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On 08/03/2022 at 14:09, Ian Simpson said:

Please don't stop, George! The blog exists for everyone to share their thoughts and ideas on early modelling (or just early railways), and I'm sure most of the value comes from the comments. I certainly learn a lot from them.

That is a very nice model! I don't know any way to add fluted sides to an existing tender, although very thin plasticard glued onto the tender top at an angle might work for anyone with an infinite supply of dexterity, patience and stoicism. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I've wondered in the past about cladding the whole side in thin plasticard which can the heated and moulded into a flute. Problems are 1) your tender has just got wider. 2) you'll have to lose any rivets on the tender side. 3) The fluting rises from the outside edge of the top not from the whole of the top.

Ian - Reminds me of Woolston from when we were kids. Or Micheldever (which is possibly  a William Tite station) which I suppose is the same era as you're modelling, 1840's

Ian - Encouragement is my middle name

5 hours ago, Ian Simpson said:

Marvelleous work, Chris! Wondering if I can get away with them in 3.5 mm (edit: assuming you're going to sell them), as these coaches were so narrow.

Let's hope the new Rapido Lion release inspires modellers to explore the potential of early railways like the L&B.

Ian, I tried buying you a 7mm coach from Parliamentary Trains for Christmas (just, because...) but it didn't work out unfortunately. If Chris can do them as kits I'll buy you a couple. And if you live long enough I might even build them for your birthday :-)

But, were the corner plates painted black on both liveries? If not the ends are going to look odd.

20 minutes ago, Ian Simpson said:

LBSC black ironwork is a pain. I think it disappeared around 1911, when the "LBSCR" lettering was changed to "LBSC" and ironwork started to be painted the same colour as the rest of the body.

Nice construction and lettering, by the way, and the weathering has worked a treat.

So did I get it wrong on the LBSC van? That would have saved me time and angst

1 hour ago, Ian Simpson said:

I thought your last few vans had Kadees?  

I'm struggling to keep up, honest.

Hi Ian, the first one did, but I'm also going to make up a couple of S&W couplings and see which one's look best and work well.

It's taken 50 plus years not to build a layout, a few more weeks messing about surely can't hurt... can it?

Of course I've just realised, with reversible wagons, if I decide to standardise on Sprat & Winkle couplings I'll have to put hooks on both ends if I only put loops on the loco... Every silver lining has a cloud

1 hour ago, Ian Simpson said:

Now if you had put a LSWR van on one side and a LBSCR van on the other, that would have impressed me.

What the heck, I'm impressed anyway. Have a good break!

Now that's what I call a hard audience :-)

I now see what the problem is... I've run the calipers inside the solebars and it's 23.7mm so the Bill Bedford unit was never going to fit.

I think I'll build it rigid and use the w-irons on another kit... except I used my last 4 bearings (I soldered them in to the carrier) and they're on back order Grrrr!

Thanks Collett, I was aware I needed to remove the w iron on the kit before getting a proper fit, but I was thinking there still wouldn't be room (of course I forgot I would remove the other W iron on the other solebar as well)... What can I say, It was late! 

I'll give it another bash at the weekend, in between finally being allowed to collect my daughter's stuff from her University hall of residence where it's been sitting since mid March.

Interestingly, I've just run a caliper gauge over the one I've made up and it's more like 24.9/5.00 so I think I need to be more careful making them up. Perhaps that's part of my problem. 

Update 11/06/2020 21:56 - I've (gently) bent the  bottom fold in with small pliers and they're now more like 24.7mm. Thanks for giving the measurement Collett, I wouldn't have thought of that otherwise.

Thanks John

The Kadees are an experiment. I want delayed uncoupling, but having just bought the loco I can't bring myself to cut the NEM pockets off to fit something like Sprat & Winkle, I bought some No 18s for the loco and I'm trying them out.  I'm interested in how you use the bamboo skewer to uncouple

Ian Simpson - You're going to have to add Bamboo skewers to the coffee stirrers and Lottery cards in your modelling box :-)

Thanks Ian, It was meant to go in the body of the post, but something went wrong. Now corrected

WAIT! ...   "I'm afraid the new job did rather get in the way of posting,"

I'm your brother and I find out you've got a new job through RMweb!  Where's the familial loyalty :-)   

Congratulations

Oh! and good modelling with the wagons. 

Thank Ian

It's Precision Mahogany (P988).

having done these I will certainly look at the LSWR ones

Ian - I was hoping that the new gearing and motor would avoid DCC.

Richard - Thanks for the comment - I'm too used to having to have long axle rods so you can align by eye, but of course with the jig that shouldn't be neccesary.

Lovely work Ian

One of these days I will get back to coming on a Monday night, but work (and family) have been taking up an inordinate amount of time... it wasn't really that my subs were due...Honest!

Neil

Thanks Ian

There will now be a slight delay as I realised I can only find one axle steel and I need at least two to set up the frames and three to set up the drive train. I'll have to order some more from the Association shop, but I'm wondering if while I'm at it I order the parts for a replacement chassis for my Dapol M7 that never ran slow enough under DC (although I'm rather put off by the 0-4-4 setup).

Anyway won't get anything done today as it's Easter Monday and we have to visit the relatives.

Just in case people think I've only got 3 scales to worry about, I've got 3mm and 0-16.5 knocking around somewhere... No wonder I've never built a layout!

Next thing you know I'll be doing something ridiculous like modelling the London & Croydon in HO!

Or even a scale!

I love the way you make me look like the normal one in the family!

It's really coming on and looking good.

A very nice model, it makes me want to model even further back in time, and I love the display base!

"Wailing, atonal"...one of the best bands ever to come out of Maidenhead

Very nice kits (and very nicely put together)

Can't wait to see the layout!

Ian - It's obviously a family trait! The trouble is I now DO have an unfinished loco in 7mm.   Neil