4mm Cwm Caradoc

[paulc]

Messing around in my train shed tonight, I came across a couple of white bulls, origin unknown, but reminiscent of the old Merit range of plastic accessories.
Thinking maybe a prize bull could occupy the cattle pen from time to time, I decided to see if I could improve upon the rather blank canvas they provided.
Ten minutes with the paints produced what I think is a slightly improved beast.
For those watching in black and white, the modified animal is on the left!
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Nice job Mike . How did you get them to do line dancing

 

[Quintus]

Some point rodding has been fitted, and a Bachmann P.O. wagon has been slightly distressed (S&W couplings yet to be fitted) to suit my late 1940's period.
So far I have the FPL and platform turnout connected to the ground frame. I'm pretty sure there would have been a lead off to the loop siding turnout, which would have worked as a crossover to protect the running line, so more to do.

 

[Nick Rogers]

I don’t know how I haven’t come across this thread before! Just lovely work. Very inspiring.

Best wishes,

 

[Captain Kernow]

The time has come to consider point rodding. I only need to model the West ground frame, as the East g/f is t'other side of the bridge and belongs in the "rest of the world ".
Fortunately, a fairly simple arrangement as far as my basic knowledge of this sort of thing is concerned.
A two lever ground frame is destined to be sited as shown in the photo, there is far more clearance from the running line than appears to be in the pic.
One lever releases the facing point lock and the other works what is basically a crossover.

Hi Mike,
Just re-reading part of your thread, I think that you might have been able to get away without the FPL component of the GF, as the crossover concerned could be deemed 'beyond the limit of normal passenger operation', in which case just the single lever may have been sufficient?

 

[Captain Kernow]

The little Cambrian tank loco is seen on what passes for a passenger train in these parts. On market days the train is strengthened with a couple of elderly four wheelers. I really should have given her a good dusting before taking the photos
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I do like these little locos, Mike and have (somehow) ended up with two of them myself.

Have you provided any springing or other kind of 'suspension' to the front axle, please?

Presumably all six wheels have pick ups?

Thanks.

 

[Quintus]

I do like these little locos, Mike and have (somehow) ended up with two of them myself.

Have you provided any springing or other kind of 'suspension' to the front axle, please?

Presumably all six wheels have pick ups?

Thanks.

I do prefer compensation to springing, so there is a beam between the front axle and the front driving axle. The gearbox is on the rear axle, which is rigid. Pick ups on all wheels. She is a very sweet running loco.
Unfortunately I can't get away without a fpl as the station is not actually a terminus.
Regards
Mike

 

[Quintus]

A little more progress on the point rodding. In the first photo it shows up quite well, whereas in the second photo, taken from a more natural viewpoint, it is not really noticeable, which I think is a good thing, as it shouldn't jump out at you, just be a small part of the overall scene.
What the crane is doing at Cwm Caradoc is a mystery, but it's another find from the drawer. The "match truck" lettering was done by hand many years ago. I think the lettering isn't too bad, but I really should have got it straight!

 

[Quintus]

A reasonably successful weekend for the first show outing at Wincanton.
On Sunday afternoon one of the push switches that energise the electromagnets for the S&W couplings failed, so a rethink on the shunting procedure was required, and the adapters that connect the cassettes to the track need a slight modification. The few Rapido wagons I have are much too free running to perform well with the S&W's, the electromagnets attract the axles rather than than the coupling droppers, thus causing the wagon to move out of position and failing to uncouple.
Hopefully these problems will be sorted before the next show.

 

[Quintus]

I have titled this shot "The Stranger".
There has been some concern at Cwm Caradoc as to who this rather well-to-do looking gentleman is.
It would appear he has arrived by motor car, which hopefully rules out officialdom from Oswestry, or worse, Paddington.
Perhaps he is waiting to collect a passenger from the recently arrived train, but as usual, no passengers were aboard.
The mystery continues!

 

[SandyBrook]

Is his car reg NHY 581?

 

[SandyBrook]

Is his car reg NHY 581? Or is it Colonel Stephens?

 

[Captain Kernow]

Atticus Pünd?

 

[timbowales]

If his reg is NHY581 it must be Ivo Peters?

 

[MoatLane]

Maybe it's Cam Camwell who often drove through the night from Birmingham to photograph Welsh byways, his car also present in many shots