Scalefour Forum

Julian: thanks for the 1000 tender pics - all real-life preservation photos are useful. Julian, Horse, Re the unusual tender.. It originated behind a SDJR 1914 series engine, and had a tender cab prior to ca 1920-22. I understand some mods were made for it to be attached to 1000, but the front side-...

.....Having picked up the kit semi built there are some problems I won't be able to sort out so I'm not aiming for absolute perfection.... There seems to be an amazing amount of solder all over it, almost as if there had been a leak! :shock: I usually try to get by on the minimum necessary to hold ...

myoxall wrote:....Albion do a smashing Terrier etched brass kit, available through Roxey mouldings. ...

Doesn't seem to be mentioned on their website, and rarely seen on the trade stand at shows. You'd think they didn't want to sell it!

....might be interested in finding out about Bulleid wheels or overlays for the Q1 class The Q1 driving wheel with its prominent domed face is a laugh and a half. In the days when there was nothing available, I tried modifying a Gibson wheel centre to make it project further out of the tyre, and th...

Terriers are a minefield with some many variations, some quite subtle, so definitely a photo (or more) of your chosen prototype is a must. I have used both the comet and the branchlines chassis for P4 conversions. The Comet is easy to spring, the branchlines not so easy due to the shallow frames bu...

45609 wrote:....What is the heritage of the A3? Finney?

It is a Finney. Think it might be one of the ones that the late John Hayes built.

Some of last night's test track candidates....

bordercollie wrote:....an implication that the Brassmasters Finney Kit was inferior. Is this so?

All that happened was that new moulds for the castings were made to spin in a different direction, and the instructions became large(r) print. No loss of quality.

88D wrote:I ....the DJ mechanism doesn’t have a great reputation, but that is hearsay on my part.

The chassis block is internally geared like a diesel bogie, if I remember correctly. I'm not sure if that works well in addition to coupling rods.

How's the B1 coming along?

I bought my 601 years ago. I still have it, it still works, and it hasn't gone off.

How tricky is it to remove the centres from new RTR locos? I've never tried, but some recent offerings look quite good - seems a shame to chuck 'em out..... I think "Porcy Mane" has done this on plastic-centred Hattons/Heljan diesel shunters, but for him it's second nature. Someone else t...

Excellent!

Could be an opening for P87 tyres....

Hardwicke wrote:...Will Sharman's ever reappear?

Probably not.

triumph3 wrote:.... the awful radiator grill on the SLW body. For the life of me I don’t understand why they have not replaced the grill

Possibly because retooling is expensive and the thing hasn't started turning a decent profit yet?

....There was a note that the Mitchell range had gone back to Pete waterman .... I suspect Pete Waterman has many other pressing priorities, so I wouldn't expect any Mitchell kits to reappear any time soon. The Manor kit is unfortunately unlikely ever to reappear; it's my understanding that the art...

....There was a note that the Mitchell range had gone back to Pete waterman .... I suspect Pete Waterman has many other pressing priorities, so I wouldn't expect any Mitchell kits to reappear any time soon. The Manor kit is unfortunately unlikely ever to reappear; it's my understanding that the art...

Already have my name down for one. Just the one

Wonder how many resin boilers they'll be able to produce before the mould gives up? They managed to squeeze 43 Princesses out of the last one!

David Knight wrote:....Exactoscale did a suitable screw link that had an iron/steel end loop, the screw even worked if you were so inclined ...

The screw was M0.5 and easily snapped if you were heavy-handed in assembly

David Bigcheeseplant wrote:I am sure Modelu can you some centres off as I think they are in his range....

No mention on the website

If it helps, I have occasionally ordered alternative axles from Ultrascale, who can turn them out relatively quickly, where an indented or bored face is required. All they ask is for the measurement over the wheel boss face, a matter of setting a wheel on either side of a btb gauge.

A glimpse....

jasp wrote:....Horsetan: Hobby Holidays was definitely there, as was Eileen’s, both with plenty of kit

I think I saw Eileen's, but I can't remember Hobby's stand at all. Mind you, it took me three goes to find Bill Bedford and I also had difficulty identifying High Level and Brassmasters.

Mike Garwood wrote:....why, oh why, do the links fall out of the hook- nearly every time - I put them away and then take them back out, half a dozen will have parted company with each other. ...

I used to close up the gap with a pair of pliers after inserting the top link. No falling out after that.

....Bring'N Buy was hectic, but they then separated the queue to pay into two - cash and card. I can't say that this made things move noticeably quicker. I had twenty minutes standing in line. Glaciers melt faster these days. .... several traders seemed to have problems doing card payments .... Onl...