Scalefour Forum

Aquarium sand? (just avoid the lurid blue colours!)

Some time ago, I came across a photo (somewhere on the web) of Kelso with what I'm pretty sure were two MR cattle vans in the background. I can't find it again now (I'll have another look later), but I seem to remember it was mid-fifties. Found the picture now: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8818202...

Some time ago, I came across a photo (somewhere on the web) of Kelso with what I'm pretty sure were two MR cattle vans in the background. I can't find it again now (I'll have another look later), but I seem to remember it was mid-fifties.

This will be a very interesting project - I've always thought that Reedsmouth would make a fabulous layout. Good luck with it. I converted a Bachmann D11/2 a few years ago. After some deliberation I left the gears in place. Haven't had any problems with it in that respect (the tender is currently de...

Doug, you got the J71 and J77 mixed up. The first picture (68724) is a J72, the second (68232) is a J71 and the third (68395) is a J77. Yes, they do look quite similar but there are several detail differences. Lovely models!

Thanks for that John - I'll keep a look out for the Rumney bits. Regarding the ironwork, I did zoom in to see whether it was there, but couldn't quite tell from the photo, which does rather beg the question of whether it's actually necessary! I've done 5 of these (also with Bradwell underframes as y...

Very nice wagons! Re. your LMS D2039 van: do Rumney Models do a detailing kit for LMS van bodies? I haven't be able to find it on the website, or is it a very new product that hasn't made it on to there yet? Not wishing to be picky, but have you added the extra ironwork at each end of the diagonal b...

Another brilliant Scaleforum. Shame it looks as though the numbers are down a bit, but maybe this is 'generic new venue syndrome' as has been mentioned, and not any kind of reaction to the specific move from Leatherhead to Aylesbury. Others have already said this, but we are very lucky to have peopl...

North Eastern used 4-bolt chairs as well.

I'm about to start building some NER interlaced turnouts for Coldstream, for which I did all the planning in Templot. I actually produced my own templates based on NER information, but I believe that you can download a range of them done by Martin Wynne: you probably need to subscribe to the Templot...

Only just seen this. I'll have ten please.

How do you want payment?

Further to the dimensions quoted above, I took this picture specifically to demonstrate that there can be significant differences in buffer height between stock in service. One of these in an LMS bogie bolster, I forget what the other one was: taken at Chasewater Light Railway, 2009. The springs on ...

Without wishing to be too negative (and I don't know the precise details), but I'm aware that there are some fairly large dimensional errors in the DJH D20. If I were you I'd sell it on e-bay and hope that Roger Chivers does another batch of his kit, which has been unavailable for some time (I've go...

jim s-w wrote: Just for a bit of fun I had a go at making a rough representation of a 4mm scale padlock. Came out OK I thought!

Jim

Rather disappointingly, it doesn't look as though it opens! Seriously, that's brilliant... the first 4mm padlock perhaps?

Purists will probably throw up their hands in horror, but here's some pics of my J25 tender. It's split frame, all axles sprung, shorting wires from rims to axles, which are retained by simple bent fuse wire. The springing is by bent PB wire which acts on the axleboxes (I soldered little tubes to th...

Likewise, I'm afraid my Bradwell WD is still safely in its box (only had it about 8 years!). If you can wait a few weeks, why not ask the man himself at Scaleforum?

Thanks John, yes I have fond memories of Benfieldside and Warwick Bridge. I do intend to post progress occasionally, but layout -wise, don't hold your breath!! :) Coldstream is an on-going source of amusement to my fellow Area Group members: I've been planning it for around 20 years, and so far have...

First topic in the 'wagons' section: wot, does nobody build 'em? :shock: This is a Parkside body on a Dave Bradwell underframe, with sundry modifications and additions, more or less following Steve Banks article in MRJ 87. I've got 5 of these all at about the same stage. Really just the roof to do, ...

Having been prompted on P4Talk to submit some pictures, here goes. (RMWebbers may already have seen these). This is a London Road Models J25 which is nearing completion (although it's looked like this for a couple of years now :oops:) DSCN0094_small.JPG DSCN1698small.JPG DSCN1697small.jpg This will ...