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I think I used a section of throat pastile tube (or similar) for my boiler section. Happened to be just the right diameter.

I would like to wish everyone 'A HAPPIER New Year!'

Years ago I had a 'roundy' layout at home 12' x 10' with 3' curves and everything of mine ran OK including RTR coaches with just wheel changes. Mind you, I ran mainly pannier tanks and a small prairie (modified Lima with scratch built chassis) but visiting locos usually went straight on at the curve...

I often use old staples to make fire iron hooks.

I think shellac was recomended for use as a damp proofer, especially BITD when few houses had central heating. It certainly made card a lot stronger as well. These days I use a Ronseal wood hardener when modelling in card which mostly tends to be for building construction, often using a hybrid card ...

I have found that the steam heat pipe on mine hangs to low and catches on point blades etc. I wondered about cutting out the 'link wire' and bending it up but reading what's been said about it representing a length of chain I'm not so sure now.

davebradwell wrote:It's all in the word "now". They weren't like this originally as my first post described although they used what is a very common arrangement.

DaveB

Ah, I now understand what you were saying. Sorry!

davebradwell wrote: Your method of attaching droppers, Enigma, is exactly how most of mine are done....now but I'm still getting failures of the few surviving originals.DaveB

That's interesting. How are they failing?

Yes, re-inforcing plastic chaired pointwork with a few soldered sleepers concentrates stresses caused by thermal expansion and leads to failures so would suggest that you need Philip's or Enigma's mix for safety. But isn't that exactly what Philip's and Paul's mix does - reinforcing plastic chaired...

I've used the hybrid method for many years, since the first plastic chairs appeared on the market probably. In point work I use a rivet either side of a rail break and at intervals of 4-6 sleepers depending on the size of the point and on plain track. Rivets are threaded on prior to soldering but, i...

I'm really trying to look after my 'elf at present.

I need to, she makes a cracking cup of tea...................

steve howe wrote:If ever we can get together for a Scaleforum, we should have a 'parade of 14xxs' there must be quite a few out there!

Steve

Let's all of us hope we can actually have a Scaleforum! I reckon a parade of 14xx's would be great. I wonder what the collective noun for 14xx's would be...?

Limonene I find useful for jobs where you don't want the solvent to evaporate quickly. It seems to stay 'fluid' a lot longer than butanone etc. I got mine from Hobby Holidays back in the good old days when you could buy direct from them at an exhibition.

Remember exhibitions..................?

Do you have a lathe Simon? Are these wheels all metal or with a plastic centre? I'll admit I'm not familiar with them so I need to ask. I have successfully adapted OO wheels by skimming off the back to reduce the flange thickness to the recommended P4 width and then reducing the flange height a bit ...

PM me your e-mail and I can send you my photos of the cab interior from Foxfield.

I've already raised the question of a P4 version with the manufacturer who says he may well consider it once he has the OO and EM versions well under way. None of the 4mm parts appear as yet on his website - or at least they hadn't 5 minutes ago! Give Wayne a break - he said Jan/Feb for the first o...

I've already raised the question of a P4 version with the manufacturer who says he may well consider it once he has the OO and EM versions well under way. None of the 4mm parts appear as yet on his website - or at least they hadn't 5 minutes ago!

Enigma wrote:

grovenor-2685 wrote:NB. Its only slide chairs that are shown for FB, all the rest of the FB fittings are called baseplates as usual.

Bottom of page 8 shows an FB chair Keith. Not described as a slide chair.

BTW, it all takes a long time to download on my computer!

grovenor-2685 wrote:NB. Its only slide chairs that are shown for FB, all the rest of the FB fittings are called baseplates as usual.

Bottom of page 8 shows an FB chair Keith. Not described as a slide chair.

Would 'WeTransfer' work? I've sent some big images this way.

andrewnummelin wrote:For extra security I often chemically blacken metals before any painting. Do others think this a good approach or not?

I do this as well. I use a blackener from Hobby Holidays which seems to work on virtually any metal and solder.

Interesting publication. I can admit that I have learned at least one thing from it - I never knew that chairs for FB rail were/are available.

This is the one I made for mine. There weren't any parts in the body I obtained. Perhaps the original version of the kit didn't have any. Barclay Diesel Control Desk Painted.1.A.jpg I've a feeling the 2 levers are a bit to long but they won't be easy to get out now! At least it fills the cab and eli...

Aye Hudson Road. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/30971-hudson-road-ner-1998/ https://www.facebook.com/Hudson-Road-NER-179262925452712/ Though OO it is visually rather effective, as well as having a poignancy due to vignettes given its setting during WW1. That's it. I think we had...

..if you are really short for time, Phil: Okehampton, Winter 62/3? Just the snow.........? Steve I remember that winter! Still managed to get out on me bike though - although I was also off it quite often! Wasn't there an exhibition layout set in the snow? Can't remember the name although 'Hudson R...