4mm Polsarrett: BR(S) N Cornwall Clay, The Final Countdown
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I do worry about the long-term effects of working at home through COVID lockdowns.
Mark F
Western Thunderer
Just checking the diagram book, looks like it was a special one-off for operator's pasty deliveries.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Nice, build more.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Pastylicous
Mark F
Western Thunderer
It seems there was a solution for dealing with that problem...So what was the minimum curve it could negotiate? Suspect it would struggle to get out of most sidings......
Mark F
Western Thunderer
It's quite interesting returning to modelling with a deadline in mind, having avoided doing that for my own stuff for the past few years. It's remarkable how many tasks can be completed in those gaps between meetings, waiting for the kettle to boil and at lunchtime; generally time I would spend doom scrolling through social media. Here's the output of the past couple of days of this renewed focus on modelling productivity.
The pasty wagon is, of course, a RCH 1923 spec end door open from Cambrian Kits, which mysteriously arrived on my doorstep on Sunday. As is often the case, a little remedial work was required to get things square and true, most notably the headstocks.
I'm try an experiment with the vee hangers; having first used them as a template to drill the solebars, on one solebar I inserted 4 lengths of 0.5mm plastic rod through the solebar and threaded the two vee hangers onto that. For the other, I soldered 4 lengths of brass wire to the inside face of one vee, pushed those through the solebar and then fitted the rear vee. On reflection, I prefer the latter method.
As you may already have gathered the wagon is getting etched brass axle guards, putting it all together for a dry fit, this is how far I've got.
So, having avoided deadlines for a while, I'm now setting my self the deadline of having this wagon, one other of the same kit and the four GWR O13s ready for paint by the end of this weekend.
The pasty wagon is, of course, a RCH 1923 spec end door open from Cambrian Kits, which mysteriously arrived on my doorstep on Sunday. As is often the case, a little remedial work was required to get things square and true, most notably the headstocks.
I'm try an experiment with the vee hangers; having first used them as a template to drill the solebars, on one solebar I inserted 4 lengths of 0.5mm plastic rod through the solebar and threaded the two vee hangers onto that. For the other, I soldered 4 lengths of brass wire to the inside face of one vee, pushed those through the solebar and then fitted the rear vee. On reflection, I prefer the latter method.
As you may already have gathered the wagon is getting etched brass axle guards, putting it all together for a dry fit, this is how far I've got.
So, having avoided deadlines for a while, I'm now setting my self the deadline of having this wagon, one other of the same kit and the four GWR O13s ready for paint by the end of this weekend.
Mark F
Western Thunderer
I'm glad it's not just me that struggles with getting brake gear on the right way around. A new one for me on these though; look closely at the pair of solebars above and you might spot that on one of them the vee hangers face upwards rather than hanging down - I can honestly say it's the first time I've made that particular mistake, probably won't be the last though.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Took me a while to see why it was upside down.
Easier to not get the V hangers upside down when the solebars are fixed to the wagon.
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
In other, not very exciting, news I had a delivery from MSE / Wizard today. Well, two deliveries actually, ordered 4 days apart but arriving on the same day.
Parts for the level crossing gates; enough round wire to finish the rodding, which I haven't started yet; finials for the signals; some etched signs; some brass rodding cranks; and some thin wire.
Tomorrow will be a trip to the printers to see if they have remembered to print off my backscene and layout name...
Perhaps a hair cut and order a suitable loud shirt for the show are in order too.
Parts for the level crossing gates; enough round wire to finish the rodding, which I haven't started yet; finials for the signals; some etched signs; some brass rodding cranks; and some thin wire.
Tomorrow will be a trip to the printers to see if they have remembered to print off my backscene and layout name...
Perhaps a hair cut and order a suitable loud shirt for the show are in order too.