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Different components have different escape radii; Craig Welsh brake lever guards, maybe a foot to eighteen inches. LMS BR coupling hooks - 2+ feet. Only stopped by the skirting board. Wizard Models screw couplings - 8 to 10 inches. I credit the floppiness of the assemblage with having a restrictive ...

At least, Dave? Your self-critiscism does your supportive output a huge disservice

Interesting work, Justin; especially to those of us with a penchant for things pushed, pulled and prodded. I'll have to tweak the other 2 Bachmann 1/108s I have into something else now, I suppose :) If I recall correctly, Iain Rice wrote in MRJ about doing something similar in populating Butley Mill...

A post on the LNER Encyclopedia http://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7995 has timings for electric stock from Enfield Town to Liverpool St. The N7's had to do it quicker, it seems. If someone knows the distance between ET and LS, speed could be calculated..

Were yards blacked out in WW1 as an air-raid precaution? IIRC, a lot of wagons had their brake handles painted white so they could be seen in the WW2 blackouts. It seems that - in response to Zeppelin raids in 1915/16 - that there was a form of blackout - not quite as religious as Warden Hodges mig...

As far as the GWR goes: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/34512-when-did-the-gwr-start-painting-the-brake-van-handrails-white/#entry366409 That would seem to suggest that it is likely they were _not_ painted white in period 1906-1908 (or in 1910 for my 6 wheel AA1 brake van if I bui...

As far as the GWR goes:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ntry366409

Nice work, IAK Your close-ups show off your attention to detail. And your skill. I agree with you on the LMS buffers (although I'm going down the springing route with my fleet, which adds to the fiscal frettings :) ). Never tried ABS mind (although I have a book of stamps ready for the initial scopi...

I thought copyright for written material was 50 years after the death of the author. So for example Frank Richards died in 1961, all those Bunter books are possibly out of copyright. From the IPO website : But in general, the terms of protection in the UK are as follows: Copyright in a literary, dr...

I'm pretty sure they are the GWR 'pot' type. You can see the inset for the steel tie. They are cast concrete, not stone. More at the MMRS page.

I got some 0.6 mm double sided from C&L. I'm of a mind to use it for loco frames, as it's so much easier to work with than metal, and comes ready-insulated. But the tuit is not in, on or around at the moment. Hi Jan I've just had a quick look at the C & L website and was unable to spot any ...

I got some 0.6 mm double sided from C&L. I'm of a mind to use it for loco frames, as it's so much easier to work with than metal, and comes ready-insulated. But the tuit is not in, on or around at the moment.

They are old-type stretchers used on loose-heel switches. They fit though a slot in the switch rail, and are locked in position by rotating through 90 degrees, and driving a cotter pin. Here's a drawing of a GER three-throw with such stretchers: http://85a.co.uk/forum/gallery/2/original/2_280950_18...

Just a plea for more prototype information, really! I am modelling turnouts based on something like this for my mini-layout. Unfortunately, the photo is a bit small and dark, so it is difficult to work out all the details. I just wonder if anyone has better photos or drawings of anything similar - ...

Due to eyesight that is not up to the standards I want to make models at the standards I want, I have started looking for a solid way to work under magnification. I have looked at lighted magnifiers, hand held, on stands, etc, magnifying eye glasses, video magnifiers, etc. The last are expensive. R...

Well done, Justin. They look very nice. I'll be keeping an eye out for your take on the Morton'd minerals...

For me, flywheels work to negate anything untoward in the supply of volts to the motor. I agree that decent pick ups* and clean track are necessary, but would argue that this kind of perfection is not achievable across the whole layout, for all stock, over an extended operating period. Thus, I'd say...

Bricks & Bonds. Fascinating stuff. There's mortar the subject than you think... Modern Buildings, Their Planning, Construction And Equipment Vol1, G. A. T. Middleton, The Caxton Publishing Company, 1921 English bond is undoubtedly the strongest, as it almost entirely avoids continuous vertical j...

Checking a selection of the stainless jigs in LRM stock with a micrometer gives measurements of 0.124" to 0.125". That is excellent. Moreover, there is virtue in having bearing bores initially a tight fit on such jigs, because this will eliminate rod-to-chassis error when setting up the h...

I'd be wary of the Markits ones. The set I have are no-go in 1/8 axle bushes.

I took the opportunity yesterday evening of looking up Fowler’s Modern English Usage . It very definitely gives the plural of ROOF as ‘ROOFS’. In a separate note on ‘FS/VES’ plural endings (and verb endings), Fowler says – “As the change [between these two alternatives] is far from regular, and som...

Excellent work. It all LOOKS so easy! I shall be cribbing madly for the intended Y4 build (once I've built a split chassis for a J65... ).

Thanks!

Jan

Horsetan wrote:

Ealing wrote:Jol, does this mean he'll be getting rid of his pigeons?

No, but I heard the marathon runner he uses has taken early retirement. Apparently he couldn't keep up the pace.

Not quite the Olympic legacy that Seb Coe had in mind, methinks.

Hi Steamraiser. The first part is right as in sheet metal covers, But when these engines where first built they did'nt have any washout plugs in the postion I discribed but had 4 washout plugs along the side with a different type of cover over them. When the covers where added along the rounded edg...

Pinch away. :-) I think it's still bendable. I was going to include two more points to provide a loop but I think the tightness chokes the scenic space, so the simple plan will be ok providing in effect 2 'Ingle Nooks' end on end. The other advantage is I don't have to build any more track as the t...