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Is that a service they'll perform for anyone?

Yes they will but masters need to be made and soldered at high temperature to go through Vulcanisation mould process at 180 degrees. The costs are £20 for the mould and £2.80 per casting plus VAT.

Another step forward toward the kit has arrived from Slaters who have done some lost wax casting for me in nickel silver. Is the buffer heads they have a neat hole in the end to find the centre for drilling out to fit the tale rod. IMG_4656.JPG Also included on the casting is a centre piece for the ...

Seasons Greetings to all and I do appreciate all the great comments which does give me encouragement to get on with this project. As I have two pet hates with coach construction, I designed the body so that it becomes more rigid for handling and easy to fit the glazing without getting glue on the gl...

With both sides done and attached. IMG_4586.JPG I moved onto the partitions. This is where I came to find errors, firstly the partitions are too wide I forgot to take off the thickness of the sides so an afternoons filing to get them to fit. Also the slots for the doors were on the wrong side so the...

Started on the Body Cut out the ends first as these need to be folded to form the shape as the fold is very close to the window I ran a three square file along the fold lines on the back to weaken them then soldered the window frames in to strengthen the front before folding to shape. IMG_4570.JPG W...

After a long wait the Diagram Q body first test etch has been received at first glace looks good. IMG_4557.JPG Both side shown as when the backing is folded down the glazing will hopefully slot in between the layers. IMG_4558.JPG Also etched again is the Diagram V2 Parcels Van with both 3 point comp...

Post by allanferguson » Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:15 pm Very intrigued by your long 0.5mm drill. Evidently a long piece of steel rod; but how is the drill attached to it? Is that a collet on the end, or is there some other connection? It seems like the sort of thing I wouldn't need very often, but when I ...

I am about half way through the footplate production etch build for the instructions, but not had much time to complete it lately. Just arrived from the etchers the 8' Fishbelly Bogie production etch. IMG_4544.JPG I had a spare corner on the sheet which I have used as a test for a Screw Link couplin...

Will L wrote: A 4 wheel bogie like this will, of itself, go round sharper curves than any P4 modeller is likely to want to lay. The constraint is not the bogie itself, its the clearances in the body above Or in our case Mounted. The Dean Suspension Posts and Beams may foul the Slide Bar Mount or an...

Post by CornCrake » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:05 am As far as the motor bogie is concerned any idea what radius curves the P4 version can cope with now? The railmotor in the video is running through 1:5 and 1:6 turnouts. Not sure how this equates to radius. It does derail on the turnout at the back which...

Post by CornCrake » Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:06 am
Good to see another outing for your chassis Jeremy! I enjoyed the valve gear motion especially at the slower speeds.
Is that an 8' or a 9' trailing bogie?

Still running on the 9' trailing bogie will be ordering an 8' pre production test etch next.

Not Done much since Scaleforum. I had intended to do the instructions for the Under frame but I started building and realised I had just given myself a lesson in how not to build it.that is i put it together in the wrong order. Anyway had one of the layout boards out this afternoon although only tra...

I test ran the Railmotor Chassis and under frame at Scaleforum and can be seen at

https://youtu.be/u0RNgk_JB5o

Is this for the 57ft or 70ft

Hi Ivan
I am doing the Gloucester built 59' diagram Q and Q1 to start with. I will move onto a longer ones later.

I am now making up another 15 chassis kits to take to Scaleforum. The Underframe etch production tool has been made and one sheet run off it. All I need to complete the Underframe kit are some Buffer heads to fit my shanks. I will make the heads and have them lost wax cast after scaleforum. Then I ...

Hi Tim Although I do have all the machine tools to drill the holes in wheels for crankpins etc. I tend to do all small drilling by hand. I do have a watchmakers stake set which keeps the drill perpendicular. IMG_4520.JPG The stake is fitted with a .75mm drill with a spot of super glue to hold it in....

To Get 2.6mm from the Centre of the Axle. Would not the simple answer be. Mark the centre line of the crank. Then put a 1/8th rod through the Axle hole so that it protrudes slightly onto the front. Put a bearing on it with a notch of the correct depth. Then put the notch over the centre line and dri...

Hi Steve Good Question. I hadn't thought about people using the Mallard Bodies. So the short answer is No, but on the Underframe etch which is now ready for a production run. There are two holes and rivet overlays at the right spacings to mount the suspension Brackets to. I originally thought to fit...

Hi Steve Thanks for asking about the wheels being "Pinned " Good question I didn't think to explain it when writing the instructions. Pinning the Wheels is making sure that they will not move on the axle so that they do not loose there quartering. This can be done in two ways by either dri...

On subject of wheels, for the Railmotor engine chassis I assume we will need 2 pairs of Alan Gibson 4847L (for P4), but what should we order for the trailing bogie? Are they 14mm Mansell or plain disc coach wheels? Hi Steve Correct for the Driving wheels. Good question on the bogie, I assumed they ...

Hi Ivan

All you need to buy extra are the wheels. If you want a kit PM me.

Postby Armchair Modeller » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:24 am Just curious about the wheelbase as (shame!) the kit might be useful for something else. I found a diagram on the Internet suggesting 8ft but would appreciate confirmation. Hi Richard You don't say if you mean the Motor Bogie or the Other end. All...

I have just spent the last few days making up some Chassis Kits ready for Wells show next week end they are £90 each.

I only have 12 kits at the moment plenty more etches but need castings and gearboxes to complete.

Hi Steve Some interesting questions you have made. At The moment I am about to release the Railmotor chassis kit only. So don't do any thing to your body etch. I will be releasing an undeframe and body kit later. Possibly as seperate kits but not sure yet the Underframe and Bogie etches are now almo...

Production Tool now Made for the Valve Gear Etch.
Just waiting on the Gear Sets and a and a days Milling for the Body Mounts.