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- Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:03 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Further Improvements to a Roundhouse Fowler
- Replies: 39
- Views: 17433
Re: Further Improvements to a Roundhouse Fowler
A superb job, well done. It is always nice to see a loco that is no longer in shiny-shiny-shiny fresh from the box condition. And you painted the wheels! It baffles me as to why a huge proportion of model loco owners think their locos look great with unpainted shiny plated wheels. Try finding a full...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:57 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: is this track junction possible?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5139
- Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: is this track junction possible?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5139
Re: is this track junction possible?
Alternatively you could go for the no moving parts option...
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:22 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: Point rodding and concrete track
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7879
Re: Point rodding and concrete track
The best way to create flangeway is to do it like The Real Thing with an extra pair of rails. Run a couple of lengths of string between them in the flangeway, and remove the string when the concrete has hardened.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:54 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Thingiverse Bug Boxes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7944
Re: Thingiverse Bug Boxes
Best thing to do is bear in mind it is neither super or glue, then you won't go far wrong.Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:29 pmI agree with the comments about superglue - it ALWAYS lets go - sooner or later, probably at the most inconvenient moment.
It is now a shadow of the product it was when first launched about 50 years ago.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Resin 3D printers - wagon plates
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5212
Re: Resin 3D printers - wagon plates
Fair enough! Thank you.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Resin 3D printers - wagon plates
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5212
Re: Resin 3D printers - wagon plates
I know very little about this technology, but wouldn't be easier to print the number plates in white and then paint them black, rather than the other way around?
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:51 am
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: 16mm Ruler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5115
Re: 16mm Ruler
The 16mm Association used to give them away, and may still do.
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: eBay madness
- Replies: 268
- Views: 263769
Re: eBay madness
I've got one of those. GRS body on an LGB chassis, but painted as DUKE. And it has got a chimney.steamgeorge wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:32 amThink there might be too many zero's on this one or am I missing something..........
Not wishing to rip anybody off, I'd let it go for £1800...
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:04 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam at a bargain price...?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 30017
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:18 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam at a bargain price...?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 30017
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:20 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam at a bargain price...?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 30017
Re: Live steam at a bargain price...?
If it wasn't for import duty and no money, who knows what might have happened, lol :lol: There is no import duty that I could see. Total price including delivery for a UK buyer is £50.01 for delivery in 10-20 days, or £50.76 for 5-10 days. ... assuming it is not a scam ... Payment via PayPal sugges...
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam at a bargain price...?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 30017
Live steam at a bargain price...?
A working live steam loco for under £50 ... could this be what many have always wanted? https://www.hxhing.com/products/steam-powered-train-and-track https://img.staticdj.com/64783cf66db38776d792f5d4b5f36e7e_1080x.png To be clear, I have no connection with and I make no comment about this company or...
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:04 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: 16mm scale "Linda"
- Replies: 99
- Views: 37849
Re: 16mm scale "Linda"
Let me put it this way... if the top of the smokebox on Linda or Blanche needs to be removed it has to be cut off with a gas torch, and then welded back in place afterwards. The smokebox base is now a substantial structure and very firmly attached to the chassis. Hence we end up with views like this...
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: 16mm scale "Linda"
- Replies: 99
- Views: 37849
Re: 16mm scale "Linda"
When first built the three locos had their cylinders attached to the frames by a single row of bolts with the upper part of the cylinders being bolted to the smokebox. Working on the FR soon showed up this weakness so Linda and Blanche had a front-end rebuild and now the bottom half of the smokebox ...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:14 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Modification of Roundhouse Katie body
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2341
Re: Modification of Roundhouse Katie body
Yes, and the usual thickness is 28 thou / 0.7mm.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: IMPORTANT!!! - Transferring GRF ownership to myself
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11998
Re: IMPORTANT!!! - Transferring GRF ownership to myself
It will be interesting to see how many of the 1122 vote.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:24 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
- Replies: 90
- Views: 37464
Re: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
Tom is not only the forum administrator, he also hosts the forum on his own server(s). Thanks, I must have missed that. PS Tony your Facebook presence is a great example of company services done well :thumbright: Thank you, much appreciated. And it is so easy to do. I try and make it as chatty but ...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
- Replies: 90
- Views: 37464
Re: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
Why do you say that Tony. Most of the members I know don't like to be associated with FB. Brave in that I am not sure there is evidence to either prove or deny it. I know that I see posts on Facebook made by members of this place. Personally, I make probably ten times more posts on FB than I do her...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:13 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Internet "forums" are a thing of the past
- Replies: 90
- Views: 37464