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Re: Turning a chimney Post by Le Corbusier » Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:12 pm Jeremy, is the tool post which you have for the parting tool something you made up yourself or is it a standard fitting for mounting in this location? What are the benefits of parting off from the back of the machine rather than ...

Post by Terry Bendall » Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:51 am From the pictures it looks like the parting tool is not at 90 degrees to the work which is how I would position it. If my assumption is correct do you have a reason for that please Jeremy? Thanks for the question Terry Of course I am not parting off ...

More turning When you need a lot of the same thing. Today I needed about 60 Gas Lamp Tops for some LYR coaches I am building for a friend. IMG_5573.JPG The easiest way to do them is using a form tool. I made this one this morning from 8mm tool steel steel. I wanted two cutting edges on the top for t...

Hi Julian I always thought Kyle of loch Alsh was a good place to model as a short engine shed layout here are a few more picture of the area you are interested in. although probably a bit early If I get a chance I will look out some taken in the 50s. Lucky for the modeller it was well photographed. ...

Well that is a challenge. What is it. What do you want it machining in, and how many do you need. It might be possible on my pantograph milling machine, it can certainly cut that shape, but the thickness of material is against it. Machining it in Brass or Nickle Silver even going about 5 thou at eac...

Hi ted Going through my own photo collection locos as follows trying to keep the dates as close together or far apart depending on if the boiler was changed 1400 Swindon 30.4.50 N Calne 1960s W 1401 Symonds Yat 1952 N Swindon 1959 N 1403 Radipole 28.8.54 N 1404 Cinderford 1950s N 1405 Exeter 5,7,57 ...

Notify me when a reply is posted Expand view Topic review: GWR query Re: GWR query Quote Guy Rixon Post by Guy Rixon » Thu May 21, 2020 4:25 pm Enigma wrote: Guy Rixon wrote: jim s-w wrote: As the lines are inside a panel can’t you use a wash and the capillary effect to get the result you want easi...

Andrew. lovely station. You don't say what you glued the green stuff stone sheet to the MDF with, I have never been a great plastic lover as the solvent glues tend to want to deform the plastic on this kind of modelling or are the sheets thick enough that they are not affected by it. Brian. That sta...

Post by JackBlack » Tue May 12, 2020 8:43 am Looks great. The station building is a kit? Hi Nick The building is based on Abbotsbury in Dorset but in reverse and with a through hall. I drew it up some months ago and Ralph Robertson Laser cut it for me, I was planning to laser cut the windows and do...

Just letting those interested in the Railmotor body kit. The Production etch went to the etchers just before the lockdown, its paid for but just waiting on the first etch to arrive so I can do the instruction build. In the mean time between sending out orders, which have gone a little mad at the mom...

Can I put every one straight with regard to the Letter Press part of the punch tool. We used to buy the letter presses from the legal stationers, Oyez and cost was less than £20 each. The last time I wanted to buy some the price had risen to £90 plus VAT, that was in 2017. They now don't list them a...

Thanks Tim for putting those on here. John Palmer wrote Is the mandrel fitted into the base of the nascent boiler fitting running in any kind of bearing mounted in the tailstock chuck, or just rubbing gently against that chuck's jaws? Fascinating to see the flare forming jig in use though I was hold...

I am Just building a Martin Finney Hall kit at the moment for a friend. Very surprised to find a bad casting for the chimney which when soldered in place leaned backwards it was just slightly miss cast so decided to turn a new one. Well Tim as you mentioned to me you would like to watch over my shou...

A small word or warning however on using files in the lathe. They do the job but it is always advisable to fit them with a handle. On a small lathe such as those shown, there is probably not sufficient power to cause injury if the file gets caught in the lathe chuck, but on a larger machine this is...

Moving on from the Chimney. I have just been asked to turn a couple of Domes. One for the SECR L class 440 img20191201_20532369.jpg The other for the GCR LNER O4/7 with Flat top. img20191201_20534430.jpg Although in 7mm scale I use the same method as in 4mm. Starting on the L class first with a bloc...

Post by steve howe » Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:03 am They are nice little buildings. I did one in local stone for our Club layout a few years ago using the 'Pendon' method of card and watercolour using the drawings in Karau's book, but slightly adapted the floor plan to provide a forecourt entrance: Hi S...

Post by steve howe » Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:02 pm ralphrobertson wrote: Well done Jeremy. Like the station building! Ralph Indeed, the whole project looks fascinating, :thumb Is the station building a William Clarke design? they seemed to crop up all over the GWR area in a variety of disguises. Steve H...

Hi Philip Thank you. The photo has really brought out the colour well. I photographed it in my conservatory where the layout is and the light is not quite right at this time of year. Noel I hope you think the Lake livery is the right shade of red. The roof was originally white but the contrast was t...

Painted just in time for Scaleforum

The next job is to make the chimney I only need to do the top so forming the basic shape with a nose cutter and finishing with files then the hole is drilled in and top cut to the right height. IMG_5180.JPG IMG_5183.JPG IMG_5181.JPG IMG_5187.JPG Baffle added and slotted into the roof also the whistl...

Thanks Steve for the Shell Vents not bad Although I managed to find some quite nice ones in an old Nucast kit for an Auto Coach which was sitting in the bottom of the cupboard must have been there 25 years at least. As for lamp tops I decided to turn my own. First making a form tool for the big lath...

Noel Wrote I presume you are referring to the 1912-1922 livery? This was actually crimson lake, which is a very different colour to crimson, more or less maroon. In the case of the GWR this was a particularly dark version, apparently, referred to by Michael Harris as 'being best described as chocol...

The Summer has been long and busy in the garden and this O gauge loco a GWR Armstrong is finally finished which has been blocking the work bench. IMG_5152.JPG With that now built and out the way I have been having another go at the roof on the railmotor I redrew several versions of the roof top both...

I missed this picture on my last post of the other side of the boiler. IMG_5105.JPG Now to the Roof The roof is made of four main parts. First two are for the base and need to be fitted together with screws so that they can be soldered together neatly and in the right position IMG_5106.JPG I am keep...

Back to the Railmotor Just made up the interior section of the model starting with the floors and seats IMG_5095.JPG The seats are made up but the flipside chairs need the cushions making and shaping out of thick plasicard but the bench seats are Ok as they are. IMG_5094.JPG The floors and seats are...