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    Wantage Tramway No.5 "Jane" MRJ Articles

    in 7mm+ modelling

    Posted

    Brilliant Chris I did win the eBay auction on issue 114 and have as of yesterday. I would gladly take you up on your offer time is not an issue as it will take me a fair time to make it! I can reimburse any expenses Cheers.

     

    Leave it with me and I'll try and scan them this week. I'll PM when they're done.

     

    Coming from Sandy, Shannon (Jane) has an appeal to me as well so I'm interested to revisit the articles. 

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    Where have all our garden birds gone?

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted · Edited by chris p bacon

    Does it count that our 3 chickens are wandering around the garden ?

     

     

    Edit to add that a few weeks a go we found them hiding, it seems a Sparrowhawk had landed in their run with a pigeon and proceeded to strip it, they probably thought they were next.

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    Cooker hood touch switches failed.

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted

    Hijacking this thread a bit, but just had a light bulb moment. We have a new kitchen, the old kitchen has been extended and will be my modelling room. We have a spare cooker hood, would it be any good for the extractor for a spray booth?  I could easily make a box for it to fit on to, and at worst fit a pipe to take the solvent out of the window

     

    This has come up a few times John, you have to be careful if it's an open frame motor as the sparks from the brushes could make the spray 'flash over'.

     

    Might help if you're going for the 'burnt smoke box' look.

    Ikea recall

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted

    That's because it's a free country!

     

    Mike.

     

    Not quite, you ought to be with an American buying Cuban cigars on a trip to the Dominian Republic, I've never seen anyone so terrified of being caught buying something.

     

    A couple of days later he told me he couldn't be seen with them so threw them in the bin, not just one bin but several located about the ship so he could avoid being traced ! He said if it got back to where he lived that he'd given the Cubans US dollars his neighbours wouldn't speak to him and his company would likely take his pension away.

     

    I've no idea whether they would or not, but it says something that a citizen of the supposed "biggest free country in the world" would feel and act this way.

     

    As for Ikea stuff, having put a lot together for people......it's crap.

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    Bedford Steam/Diesel Depot

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    seeing the 27s in there I guess would be 1964 time,

     

    where exactly was the stabling point after they ceased using the former shed building?

    In the 70's the stabling was opposite on the other side of the main line, there was a small shed and a couple of sidings, the area was where the sidings & buffers for the 12 cars are now.

     

    Oi you!!!!! Goldington is still nice, cos me mum lives there.

     

    Goldington's ok, but would you want her living in Queens Park. . . .  :chok_mini:

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    Wantage Tramway No.5 "Jane" MRJ Articles

    in 7mm+ modelling

    Posted

    A quick scan of the MRJ index shows you need 115 to 123, I've got them all and can scan but it will take time (work etc)

     

     

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    Oriented Strand Board (OSB) for baseboard

    in Layout & Track Design

    Posted

    In which plane does it have movement? One where a frame would alleviate that?

     

     

    You would ideally need to brace it at 300mmm intervals to stop sag.

     

    As a rough constructional board it is ideal but for our purposes there are too many negatives. I work with the material most days and I'm a fan of it, but as a baseboard it really isn't suitable. 

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    Oriented Strand Board (OSB) for baseboard

    in Layout & Track Design

    Posted

    OSB seems much better than chipboard and MDF - the question is - is it better than plywood? And is the foam useful, or going to cause more problems than it's worth?

     

    Interested in thoughts and feedback.

     

    Thanks

     

    The foam board is not a material I've not used or seen here, but in answer to your question is OSB better than ply. . . . .No...... Definitely not.

     

    We use it for structural bracing and shuttering, it has too much movement and no strength.

    Admin help please

    in Forum Rules, Notices, Faults & Help

    Posted

    Alex, if you're serious, probably best to contact one of the moderators by PM, rather than on open forum.

     

    You could just add whoever pi$$ed you off to your own personal "people you wouldn't want to be stuck in a lift with" list and carry on...

    My own personal "stuck in a lift" list is now so big, there wouldn't be room for me and I'd have to take the stairs anyway...

    :blum:

     

    I'm still here......and not going away....

    Peco Bullhead Points: in the flesh

    in Peco

    Posted

    I do not have your evidence that double slips were used more than single slips or in what context.

     

     

    The double slip seems to have been something of a 'rare beast' on steam routes. 

     

     

    I don't know about other locations but IIRC at Sandy on the GN 1911 plan, there are 7 Double slips as well as 2 (?) single slips, they are not confined to the yards either.

     

    It was an unusually busy location on the GN main line.

    Dating, women and the 'hobby'...

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    Genesis appendix i: And it came to pass that God then created the LMS Black 5 for Adam (N gauge, this is before his eyes started to go a bit), and all was NOT well in the garden of Eden.

     

    Guy

     

    For God had produced a false idol and Adam repented by falling at the Altar of the A4.

     

    And from that point on Adam was attracted to graceful curves in skirts

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    Christmas TV Adverts ALREADY?!? The Bah, Humbug Thread.

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted

    It's a bit mean making him work hard on his birthday. With all that flying round the world and climbing up and down chimneys, surely he'll be too exhausted to blow out the candles on his cake!

     

    I'm always reminded of a Dave Allen joke.

     

    3 Kids talking about Xmas day, the first a Catholic says that he goes down stairs and opens all his presents to find toys, lots & lots of toys.

     

    The 2nd kid (Protestant) say he also goes downstairs to a mountain of presents and when he opens them he's also got toys, lots & lots of toys.

     

    The 3rd kid (jewish) says on Xmas day he and his father go to the toy factory which is empty and thank the other children's God for Xmas.

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