Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
After seeing the photos on CRT's website I would go for Slaters as the tumblehome is more consistent along the length of the body and the profile is accurate where the flattened brake compartment side meets the carriage tumblehome.

Slaters kits 7C023 and 7C027 will make up P sets 179, 180, 199 and 200. More info here at SEMG online: http://www.semgonline.com/coach/maunco99.html

I've seen CRT's 'Thanet' set and was not overly impressed as the tumblehome flattened towards the centre of the coach.

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I would agree. I did have a CRT coach kit on my shopping list one Telford and decided to leave it in the end.

I've gone for the Slater's Maunsell coaches. I think the transition between the tumblehome and the flat side of the guards section suits an injection moulding.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Storage for large sheets of board!

Are the main boards held in place by weight and gravity? I wonder if small shallow lips (one or two per board) on the rear beam would be prudent on which to hook the rear of the baseboard over. This would prevent the entire board/boards accidentally being dragged off. Or does staging/fiddle yard board effectively lock the layout in position?


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Yes, having discovered the room was somehow longer than previously thought (think I just got 5.3m in my head) I was going to centralise the units to give the same gap each end. Decided in the end to keep the gap on the rhs for putting large sheets of plasticard in.

Regarding the risk of the layout ending up on the floor it would have to be dragged a good 400mm forward before even getting close to the tipping point. Although the boards are not overly heavy and can be shifted by a single person, they need a fair bit of force to shift them off the frame. I don't think retaining strips or bolts are needed famous last words).
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Does this count as 'on my workbench'?

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First materials for a job I've been avoiding fit some time... New doors and casings (with top light) for all the upstairs rooms.

Going to be a battle as currently every frame is off true in every direction possible.

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It's not a photo distortion, the door header does rise 1" to the left!
 

Paul Cambridge

Western Thunderer
Build a carriage door at Eastleigh like that and you would be given your cards and shown the door, the one that exits from the works to the dole queue. You have my sympathies Chris.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Has the house settled?

Nope, all the original timberwork in the house is as rough as a very rough thing indeed. Every frame slopes different directions, it's just rubbish workmanship.

The airing cupboard door used to open by itself. I put rising butt hinges on when we first moved in and they just about counter the lean.
 
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Peter Cross

Western Thunderer
Ah reminds me of my job. I used to keep 6 foot level just to the sides right. Best effort was 10 frames and doors the old fashioned way without machines in a 12 hour over night session in a shop. Easier at 35 than all but 60.

Have fun Chris.
 

simond

Western Thunderer
Some years back, we bricked up a serving hatch in the wall between the kitchen & dining room. It was, in principle, rectangular, however only two diametrically opposite corners were actually right angles. You could forgive the gibbon who installed it if the shelf on which you might place the dinner had been horizontal, though it wasn’t.

Actually, the whole house was built by people who had clearly had no more than a cursory introduction geometry, or indeed, basic carpentry. Or, come to that, plumbing, electrickery or glazing.

We’ve been there twenty odd years, we might eventually sort it...

Best
Simon
 

adrian

Flying Squad
It was, in principle, rectangular, however only two diametrically opposite corners were actually right angles.
I presume the fault was that the sides were not straight because the mathematician in me wants to point out that if the sides were straight and the diametrically opposite corners are right angles then by the rules of geometry the parallel sides must be equal in length and the other corners must also be right angles. The only condition where the other corners cannot be right angles is where the sides are not straight. (apologies for the interruption it's one of the problems of both parents being teachers!):oops:
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
"Actually, the whole house was built by people who had clearly had no more than a cursory introduction geometry, or indeed, basic carpentry. Or, come to that, plumbing, electrickery or glazing."

Think we had the same crew Simon....
 
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