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I do have an update on the battery situation after all this time. Component Shop are still showing 'no stock' of many of their battery products but have supplied me with individual tagged AAA low self discharge batteries which are now made into a single eight pack, (4 square + 4 square) which fit in...

SimonWood wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:57 pm Thanks team for all your hard work keeping the forum on the rails!

I'll second that.... the Forum is where I spend many happy hours browsing and following the wonderful posts from all over the globe. I hope we can continue indefinitely and encourage more to join in the fun.

Thanks Drew.... PM sent.

Another wonderfully adapted kit from Scum Class Works. You always go the extra mile, and it shows in the detailing.

This one is definitely not photoshopped, therefore must be real...

From here in the UK it is impossible to imagine the vastness of the USA Great Plains, but I have to wonder about the thought process of building a machine so big it takes an army of up to 30 operators, an engineering team with lifting equipment to assemble and maintain, and a back-up haulage system ...

I totally agree with your comment Andrew and I work in a similar way, usually using epoxy adhesive etc... From my experience with attaching plastikard to plastikard using solvent, even on large section such as structures, I have found solvent works well enough on its own.

Greg, I'm really surprised that you feel the need to add this mixture. I find that plastikard forms a strong bond if a solvent (eg. EMA Plastic Weld) is used to weld the surfaces together.
Tube glues, or superglue don't have the same effect as they just sit on the surface.

A fine looking beast indeed! Lots of detail included too. I imagine those who have 3D printing skills would appreciate it even more.

Wonderful news, I hope the rest of the magazine is useful to you.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:43 pm

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:42 pm It looked interesting so I put in an offer on it. If I do get it I'll send a scan!

I hope you get lucky, many thanks for the kind offer.

Auction now showing as 'ended'! Were you lucky?

That's what a kitchen table is for..... right? 100_0726.JPG I have been working away making lots of new stock items but given no thought to their secure storage, until I found myself short of space! A determined effort to create boxes to allow them to be stacked and keep them safe from damage had to...

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:42 pm It looked interesting so I put in an offer on it. If I do get it I'll send a scan!

I hope you get lucky, many thanks for the kind offer.

I'm always on the lookout for any publication containing articles about the work of Rowland Emett. Currently on eBay there is a 'Narrow Lines' magazine, vol. 126, dated December 2000/January 2001, which has 'Far Twittering and Oyster Creek Railway' listed as one of its articles. Unfortunately, despi...

Oh, that description sounds so familiar!

Thanks Zak, I'm glad you approve. You are most welcome to visit but my line is 32mm gauge and I think your Garratt is 45mm, but possibly adjustable?
I'm seriously planning a second Garratt now, most likely a K1, but waiting on suitable power bogies supply.

They do look really good and well thought out to get the best finish. I think you should be quite safe with a spray coat of matt or satin lacquer on both sides to seal them against the weather.

I'm becoming more drawn-in to this project with the challenges involved. I don't try to make accurate models, just representations of the prototype, so I feel fairly confident I can make it look OK. The most important thing is to make it work and give the impression of the real thing, after all, the...

Thanks Graeme, and dudeface. The video link supplied shows the articulation from an end-on view, something not usually filmed. The usual side views make the tender appear to be a continuation of the cab, but that makes no sense. I understand now how it extends into the cab. With the tighter radius o...

Meanwhile I have been viewing Greg's multiple Garratt videos with envy and wondering whether I can justify a second Garratt on my line? Surely the real question is whether you can justify not having a second one? I should have got into so much more trouble during my lifetime.... I'm so easily led! ...