Scalefour Forum

steve howe wrote: pre-cut sleepers

Colin Craig Models sell 34 x 3.3 x 1.6mm copper-clad sleepers for P4/EM see http://colincraig4mm.co.uk/#/plain-track/4532599926
Rod

Try http://www.plataurumdesign.com/

NAGNAG and Newport MRS will be running a Bring and Buy stall concurrently with the AGM. Scalefour Society members are welcome to offer relevant goods for sale.

The Entry Form (with conditions for participation) can be obtained from me (at rod@brodawel.net) in electronic form,or on the day.

Rod

We've used chinchilla dust on Little Mill Junction, held with PVA and have experienced severe cracking resulting a most unprototypical appearance . Has anybody else experienced this and how does one avoid it please?

Members can see the unfortunate results at the AGM

Gordon

Googling GWR 56xx and selecting 'Images' gives a number of decent pics.

Show us the before and after when you get there please.

Sorry, not much a view of the floor but I thought this image taken from a 1955 film was a good illustration on a coal wagon interior. And shows what a challenge we have.

For what it's worth i built Llanastr to S4 standards and people will be able to see how well/badly it runs at next year's AGM. Most of my modelling now is for the Newport MRS Little Mill Junction which is being built to P4 standards and, in it's foetal state, will also be at next year's AGM. See lin...

Andy W wrote: Scaleforum got it going again

That is such an eloquent argument for Scaleforum.

Menelaus wrote:

But I can't help with identifying that lovely point rodding. Anybody want to put their hand up?

...err, that would be me!

Congratulations Rob, you've won the LMJ contract

To remind people what the P4 in A4 is - it is a P4 challenge to put a micro-layout into a foolscap box. The rules are quite simple: 1. The layout has to be transported to the club in a foolscap folder box with the lid closed and meet the outside dimensions of 75H x 375W x 245D mm. 2. P4 standards ap...

Cwm Du is Mike Edmunds' baby. Of the A4 in P4: Dave Haggar built Terminus Steffan Lewis built Pont Llados, a somewhat backward place Rob Foot built Br1An's Brewery For a bit of background on the P4 in A4 lark look here http://www.newportmrs.co.uk/clubgoingson.htm and see the entry under 9 January Bu...

John Palmer wrote:Or should that be 4983 Albert Hall?

Maybe we should have a Great Gathering of Halls at Newport like the one they had for A4s at York

As an added attraction (yes! there's even more!) 4965 Rood Ashton Hall will be working through Newport on the same day, at 11:00 in the down direction and stopping in Newport from 15:30 to 15:50 just after the Open Day closes. The footbridge mentioned in the directions above would provide an excelle...

Due to unforeseen circumstances Maindee East will not be at this year’s Open Day. Instead, and a short notice, Bernie Baker has agreed to bring Allt-y-Graban Road ( http://www.scalefour.org/shows/S4SW2011/allt-y-graban.html ). This being an Open Day rather than an exhibition Bernie will be instigati...

I didn't know you could switch a loco between DC and DCC. Tim, It may not apply to all decoders but all that I have come across allow you to select whether the decoder responds to a DC final or not. I can understand that you may not be able to commit to a club (or S4 Area Group) but if you can find...

Le Corbusier – cool name BTW One consideration not aired yet is what do the other modellers you are in contact with use? As a new starter you may want to run your newly-built locos on their layouts and/or test your track with someone else’s locos. If you choose DCC you can set your locos to run on D...

I've spoken to Mike this evening and the Price List, no 17, is still current and he'll have a new one (which I know contains some tasty S&T stuff) out in the spring.

Noel wrote:You'll be all right next year - it's a leap year.

Noel

Good Idea, but not much help - we only hold our Open days in odd-numbered years!

Open Day Update Chris Yates, who is building most of the baseboards for LMJ for us and who many S4 members will know from his articles in the MRJ, will also be at the open day. Like us he will see his boards all erected together for the first time. He’ll also bring along a few bits and pieces for pe...

Albert Hall wrote:So be prepared to pin the brakes on the way down and whistle up for a banker on return.

With an average gradient of 1 in 126 only the heavier workings should encounter any problems.

I had to check - coming out of the station you're 51' above sea level and at the Community Centre it's 30'. So you face a 21' climb on the way home!

You could try the length-of-springy-wire-lightly-bearing-down-on-the-axles-method proposed by Ray Hammond in MRJ 155, p311.

Albert Hall wrote:Any big sports events on at Cardiff that day which might cause trains to be rammed?

We should be OK: it’s a rest weekend for the Six Nations and Newport’s two professional sports sides, the Newport Gwent Dragons (rugby) and Newport County (soccer) are playing on the Sunday and away respectively.

Yes, it's an easy walk Dave. If you leave the station at the southern side (city centre), turn left into Queensway. Just before you get to the old station building (now the Information Station) cross the road, turn left and immediately right into the old Station Approach. At this point you will be f...

We had our 2014 Christmas do last week (a little late, perhaps a nod to the Julian Calendar) and three members unveiled their P4inA4 layouts. A very diverse, imaginative and impressive selection they proved to be and pictures and notes can be found on the Newport MRS site ( http://www.newportmrs.co....