Sithlord75

The Liberal Catholic Church tends to use the word "catholic" in the Latin sense of universal rather than the Roman sense. However, how "catholic" the LCC is depends entirely on your own point of view!

I'll be getting some etches as soon as I replenish my modelling pocket money - just spent a whack on transfers (included the SJ ones) at Fox to convert an ebay bargin blue A4 into CofA. I'll get the Corro set too if they are done by then so shall watch your build with great interest.

I think I shall have to read though a lot of this again - being an Antipodean Bear of very little brain I seem to have gotten lost somewhere with the layers. I've Autodesk Inventor and Adobe Illustrator thanks to work - from what I gather, it may be "better" (for a given value of better) to use Illustrator for etches (having used Inventor very successfully for 3D prints) as I can understand the layer function there. Just to clarify - it would appear that you end up with one colour for no etch (when doing fills), another colour (red it would appear) for etching from the back, and another (blue seems popular) for etching from the front. So if an area on layer one is white it would be masked and if red it would be etched from the back, and on layer two, white would be masked and blue would be etched from the front. If red and blue are in the same place, you get a hole. If white is in the same place you get no etching at all and if red on layer 1 is matched with white on layer 2 you get it half etched from behind (and conversely if blue on layer 2 is matched with white on layer 1, it is half etched from the front). I prefer looking at pictures to learn things like this. If someone would be so kind as to post the full set of layers that would be tremendous. The next step in the Australian evolutionary process (at least as far as the SEQAG is concerned) is to work out etching as we have some ideas....

Just a reminder the next ZAG will be this Saturday 10/10 from 1000 BST (just for symmetry - 0900 GMT for those playing along outside the UK - adjust for your local time zone). Link and so forth still the same as the OP.

We tend to try for no thinner than 1mm - and ideally thicker if you can manage it. We've found that putting some bracing in, even if you plan on cutting it off after the print is fully cured, is a good idea if no bottom.

Any chance of the stl? Save me having to draw my own cliché

Just a reminder that the next ZAG meeting is this Saturday from 0900GMT (synchronize your watches!). Link and details at the top of the thread.

Nice Richard. From whence did they come? I have it marked in my Atkins as a possible bash from some of the NGS Iron Minks.

Thanks Richard. Wasn't especially noticable on the photo we looked at - but a trawl around of the other photos of the two wagons does show it up. At least it will be a simple fix!

Hi John, Dunno about seeing the light - the LMS brakes are a lot easier! But then there is the SR chassis I’ve just finished in preparation to draw the van body we discussed... The little triangles you mention - are they to the left of the central v hanger? If so, we shall get a small file out and delete. Similarly for 93016 (although Hollie being 14 thinks she should number hers 93014 but as I’m 45 mine can stay!) We did fit part 11 - can’t see it from the angle taken and yours truely fitted it in such a way that it dragged on the back of the wheels and I had to move it! Hollie having the benefit of learning from my mistake didn’t have such a problem. They’ll make a nice pair to go in a mixed train I think. Cheers Kevin

Its the first week of the two week mid-semester school holidays Down Here in Queensland and on the work bench this morning was a pair of GWR V16 Mink A's. Now I am not a GWR modeler and these were obtained as a way to introduce myself to the GWR brake systems - thanks to @John Brenchley for his advice, particularly as I had an apprentice! We opted for 9' non-vacuum DCIII brakes. Kickoff was originally scheduled for 9am but The Management gave us some jobs first so we did those (because practicing good WH&S is always a smart idea!) and progress was underway at 10:30. 2-361 for those interested. I had meant to take regular photos but we'd actually started before this was taken as the eagle eyed will determine. Apparently it is important to stay hydrated and keep your energy up whilst building.... Hard at work - and Hollie managed not to get her hair caught in the Dremel nor burn her figures on the soldering iron this time. Lunch was called just before 1pm. We both had rolling chassis - Hollie's is minus the wheel set as I had nicked them to put in mine. She got hers done first as I had managed to muck up the brake rigging by placing a bit on the wrong side and therefore fouling the wheels - the level actually did act as a brake. Because H was running a bit behind, she was able to learn from my mistake and didn't make it. Mine had to be undone and re-sited to ensure the wheels worked. Play resumed after the lunch hour interval with the rolling of the roofs, the fitting of the buffers and then the fitting of the chassis. A second set of wheels was found after the glue had dried (5 min epoxy). This was position as at 2:40. Just need to prime and paint. Not a bad effort for a little over 4 hours including lunch. We found pictures of 93016 and 93045 at the SVR and so one has the rain strip and the other does not. Decals to be done at Thursday Night Knitting Club this week.

Well I was pleased to be able to attend an AGM - and whilst I wasn't stuck in traffic, I did managed to build a chassis for a LNWR D22 cattle wagon.

Thanks to those who joined us last night - especially the new people. Hopefully you found it enjoyable and stimulating. It isn't always about GWR locos! (Thanks however to @queensquare and @Ian Smith for the informative discussion. I enjoyed listening even if most of it still went well over my head!). Next ZAG is 26th.

Given the various attitudes the major manufacturers have had towards minor ones (L&M coaches anyone?), I could easily see it being forthcoming with no prior fanfare if (and it is a big if) there has been enough interest shown to be encouraging. I won't be holding my breath in anticipation - I do have the money available should it unexpectedly turn up too but I appreciate in the challenging economic times we are in, not everyone is actually able to say that any more.

Gentlemen, please form an orderly queue!

They won't believe you... Rotary phones!

State of play: Test print forth coming.

That'd be a quick trip if they turned the wick up!

My dad decided that he was old when he realised he had kids older than some of the cabinet and shadow cabinet - that and when he discovered his dentist could be his grand-daughter!! For me it was realising that none of my students were born last century - unlike their teacher! We are a mere 2 years away from having our first 21st century born staff member I'd think.

I agree. Missed it! Fortunately that is an easy fix.

Good guess by me then - the 3 stalls come out to 6' on the principle that 2' seems to be standard. I've had another look at the pictures and think the inside is probably curved rather than square. This would gel with the plan having curved stalls so I'll have a revisit of it tonight. Hopefully an over scale test print this evening too.

I have yet to sort the tread area. It looks to me like we would be peering over a gentleman's shoulder - he'd have his back to us. Is that correct?

Hi Tim, Is there a scale with this? It will be handy to know any dimensions we can for the urinals - so far all I have is 2.5 wall tiles but I don't know how long the tiles are! I should have a rough drawing done by 2200 local (presently 2120) and I can adapt once known dimensions are obtained. Currently drawing in inches at full size, which can then be scaled. Cheers Kevin

I'd better get on with the drawings then!

Next meeting will be next Saturday 12th of September. Log in details are in the first post of this thread.