards, this has the effect of changing the perspective (if that's the right word)

8 hours ago, Andymsa said:

 

Maybe be some clarification of why so much steel. When I built the first part of the building originally it was intended to have pilled foundations but I found this extremely expensive even back in 2000. So I asked the local building inspector as I had building control in place, he recommended a raft foundation along the same design which I previously uploaded, the reason for the amount of steel is two fold that 1.5 meters from the edge of the foundation is a public sewer which it’s self requires a build near/ over agreement from the water company and on the other side there is a willow tree. Concerns were raised by the inspector of the stability of the ground because of the above factors. In 2013 I did the first extension which was on the willow tree side and the same foundation design was made. Now the second extension is being done I’ve done the same again. This is for two reasons to keep consistency of movement within the three raft foundations which are keyed by movement joints and secondly as I’m taking out parts of the existing walls that support the roof I got to install an RSJ. Also the foundation has been looked at by a structural engineer for stress loadings of the RSJ on to the raft at the insistence of the building inspector. When I exposed the original foundation for this build there was no cracks or movement observed, in fact there was no movement between the original build and extension 1 when I put a laser level on them to check the slab level. The building inspector has signed this off as ok for concrete poor to go ahead.

 

The use of vibrating pokers can also have a detrimental effect if not used correctly as all the aggregate can go to the bottom of the foundation if overdone.
 

ps, I do have some 10mm steel mesh left over 😀

The vagaries of different Building controls. I've got worse soil conditions as well as being on a steep hill and haven't got anywhere near that amount of re-inforcing. There is a 130 rafter slated roof which will be bearing on the slab as the walls aren't sufficiently stable. 

We always say there is more in the ground than above. 

2 minutes ago, RobinofLoxley said:

I think Andy is a no half measures kind of person

Too much steel within the slab actually reduces the strength as it reduces the 'mass' of the concrete*. It wouldn't matter on a slab such as this as it's not structural, but there is no benefit for having so much and it will now require a vibrating poker as the chance of air pockets has increased.

* it also depends on the aggregate used within the concrete.

I'm currently building up a reinforced concrete slab and it has half the steel !

2 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

WD 890 Longmoor Military Railway by KDH Archive

 

I'm the Headmistress of St Trinians and I claim the reward.......

58 minutes ago, D5158 said:

please don’t fill this thread with your meaningless comments and waste my and everyone else’s time

take your own advice, I was enjoying the thread till you posted….🥱

I am currently unable to access the folder with the info on the Orchid van (house move) Not 100% sure where I filed it as it's not on the hard drives I've unpacked.

If you want to move this into another folder I would ask @AY Mod if it is possible,  or whether you just change the title of the thread (in the first post)

1 hour ago, DayReturn said:

Out of curiosity, was the single pair of springs, hangers and axleboxes part of this project or an experiment? 

They are for the centre wheel set. The inner springs are set behind the half round bracket(?) and can't really be seen, it only needs an axle box on the front and it allows some more movement on the centre axle. I tried it on the Orchid van and now use it on other 6 wheelers.

This was the etch I produced and part way through construction. It's 90% finished but is currently packed away following a house move.

I did etches for this one 18 months ago, I’ve got some details on it but am currently at work and not able to access files, I’ll look later. 

This years trip to Warley is from the new abode.  It entails a 490 mile round trip (£88) , 2 nights in an AirB&B (£160) as well as the hop into the NEC on the train (£10). The entrance fee is minor in this equation.

 It may sound a lot but we're making a weekend of it (I get 1 day at the NEC) and doing things on the way down as well as on the way back.  

I get to see traders I purchase from (Gibson, H&A etc) and have already put together a list of requirements that runs to £250+ it sounds a lot, but these are parts that will finish off 12 months of modelling.

5 hours ago, Craigw said:

A message to all who view, please do not share this photo elsewhere with out my approval.

 

Regards,

 

Craig

 

As annoying as it might seem I'd put a watermark across them.

I've found my own photographs (taken in the 70's) on Ebay when they were downloaded from a site some years ago.