Scalefour Forum

Little progress to report over the summer but hoping to see some layout rather than stock progress in the next few weeks. Test running has shown up one for two areas where the trackwork needs remedial action. The geometry of the yard entry track and pointwork is all wrong leading to some interesting...

Terry, Like Ian these have been my preferred wheels both for coaches and for diesel loco conversions. The switch to fully insulated wheels rather than live one-side has made live pick up from the bogies more difficult - so far I've had to liberate the older wheels from coach bogies and replace them ...

Thanks to everyone involved for all the hard work in making the virtual Scaleforum happen.

Lots of inspiration and plenty of helpful hints gained on a number of topics.

Well done all and let’s hope we can have an actual Scaleforum next year.

Jeremy

Thanks Mike

Mike

Nice to see some of the details of the stock as well as the layout video. Which bogies have you used for the Clay Tiger wagon please?

Thanks

Jeremy

Thanks Philip.

I couldn’t see them on the list but I was sure someone (probably you) had told me they were available.

I’ll give George a call next week.

Jeremy

I know this is an old thread but I've been struggling to find an answer to this query elsewhere... I have a GW Models Wheel Press which works fine for me on standard 1/8" axles but I want to use them for an EasiChas conversion on a couple of locos which need 3mm axles. Does anyone know whether ...

The last few months has seen some significant progress with Bodmin as the extra time freed up by not commuting has allowed me to get on with track laying and wiring. As of last Sunday evening the layout is wired and working with the exception of the loco shed siding. At the moment we are still opera...

There is a copy of the 40ft to 1inch playoff Kyle station and extending to include the loco yard in Peter Tatlow's The Dingwall & Skye Railway book both in, I think, 1907 and post-war. They might help to clear up the query. Portchchullin Tatty might also be able to assist if he spots that this t...

To plug a gap in the list, I’ve found pictures of 1468 at Fowey in 1961 with a top feed.

There are also photos of 1419 also at Fowey between the 1957 quoted and 1961 still without top feed.

Jeremy

I’ve done mine using a Masokits Universal Springing unit retaining as much of the Hornby moulding as possible. The W-Irons do get a bit thin but there is sufficient brass from the springing units to support the W-irons. I’ve attached 2 photos which should hopefully show how this fits together. DB5DC...

PeteT, thanks that is the photo. I need to work out how to get links to work! Tony, that was the information that lead to the question as it suggested that this was unlikely to be a green vehicle. Certainly from Longworth it seems that it was 1965/66 before the Southern had a BG allocation. Noel, th...

There is a photo on the Cornish Railway Society website showing a 2MT Tank hauling a mixed rake of coaches between Wadebridge and Padstow. The photo is undated but the loco was only at Wadebridge between 1961 and 1964. The train comprises a mix of coaches in a variety of liveries but includes a BR M...

Tony, Thanks for your observations on the layout and in particular the comments about the cattle dock siding which looked a bit too curved on the plan but seems to be ok once laid out in the flesh. The fiddle yard design has progressed a little and at the moment I have used some boards from another ...

David

I used Araldite on my conversion of the Dapol Class 121 DMU which used the Branchlines DMU wheels to maintain the split axle pick-ups. The conversion is on here in the Multiple Units section.

No problems with this so far...

Jeremy

Making good progress John. The brake gear looks suitably fine and, as ever, with a Justin kit suitably complicated but comprehensive. I’ve been considering then brake gear on my P22 hopper and can’t decide whether that’s a job for the RSU or just the normal iron. What have you used for the brakegear...

Steve I was lucky enough to be able to acquire the buildings from DRAG when they decided that they weren't continuing with their version of the project. They were part of Mike Casey's original collection so although I can't tell you how they were built I can try and get some decent photos to post ov...

After an extended period with no orders the Work's Manager at Wheal Elizabeth is pleased to report that running trials have recently been carried out to allow a re-opening of the works. IMG_2092.jpg The trials have seen the arrival of a batch of 7 BR Clayfit wagons with temporary hoods for an order ...

Oh dear, it's been another 15 months and progress is limited. I did set myself a target of getting the main running lines to the junction laid and wired by the end of 2019. I missed that but I have managed to get most of the trackwork built and ready to lay. Since the last update the track layout ha...

As promised I have now had a closer look at both my Mitchell 4575 kit and the Churchward Models 45XX that I bought from Precision last year. Hopefully these photos will show some of the differences: Churchward chassis - brass frame and nickel silver rods/slide bars - no detail overlay and different ...

It sounds like I might need to rethink my solution... Joe, if you could let me have a copy of the instructions that would be a great help in trying to identify the intended prototype and also to see if I can save the existing brake/running gear. Thank you. Thanks again for everyone's comments. Jeremy

Thanks to both of you for your comments. I'll have to see which of those references I have John to see if I can make out the set-up on the wagon out-shopped in 1941. Looking at the modelling options it seems that there is a DC3 underframe in the Morgan Design list (for X5/X7) that may be ok for this...

I'm trying to resurrect an old model of one of these wagons. It is built from the Perseverance etched kit and appears to be EM gauge. However, the running gear and brake gear have all suffered damage so I'm thinking of replacing that with a Morgan Design underframe. In researching my limited library...

I have couple of 45XX's in various stages of construction. One is a Churchward Models kit and the other a Mitchell kit. At this stage I have only got as far as the chassis and the Churchward one lacks the detail overlays for the frames that are present in the later Mitchell one, otherwise there seem...

The Churchward Models 45xx kit which was the precursor to the Malcolm Mitchell kit is still available from Phoenix Precision Paints. Not sure whether this can be easily modified into the 44xx. Presumably the biggest difference is the wheel diameter which could possibly be accommodated by modifying t...