TurboSnail Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Gareth Collier said: Those coaches really need shooting down to 'N' 😉 I don't envy doing the lining at that scale! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, TurboSnail said: I don't envy doing the lining at that scale! I've lined plenty of SECR coaches in N and it is certainly time consuming but these would be in LCDR teak so no lining🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 20:18, Gareth Collier said: Those coaches really need shooting down to 'N' 😉 Naa 4MM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 20:18, Gareth Collier said: Those coaches really need shooting down to 'N' 😉 5 hours ago, wainwright1 said: Naa 4MM. Shall I compromise and make some in 6mm scale? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted June 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 hours ago, TurboSnail said: Shall I compromise and make some in 6mm scale? 4.76mm would be ok… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Another loco slowly emerging from the works - the number is entirely coincidental for today's special occasion! (No. 70 being based at both Folkestone and Dover between 1900 and 1920) 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Lining commences! They won't get the full set, as I don't have the patience for that (and I think it doesn't quite look right with the lining transfers being a bit thick), but will hopefully end up being recognisable. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 After a lot of tedious lining and trimming, and a couple of coats of varnish this morning, here we are! Fitting in nicely with the previously built 2nd and 3rd class brakes. Still to do: wheels, running boards, glazing, interiors, brakes, handrails, door handles, grab handles, weathering - oh, and all the transfers on the other sides, as they're only one-sided at the moment! May take me a little while to get round to all that... 13 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Ashdown Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 That set would sell-out if it were available in RTR! 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I didn't realize you had no wheels on most of the rake at first. Thought this was some sort of odd pattern of standard-gauge bug-box. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Got the good camera out for a recently completed loco, and an updated one from a while ago 5 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) I made an N Gauge photo plank a while back, and finally have some things to put on it: A Manning Wardle Class F - or close to, the footplate is a bit high, but I was limited by the chassis (idea shamelessly pinched from Gareth Collier!) A Fowler Diesel - the wheelbase is a tad small, but overall the dimensions aren't too far off A Barclay - pleased with the wasp stripe transfers! Also surprisingly heavy, the boiler is made of steel rod and there's lead in the tank. Pickup still isn't great though A Hudswell - pretty happy with this one - the dimensions are remarkably close to the Middleton Railway's "Mary" Not sure what I'll do with them now though! Might have to make a small shed scene in a display case or something. Edited June 25, 2022 by TurboSnail 10 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDitch Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 These are fantastic! Do you have any plans to release the files for these or sell them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, MattDitch said: These are fantastic! Do you have any plans to release the files for these or sell them? Thanks 🙂 They are available now on Shapeways: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/ts-engineering Not expecting them to make my fortune, but a few people have asked and it's much easier than doing all the sales and production myself. I know Shapeways has their issues with both cost and print quality, but they base their pricing on size, so for things this small the highest detail material stays reasonably affordable. I've not bothered making it available in any of the lower-grade materials! Edited June 27, 2022 by TurboSnail 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I was actually looking for one of those Fowlers. GWR No. 1. I'm guessing that's a N Drive chassis? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 7 hours ago, AlfaZagato said: I'm guessing that's a N Drive chassis? It's not, it's a Tsugawa TU DB 158 - a bit smaller than the N Drive units go down to 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 A couple of recent attempts at weathering - I still have some practice to do! 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Nah, you're good. They're dirty. Private & industrial locos seemed to pick up and retain more overall grime than main railway locos. That holds especially true on colliery lines. Coal dust gets everywhere. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, AlfaZagato said: Coal dust gets everywhere. Hence the thought behind employing a Fireless to work the areas with the worst coal dust! Not sure it would meet modern ATEX requirements though... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 A nice "mindless" build done over the last couple of evenings - a very old Kiel Kraft Foden kit, with a few tweaks - added front roof supports, brass safety valve tube, cab steps, flywheel, steering wheel and chopped about 2/3 out of the flatbed length! I'm hoping it represents a haulage contractor's wagon, that would tow a trailer with the flatbed space used for ballast for traction - I've also added a bar on the back to resemble a trailer hitch. Will hopefully get some transfers at some point, and I need to find some thread to make into the chain drive. 12 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Not having much drive to make things in this heat, but I am getting more running time on the layout than I have before. Here, a small Avonside shunts a large van. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thinning out the backlog of kits to build, some wagons going together this week 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, TurboSnail said: Thinning out the backlog of kits to build, some wagons going together this week The old dumb buffered wagon has developed a nice sag in the middle. I could give a good home to a few of these. All the best Ray Edited July 28, 2022 by wainwright1 Extra comment 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted July 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2022 56 minutes ago, wainwright1 said: The old dumb buffered wagon has developed a nice sag in the middle. Question, but is a sag appropriate? I thought that the compression loads on solebars led to an upwards rather than downwards curve - hump rather than sag? 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Not sure on that one - on that particular design, with the wheels very close to the ends, it would have more bending force from the load than most wagons where the wheels are proportionally further inboard. But if it had pre-tensioning on the bottom of the solebars or something it could potentially bow up as the wood deteriorated. I'm no wagon construction expert... However, I can confirm in this case that the sag is entirely accidental - a result of incorrect settings and curing of the 3D print! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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