Scalefour Forum

I think Tonbridge, Reading would be a viable route from Kent to the FoD. A lot of inter railway/region passenger traffic used this route. G(W) worked as far as Redhill and Southern engines regularly worked to Oxford.

Phil

If I have been staying overnight for an exhibition, I've always made for the local real ale pubs and usually manage to run into fellow modellers, no badge needed. Beer and model railways seem to go hand in hand. In Aylesbury that tends to be the Hop Pole. And the twice that I have been to Wakefield,...

Jim

That brake van looks great, you certainly managed to get the old and decrepit look.

Phil

The SE Finecast is a bit coarse for 4mm, too my mind.

Phil.

davebradwell wrote:Is that a definite "maybe" then?

DaveB

Possibly!

Phil

It was an excellent show and even the girlfriend enjoyed it. The only down side was being stuck at Exeter for 75 minutes on Monday afternoon due to a train breaking down at Totnes.

As soon as Dave has recovered from this year's show and announced next year's, I will book my hotel.

Phil.

David Bigcheeseplant wrote:The bus timetable is now on the website http://www.railex.org.uk

Thanks David

I can now plan, the transport arrangements to help Steve on Dewerstone, as I have a long standing prior booking in London on Friday night.

Phil.

The total raised so far is now in excess of £81000. A fantastic response, I must say, but I can't help wondering if such an amount will become a liability in being able to use the funds in an accountable and transparent manner. A news piece today stated that the event was for a charity, the initial...

The total raised so far is now in excess of £81000. A fantastic response, I must say, but I can't help wondering if such an amount will become a liability in being able to use the funds in an accountable and transparent manner.

Phil

Thanks David,

I will try and keep an eye out.

Phil.

Julian,

If you're building GW turnouts, the timbering is square to the centreline, what Martin describes as 'equalized - incremental ' in the timbering munu.

If you're building something else, , then forget I mentioned it.

Phil.

Hi Julian, That's the way I read it. Having played with 12ins to the foot GW turnouts. We had a preserved railway director trying to tell us it was over gauge we explained to him that this was correct for GW switches and everything was ok. I don't think he really bought it, but we weren't about to c...

Hi David,

Is there any update yet on the bus timetable, now that the new rail timetable is out?

Phil.

Jim

It looks like a damp miserable night at Brettell Road. As noted above some real atmosphere captured there.

Phil

I would agree with the cautionary note about Pauk Dunn (CooperCraft), if you want the bits only buy directly from him at a show.

Phil.

If it's in the hidden sidings, why bother?

Phil.

Wow!! 40x20 is bigger than our club room.

Phil.

Jeremy,

I think that this kit will be a true Rolls Royce amongst kits with the level of accuracy and detail it has. It's also well thought out and should be relatively straightforward to build.

Phil.

Having looked again at the photos, I think it might be for the safety valves and is only on one side. I hope that Jeremy is going to add that feature to the kit.

Phil.

Anyone got any idea as to what the oval hole in the roof is, just infront of chimney and is it also on the other side? I have not noticed it before in photos or drawings.

Phil.

Very evocative photos, with the sunlight streaming in.

Phil.

Horsetan wrote:

Phil O wrote:...I think that the worst part of diy rolling will be the bottom parts of the tanks...

Small diameter rod as formers, maybe?

Almost certainly, but to do it before or after the rolling the main body of the tank, is my dilemma! I can foresee difficulties with either approach.

Phil.

Just stop that... I am being surrounded by people moving to O gauge... :evil: No move temptations please! ;) Isn't Scale7 the usual temptation? :mrgreen: Never been to a Railex, must change that. It's a cracking show, I have been for the last 5 years, ExpoEM , Wells and Scalefourum being the other ...

Just received my 1361 kit. Same here. Instructions refer to a pre-rolled saddle tank, but there isn't one 'cos this is strictly DIY. Never mind, this is modelling; get the rolling mill out - what could possibly go wrong? Castings look quite neat, and include the Weymouth bell; some bits had spilled...

I have been roped in too help Steve with Dewerstone. I had already made the arrangements to visit the show after seeing Rodger Hodgeson at the Bertie hall on Friday night. It needed a some changes to the logistics, fortunately I had not been able to book my train tickets, but had already booked a ho...