Scalefour Forum

Two solutions:

a) buy some 3mm bearings/hornblocks from Exactoscale and substitute for the Comet ones.

b) buy some 1/8th brass tube, solder into bearings and then ream out to 3mm. The 3mm reamer aint cheap but at least you will have it for next time!


Alan

Providing the spring stresses are within the elastic limits of the steel then there will be no permanent deformation.

Alan

The plan shown on the site you refer to is drawn using Templot.

It's the best on the market for producing proper track plans to prototype standards. All the others (except Trax) are for toy trains.

Alan

Have you considered the products of: http://www.hollywoodfoundry.com/

Alan

And here is some else: http://www.directplasticsonline.co.uk/TufnolSheet/

Alan

David Bigcheeseplant wrote: the catch point in the turnout is something I have not seen modelled before.

David

See Knutsford.

If you are talking MR turn of the 20th centuary, Peak Distrit then it was limestone. Take a look at the many pictures reproduced in books such as "Through Limestone hills", "Midland Through the Peak", "the Midland Railway - a pictorial history", "Main Lines in the ...

LesGros wrote:

Russ Elliott wrote:, but it also appears to my albeit beginner's eye, that it is a method requiring the redesign of many existing chassis kits to incorporate it.

not if you use the Exactoscale plastic hornblocks it dosen't.

Alan

I'm presently experimenting with the split axle system advocated by Mark Humphrys in E4um back in 2003. He pointed out that many kits nowadays have a very specific way of assembling the frames that could be compromised if the spacers were replaced with PCB. What he wanted to do was to assemble the ...

Here you are: http://www.2mm.org.uk/easitrac/TOU/index.html

Alan

I see from the 2mm Soc web page that they have re-invented the Mk2 Studiolith turnout operating unit.

Alan

Not that it really maters with 12v but good practice is that the source of the power has the socket and the user of the power has the plug.

Alan

The problem with the Exactoscale units (brass and plastic) is they are set to use a 5mm width of cut-out whereas most kits are provided with 6mm cut-outs.

Obviously not a problem if you cut your own.

Alan

Polycell Polyclens cleans brushes of liquid paint. It does not, as far as I have found, strip hardened paint. It is however water soluble.

Polycell brush restorer does attack hardened paint but slowly. It is also water soluble.

Alan

Keith

where do you get the alternative software? I have been through the MERG site and I can't see it. Certainly not referenced in the TBs or the kit instructions.

Alan

go to your nearest music shop and buy some guitar strings.

Alan

This looks very much like the MERG servo kits. It must have a modification to the software to make the bounce.

Alan

A 1F would have been painted in plain black in 1920.

Alan

As a first suggestion the Soc could commision all the letters etc of the ex Woodhead range.

Alan

Whilst not common there were a few instances of use by the Midland Railway. Does anyone have a drawing or photograph of any Midland Railway coal drops.
I believe that there were some at Ilkley.

Thanks

Alan