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I have repaired several clockwork locos for a client, mainly replacing broken springs- a lot of work and not for the faint-hearted, the spring packs some punch if it gets free while dissembling the mechanism! Eoin

There are a few beautiful engineer sectional renderings of a sister loco, the boiler, Uniflow engine section, and text description in this book;- Eoin

Be careful of using double sided tape- with some brands or most the glue drys out over time with the lamination coming free. PVA or paper glues would be a far better deal. The edges can be covered with printed corner trims to walls and openings, with fascia & barge trims to the roofs I agree with Darius43 about 'flat' corrugated roofs. Take a look at Kevin Sweeney's thread for his building builds! Eoin Cutting edge stuff

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The WW Kit provides outer frames in the etches, but does not include frames for a chassis. Most builders, but not all, use a 'spud' or Blackbeetle motor bogies for power so all that is needed is a cross support to mount the bogie off....... Eoin

http://www.wheeltappersdccsounds.co.uk/page49/index.html

Hi Kevin, There is a 'Resource' section in Resources, maybe set it up in there? or In Home Resources RTR Models Buildings Eoin

No, no, don't be putting pictures of him up! please Eoin

A link to Ken's Class 800 drawings;-

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