Scalefour Forum

Ronseal black ash fence paint for me. You can vary the intensity between brand new and faded grey.

Actually it's Karlgarin PermaWay - Phoenix PP are sole agents though you have to buy the code 75 from PPP, the other rail sections are available direct. Don't know about chairs but it would seem logical.

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It all depends on how recent? HiNi this year, Society NS this year , mild steel from C&L not sure but within last few years (I don't get asked for.much of it) DCC Concepts Stainless Steel within last 12 months.

Hi, There was a useful exchange of info on Templot club not long ago when dimensions were looked at in relation to 3d printing. HiNi came out as a problem. If you want a rail that fits Exactoscale chairs you could look at DCc Concepts Stainless steel. It does need a different approach but not withou...

So scale rail section results in scale expansion? Perhaps another reason for following prototype practice more closely?

But can you scale heat???

I have read elsewhere (RMweb) that sometime in July has been mentioned as the changeover time.

Their own range of chairs and sleepers, flexible track etc of course. I expect that 7mm scale sales out-perform 4mm. Obviously, the fact is that C&L must be profitable, why else would either Pete or Phil buy it? I can't imagine, Peco, Carrs or Exactoscale were ever part of the core, they certain...

My apologies if I had put 2 and 2 together and got 5. The fact remains that Exactoscale parts still exist, is in no small part to Andrew putting his hand in his pocket. (more than once I would imagine). Compares most favourably with another outfit that is recently no more (thankfully I have had no d...

I cannot envisage any risk to C&L whatsoever. It may be a sad fact but most of his customers will be for 00 whether we like it or not. P4 customers are likely to form only a very small portion of his customers. Please remember that Exactoscale was up for sale prior to the arrangement with C&...

EMGS Stores already and have for some time sold most of both ranges, though stock appears to be somewhat depleted at the moment. Perhaps they will re-stock shortly as it is ExpoEM this weekend and C&L are also there?

Of course Brian didn't do that many shows and did prioritise Mail Order.

I may have been asked to do all sorts of scales and gauges but never DOGA fine. Says it all really.

Perhaps my comment wasn't too helpful. If you can send me an email, I'll print it off and take it round in cleft stick next time I'm in Middlewich.

Of course there is always the Royal Mail. Even though I live less than 5 miles from him, I use the stores method for ordering as personal visits take up too much of both his and my time, we are both busy people and speaking for myself I don't really welcome such distractions (and I wouldn't blame hi...

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Which type of Ambis stretcher bars are you using? He does one for the early round type and one for the more modern, rectangular type.

I have both types here and I'll see if I can do some photos, perhaps tomorrow.

Personally I don't like using a DCC hand held controller for doing anything other than controlling locos. So good old analogue switches work for me but so does using DCC with JMRI's Panelpro. The only reason for using multiple Boosters is IMHO where the size of the layout warrants it. You can still ...

The little red cross in front of the Vee is as you suspected, there to show where a sharp pointed vee would be. It is the "Fine Point" in Templot speak. You can ignore it for building a normal turnout with a blunt nose but it does have its use when it comes to designing things like 3 ways.

Hi, Well I have used both the early and latest Ambis versions in 7mm scale (I do have some 4mm ones to use as well soon) and I would think that though the early ones were easier to fold up the end result will not be as strong as the latest versions. They do take some figuring out how to bend them up...

pp067a01ea.jpg Many years ago I did something along similar lines. I later refined it on an O gauge layout where the crank was soldered to a spigot on a substantial turned brass rod (a one piece turning in brass comprising the spigot and had a shoulder on it to prevent it falling down through the t...

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There is something called 'wire glue', that works but not much good as a glue. Having said that I've only ever used it occasionally with smd leds, where the current is miniscule compared with a loco. It does sound very similar to the Farnell offering.

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John looks to have gone down the same path as myself, only he's finished it. Well done. NLS maps is very useful, will be even better once they've finished the 25 inch map scans.

Hi, It's a fairly simple layout comprising if my calculations are correct 9 turnouts. The National Library of Scotland come to the rescue once again with their scanning initiative here is the link for the map, http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.1815&lon=-2.8730&layers=176&...

I've just received some pretty impressive samples of the Signal Lamps he has recently scanned.(they are hollow too) My only comment about what might be improved was to do them in black rather than red if possible as otherwise the inside of the lamp needs to be painted with a reflective paint (silver...

Yes inkjet printing onto normal decal sheet won't work, it has to be a Laser.

Hi, Yes I know that, I was just doubting such cutters to have sufficient resolution to cut out very small transfers such as the hand-written insignia so often seen on wagons. Maybe OK for larger lettering but they have never really been much of a problem anyway. The only semi-successful method I hav...

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Pretty certain that the docks were part of the Wrexham Mold and Connahs Quay Railway absorbed by the GCR, so no GWR influence!