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- Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: HGLW loco tweak
- Replies: 77
- Views: 2862
Re: HGLW loco tweak
My HGLW loco - an LB1 - was Moel Rhos' first is still the most used. Same chassis. I do really like that steeple cab, have been sorely tempted many times. This is not that similar - not even narrow gauge - but it's one of my favourites: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Hellingly_R...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
- Replies: 339
- Views: 71501
Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
How long will the completed line be? And how long will it take to complete a single trip? Depends how fast you go of course, but back in May it took me 13 minutes to get to just this side of the steps in Trevor's photos... I was wondering if there was an equivalent to acetone for PLA so looked it u...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Mamod Brunel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 985
Re: Mamod Brunel
It's single cylinder isn't it? So starting it (normally) requires the 'hand of god' in the form of spinning the flywheel. Certainly that's how it is with my single cylinder Regner Konrad, which I've fitted R/C to anyway - it's useful being able to control the speed and stop it remotely, and most imp...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
- Replies: 280
- Views: 125997
Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Magnificent. Somehow, just absolutely 'right', like that's the only way a 3'6" gauge blue BR Garratt could possibly look.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Update.............................................?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 466
Re: Update.............................................?
Thanks team for all your hard work keeping the forum on the rails!
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:31 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1092466
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Absolutely wonderful. Bags of character. I love it.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:27 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10234
Re: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
I was going to put the sheep wagon into the files section so everyone can use the files. So if you were to try it with the support settings I set out in an earlier post, and at the same sort of angle I have used it will be interesting to see how it comes out. We can compare parameters in detail off...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10234
Re: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
I have to confess the finish is amazing. It makes me think that I should try bigger stuff in my Whale 2 and see what happens, but to be fair, I don't have the faith in it that I have on my AnyCubic printers, which mine are smaller ones. :dontknow: Oh dear. I should have bought an AnyCubic rather th...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The continuious quiz
- Replies: 497
- Views: 135745
Re: The continuious quiz
This one's either insanely easy or unnecessarily opaque and I can't tell which, but in the interest of fairness I'll gladly accept either of her names. 'Insanely easy' is giving me the (almost certainly misplaced) confidence to suggest that the lettering "A-4" could imply that it's... an ...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:32 am
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10234
Re: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
I remember that! I considered getting a magnetic plate for mine. I didn't. Obviously a mistake! Although I have got better at prising the prints off since then - at the time I was having to use so much force they were snapping or flying off into forgotten corners of the shed...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: New Models & Reviews
- Topic: IP Engineering Jessie re-release
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3427
Re: IP Engineering Jessie re-release
I believe this iteration of Jessie was released a couple of years ago, and indeed I was tempted but managed to resist. Now if he were to re-release Jessica, my resolve might not be so strong...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:42 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10234
Re: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
the build volume of this resin printer is bigger than that of my filament printer. Same here. I have been, just for comparison, printing the parts from Rik's GVT wagon on both printers. On the filament printer I need to cut the wagon side and then reassemble, and it's a visible part. With resin, no...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:35 am
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10234
Re: Palmerston - Small England Loco as built
Really useful thread. I must post about all the problems I am having with resin printing, and I would not have even attempted your chassis orientation for fear that supports would be insufficient to pull that much surface area off the FEP. So it's really good to know that's possible. I am curious wh...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:09 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: A note from Anne (FWLR)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4177
Re: A note from Anne (FWLR)
Welcome back Rod, take it easy. I look forward to seeing the build as and when, meanwhile, take it slow and dip in here when you can.
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:43 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Found a new Hudson Hunslet kit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3156
Re: Found a new Hudson Hunslet kit
I have obtained one of these kits. I have not started building it yet, but it looks promising. I would like to add more detail. I have found some photographs on the internet, but I cannot find a drawing. Does anybody have drawings or other information about the cab layout and engine that they would...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Wooden Steam Loco?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1496
Re: Wooden Steam Loco?
Very interesting. The Regner Max was part wood. Trevor's printed ABS steam powered 4420 is also proof of the possibilities of mixed media steam locos!
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Building THORNAS - ADDING SOUND
- Replies: 79
- Views: 17459
Re: Building THORNAS - FINISHED
Stunning. And a really great write-up, thank you. Fascinating to see all the choices you made and why, and then see the overall effect on the final model.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:36 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Volks Electric Railway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5132
Re: Volks Electric Railway
Peter - and everyone else following this thread - it is the Brighton Model Railway Exhibition this weekend and VERA are slated to be there. If there is anything you would like me to ask them, let me know!
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: A note from Anne (FWLR)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4177
Re: A note from Anne (FWLR)
Glad Rod is on the road to recovery, my best wishes to him to. They should prescribe garden railway kits for him, I am sure they will be beneficial! Seriously, all the best for full return to health as soon as possible.
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:09 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1092466
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Oh dear, your pictures Peter are showing me details I guessed at (wrongly) on mine, which are printed from Red Star’s drawings. Ah well, best not to look too closely! https://photos.simonwood.info/i?/uploads/h/h/7/hh7xrynhca//2023/11/12/20231112125607-49202f9b-la.jpg https://photos.simonwood.info/i?...