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You can also have a look at my method described on page 28 of Scalefour News 161

Terry Bendall

I have only just seen this message since the last few days have been a bit busy. I have converted Lima Locos but not for a very long time and we dont have any left now to look at. I would have thought that a standard top hat bearing might be a bit short and may slide out of the bogie centre slot. An...

Keith said " I don't know if the new Bring and Buy team will do the same." The answer is yes they will, unless someone buys it first. Jeremy may have one or two in stock so I suggest you ask. Also I have developed an alternative design which seems to do the job and Jeremy may have some of ...

Hi Steve Thanks for posing this. There is lots to see that is of interest and clearly a lot still to do. I wish the group well with the project and when you feel ready, let me know and you can bring it to Scaleforum even if it is still "work in progress". Perhaps 2012? Targets like that ar...

I have not been on here for some time but having seen the pictures, I would like to echo Jim's comment about bringing the layout to Scaleforum. And as I am the person who books the layouts, just get in touch when you are ready. Of course anyone else can do the same, regardless of whether you are a f...

I suspect there are probably as many ideas for fiddle yards as there are layouts in existance. On the Mid-Sussex group's first layout - West Chiltington, which no longer exists we used a 4ft turntable with four tracks and this worked quite well with short trains. I have sometimes watched with some c...

I have said this before but at the risk of being tiresome, I will repeat it again. In my view as someone who used to teach woodwork in schools, the best material for baseboards is 12mm thick birch plywood. It must be birch, not any other timber and is by no means cheap, probably now in the UK about ...

On my son's layout Staverton we have a set of 8 Bachmann coaches with P4 wheels fitted directly into the existing bogies so no compensation of any sort but a bit of slack in the existing bogie mounting. They are fitted with KD couplings with the curved part that is underneath cut off to give a reaso...

Of course if you were to set the layout in the 1910 period the Mid Sussex group could fill the layout with LBSC stock. At the noment we, mainly Barry Luck, have more coaching stock than will fit on Pulborough or Brighton Road, our new layout (see it at Scaleforum this year). A Brighton Atlantic with...

It is good to see from these postings that those who attended the Workbench on Sunday enjoyed themselves. I have also had similar comments direct to me from other members of the group. For those who were unable to come, the committee is already discussing further similar events, and it is likely tha...

As someone who was at the show, running the Society stand with Mark and dropping in from time to time, I think the South Hants group did a fantastic job. Virtually everything was done during the course of the show - and with a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the room throughout. The group even had...

If you were setting out with a clean sheet, then you might consider building the layout in EM gauge as an alternative to P4 (or possibly even in 00 gauge). Yes you might, but then, with a bit more thought you might not. When I have been on the Society stand at exhibitions I have had several EM mode...

If you go to http://finneyandsmith.co.uk/finneyandsmith/gauges.htm you will see a picture of one - scroll down the page a bit. This gauge was developed by Society member Roger Sanders and is listed in the Stores list as "his" gauge but there is no picture there. Roger is a member of the Mi...

Russ has identified the problems with inside bearing W irons and he is of course quite right. I have used these quite a lot on "modern" freight vehicles where the design of the bearing hangers are quite bulky and you can hardly see the wheels, let along anything behind the wheels. Certainl...

Thanks Allan for the clarification. I have a little saying "Learn something new everyday" and it is surprising how often it happens. I have certainly never heard the term "soldering bolt" but I used to use the old heat up irons a lot, but not for modelling. I agree about the use ...

Thanks Allan for the clarification. I have a little saying "Learn something new everyday" and it is surprising how often it happens. I have certainly never heard the term "soldering bolt" but I used to use the old heat up irons a lot, but not for modelling. I agree about the use ...

I find this series facinating and very useful. Something that surprises me is that no one else has commented in a similar way. I don't claim to be a beginner as far as P4 modelling is concerned but I am when it comes to steam locomotive construction so I expect to learn a lot. I shall be very intere...

I find this series facinating and very useful. Something that surprises me is that no one else has commented in a similar way. I don't claim to be a beginner as far as P4 modelling is concerned but I am when it comes to steam locomotive construction so I expect to learn a lot. I shall be very intere...

All part of the service, although if the quality control had been better it would not be necessary. Having checked out the tooling, I found that some maintenace was needed with a new "anvil" for the blade that cuts them to length and new blades and a bit of adjustment in the slicing tool. ...

Steve Penny wrote Hi Terry, I've checked the dimensions for the challenge and I think it will fit in nicely. It might look slightly odd in that there will be the stub end of a siding on one side but other than that it should work. My only problem will be getting signal wires and point rodding off o...

Hi Steve I like the idea of your cameo. A pity that it sounds a bit too big for the Armchair Modellers' Challenge since it would be an ideal entry. Of course if you could make it in two sections so that it fits the size conbstrain that would be another story! Anyway, even if you did not want to ente...

As the person who makes the sleepers my apologies for the poor quality of this batch. I am not sure why there should be so many that are under length. Sometines an underlength one gets in the collecting container and if I notice this when I bundle them up it gets replaced. Usually each bundle will c...

Brilliant Steve!

Terry Bendall

Charlie Trace, who was a member of the Mid Sussex Group, had a technique for making tarpaulins which involved using a single piece of two ply loo paper. This was sprayed - probably dark grey but may have been black and then lettered. After that I am not sure how he proceeded but you can see the resu...

I have used heavy duty adjustable shelf brackets to support a layout successfully for several years. I use the Spur brand which have a double row of slots on the uprights. These can usually be found in most DIY stores. The largest brackets I could find were about 400mm long so I screwed some wood on...