What happened at your workbench today?

Nothing happened at the workbench per se, but having just got back from Malvern, after going on from the show on Sunday, I got stuck in to getting on with the second circle of track on the rebuilt Vibona Bridge Railway. Got about a third of the way around, too, ere the darkness happened.

We have already successfully circumnavigated the outer circle, 'Harlech Castle' piloting a short train with a traditional vampire bunny on it, but we expect to be running on both sets of track by the weekend. One benefit is that the new track is some 9 non-metric inches higher than the previous iteration, something that my creaky old back will be grateful for, no doubt. Lifting the heavily-built container holding my Accucraft NGG16 requires stout thews, and although Mrs tac has experience from her coal round, she would rather not lift weights like that any more than she has to, and prefers to save her efforts for bags of nutty-slack....

BTW, anybody there happen to see the new Bowande Beyer-Garratt on the GRS stand? It was in photoanstrichgrau, and looked magnificent. Ordering at the show meant that you be saving £500 on the price post-April......
 
Northsider said:
I did consider that, not least because 50% of the Mtroniks soundcard is a flat, black heatsink, which is easy to pass off as a case for something. But the wiring loom has several wires running from it, in addition to a chunky connector, which were quite hard to hide. It made me realise just how neatly packaged the Deltang-type receivers are...
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I managed to run the necessary wires through a black bendy straw. Always a useful backup location even if only for the speaker.
 
A fellow g scaler had two faulty LGB point motors. One is missing the rack with the operating pins....can’t do much with that.
The second one has well corroded screw terminals.
Somewhere......I have spare terminals.....but could I find them?

A shout to PhilP saw me collect a few from him at the recent Fosse garden rail show
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Wrap the wire around the new pins, and solder up. Re-assemble. Then test, I find a PP3 battery is handy for this, swapping the battery round to check both directions.
Now, not to ‘loose’ this bag of connectors!

Well worth having a few to hand for those rainy days and small repair jobs that can be done indoors.
As mentioned, PhilP has these, at a cost of some loose change!

Malcolm
 
I will keep the rackless point motor for a future repair.....or a source of parts

I've not found a source of replacement racks for EPL points

Perhaps an enterprising person could 3D print....and make them available

I did buy some used EPL motors at the Fosse show for £10 each.

Malcolm
 
BakerJohn said:
I tried my hand at custom water-slide decals for the first time today. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself...

The only thing I haven't done to this car is spray a top coat.
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I might try something like that for my Bernina wagons - these are just repaints of the starter set wagons in grey, but I would need to do a bit of research on what lettering they had and the fonts. I've had the paper for years so may as well use it.
 
craigwrdouglas2 said:
I might try something like that for my Bernina wagons - these are just repaints of the starter set wagons in grey, but I would need to do a bit of research on what lettering they had and the fonts. I've had the paper for years so may as well use it.
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I'm glad I could be of inspiration, Craig!
 
I've set myself up for another modelling challenge, although heaven knows when I'll find time to do it, it's going to be a long way off yet. For some time I have been searching t'internet for a 1/24th scale Land-Rover and livestock trailer similar to the fine models produced by Britains, which unfortunately are 1/32nd scale. They are intended to be parked next to the cattle loading dock at Gernise End Station. I was looking for a Series 1 Land-Rover, as being more in keeping with the rough time period set for the Claptowte Railway. In the end, I have had to settle for the Series 2 model of a 109", by Burago, purchased new for £19.99, including postage, from eBay. It's actually a cracking little model, with the merit of being right hand drive. It is early enough to fit in with the rest of my road vehicles, with the split windscreen giving it a vintage appearance. The only modification required is to add a front number plate.

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The modelling challenge lies with the livestock trailer. the only thing that I could find in 1/24th scale, that could be of any use, is the 1/24th scale plastic construction kit of a Goods Trailer, by Heller. I managed to pick one up for £19.49 from Amazon, with free delivery. The kit contains 160 pieces which can be configured in four different ways, a flat trailer with ramps and supports, to transport four motor cycles, or, an open goods trailer with three different side heights and details. I have decided to build the kit as far as a rolling chassis, then scratch build my own livestock body, from plasticard, and fit that to the chassis. Like, I said, a bit of a challenge.

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I cannot say 'watch this space' as it is very much a project for the future, but it's part of a plan that is gradually coming together.

