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Probably. The worst that would happen is it runs in the wrong direction, in which case swap the grey and orange wires over (red to grey & black to orange).

It's looking like a Firefox issue then.

On the cutter I found the little wheel needs to be very tight to keep the blade in place. But doing it up tight tends to make the blade move from where you thought it was. So it's a case of set, tighten, check, adjust, check ....... until you are happy with it. It was fairly cheap. On the model some more detail bits made for fitting later. Take two screws with round heads. Fill in the slots and paint black. Attach to a block of wood that acts as a support stand. This will eventually sit in the bunker, covered by coal. It's an approximation of the tank vents as I've not found a clear view of them, and they're mostly hidden. As this one has an air pump it will also need air tanks. They may have to be removable as I can see them limiting bogie movement when fitted.

Very nice, what paints did you use?

What browser and OS are you using?

This sort: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41EZcW%2BLpeL._AC_.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FATPWONZ-Compass-Precision-Diameter-10mm-150mm%2Fdp%2FB0721PWQPN&tbnid=ycz7WS6p4MH9_M&vet=12ahUKEwiIxJjwhuz1AhXMBXcKHWMADp8QMygVegUIARCxAw..i&docid=aRiBW_DnqgGzpM&w=477&h=340&q=compass cutter&client=firefox-b-lm&ved=2ahUKEwiIxJjwhuz1AhXMBXcKHWMADp8QMygVegUIARCxAw ok for 10thou plastic, I find the blade tends to wander with anything thicker.

Now fixed in place, along with some other bits. The buffers came from Mainly Trains many many years ago, so it's nice to find a use for them, even if only two of them. Some extra holes added for things that will be fitted after painting, including this- It's a 3D print of my own design, meant for HO scale models but looks about the right size for this one. Yet more complication as it will need plumbing in. At the back are some No Nonsense (from Phoenix) plastic buffers. These are bigger than the front ones.

15.5 & 7.5 mm

But they would be SR built dancehalls. Even the SECR ones came very late in the era. A much better choice for a brake van would be the type that shared a design with the Midland, killing a few more birds with that stone.

The driving wheels aren't the problem, it's the pony trucks that limit it round curves. You could try running it without the pony wheels, I think PaulRhB has done so, they're mostly hidden anyway.

I don't remember seeing that photo before, where did you find it?

The wheels I've been using, despite having been removed from an old flatiron model, had completely wrong balance weights. That just wouldn't do, so off they came. A compass cutter, some 10thou plastic card and some experimentation resulted in this- Maybe not perfect but much better. The resin smokebox door supplied was a bit too lumpy for my liking. Rather than try to clean it up, and probably make it worse, I took this as the perfect opportunity for some scratch building. More work with the compass cutter produced three different sizes of disc from the 10thou card. The smallest one goes at the back and matches the hole in the front of the smokebox. Onto this is the biggest, then the three for the door itself. The three were glued together first, then the edge was filed for a rounded profile. The hole made in the middle by the cutter provided a convenient means of alignment. Various bits of plastic strip and rod were added to detail, plus the handrail.

I wanted a way to positively locate the resin dome onto the boiler, which has a hole in the right place. I drilled a hole in its centre for a piece of wooden rod that was a match for the hole. Now glued securely in place. The etch includes some triangles for the ends of the cylinder cover. I thought these were a bit small so I made replacements from 10thou plastic card. Cut roughly to shape, glued in place and then trimmed to match the curve of the cover.

I have the same issue at home (Firefox on Linux) but not at work (Chrome on W7). I thought it might be a recent update, so interesting to find someone else experiencing it as well.

It's a bit more complicated than going to Uswitch and clicking on another host. Although it's still a bit slow I haven't had any 5xx errors for a few days.

Who are you asking? The OP is no longer a member.

Boiler underside painted and ready for installation. I fitted some paper over the painted area, held in place with masking tape. This will be removed when the body painting is finished. Boiler now installed together with associated bits. Note how the blower pipe weaves its way along the boiler, avoiding the tank filler. More details added at the front... and rear, including destination board holders. And that concludes the soldering stage for the body. Any more parts will be glued on.

Putting all the parts so far assembled together gives a preview of the finished model. This gives some confidence that all is going to plan and will work. Next task is to paint the underside of the boiler before fixing it permanently in place.

As mine seems to have gotten lost in the epost, thanks for that. update: it turned up today, but still dated Friday. Must have gone the long way around the internet.

Hello Dan, that was eight years ago , I'm doing well if I can remember what I did last week . However looking at another example of the same type of wagon it looks like the key to getting it apart are the clips on the underside between the wheels. Release those and the body should be freed and separate into its constituent parts. A small flat bladed screw driver should do it.

I would like to assure all those that would like to complain about ads. and vids. that I am seeing the same slowness here at work, where the company firewall blocks all ads. (and some sites).

Over on the chassis I've added the pipes from the sand boxes. This created a problem with the brake gear, limiting its movement and thus negating my previous work. I did two things to fix this - bend one pair of pipes slightly to increase clearance, and remove the outer spacer tubes from the middle set of brake shoes. This gives just enough room for the brake shoes to clear the wheels when pushed fully forward. And then for the hell of it I added the steam pipes to the rear pair of pipes, using some .3mm NS wire. Only having two hands I used a blob of white-tack to hold them in place while soldering. Just about visible. Needs tidying up. I wont bother with the other ones as they would trap the brake gear and be mostly hidden by it anyway.

It's been up and down for nearly a week for me, both at home and work. I reckon all the hot air from the Hornby section has finally gotten to the servers.

Mainly Trains did lots of gear, have a look here .