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They're lovely Mike, a great idea! Thankyou. A few of the MR ones will look just right behind a Spinner!

Has anybody got a set of Millholme instructions for the L&Y 4-6-4T Baltic Tank Kit? I've got a rescue project and would like to know what's missing! A scan would be very gratefully received.

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Simon

That's decided, I'm sorting out the garden railway this summer!

Thanks very much for everyone's help, lots to think about and discover!

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Simon

Thanks Gordon, I'll take a look!

Hi

I'm presently refurbishing a rather beautiful and very old scratch-built O gauge GWR 4-4-0 loco for the widow of the builder. The prototype had 6'8" ish wheels and I could go for Slaters as it needs a new (non-running chassis) but I believe a set of coarse scale wheels would be a much better fit. Does anyone know of a source of something that might do?

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Simon

Very positive news, both in the matter of Steve's health and his renewed motivation, good to hear!

On 09/10/2019 at 13:16, CF MRC said:

The GNR N2 failed to proceed on Copenhagen Fields at Fareham last weekend. It was made by the great Denys Brownlee and has run for 30 years, probably covering many hundred of real miles in that time.  

It is very rare for me to have two engines on the go at once, but I thought this deserved a ‘12 hour chassis’ - so it jumped the queue. 

 

On examination, I found that the 1/16” axles were worn by 0.1mm. 

They were put in a step collet and have been re-profiled to 1.5 mm diameter. 

On looking closer I also noted significant wear on the coupling rod pins.  Denys had used remarkably thin  (for him) steel for the rods and it had ‘cut in’.  The new rods will be made twice as thick. 

 

The chassis has been made with brass frames and tapped acetal spacer blocks.  The frames were separated from the blocks and one sweated to two pieces of brass to act as a pattern for the replacement chassis. 

 

The old holes were located using an equivalent size drill upside down as a plug fit in the drill press, with the frames held accurately in a vice on the X - Y table of my mill - drill.  Once the location was correct, the drill was used correct way up to make the hole.   The axle holes were drilled by dead reckoning, using the table to set the coupled wheelbase (the rods will be made the same way). 

Once all the holes were made, the new chassis was filed up to shape using the old one as a pattern: the image shows the three pieces still sweated together. 

I am fairly confident that I will be able to re-use some of Denys’ acetal spacers.  It would be appropriate to keep as much of the original as possible. 

 

Tim

 

 

 

Thanks for that Tim, I've always wondered how to exactly position drills into pre-existing holes...and there you go!

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Simon

Thanks very much for your help Alex, I'll take a look at those!

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Simon

I want to source a Hornby 8F chassis to complete a Golden Arrow Urie G16 and I've forgotten how to identify the Chinese built version which is specified in the instructions. Can anyone help with catalogue numbers etc?

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Simon

And she's finished!

Hi Davey; progress always seems to go slowly for me too...here's something I've been finishing off which will leave the way open for my H1, which I think I'll definately scratch-build on hearing of your fun with the kit and I look forward to further updates from you!

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Simon

Hi Davey. I hope you are well.

How are you progressing with your H1?

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Simon

I'm not sure Dave, 1mm? Thanks for the advice; where do you get your engraving brass from?

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Simon

Thanks Dave, that's great.

I've recently been allowed to play on a pantograph engraved and  can agree that making a video would definately require another pair of hands! Here's the result.

The frames are for a 4mm Hull and Barnsley 0-4-2 H1 tender loco. We used some rather ordinary brass sheet which did result in breaking a cutter, partly due to my inexperience. Do you always use hard cartridge brass?

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Simon

A backhead...

And a bit of running in before wiring in the sound chip...

And a bit more...

Bit more Tilbury...

Nearly there...

Fantastic!

Excellent, thankyou. I'll enquire about the Adam's Radial with a bit of LMS/BR whistle!

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Simon

Thanks David; so...Midland Compound or Adam's Radial...I was wondering about the sound of the whistle...is there a 2 cylinder standard  BR tank engine that might do?

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Simon

Thanks cypherman, a Midland compound could be just the thing! Does the compound bit make it sound at all different?

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Simon

Hi;

For my scratch-built 7mm 4-4-2 LTSR Tilbury tank I'd like to add DCC sound. Other than revving up "Thundersley" at Bressingham I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for something that might sound like one?

They had a pair of outside cylinders and were apparently originally designed by Mr Adams of the LSWR, so an Adam's Radial might do? The LMS and BR fiddled and tinkered with them; mine is to be in BR ownership with an extended smokebox and possibly LMS/BR whistle so perhaps a more modern tank loco?

Looking forward to your thoughts.

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Simon

Thanks Nick, did you draw the etches?  They look very well designed.

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Simon