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    Model Railways c.1983 - Bringewood Tales

    in Other Magazines

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    8 hours ago, Mark Forrest said:

    I started to have a bit of a play in Templot to see what might be possible.  Rice's original plan in The Surveyor's Tale was 10' long.  The longest wall in my railway room is 11', so I've tried to ease the radius of the curves.  The turnouts have also been increased from A5 and B6 to B6 and B7 respectively.

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    I'm not sure if easing the curves takes away something of the original design.  I've also replaced the majority of the fiddle yard point work with a sector plate, which looks like it could work, but requires a bit more tweaking of the plan.

    Could you possibly scan the original trackplan for us please?  I only vaguely remember it, and I don't have that issue anymore.

    Many thanks, Dave.

    Model Railways c.1983 - Bringewood Tales

    in Other Magazines

    Posted

    I know this is only a first draft, but I have a couple of quick observations:

    Your loop looks too short, you will barely manage to run round three wagons in it. 

    Also, do you need three sidings in the yard?  They take up a lot of width.  If the loop was longer, more sidings could come off the loop, making them longer.  Then you might not need the three-way point.

    Cheers,

    Dave.

    Railtec Transfers

    in Smaller Suppliers

    Posted

    Hi, a quick question about Rivet Transfers (ordered yesterday, arrived this morning, amazing!)

    I note they are best on a glossy surface, can they be applied to bare metal?  Clean brass, fairly shiny.

    Many thanks,

    Dave.

    30368's Workbench SR Loco's with a bit of LNER

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

    Posted

    On 28/07/2023 at 14:41, 30368 said:

    I built 31806 a two or three years back from a SEF kit and used an SEF chassis kit for the build. It has never been a great runner so I dismantled it and was obviousely built before I paid proper attention to pickups. This was rectified with three separate pair of pick-ups on each driver. I doubt that I could have fitted pick-ups to the tender without serious damage. The loco runs well now but needs some running in which it will get later this year when Phase two of the layout is completed.

     

    31806 was one of the re-builds of the River 2-6-4 tanks, and note that there are two variations of the re-builds. As far as I can tell, all of the 31800 series of "U"'s had the "step up" tender as below, however I can find no image of 31806 so fitted, it being the odd one out! Typical - I am therefore looking for a second hand Bachmann ex "N" tender with a flush running plate...

     

    One thing I find very odd is that with the "N" class, Bachmann have, with some re-tooling, the ability to cheaply create all of the "U" class variations (three types) and with a bit more work, the U1/N1s. I can't understand why they have not done so.

    The N/U's are another minefield of variations, as I found out when I built one (DJH body, new finecast chassis)  Maybe there were too many differences for a straightforward tweak of the N.

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    30368's Workbench SR Loco's with a bit of LNER

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

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    On 01/08/2023 at 14:34, 30368 said:

    Next for a 70D Shed Foreman inspection is T9 30705, allocated to Basingstoke from 1951 until 1956. It is a Westward kit, one of the first I purchased (1990's) and built well before the Hornby T9 was available. It didn't need much work, just a clean but I will connect the motor to the tender pickups next time she is stopped for examination. She pulls 3/4 coaches well but starts to struggle with 5. Very small open frame motor, that is all I could fit. As you probably spotted, the tender is the Hornby version, frankly the cast version was much too heavy for the motor.

    Aha, a Westward T9.  I have one of these to build (a thankfully untouched kit) and it looks a beauty.  Any tips?

    The pulling issue Should be solved by a modern Highlevel Coreless motor and suitable gearbox. 

    I have contemplated converting a T9 kit to a C8, but it would be of limited appeal.  There were only ten and they all went in the 1930s

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    When is it right to tweak reality on an exhibition layout in order to entertain the paying visitor?

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    I say "tweak to your heart's content!"  There were always gaps between trains on the real thing, but that doesn't make great viewing at a busy exhibition.  

    On a run-down light railway, beloved of modellers, there might have only been one or two trains a day.  In it's final years the Talyllyn only ran on two days a week, while the Tralee & Dingle ran once a month!

    I always say we model the trains, not the gaps between them.

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    Bridport Town - Carrying On

    in Layout topics

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    Had a great day at the Bridport Show, with lots of interest from the local residents.

    We were in a sunny position underneath the big skylight, so it got a bit warm in the afternoon. 

    But we were right next to the "Exhibitor's Refreshment Facility" (tea-urn) so a lot of tea was imbibed.

    Took a few photos on my phone, they weren't very good but here's a sample.

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    Converting a Bachmann N into a U.

    in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock

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    The problem with these kits is that they try to be "all things to all men" and use standard parts for N & U locos.  So the result is always going to be a hybrid of some sort.  I guess it depends how accurate you want it to be.

    When I built the U-class, I realised that there are MANY differences from the N, and from the rebuilt-River version.  I had to consider the kit parts as an aid to the build. rather than a "kit" as we think of them.

    Sorry, that's not very helpful!

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    Bridport Town - Carrying On

    in Layout topics

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    On 28/07/2023 at 18:35, john new said:

    Should see you there.

    Good to meet you at Bridport John, I trust you had a good day.

    We had a great time with Bridport Town, met many residents and discussed Bridport, it's industrial history and it's many old buildings.

    Luckily I remembered to take my folder of survey photos, that many of the structures were built from.

    Next job is to finish the backscene.  I've raised it by two inches, which has made a huge difference visually, and added a mirror to each end board.

    None of the commercial backscenes I've looked at appear sufficiently "Dorset Hills" so I am looking to revive my landscape painting skills...  Hmm.

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    Lewes in P4

    in Building large layouts

    Posted

    Hello Rod,

    Thanks for taking the time to chat at The Exeter Show, about trackwork and Lewes.

    We mentioned Side By Side Georeferenced Maps, here is the link:  Side By Side

    You can  view it is various ways.  As it is, your mouse moves in tandem on both sides.  There's a button at the top to turn Swipe on or off, and you can choose whichever map or view you want from the dropdowns on either side.

    Be careful, you can spend hours on it!

    Cheers, Dave.

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