McRuss

Hello Andy,

according to his homepage you could order them operational and with lights.

http://www.borg-rail.com/index.html

Markus

Some news from my modelrailway room.

Thank you all for your comments and advice.

These will help me a lot.

Markus

Hello,

a friend of mine brought me some Railmatch enamel colours on his last visit to the United Kingdom. I wonder How is the thining ratio for the enamel paint to use it with an airbrush.

And what thinner I could use. Because my friend forgot to bought some suitable thinner when he was in Britain. And it is impossible to import the Railmatch thinner to Germany.

So what other sorts of thinner could I use? Humbrol? Revell?

yours

Markus

I'm a bit disappointed that it is not possible to access the erly free DVD contents from 2012 issues.

Markus

I'm hoping too for a Caley 812 and Caley 439.

Markus

I converted today one of my Farish VGAs to Dapol magnetic knuckle couplers. This is a little more effort than on the Farish VBA or OBA.
Since the car has a relatively long wheelbase and also a longer overhang, I decided to use the Peho short coupler mechanism for the conversion.
This is available here http://peho-kkk.de/
First the chassis must be separated from the bodyshell. This is quite easy because the shell is only screwed with two small screws to the chassis. When it is removed,
remove the original coupler mount. Now go on with a scalpel or similar sharp cutter.
So that the new short coupling mechanism does not sit too low and the coupling is also too low, you have to let it into the carriage floor. To this cut an opening into the
chassis floor. I have first cut along the original coupler mounting pad and then expanded the hole with a scalpel and file that fits the coupling mechanism.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4231/35873715026_7c01c5c939_c.jpg[/img]DSCI3772 by mcruss1, on Flickr

DSCI3773 by mcruss1, on Flickr

Next, I have glued in a 0.5mm thick polysterol plate from above to close the hole. When the glue is dried, the coupling mechanism can be installed.

DSCI3774 by mcruss1, on Flickr

Before I installed the coupling mechanism, I removed the protruding small piece at the front of the coupling mechanism.

DSCI3777 by mcruss1, on Flickr

DSCI3775 by mcruss1, on Flickr

Now glue the coupling mechanism with super glue in the opening, before the glues sets, aling the mechanism as good as it can. And make sure that no super glue creeps in the
mechanism.

DSCI3776 by mcruss1, on Flickr

DSCI3779 by mcruss1, on Flickr

Before I inserted the couplers, I widened the small recess for the coupler on the buffer beam, so that the coupler can clear it.
I hope this can be seen in the next two pictures.

DSCI3780 by mcruss1, on Flickr

DSCI3781 by mcruss1, on Flickr

Now put the coupler pocket on the small pin (this I had already made at the beginning in order to be able to handle the coupling mechanism better), and adjust the height.
If this fits, cut off the overstanding pin and secure it with superglue.
And here the result.

DSCI3782 by mcruss1, on Flickr

I have spoken to the owner of Peho, and he told me that payment could be send with Paypal.

Markus

A little video update from my model railway room.

Markus

Hello Martyn,

for the short platform extension I would use some kind of fence.

Markus

Rails of Sheffield send an invoice for my four ordered mermaids. I paid instantliy and I hope that within a few days they will be mine :sungum:

Markus

Hello,

last weekend I could built the first segment of my new railway terminus. And I temporarely placed the buildings of my distillery.

Markus

Hello MIkkel,

I tried these too, but these didn't work.

Markus

When I read the July issue online I had problems on some pages (e.g. the article about the Metcalfe corner shop, and on a few other occassions) the first two pages of the article are no problem, but when I try to get to the next page, but I was directed not to the next but two or three pages forward. I read on my Windows PC.

Markus

Hello Martyn,

may I aks what you have used to create the road surface?

Markus

Hello Ben,

when is the deadline for placing orders?

Markus

Hello David,

your latest pictures looks very good to me.

Markus

Hello,

during the weekend I could work a little bit in the new railway room. And I was able to film the progress.

I've preordered two Mermaids a few days ago from Rails of Sheffield.

Markus

Hello Martyn,

thank you for your reply.

Markus

Hello Martyn,

may I aks how you did the seaweed?

Markus

Today I received the USB stick with the drawings from Mallaig Station. But I was a bit disappointed because, there are only drawing from the ground and first floor, and drawings from the sides of a second building, but not from the main building.

But From the floor drawings I could make a footprint of the building, and the height could be made by judging the height.

Markus

Thank you for your help,

I made a request at the National Register of Scotland, and now I'm waiting.

Markus

Hello Costa,

nice Module you have built.

Markus

Could anyone provide me with a drawing of the Mallaig Station building?

Thank you

Markus

I think the problem with the new 4F is that it is lighter than the old model. Also on the J39 there the motor is in the tender, which is quite light, but the 4F and the J39 was one of the stronger models of my newer Farish locos. But the 2-6-0 4MT and the Black Five are now poor runner because of the lightwight tender, and blocking valve gear on the loco.

Markus