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I'd heard of these, but never seen one until now. Yours seems very well-looked-after for it's age.

That's what I like to see.

Work of art, them!

If you want "eccentric", maybe just stick some seats in that cattle van?!! I'll call it "In-Laws Class". :lol: :lol: Not far from the truth, though. The local Moreton/Mapleton tramways were known to add longitudinal bench seats to cane trucks and flat wagons, for special excursi...

25/09/19 The 1mm styrene sheet from the kit was cut to length, and scribed as needed. A bulb mount (I believe salvaged from a car instrument panel many yeas ago) was fitted with a 3V bulb. Superglue and a ruler made for a tidy visible wiring run, though I did get carried away - the wires need only g...

A "little" :lol: project from my defunct blog, that I've been meaning to contribute to the forum for quite a while.. Back in early 2019... I wanted an end-platform carriage, reminiscent of the various carriages found on the 2ft gauge sugar tramways of Queensland. Several of these were buil...

I'll second the suggestion of the pin vice. I love mine.

Looking forward to seeing the new loco come together, always nice to see a new build.

Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:49 pm Thankyou. You will have to come around for a afternoon and evening session on the POR before we go to Wales. [/color][/b]

I'd be up for that. When are you leaving?

Nice and practical, love the coffee shelf. I'd like to put something similar under a workbench one day, so storage yards like yours are always worth reading.
Suitably tiny yet grunty shunter for such a tight space, too.

Masterpiece as always, Darrell.

Not looking to win here, (there are much better shots already ) but this one does have the smallest creature so far.

I wonder if a bit of soft (spongy foam) padding might absorb the vibrations.

A set of clacks straddling the boiler top, along with suitable firebox-top pipework and stubby boiler fittings, might lend a little further "BR-Standardism" to it, but I'm really grasping at straws - you've made a fine job already.

Suitably fiddly.
They're really packed in there, between those axleboxes.

29/12/23 A bit (very) slow in writing this up, but it is what it is. The bonnet sections were glued together and reinforced with thin plastic strip from behind. A coat of etch primer was applied before slapping Squadron putty on it, followed by sanding. I've left a few divots and marks in the castin...

Always good to get another job ticked off. Hope it clears up soon.

Aye, rolling roads aren't worth the price, IMO. One of these days I'll make my own from aluminium angle and cheap bearings - but I seem to keep getting away with blocks of wood. :scratch: Yours is certainly a standard to aim for. Fully-adjustable, self-contained on a board, with a storage box to boo...

I've done that with a machine vice too. Nice conversion - You've clearly put more effort into it than I did.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:42 am I still need to refer to Rik's 'idiot's guide' every time.....

So do I.

Never easy to conceal wiring without compromising functionality. I'd hate to attempt wiring up a Garratt. Nice work.