Gordon A

Thank you Chris. Gears received yesterday.

Gordon A

Bristol

You could pack the copper clad points up to the matching height using thin card or thick paper.

Gordon A

I don't know if Paul Bartlet's wagon website can be of help:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=paul+bartlett+wagon+photos&cvid=79f176442fa24bfda12055db0d4ccd8c&aqs=edge.3.0j69i57j0l3j69i60l2.7831j0j1&pglt=43&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=U531

Gordon A

Replacement white metal buffers can be sourced from Lanarkshire Models and Supplies. They do 53 different wagon buffers.

Gordon A

The first replacement point. Based on an A6 with interlaced sleepers.

Exactoscale chairs on ply sleepers. 

Gordon A

Are they using the platform at the colliery yet?

Gordon A

7 minutes ago, Nick Holliday said:

I've found the Scalefour Society forum thread describing the construction of the etchings in fantastic detail https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=5530&p=55626&hilit=suter#p55626 but I cannot find any details as to whether the kit is still available. Any pointers?

I found this on the S4um:

"As for Iron Mink kits they have been available since Scaleforum last year at £30 each they are not on the stores list but available from me I've Just ordered another 20 kits from the etchers and should be here by Scalefour north."

Gordon A

Hi Prof,

The ability to produce square baseboards to a good consistent standard is a must if your layout has more than one.

The biggest leap forward in the UK is businesses producing laser or cnc cut base boards which makes the building of such a table top job.

The firms I have spoken to appear to be quite happy to produce bespoke designed base boards.

Gordon

Ian Rice is a supporter of the proscenium arch type presentation on small layouts.

See his book produced by Wild swan Creating Cameo Layouts.

Gordon A

2 hours ago, County of Yorkshire said:

 

There has never been an RTR GWR Iron Mink prior to this one.

 

There has been two kits of the V6 diagram; a white metal one by ABS kits (no longer available), and a plastic one by Ratio (now via Peco) and still available. I've never seen an ABS kit but I seem to understand that it was quite well regarded in terms of dimensions and detail, but happy to be proven wrong.

 

The Ratio kit is too narrow in the body, and as the sides are too high the roof doesn't sit flush against the sides and ends, leaving a minor air gap, but is otherwise quite serviceable and can be tinkered with to suit the modeler's prerogative. 

 

This new Rails version has attracted much comment as to its quality and finesse. Straight away I would say the roof sheet looks too thick and therefore crude, the brake gear looks overscale, the coupling hook looks a bit flimsy and done in plastic which would make fitting 3-links a challenge (and it doesn't seem like 3-links are included, despite Oxford Rail now including them with their wagons at 1/2 the price of this), and the wheels are Dapol's standard crude type that are overscale in most dimensions (spokes, wheel rims etc). Others have mentioned that the holes on the solebar are too large, but I cannot comment on that.

 

The livery on some versions is suspect too. It would have been very unlikely for the late GWR and BR versions to have a brilliant white roof such as that shown - certainly by the start of WW2 all van roofs went into a dark grey colour. Furthermore, the late-GWR livery is dodgy as the font style does not look right - the lettering is too narrow. 

 

Hope this helps.

 

CoY

Thank you. As I suspected poorly researched and executed, a bit like Bachman's 14 ton tanker wagon.

I do not mind paying higher prices for an accurate and well executed model, but not in this case.

When will the likes of Bachman and Rails of Sheffield learn to do the job properly?

Gordon A

How much better (or worse) is the Rails offering compared to those already available in either rtr or kit form?

Gordon A

Has anything replaced her?

Use a big hammer.

1 hour ago, Mol_PMB said:

Today I went to pay my respects to the MSC 250t steam crane as it left the canal for the last time. 

The railway connection is that this floating crane lifted very many exported locomotives and other railway rolling stock onto ships in Manchester docks. 

It is being towed to Newcastle (its longest ever voyage) for conversion to a restaurant (must confess I can’t visualise that). Hopefully it will survive the voyage though I must confess the tugs were struggling to handle it once out in the Mersey. 

 

 No pictures?

You have failed to mention gauge, scale, size, track system and any indication as to complexity.

"On the 24th August1864 the first 4.5 miles from was opened from Ludlow to the sidings at Bitterley Wharf,

On the1st June the line was extended a further 1.5 miles to the quarries at Clee Hill, which included a cable operated incline as far as the village of Dhustone.

Subsequently a rope haul incline was constructed, also from the sidings in Bitterley running via Bedlam up to the quaries on top of Titterstone Clee.

"Wagons on the Titterstone incline were narrow gauge."

Extract from Bitterley Parish Plan. page 13.

Gordon A

Thank you Wickham Green Too, some excellent pictures.

Have you thought of posting them on the Rail Mounted Cranes thread.

Again many thanks.

Gordon A

Nice picture of a 36 ton SWL (?) crane.

Do you have any more?

You could use black florists wire for the last link of the three which is magnetic.

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp20717/falcon-engine-and-car-works

Part of Brush Electrical, Loughborough. Could be included in their archives.

15 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Thats the one. Scrapped because it didn't boil water.

What a shame. It would have been an interesting addition to an industrial based line.

Gordon A

My old front bumper is 4.25" tall x 3.25" front to back.

Albion Alloys do C channel 1mm x 1.5mm x 1mm assuming your chassis is to 4mm scale.

Very nice model.

Gordon A

Looking good.

My only observation is that the front bumper should be made of channel.

GA

Rumney Models.

B.94 Wagon Coupling Hooks – £1.50

Etched in 0.012″ brass they are designed to be folded double for a prototypical thickness. There are 14 pairs on the fret which is sufficient for 7 wagons.

Gordon A

15 hours ago, hayfield said:

 

Gordon

 

I have a LBSCR E4 (prebuilt but someone tampered with the chassis) The brake gear connecting (or are they called pull) rods are internal, no problems for the break shoes but its where the rods connect with the chassis 

 

Dave's drawing is fine, but I guess its just the other way round

There should be a fairly heavy cross shaft, usually under the bunker on tank engines that is hung below the frame.

The two pull rods are connect to this by a cam / lever on each side. 

Also connected to this shaft are the hand brake and the loco steam or air brake.

Gordon A