Enterprisingwestern

22 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

That's more like a whole Navy, Phil.

 

I must resist, I must resist, I must resist. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Resistance is futile.

Once you've been heedrollicked there ain't no cure, just ask Phil and myself!!

Mike.

Very thought provoking articles in MRJ and here.

To my simplistic, and maybe oversimplified , view, many of the problems you mention are a by-product of an attempt by the human race to buy what cannot be bought, time, which as you quite rightly mention is the one thing that cannot be recycled.

I have posted previously hereabouts on the "I want what I want and I want it now" aspect of our, and probably many other, hobbies, which leads us in the medium to long term to the problems you elucidate.

The biggest issue is finding a cure for the malaise, is there one even?

It is something which concerns the whole world not just model railways, and we all know how well global problem solving goes!

Mike.

Half length shed and a mirror?

Mike.

 Wowzer.

Mike.

An indentation with a scriber can fool the eye, or a spot of superglue on the surface.

Mike.

MRJ issue 18 has an article on building this van.

From what I remember it's an in depth build and adds on missing bits, although ISTR some kit parts are undersized.

Mike,

I've had sixty odd minerals being dragged round with superglued couplings with out drama, but I must admit i drill and pin the coupling shaft behind the buffer beam nowadays.

Mike.

They look nice until you try to use them, then you have the opposite effect of erectile dysfunction!

Also, to be totally correct, the coupling hook needs to be one that is spaced off the buffer beam, Mr Franks can help. (with the coupling hook, not ED!).

1 hour ago, sb67 said:

Looking forward to this, we're being spoilt with your projects at the moment, enjoying every post.

All this weathering is stopping me build my layout! ;-) 

Steve. 

Fully agree.

If you fancy another thirty odd to "practice" on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Mike.

6 hours ago, rockershovel said:

He was from Colombia, I think? Long way to come for that..

I bet his arms were tired!

Mike.

I imagined they would use "non deflatable" tyres of some sort when out on road runs, always more chance of picking up something than when stadium racing.

Mike.

You've got standards to maintain Andy, thingummmyjig Quay was rather acceptable!

Mike.

Black Country Blues v2?

Mike.

I use one of these;

https://bestofmachinery.com/best-oscillating-tool-reviews/

Mike.

A Murgatroyd original, excellent modelling.

Any chance of a "how I did them" article, I've got a few H/D tank bodies awaiting treatment!

Mike.

Drools and thinks "if only in 4mm"!

Mike.

I think there should be tensioners at the end of the load chains on the Lowmac but haven't found any small enough. Any thoughts?

Tensioners were by no means universal on conflats or lowmacs, check on photographs of your chosen period, mine haven't got any!

If you do want tensioners, the relevant Geoff Kent bible has a way of doing them.

Mike.

Nice to see someone else with an interest in wagon loads.

Re the conflats, the Airfix kit one is a Lowmac EK, as you say, a slightly narrower development of the GER wagon, 52 built by BR.

The Airfix/Hornby one is one of the Lowmac EU's and is based on a LNER design, but should have various modifications done to it, such as air brakes, special buffers and side coupling chains, as these were built to be suitable to work on the continent.Mime is in the roundtoit pile awaiting butchery.

look forward to seeing the chains on the conflat.

Keep up the good work.

Mike.

Smacked of the gob.

Mike.

Good and clear that Mike... almost simple enough for me to follow... almost. Actually bought a Westerns book today and now have some very nice fading and weathering ideas.

Well done that man.

Knew I'd get you away from those pox boxes one way or another :-)

Mike.

Thanks for posting this, it's good to see how it all works and that the arrangement is much the same as the 22s. I'll be waiting to see if Ultrascale go ahead with the P4 conversion, otherwise I might have to do something similar. A couple of questions, though. In your photos it looks like the body and bogie aren't sitting level. Was the other end resting on something higher when you took the photo? The centre axle appears to be higher than the others. Is there some vertical float on this axle? Are your pickups interfering with this and forcing the axle upwards?

 

Nick

One end is sitting on a toothbrush, hence the unlevelness.

The centre axle is being forced up by the brake rodding, which I think is visible on the photo.

Mike.

A very neat solution, can't wait to have a play with the finished loco at Ally Pally! And to think you achieved this without the use of a hammer - I'm inspired! ;-)

Of course not, I is a skilled craftsman :-)

Mike.

Very clear conversion

Thinking after reading that the chances of me buying one just went up...

I need to see DD for my commission then!

Mike.

Well, mostly in one piece Andy. The plates are still in the box, so I don't think I've lost too much!
 
Re the brake rigging, my thoughts are that the plastic mouldings need ditching, (no slur intended on Dapol as they are a means to an end for the RTR market), and some etched brass replacements are required. Funnily enough, that's in hand.
 
Mike.

Excellent modelling Jon, shame it's the wrong gauge and not a hydraulic, but, not everything in this world is perfect!!!

All that's required is somebody to do Kings Cross in P4, wonder who that could be???