sjp23480

Cost of postage only. 

PM if interested

Cost of postage only. 

PM if interested

Another old model, been repainted in the past. 

Cost of postage only. 

PM if interested

Very ancient Triang model. Cost of postage only. 

PM if interested

I think these were Ocean wagons before their repaint.  Cost of postage only. 

PM if interested

These have been laying around a while.  Will send for the cost of postage only.

PM if interested

Metcalfe small cottage kit, came free with BRM a few years back 

PM me if interested

Mainly Trains 7mm etched loco steps. 

PM me if interested

Getting back to the OP, since a change in circumstances a couple of years back I have stopped "collecting" and started building. Which has been much more satisfying. 

But, I noted that @Captain Kernow has been putting a lot of stuff into the free to a good home forum.  

What if each of us put a couple of surplus items into that forum for the benefit of fellow RMWebbers to pick up for the nominal cost of postage?  It's a simple way to give back, grow the hobby and help others like  @BSG75restore faith in our community. 

Happy New Year everyone!  I am off to find a few items to list.

Steve

11 minutes ago, LNER4479 said:

Except that there's a problem (!) Upon first offering, it was a tight fit - too tight - between the frames

I have often wondered about the tight fitting gearboxes.  I saw from your pictures (very helpful BTW) that you have fitted bearings in the frames and the gearbox, but I was wondering if it is possible to use one set of bearings for the frames and gearbox and if this reduces the amount of friction/resistance?

Thanks

Steve

3 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

 

Weathering - and a warning as to what follows, as it may offend the perfectionists!

 

Most of us will have a jar of some sort containing white spirit, in which we do the first paintbrush wash - assuming that we use enamels.

 

Over time, the spirit evaporates and the accumulation of muddy, dirty paint pigment gets thicker- at which point, most modellers will rinse out the contents and refill with fresh spirit.

 

Not me - add clean spirit to the muck, agitate, and spray it over the last six months' new wagon builds, to a greater or lesser extent. 😱

 

Crude, but if the liquid grot is runny enough, the effect of rain and motion-applied staining is remarkably effective.

 

When the wagon stock exceeds seven hundred, pragmatism rules!

 

John Isherwood.

 

 

 

 

John,

I think we need photographic evidence of your claim

Steve

I would paint/seal them.  Given they will be hidden you don't need to worry too much with how it looks and I tend to use any old primer/sealant that I have to hand after my latest DIY disaster!

If nothing else, it will prevent damage when you start ballasting track or building scenery, which often involves quite a lot of moisture.

Steve

Thanks everyone for your comments and insights. Interesting. I have two of these kits, one of which has had those windows filled - which was a pain to do effectively.  

Given there is some evidence of these having these "extra" windows, I am going to leave them on the other one.

Steve

@Clive Mortimore many thanks for the additional insights.  Looks like I will have to get the Miliput out!

The barrowmoremrg.co.uk site is a fantastic resource that I hadn't come across before - thank you for sharing

Steve

1 hour ago, 31A said:

The outline drawing plan in the Parkin Mk1 book indicates windows in the positions shown in your photograph (the side elevation drawing is of the other side); however in the picture in the same book of W21188 (Dia 172) the small toilet size windows on the corridor side are not there!

 

I don't know whether that may have been a difference between the two diagrams, although the drawing in the book indicates that the difference was that  Dia. 171 was 3 a side seating and Dia. 172 was 4 a side seating in second class.  I think the provision or not of armrests in second class was a "Regional" thing.

Steve,

Thank you for checking Parkin, I would love a copy but they are like hens teeth and seem to hold their price.  

Interesting that you have found examples with and without these windows.  I should have explained that the picture above is of the corridor side - I have added another image below with arrows to indicate the windows in question.  

According to the instructions D171 had armrests in all compartments (six seats per 2nd class compartment) and D172 had them only in First class and eight seats per 2nd class compartment.  Looking at the running numbers D171 was spread across Eastern, Midland and Scottish regions, almost all D172 coaches had Western region running numbers. 

Steve

I have searched RMWeb and the wider interweb and would like confirmation of my suspicions. 

I have been building this kit, but referred to both Comet drawings and a Replica RTR of the same prototype when I noticed that the Cooper Craft moulding has two extra windows on the corridor side that do not appear on with the Comet sides or the Replica RTR.  On the corridor side they have only five full size windows with no toilet size windows next to the doors at either end of the passenger compartment. 

