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A link to Ken's Class 800 drawings;-

With recent requests for Class 800 drawings I post below KMCE's scanned drawings in pdf format. It was Ken's intention to complete out a general arrangement set of drawings and make them available to fellow modellers, sadly time ran out for him, but with these drawings he will be remembered. scan751 front.pdfscan752 Side Cab.pdfscan753 Side Valves.pdfscan754 Side Front.pdfscan755 Third Cylinder Section.pdfscan756 Third Cylinder Valve Section.pdfscan757 Boiler Tubes.pdf Eoin

This was my go at the Worsley Works laminate etches, though a few of my own bits were added! Eoin

The Fair's Feb date;-

Yes thats correct, and as you can see that .4 of a mm makes all the difference Eoin

OO is 1:76 so your scale factor from 1:1 is .0131 Eoin

One could go off script and use an elephant instead, it's trunk would be just as handy as the dino's tail....... Eoin

Hi Kevin, Yes booked beforehand, is it just stuff you are selling once-off or ongoing? Send me a pm about want you want to do and we will confirm back. Eoin

Mount the dinosaur on the top and stick the spare collet on it's tail....... Eoin

oh, I have one of those kits, somewhere! I forgot all about it...... Eoin

I acquired this gauge many years ago, the glass was smashed, the face badly damaged and the pointer completely rusted away. Large body gauges- 100mm dia, are ideal for steam boiler pressure testing, much more accurate than the smaller type. I started restoring it a few years ago! but recently finished it;- This is the new face made by scanning the old one into Autocad, drawing it up anew, printing it out on heavy paper card and spray lacquering it to seal the paper. It is mounted on top of the old face when reassembling. Sand blasted the outer body and the exposed pipe fitting. Body spray painted, the new pointer was cut from thin brass sheet and chemically blackened. Polishing setup for the brass rim, my polisher is a pistol drill mounted on the bench. I used Luster polish first and finished with Rouge n paraffin. Polished A new brass ferrule was turned up on the lathe. Stuck together with Loctite 603, the ferrule is a press fit onto the pin of the pressure mech, the pin is tapered so the ferrule locks on. Reassembled, the new glass was made from 3mm perspex sheet. I now need to pressure test it against a known accurate gauge to see if it needs adjustment, but I will hang it on the wall for the moment...... Eoin

I believe Dave is unwell and the company is closed at the moment, I hope things work out OK..... Eoin

Or Use Deluxe odourless super glue (no blooming), the green label one, remember not to glue the top rail into the back of the cabs so that the body can be removed easily! Eoin

Next Fair = Jan 19, 2025

Some things to try;- Is this happening with other locos? This would indicate the track or the controller is the fault! Try running them on a friends layout. Try running them on a separate/isolated track that the controller is only connected to. Reset the DCC chips to the factory defaults. Remove the DCC chips and run them analogue, if they run the chips are at fault. Eoin

Hi JasonB, So sorry to hear the story, I was wondering what had happened....... You could setup a quick temporary board with two 8X4' sheets, lay some track and run trains? Then in the future revisit Petersbridge when the above is a distant memory. To the future...... Eoin

KMCE had mastered 3d printed pointwork but sadly is not with us anymore..... https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/7108-kmces-workbench/page/10/#elControls_221856_menu He did give info on his track making in some of his threads like above Eoin

Sad to hear. May he rest in peace.

''Endless annoyance at the world''

Came across these in my Da's photos;- Connolly station back in the 80's Eoin.