Scalefour Forum

Can anyone tell me how you separate the body from the chassis on a Heljan class 14 0-6-0 please?

Many thanks

Gordon A

Check photographs both historical and preserved.

Also get your hands on the Russell book of GWR locos.

Gordon A

I will have a spare seat that would get you back to Bristol.

Gordon

I use my small hold and fold quite regularly.
It is also a useful size to drop in my modelling tool box.
I also have a medium size version for building wagons.

Gordon

I find them pretty useful.
I have seven so far and I may buy an eighth.

Gordon A

Keep an eye on E-bay and make it known that you are after a MM 44xx kit.
White metal kits can produce a very good model with the addition of better detailing and an etched chassis.

Gordon A

IIRC Colin only produces a single length axle for inside framed locos.

I have had a few axles that appear slightly short when fitted to wheels with thick bosses.
It is not a problem, just fill the indentation with filler before painting.

Gordon A

Thank you John.
This project will probably not kick off until next year.

Gordon

An enjoyable show. Arrived just gone 10:30 left just before closing time.
I ended up doing lots of talking and shopping, but no impulse buys this year.
Good work by Terry.

Gordon A

Fill the gap in the top of the hook where the top chain link goes with a piece of wire or a minute dab of solder.

Gordon A

Thanks Tim, I have rung Branchlines and spoken to Brian. Hopefully they will come up with something.

Gordon A

I have a dead Bachman motor on which I would like to fit new carbon brushes and springs.
Does any one know of a source of 1.5mm diameter carbon brushes and springs?

Gordon A

Sorry for the delay in answering the wheels question. The wheels on Empress are shown as 3' 6.5" diameter. I think I have counted the spokes as 11. Looking at the Gibson wheels list Collin does a 3' 6" wheel 10 spoke 10" throw. I have not visited the archives yet to confirm the wheel ...

Steve the range was bought by Kalgarin Models, who as far as I know has no interest in selling 4mm kits, or reintroducing the range, or letting anyone else use the information to do so.
Hence my plan to start from scratch.


Gordon A

Neil Kinison has a working stub point on his P4 layout Edford.

Gordon A

I am trying to identify the build history of the GWR ballast wagon diagram P22. I have the following information: Commenced 1945 Lot1501 60016/9/23/37, 60121/46/92, 60305/9/14. Lot 1530 Diverse numbers in the 60XXXseries (100). Lot 1575 50001-50/4-66/8 – 76/8 -145 (140) A Total of 250 wagons built, ...

Firstly my thanks to every one who bought a chassis kit from the first batch. This far exceeded my expectations. Now as the revised heading indicates I am giving notice that I will not be accepting any more orders for the 0-4-0 Peckett chassis kit after the 30th September 2019, as I wish to get back...

The Bristol BS4 group accepted an offer by David Brandreth to give us a days tutorial on Resistance Soldering. The Seminar was organised by Robin gay and Paul Bannerman. IMG_20190824_143116b (1).jpg Part of the BS4 group hard at work. IMG_20190824_143126z.jpg From left to right: Paul Townsend, Robin...

Try making a matching triangle of ply to push between the two rails that make the V when soldering.
This should prevent any change in angle.

Gordon A

As some of you may be aware my holy grail search has been for a number of years to be able to find enough information to have a 4mm kit produced for the P22 ballast hopper. I have had some assistance in the past which I appreciated but have never been able to find any definitive information to produ...

Thanks for the thought Mike.
I prefer to start from scratch using original information rather than complicate matters by using a chassis from a different locomotive and kit producer.

Gordon A

Sorry Horsetan, not in my sights.

Gordon A

As the Impetus kit range is no longer available I have been researching and cogitating about producing a kit for the Bagnall 16" x 24" cylinder 0-6-0 saddle tank. See the picture below which I have borrowed from Roys Rail Page. (http://roysrailpage.000webhostapp.com/) Unfortunately I could...

Ground signal 7 could allow shunting moves to pass signal 4 at danger up to GS 8.

Gordon A

I do not understand why you would want a chassis to work for both P4 and 00 standards given the large difference in gauge.
To meet you objectives you will have to build the chassis with 00 spacers and use a fair few washers on your P4 wheel sets.

Gordon A