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On 15/05/2024 at 18:10, Paul Cram said:
Dave Bradwell's J27 and J39 chassis and possible oyjers of his. 52F also does fol up chassis
The Rumney Models chassis for the J15 and F4/5/6 are both etched fold up chassis produced by Justin for me - and put on the open market. Same for the Cl. 31 sprung chassis I commissioned.
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On 06/07/2023 at 14:10, Steamport Southport said:
Whilst I was messing with the phone I thought I would take these as well as they were mentioned.
Recent eBay buys. Occasionally there are still bargains.
ISTR it was about £70 for the LRM Jinty. £20 for the Craftsman MR Jinty. I was surprised it's whitemetal as other Craftsman kits are brass.
And getting back on the subject of D&S. I think this was £35. I thought it would go with my J70 and J15.
All at the bottom of the pile though as I want to finish other things before starting anything else!
Jason
Just FYI I commissioned Fox to produce GER decals for this, if you are planning on that period. They are in the Fox range.
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On 18/03/2024 at 16:10, Barclay said:
MJT etched parts are very good. Available from Dart Castings. They also do a variety of cast axleboxes and springs to go with them.
I suggest you take a look at Rumney Models' website Morton-Independent-Lifting Link Brake Underframes | Rumney Models. You will, of course, need axle boxes and so on, which he also supplies. Your van bodywork has been finished very well, so a decent chassis should go under it. The kits are not as hard to build as you might think form the pictures. I managed it...!
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Well, if it comes to that I could turn up some more myself…I had hoped it would still be supported.
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With the demise of Eileen’s Emporium, who is picking up the business of supporting the Avonside jig with spares, such as the axle rods?
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22 hours ago, Fishplate said:
Same in Engineering. All split up to suit the prevailing political dogma of the time. 30 years on it gives me no pleasure to point out to the younger generation that they are witnessing another example of the white heat of innovation in the sunny hills of the promised land.
For 'white heat' read 'arson'.
BR was far from perfect, but having been realigned into business units under Organising for Quality' it didn't need to be destroyed by privatising in the way it was.
I've witnessed some fine examples of not integrating or innovating because 'we aren't paid to do that'. What is really meant is: 'You are employed to create the best return for our shareholders, not the best outcome for the railway'.
Don't get me started.
Oh, you did 🤣
Paraphrasing a recent remark by a Healthcare Corporation (of course) to the effect that they are in business to make money, not cure people…
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On 06/09/2023 at 21:20, Bucoops said:
Agreed, very neat. I really struggle with piercing saws. Go through a crazy amount of blades.
These were suggested by someone else on here - designed for plastic but work very well with flat brass or nickel silver - https://www.olfauk.com/product_qr/OLF_PCS
Try candle wax on the blades; just run the blade through and old candle offcut. It will make passage through the metal easier and reduce the binding that causes most breakages. Washing up liquid at a pinch if your household is all electric!
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On 10/06/2023 at 16:44, Chas Levin said:
Hello Steve, the hinge etch arrived, thanks again for the recommendation. I may not be using them on this project but I'll defintiely be using them in future - here's a clearer photo than the one on Dart's site, in case anyone wants a detailed view:
I’ll vouch for these little marvels; so far I’ve used them on the fabled quad art (there you go, Richard, one less excuse…) a twin art, a half dozen NPCs and about a dozen coaches. Just be careful keeping them in line and you’ll have some really nice looking hinges. Steady with the solder, though, or you’ll get blobs. Clean work, flux and heat, as ever, are your friends.
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Rumney Models will be releasing an etched kit for the Mink F later this year - likely July
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On 15/07/2021 at 04:01, BMacdermott said:
Results – GWR 00 Rolling Stock Mini-Poll No.5: Minks
Hello everyone
Many thanks to the 21 voters who took part. The number of votes to each item is shown in the left hand column and Comments Received are appended on a PDF as usual.
Please note that the results reflect the views of those who voted here and may not necessarily reflect those of the wider modelling community.
Although the two lengths of Mink A were the highest-polling, voters went for the Mink F as the focused choice.
High Polling
17 Mink A. 16ft
17 Mink A. 17ft 6in
Middle Polling
14 Mink C. 21ft. Ventilated
13 Mink B. 21ft. Non-ventilated
12 Mink F. 36ft. Bogie
Low Polling
11 Mink D. 28ft 6in
10 Mink. ‘Iron Mink’ 16ft.
10 Mink G. 30ft
If there was only enough plastic available to make just one of the above, which should it be?
8 Mink F. 36ft. Bogie
5 Mink A. 17ft 6in
3 Mink A. 16ft
2 ‘Iron Mink’
2 Mink G. 30ft
1 Mink D. 28ft 6in
0 Mink B and Mink C
We return to our normal Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday schedule from Wednesday 21 July when we will be running GWR 00 Rolling Stock Mini-Poll No.6: Freight Vehicles (exc. Vehicle Carriers & ‘Heavy Duty’). The Vehicle Carriers & ‘Heavy Duty’ types will follow the week after.
Brian
(Note: These are ‘informal Polls for fun’ on Rob’s thread only and neither RMweb nor The 00 Wishlist Poll Team are specifically involved, apart from me, John, Chris and Ian in our ‘personal capacities’.)
