Scalefour Forum

All sounds very exciting.

I just wonder if they will be producing the excellent white metal loco kits?

I would dearly like the Manning Wardle 0-4-0 F class saddle tank locomotive.

Has anyone converted a Dapol Stove R to P4? Whilst the body looks good, the roof and the underframe leaves a lot to be desired! To make the model work Dapol installed smaller diameter wheels, so it's very neigh impossible to install the correct size wheels without a lot of cutting and carving. Any a...

Excellent model.
I'm looking forward to building a couple myself.

I've made minor corrections and amendments to the schedule. AA5 & AA10 Schedule rev 1.pdf But the GWR AA5 Ballast Plough Brakevan is in the attached photo. GWR Toad Ballast Plough Brake Van 5-1-1958.jpg I've also added another photo of Herrings being moved by a tractor at Tytherington Quarry...

Thank you all for your comments. Having done a lot more research I have come up with the attached schedule. Also a conclusion as to the GWR AA5 Ballast Brake Plough Brake Van photographed in Ivo Peters S&D Vol 2 photo 163. I think that it is DW40384 from Lot 181. It has a rain strip over what wa...

From working with various cranes on construction sites I would imagine that the weight on the back would have been either solid or a box filled with scrap, such as nuts and bolts etc similar to the ballast used in brake vans, but would have had a lid for security and safety so that the weight of the...

Lovely project.
Don't forget the back weight which is almost lost in the photo.

I'm looking for photos of GWR AA5 Ballast Brake Van in BR days. There is one in in John Lewis's article "The Common Toad" which appeared in Scale Trains 1983 part Part 3 page 112 no. 40912 [Pendon Museum] sadly they are closed at the moment so I've drawn a blank there. Also in Ivo Peters b...

Thanks Chris for the numbers as sadly whilst I've ordered the HMRS supplement but it cannot be posted at the moment. Thanks Noel, I think the alteration to the sorter 57' underframe I think is achievable without too much complications, I hope! If you aren't going to use 'Southern Pride upgrade what ...

Thank you for your reply. I'm also looking also at HMRS Mark 1 Coaching Stock of British Railways which provides a lot of information and photographs. The coach that I am detailing is a Non Corridor Composite diagram 311 running numbers 41000-42, 41049-59. One item I am missing is which were coaches...

Lovely trestles, who's make are they?

I'm in the process of upgrading a Bachmann Mk1 C coach. I've managed to obtain a Southern Pride P109 Moulded U/F Fittings and Etched brass BR MK1 Fittings, has any of you got any instructions. Thanks

I've got a Kemilway chassis for the BR st 2-6-0 76xxx which has the same wheel spacing and size of wheels for the BR st 2-6-2T 82xxx. I built this chassis all as per the instructions back in the 1970's to 00 gauge. I have always been impressed by the linkage etc. But I now want to make it into P4 an...

Thanks for all this advice. I think I will go for option 'B' of my previous posting. I think that I will use the Hornby R4577 4 compartment brake 3rd as opposed to Hornby R4576 full 3rd, as the brake end has viewing windows which I think would be much harder to reproduce that an extra set of seats f...

Chassis has been constructed and now being painted prior to final building.
However High Level provide some excellent footplate overlays, has any one tackled these?
If so what did you bond them on with?
I was considering 3M spraymount?

What was your source of the brass Ross Pop safety valves? Thanks
Also the detailing etches the you've produced are they available for purchase?
Thanks

Thank you for this information. I think I have 3 routes to go:- A. Cut a Hornby R4576Thompson 3rd [5 Compartments] & a Hornby R4577 Brake 3rd [rear brake compartment] and fix together. or B. Bill Bedford BCK0186S [5 compartment brake 3rd sides] & Hornby R4577 4 compartment Brake 3rd, bond on...

Certainly do. Will look it up.
But if its just the sides do I bond it onto a Hornby Thompson 3rd?

Can anyone point me in the direction of who produces a R-T-R or kit of a LNER Thompson 5 compartment Brake Third?
If not do I need to buy an Hornby R4653 4 compartment Brake Third & R4652 Third and cut and carve!!!!
Has anyone attempted this?
Thanks for your help.

Thanks I'll give is a try.

Thank you both for your input.
If the radiator is better on the Mainline body how difficult would it be to change the poor handrails?

I am also wanting to build a Class 03 shunter [D2133 in Green Livery]. High Level chassis is a must. But what of the body? Three choices exist. 1, Airfix/Rosebud kit, however this has the wrong style of chimney. Also I doubt my skills of painting the black & yellow chevrons. 2, Mainline what is ...

The primer sprayed body looks excellent. I'm currently building two, both in BR mid 1950's livery:- 58086 with a vacuum control regulator, the same as yours John. Where did you get the casting from or did you scratch build it? The other is, 58072 with condensing pipes. However having started lining ...

Ambis do not do the style of tender that I am looking for.

Alan Gibson seems the only choice. I'll let you know how I get on.

I've looked them up but it doesn't looked like the one I'm looking at has snap head rivets.

But they do produce some interesting items.