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"Just a little bit more, I've nearly got it back on"

Two blondes driving down the road, suddenly the one driving screeches to halt, "Look at that!" she splutters, pointing out of the window at another blonde sitting in a boat in the middle of a ploughed field, rowing furiously but getting nowhere. "It's women like that that give us a bl...

Since I don't know what I'm doing either, I went for the smallest/cheapest quantity of silicone which seems to be this one: 1 x Value BUDGET RTV Silicone Kit SOFT Shore A 20 - 0.525kg Kit (Budget RTV 0.525kg Kit) Catalyst Speed Fast - Poltife 10 mins I also got some  Fillite powder to bulk out some ...

Tomps supply all sorts of moulding stuff... just google 'tomps'

Thanks for all the info and pictures.
I've just been on to Mr Tomps and ordered a small kit...fingers crossed!

Fantastic, thanks.
What size are the crossbars on the window? They look very fragile, how thin do you think you can go?

Thanks for that. I look forward to the pictures.
I did try some making some silicone moulds once, about 35 years ago, without much success and have been reluctant to try again, but I think I must bite the bullet.

bazzer42:96090 wrote: ps masters made using 4.8mm square plastruct to fit snugly with 5mm foamboard. The upper windows can be cut off to form plain doors, too lazy to make two masters.....

Bazzer,
They look superb, what did you use for the actual mould itself?

.... I have just measured up a combination of Lydney junction and Oakle Street stations on the old Severn and Wye and it scales out at 32 inches.. Doesn't surprise me. Quite by chance I've just spent this morning drawing up an old village post office and village stores, to act as part of  the rear ...

Most of mine in one shot! ./myff/1696081/2036+cropped.jpg From the left: 'Lawnpath Bridge' -scratchbuilt from ali and removeable Brick wall at the back - scratchbuilt from foamboard. One day I plan  a low relief building ( factory type?) to sit behind it against the summer house T&G wall. 'Manol...

If IP and Binnie wheels are doing the same thing, but other wheel sets aren't I'd check back-to-backs.
If the axles aren't parallel that could do it as well.

Personally, I've never heard of this brand, so can't speak about the actual product. However, in principle, Firstly  the rail heads should all all be level, so if the nose is proud there is something wrong. Secondly, the rails should always support the tyre of the wheel so if there is  major droppin...

Nice little loco, but from the 'cheap model with wide appeal' point of view, a couple of things spring to mind: 1) There are an awful lot of 'bits' attached to the basic body shell and every 'bit' adds complexity and hence cost. 2) You'll need to do something non-prototypical about the buffer beams/...

Looks really good and relatively quick and simple to produce an excellent result. What do you two do, to have such easy access to a suitable laser cutter?
I've got full blown AutoCAD which I use routinely, but no laser unfortunately!

Came across a website last night called "Shapeways" on which are listed some rather nice, 3d printed VR narrow gauge kits, has anyone had any experience of said website or indeed these kits? http://www.shapeways.com/shops/shapeways.com/shops/Jeevi?section=G+Scale+Models&s=0 They look ...

Next time paint the whole sheet, then cut the slates!!! Just a suggestion. Agreed. Just apply splodges of varying shades of grey at random on the sheet, then use a brush to move the paint around until its all covered and looks a right manky mess. Then cut the slates and mix them up before laying. T...

Apologies for the double post  - I'm in India at the mo and the connection is bit iffy at times. Narrow Gauge? If so, you won't get let off until you've posted photos! No, sorry, just a Goa hotel pool and an almost deserted 15km beach some 400metres away! There is a std gauge railway station about ...

Apologies for the double post - Im in India at the mo and the connection is bit iffy at times.

Andrew, thanks for that, very useful. It clarifies a lot of things I was kind of aware of in an unstructured way, and added detail that I wasnt aware of but makes perfect sense when thought about.

http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3175i
Hi Michael,
I found this thread on another forum which has some photos and further links. It looks as though they didnt have much more than a simple iron roof on an iron frame.