GWR Mini-Poll No.5 Minks Comments Received.pdf 221.92 kB · 10 downloads
Rumney Models will be releasing an etched kit for the Mink F later this year - likely July.
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On 16/11/2022 at 10:19, Madreddog said:
O gauge.
Dean goods
Metro tank
Other diagrams of autocoach
Siphon F
Mink F
Dean full brake + clerestory coaches
OO
Metro tank
20s or earlier Autocoaches to modern standards
Siphon F
Mink F
Dean full brake + clerestory coaches
LNWR goods stock especially a brake van.
On 16/11/2022 at 10:19, Madreddog said:O gauge.
Dean goods
Metro tank
Other diagrams of autocoach
Siphon F
Mink F
Dean full brake + clerestory coaches
OO
Metro tank
20s or earlier Autocoaches to modern standards
Siphon F
Mink F
Dean full brake + clerestory coaches
LNWR goods stock especially a brake van.
Your prayers will be answered in part: Rumney Models will be releasing an etched kit for the Mink F later in the year - likely July…
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On 19/11/2022 at 12:34, MikeTrice said:
As you can see it has been a few years since they were initially produced. Hopefully the following will help:
Thank you, Mike - I can now ‘get on with the job’!
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You’ve captured the scale and heft of this locomotive perfectly. Well done!
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On 17/08/2021 at 07:24, jwealleans said:
The carriage is this one.
There are a number of kits for Gresley bogies (MJT are my favourite) but the Bachmann 'Thompson' ones (36-006B) are also pretty good. They are a Gresley bogie
Now to the subject of footboards, or more specifically, those footboards supplied by MJT. As I look at them, they appear not to be ‘handed’ (see attached), so my question whether they were not ‘handed’ so bogies could run either way round (given the pipework and wiring on the real thing this seems unlikely), or they were so and the MJT etch has overlooked this. I ask as I am about to undertake ‘footboarding’ a Hertford Quad and, as a rather camera shy set, have few photos as reference. Poring over the pages of Harris has not helped much either.
The collective wisdom hereabouts would be welcome…
Best,
Marcus
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7 hours ago, Ian Rathbone said:
Can anyone tell me which bit of Flying Scotsman is actually 100 years old?
Ian R
Trigger, perhaps.
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Maybe I missed previous posts, but this brings me to glazing materials. My preference is for - as espoused by the venerable Jim Whittaker - slide cover glass slips. I welcome your thoughts and experiences…
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4 mm scale Alan Gibson LNER/BR F6 kit, ideally just the body. Unmade preferred but half-built, but not butchered, is OK too. I’m really only after the etches so the Falcon body would work just as well.
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A lovely, evocative build that really ‘fits’ in my memories of Liverpool Street to Ware from ‘66 to ‘75 - my father did the commuting, I just went along to be an annoying kid home for the holidays! I recall them from green to blue/grey.
Now all we need to do is persuade Charlie up at DC kits to reintroduce them - 305/1, 305/2 and the 304/308. It seems Southern Pride no longer markets theirs either, leaving just Worsley Works’ etched offering. Alas.
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So would I…
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Is this the one now manifested as part of the Worsley Works range. Has anyone actually built one of this class? I recall Stephen Johnson has one in the works from his own castings/print masters, but has anyone built the Worsley one - or any other that is 'finished'?
I ask as I am tinkering with the Worsley 'kit', looking at getting the curvature of the front right and an approach to the radiused corners of the cab. The Worlsey etch comes 'in the flat' and does not look to lend itself to bending. I am also looking into the roof profiles and their construction. The rest is likely to be a Class 108 chassis set, MJT BR fittings, a Masokits gangway set and so on. That's as far as I have progressed. Please do not hold your breath but I will write it up...I promise.
I even flew 3500 miles to photograph the preserved one but it was at the other end of the line and Llangollen was a zoo, dammit. Ah, well, on with the vacation...
Best,
Marcus
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Can one buy the gangway connections on their own? Please...
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Signs of progress - and of an actual Hertford Quad. Compared to the photo in Harris, I think its coming together well. I admit its a bit grubby and it isn’t sitting as well as it should but we’re nearly there.
More as things progress. Bogies by Comet, wheels by Exactoscale, roofs by MJT vents by someone on Shapeways, buffers by Kean-Maygib.
best,
Marcus
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On 10/02/2022 at 21:23, BR60103 said:
But in the film it was the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.
I thought we did - it was a movie about the first people to fight the Nazis. Dunkirk, I think.
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Any news on the 14xx chassis…?
Wright writes.....
in Modelling musings & miscellany
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The Rumney chassis was never intended to fit the Hornby J15. We thought about it, but as the ‘sponsor’ of the project it would have been too much compromise for my purpose. The main issue with replacing the Hornby chassis was the lower half of the body integral to the chassis. In doing our market research (identifying the NuCast kit as another beneficiary as well as scratchbuilders as the Gibson kit was out of production, though does appear occasionally, either from Gibson’s rage or by auction) I felt the Hornby model was best left to Brassmasters to support, which they have.