Penrhos1920

It appears that Shapeways haven't had any special offers recently? Or have I missed something?

That sounds like an offer to go into business!

The arriva Wales bubblecar needs an extra window in the brake area. I pointed this out when the project was first aired and was assured that it would appear, but it's missing from this sample.

That looks brilliant Mick. I've spent ages reading through the DCCConcepts website but I can't work out what each board is doing and if Alpha can work with servos?

Nigel, the prototype frames were narrower behind the rear driving wheels so that the radial truck could swing around tight curves. Given that most layouts have even tighter curves than real life don't you need to do the same? PS. I wish I was as brave as you getting a loco etched. I think I'm be brave drawing a 3D loco for printing.

Then there was a class 67 pushing a kettle down the ECML at 100mph

Where abouts in South Wales?

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If they had steel solebars they would have lasted a long time, probably into BR days . Wooden solebars and they would have been short lived. The GWR didn't like wooden solebars.

Worth it though. Are they Archers? If so which packet? UK sourced?

Where? I can get SG90 for £1 each. SG92r are £3.88 to £17.47 each

What's your minimum radius? With your couplings fixed to the body don't they restrict you around curves?

Well I've tried, but I've been to several shows and the local model shop and not been able to buy any. So who's got some to sell? I initially only want a couple of lengths so I don't want to fork out a lot on postage.

Have you tried the American way of building track? Where they use timber or ply ties with occasional copperclad ones and spikes. They double gap the copperclad so that the gaps are adjacent to the rails and invisible.

Assuming all of your recordings are of locos running at low speed on a preserved railway. How do you adapt the sounds for high speed express running, without making it sound like a machine gun?

A Port Talbot, then GWR, saddle tank did work in the north east collieries.

They are definitely GWR, and I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the photo is between 1899 and 1914. Designs are probably brake 3rd, S18, S16, R4, S16, S18, brake 3rd. Unfortunately I don't think there is a diagram for these brake thirds as built. The brake 3rds only had 3 compartments when built, not 4 compartments as T17 was built. They are very similar to T9, but T9 were built as 2nd class with a wider compartment spacing. The brake 3rds have been reduced to 2 compartments, evidenced by the lower foot board below the 'middle' door and the additional handle on the lower panel. Whilst removal of the lower foot board is unusual there were other rakes of Birmingham 4 wheelers that were treat the same: http://penrhos.me.uk/CoachesIntro.shtml. This is a unique rake of electrically lit 4 wheel coaches. As K14 has mentioned there is a battery box and dynamo under the first coach. I can also see battery boxes under coaches 2 & 3 and possibly dynamos under coaches 5 & 7. There are no lamp tops on any of the roofs, but instead shell ventilators. Generally one ventilator per compartment, but 2 on the R4 and brake 3rds. So far in all of my research I've only found 9 off 4 wheelers that had electric lighting! And 2 of these were recorded as being formed into the Birmingham Local No.1, either in 1899 or 1904. Now to the loco. 517s were not the normal Birmingham area local train locos post war. By then the 36xx and larger tanks were normal. So I think it is pre-war.

A version of this drawing is on my website. It shows the relative heights of the different Dean coach designs. Note that below the windows they are all the same. Also all doors and most windows were the same width. There were 4 door designs. 0", 4" metro and 9" eaves design were the same height, 4"transitional, 7" and 12" eaves were 3" taller.

Wagon Buffer B022 is GWR self contained wagon. It says "pre-drilled to suit standard sprung buffer heads". Does that mean 2.3mm diameter shank buffer heads?

Is there any preferred model to start from? Maybe the crimson LMS model as it's already the right colour and some red paints are incredibly translucent.

I'm just wondering how you make rub down transfers? Do you have a special printer or are you using a specialist company?

How do I draw scenery that has sloping contours? Can I draw sloping valley sides? So far I've only been able to create near vertical valley sides unless I put in a bridge or tunnel. - an example of what I want to create.

One version that can be made by cutting up only one model is the short C2. Built in 1915 with a very short 15' long well - 5' shorter than then Bachmann model. Sometime around 1920 it was lengthened to 20', so it is suitable for Penrhos set in 1920. The drawing is in GW Wagons Torrett et al (GWW) fig.67 and a photo GWW pl.88. The Bachmann model needs to be cut into five sections, keeping 2 ends and the middle. The floor is replaced and with planked plastikard and all glued together in one go: I have rebated the floor into what remains of the sides and created the rebate with this guide fitted to a milling bit in my mini drill: Bogies are straight from Cambrian models without any modification. The mounts supplied fortunately fit with super glue onto the bottom of the metal weight without any modification. If you want to make the much more modern Loriot Y you'd also need to make 2 cuts across each end piece to make it the right length. So I think it is possible, but rather a lot of effort.

I tried the Morgan under frame but couldn't get very far because the instructions cover every kit all in one. How did you do it?

GWR T47 were even newer than T49 being built in 1900/2. http://www.penrhos.me.uk/Tdiags.shtml#T47 If you can get the old K's kit for a GWR 5 compartment all third that is more like what you might want. The earliest examples were built in 1872, wooden underframes and were condemned after 30 or so years.