Is the Cooper Craft moulding incorrect, or is it for a different diagram than that modelled by Replica and Comet?

Thanks

Steve 

1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

A lot of the Crownline range is now available from PDK and they are adding to it regularly.

 

http://www.pdkmodels.co.uk/

 

Click PARTS LIST

 

http://www.pdkmodels.co.uk/PDK Parts List.pdf

 

You've also got 247 Developments, Branchlines, RT Models, Gibson and Markits.

 

I also believe that SE Finecast and Nucast Partners are willing to sell parts from their kits.

 

It's not as bleak as many think.

 

 

Jason

Jason,

Agreed, but the purchaser still needs to know what they are buying

I was of the impression the OP was looking to market these components to the RTR buyer that wants to upgrade their out of the box purchase.  

AFAIK this was pretty much the premise of Craftsman (and Westward detailing packs).  The buyer needed  limited technical knowledge, just buy the bag of bits and add them per the instructions.

Crownline kits were a different proposition, requiring more skill and sometimes a sprinkling of scratch building skill to get the best from them!

Steve

11 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

But my intended point is that they are promoted for upgrade/conversion purposes to Brassmasters' established "finescale" market segment; e.g., ads in MRJ rather than Model Rail, if you will.

 

What I am advocating is direct replacement metal bits than can be fitted with no more skill/tools than are required to remove the remains of the broken plastic part.

 

Many of the parts involved might well be (or could be) similar but, as things stand, many of the people who would buy an "RTR Repair Pack" will remain unaware of what is available.

 

Perhaps, though, this might be more appropriately dealt with by someone like Peter's Spares?

 

John

Like Craftsman, whereas Crownline of old were more like the modern day Brassmasters

1 hour ago, john new said:

I think I posted this somewhere up thread but perhaps what is needed is an Amazon like conglomerate “shop window” for the small suppliers. Two reasons (1) for customers to make it easier to find the right supplier with bits in stock and (2) for traders to be putting their wares in a single shop window. A background to this thought is I often read of products/retailers I have never heard of previously that would be useful and the difficulties any small trader or society has with getting their products seen. Advertising across the board (and I include show stands in this catch all  term) costs more than the resulting income, yet without adverts your products are not known to exist.

 

Who would run it and how would its’ admin be funded is the ? I have the idea but am 70 so not wanting to start what would be a third career - lobbed into the pond to see if the ripples reach someone willing to investigate it further.

 

I wonder if the UKModelshops.co.uk could do this?

On 28/11/2022 at 10:04, Edge said:

Morning all,

 

couldn’t actually find a bespoke Turbomotive thread to put these in.

 

Had a brief chat about it with Montana. The EP in black is the loco in LMS condition and the bare metal engine is BR condition with the smoke deflectors. Apparently these are early EPs and have been made with as many tooling options as possible in order to test them, so they aren’t exactly representative of the finished product. Good and hefty models tho, so am personally looking forward to my LMS version.

It must be a trick of the light, but the undecorated sample looks small compared to the A4 above/behind it? 

Its not the TT120 version is it?

John,

We also have 7 panels facing ESE, the yield drops off a cliff once the sun is "past the yard arm".  We could add 2/3 more panels to a small south facing roof if/when it makes sense.  I haven't even got a quote but I am waiting to see how the initial installation performs.

For us the battery makes sense, we use very little power in the day, so it sees us through the afternoon and early evening. 

Eventually, I will set up a spreadsheet to track the benefits.  Either way, the break even is at least 9 years out but the ongoing ROI is still healthier than a savings account at 8-10% per annum.

Thankfully we have sun today, so I hope to charge up the battery for later.

Steve

John,

Yes, we do have a small (3kwh) battery, which helps eek out the power through the day, but I don't think it has been 100% charged since early November.

Steve

John,

We managed 69KwH in December, so marginally better than you but not a patch on September (236kwh) or October (164kwh).

Obviously our grid consumption has obviously increased September 99kwh, October 172kwh and November 274kwh.

Interestingly our gas bill (heating, hot water and gas hob) has increased significantly from £29 in September (we had a two week vacation) to £255 in November!   Which is a combination of the weather, price cap increases and daughter No1 coming home (she can't afford to live independently anymore)!  

Steve

I did not know the MRC has a shop on their site and they have quite a few pre loved bargains - well worth a look: https://www.themodelrailwayclub.org/product/models/ and I guess the profits go to a good cause,

Steve

No worries, thank you Richard.