Scalefour Forum

All looking good Mike. Seeing your D1791 coach reminds me that I have a Brake version half built sitting there mocking me. LOL. Looking forwards to seeing your coach finished.

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Dave

Hi Guys and thanks for your input. Disappointed that the brown wagon is a GWR one, however, I'm pleased that the grey one is from a more favourable. LOL. I want to get decent replacement chassis/brake gear for them, so if anyone knows what's available please let me know. My period for my layout is e...

Hi All, I trust that you are all keeping safe and well? I was routing my draws {storage not grundies before anyone asks} looking for some small project to distract me from what I meant to be doing on my layout, when I came across a box of old wagons. Had a quick rummage through {again the box not me...

Hi Ted, thanks for your replies. It was watching your videos on Southwark Bridge that got my mind a thinking about a scale clock. But as you say it's a bit overkill for what I need. A great idea anyway. Had a quick look through your new website, some lovely images of the layout. One I like is of a T...

That's excellent work there Pete. Well done.

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Dave

Hi Nigel and Will and thanks for your response. This all sounds like it's getting too complicated for what I need. To be honest I just fancied a small clock built into the top of my control panel to balance out the amp meter I've had to install at the bottom of my control panel. Watching the videos ...

Not a problem. The thought was there. LOL.

Dave

Perhaps I should have made myself more clear Daddyman! What I meant was a working clock telling the time in scale. So you can operate from a working train timetable. My old ZTC controller had one built into it.

But thanks anyway.

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Dave

Does anyone know if anyone produces a scale clock on any description? I thought MERG may have done but no. I quite like the type on the Southwark Bridge layout I saw on their layout.

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Dave

Yes I did along with the rest of the layouts.

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Dave

Thanks for your presentation I really enjoyed viewing it. I will have to watch them again to take in more of the information etc. The only problem I have is why doesn't my layout look like yours. LOL.

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Dave

I use the Masokits Tie bars and found them very good and reliable {so far}. As Julian said they are very robust as they are all soldered and the rail are soldered them. To connect them to the servos I soldered thin brass tubing where the little tags are on the tie bar and two brass rods/pins slide t...

They are coming along nicely Doug. I do like a well detailed backhead. Well done.

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Excellent work there Mike. Looking forward to seeing the Std 5 up and running. Well done.

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Hi Phillip., no worries. I found under timber sleepers there's still some noise transfer {hopefully the will reduce with ballasting, scenic etc} but under plastic sleepers it's very quite. In fact when I first started running trains I had to double check that the trains hadn't derailed when they wen...

Hi Phillip. Yes that's correct rubberised cork from C&L. It's 3mm thick off the top of my head, if it's any different I'll let you know. I've not had any issues with it. Some of it has been down for about two years and had no lifting or bubbling.

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Thanks Neil and Steve. I pinched the basic idea for my control panel from a layout called Kerrinhead. Although at some point I was going to need a control panel it wasn't a job I planned for at this time. When my ZTC controller started burning out motors I need to replace it and as I was planning on...

Thanks Paul. I think the first one I brought was about 1982 {ish} and paid £29 for it. Most of the ones I've got off E bay have been almost three times as much. I would have love to have some of Peters etches on my loco, especially the tank fillers but alas he's unable to produces the etches. If I c...

Hi All. As I was hoping to have the 4f done and dusted {HA!} I decided to start my next loco, a Johnson 1p 0-4-4 Tank Engine. This will be based around a Craftsman kit and the Rumney Models chassis. The Craftsman kit I got off of evil bay and it came with a set of Ultrascale wheels. As this is a rou...

Since my last update the 4f is finally been painted and numbered. Just as I sprayed the flat coat the weather turned very hot and I think it's effected the finish {not the fuzzy stuff inbetween the BRITISH RAILWAYS, that was me not wearing gloves handling the tender} but in some areas it's a bit mot...

Hi All. I hope you're are all well and keeping safe. Not done much on my layout since the last update back in May, it's been to hot to climb and crawl over the layout. But as a result of replacing my ZTC controller for the MERG system I needed somewhere to house the MERG command station so I took th...

Excellent work there Tony. Well Done.

Dave

You have to think positive Dave. Your Black 5 is moving forwards to the painting process. Anyway looking good and I can't wait to see it in it's coat of black. I've always fancied to do a Black 5 in Experimental Apple Green. I got hold of Brassmasters Black 5 really cheap and I thought it would be a...

It's excellent weathering there Jim. I think you've got the level of wetness just right. As I said on your FB post it looks more like it has been raining. The detailing on your station building is brilliant. Well done and have you started doing my station building yet? LOL. All Best and Keep Safe Dave

Hi All. Just before the tender of my 4f went off to the paintshop I was talking with John Palmer regarding the Whitaker tablet exchanger. John informed me that we was working on designing at etch of the catcher part and kindly offered me a couple of the test etches. In time they duly arrived and I s...