David
 
David1226 said:
I've set myself up for another modelling challenge, although heaven knows when I'll find time to do it, it's going to be a long way off yet. For some time I have been searching t'internet for a 1/24th scale Land-Rover and livestock trailer similar to the fine models produced by Britains, which unfortunately are 1/32nd scale. They are intended to be parked next to the cattle loading dock at Gernise End Station. I was looking for a Series 1 Land-Rover, as being more in keeping with the rough time period set for the Claptowte Railway. In the end, I have had to settle for the Series 2 model of a 109", by Burago, purchased new for £19.99, including postage, from eBay. It's actually a cracking little model, with the merit of being right hand drive. It is early enough to fit in with the rest of my road vehicles, with the split windscreen giving it a vintage appearance. The only modification required is to add a front number plate.



The modelling challenge lies with the livestock trailer. the only thing that I could find in 1/24th scale, that could be of any use, is the 1/24th scale plastic construction kit of a Goods Trailer, by Heller. I managed to pick one up for £19.49 from Amazon, with free delivery. The kit contains 160 pieces which can be configured in four different ways, a flat trailer with ramps and supports, to transport four motor cycles, or, an open goods trailer with three different side heights and details. I have decided to build the kit as far as a rolling chassis, then scratch build my own livestock body, from plasticard, and fit that to the chassis. Like, I said, a bit of a challenge.

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I cannot say 'watch this space' as it is very much a project for the future, but it's part of a plan that is gradually coming together.

David
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Not seen the trailer before. I hope you have better luck than me - I finished a Heller 'Fergie' last week and the other day, was just finishing off the weathering and preparing to chain it down as a wagon load, when the bit I was holding came off and the whole thing dropped to the floor. Deep joy.

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viaEstrecha said:
Not seen the trailer before. I hope you have better luck than me - I finished a Heller 'Fergie' last week and the other day, was just finishing off the weathering and preparing to chain it down as a wagon load, when the bit I was holding came off and the whole thing dropped to the floor. Deep joy.

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I guess that's what you might call unattractive.......

David
 
David1226 said:
I've set myself up for another modelling challenge, although heaven knows when I'll find time to do it, it's going to be a long way off yet. For some time I have been searching t'internet for a 1/24th scale Land-Rover and livestock trailer similar to the fine models produced by Britains, which unfortunately are 1/32nd scale. They are intended to be parked next to the cattle loading dock at Gernise End Station. I was looking for a Series 1 Land-Rover, as being more in keeping with the rough time period set for the Claptowte Railway. In the end, I have had to settle for the Series 2 model of a 109", by Burago, purchased new for £19.99, including postage, from eBay. It's actually a cracking little model, with the merit of being right hand drive. It is early enough to fit in with the rest of my road vehicles, with the split windscreen giving it a vintage appearance. The only modification required is to add a front number plate.

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The modelling challenge lies with the livestock trailer. the only thing that I could find in 1/24th scale, that could be of any use, is the 1/24th scale plastic construction kit of a Goods Trailer, by Heller. I managed to pick one up for £19.49 from Amazon, with free delivery. The kit contains 160 pieces which can be configured in four different ways, a flat trailer with ramps and supports, to transport four motor cycles, or, an open goods trailer with three different side heights and details. I have decided to build the kit as far as a rolling chassis, then scratch build my own livestock body, from plasticard, and fit that to the chassis. Like, I said, a bit of a challenge.

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I cannot say 'watch this space' as it is very much a project for the future, but it's part of a plan that is gradually coming together.

David
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viaEstrecha said:
Not seen the trailer before. I hope you have better luck than me - I finished a Heller 'Fergie' last week and the other day, was just finishing off the weathering and preparing to chain it down as a wagon load, when the bit I was holding came off and the whole thing dropped to the floor. Deep joy.

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My recollection of Heller models (haven't made one in donkey's years) is that they're very detailed. From memory, I think I had to bend wire into a long coil to make the coil-over shock absorbers for a Renault Alpine :rock::rock::rock:
 
Rhinochugger said:
My recollection of Heller models (haven't made one in donkey's years) is that they're very detailed. From memory, I think I had to bend wire into a long coil to make the coil-over shock absorbers for a Renault Alpine :rock::rock::rock:
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Definitely, Heller kits are challenging (and don't bounce well) - very fine parts, too tiny for my smallest tweezers, and very delicate rods which snap easily. And the instructions don't always match the parts. That said, they do reproduce some interesting prototypes and have an excellent 'missing bits' service. I finished the Renault 4 last night - what a mission! I have a Citroen Traction Avant yet to build, which I'm hoping to customise as a Spanish taxi with some lighting, but I'll save that until my nerves recover.
 
viaEstrecha said:
Not seen the trailer before. I hope you have better luck than me - I finished a Heller 'Fergie' last week and the other day, was just finishing off the weathering and preparing to chain it down as a wagon load, when the bit I was holding came off and the whole thing dropped to the floor. Deep joy.

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Oh that would nicely fit in my scrap pile at Silberhütte with a lot of rust!
 
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