Scalefour Forum

Perhaps I should have qualified my comment by mentioning that it is far more of a problem with longer vehicles

(and fixed buffers more than sprung buffers)

Stock with buffers have to be a disproportionate distance apart to get around very tight curves. It just wouldn't look realistic in my opinion to have wide gaps between wagons and coaches in a train.

Richard, Oh dear! :o Are you suggesting that the absence of a name-badge should be taken as code for: "I'm feeling antisocial, don't talk to me"? Just imagine poor attendees strolling around the exhibition, proudly displaying their name badges, only to find that no one spoke to them all d...

I could bring my armchair. That would be a clue - and a very useful one at that

Seriously though, I find the idea of everyone being expected to wander around a public exhibition with names attached mildly repulsive - even one as relatively unpublic as Scaleforum.

The 2mm Scale Association's new 'Point Rodding' book explains it all in excellent detail

http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/nms/

Scroll down the page to the bottom.

Philip Hall wrote:Martin,

On balance, I prefer the corrected version although the blue content might make it appear slightly ‘cold’.

Philip

A winter's day?

Daylight is much whiter in winter.

Readers of this thread may not in fact be able to see any visible difference between the photos taken previously and the four shots I have posted today. Or can they? On my computer there is definitely a yellow tinge. I did a quick correction in Photoshop for comparison. Donnington-Jan-19-(4).JPG Do...

I made a few final and very minor adjustments to the track plan this weekend in Templot, such that I am now very happy. The plan was printed out. The sheets for the central scenic board have now been stuck to 2mm MDF using contact adhesive. After a bit of trimming, the montage was placed over the ba...

steve howe wrote:For Heaven's sake don't drop the box!!

Steve

Thanks for the concern - the box has a secure lid though, so all should be safe.

I have recently fitted the 'shelf' for the narrow gauge fiddle yard



I have mainly been busy with miniature brass origami, folding all the chairs for the remaining replacement pointwork on Ulpha.





Glad that's all over!

Noel wrote:
I have yet to see the completed layout, but it's good to know it's operated in a way that shows what the prototype did.

I had always assumed it was a fictitious location. Didn't appreciate before that it was a real place.

Britain From Above has several good images post-closure, including this one



This photo shows some of the atmosphere

I have thought about this a lot over the years. I have a reasonable amount of info, including a copy of an HMRS article and lots of photos if ever you decide to go ahead. :D :D :D I offer it for general interest, I don't think I've enough life left for yet another 'wouldn't it be nice if....' Might...

I have thought about this a lot over the years. I have a reasonable amount of info, including a copy of an HMRS article and lots of photos if ever you decide to go ahead.

The arrangement of the Bachmann narrow gauge Baldwin 4-6-0 may be of interest. Whilst it should have a bogie at the front, they have made the rear bogie wheel part of the rigid frame. The front axle is a kind of pony truck - all neatly disguised. It works very well. The front axle has a large degree...

Amazing model - well done!

Well done to the P4 layouts (and all the others) at Wakefield today. A really excellent show - well worth making the effort to go and see if you possibly can !

Work on Burghmire, my 2mm layout, is now long overdue after a 6 month pause. I plan to wind down work on Ulpha for the time being and make it low priority. I shall finish the back and install the base for the new narrow gauge fiddle yard and probably then work on the new standard gauge pointwork ove...

I remember an article in MRJ some time ago where Jas Milham had an S gauge layout with very tight radius curves. He got around the problem of a loco with a very long wheelbase (J17?) by articulating the chassis i.e. so that part of the frames pivoted. Unfortunately, I have no idea which edition it w...

I fear you may be grossly overthinking this one, Tim ;) You have a few nice photos of goods trains. Why not just model those? In any case, you are likely to build up your stock over a long period of time so what is available, what you fancy building etc. may come into play. Truth is, no one can real...

Good to see the trestles were removed OK. I'm still trying to figure out where the short siding will go from the 3 way, the photos show it falling over the cliff.......... :? .... Will obviously become clear as you progress........ R Glad you are confident about that, Rob. You are one step ahead of...

I removed the back of the quarry baseboard this afternoon. Nothing too dangerous, as the large hunk of blockboard that provides the standard gauge trackbed holds everything rigid. The reason for the removal is twofold. Firstly, I need to replace it with a curved back to match the other two boards. S...

Work has begun on the remaining two boards, to relay all the track on the narrow and standard gauges. Until I have new track, these boards are technically non-functional. The first stage for the standard gauge work has been to carefully remove the trestle. I have now done this, thankfully with no re...

Dinghams and DGs are different. DGs have their own built-in buffing plates. You also normally have a loop on all couplers, whereas Dinghams have a loop one end of the stock and a hook the other. To prevent buffer locking with DGs you adjust how far they come out from the end of the vehicle. There sh...

Of course, there's always N gauge