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Horsetan
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Not in terms of steam outline, it seems, with the Beyer-Garratt being the best-known disaster so far. Most of their diesels seem to have been decent - the Hymek in particular - though the less said about the Class 17 Clayton, the better. I bought the 1366 Pannier mainly for the bodyshell; I have a suitable P4 etched chassis for it.
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Rails of Sheffield have similar sales. In the past I've had a Hornby B1 and a Heljan "1366" pannier at rather less than retail from them. They've now sent me an e-mail publicising stocks of the Hornby "Lord Nelson" class being flogged at under £100 each - about half the retail price when launched. It does make you wonder how much you could save if you're prepared to wait long enough....and how much overstock / slow-selling stock there is out there....
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Coreless motors are more efficient, but more so if combined with a reversible geartrain, such as a combination of bevels and spur gears, or crossed helical gears. The problem is that virtually nobody produces gearboxes like these for 4mm scale use. Slaters do make a small crossed helical box - at a price - but it still needs to be teamed with spur gears to achieve the desired overall ratio. Bear in mind that Mashimas won't last forever and spares won't be easy to obtain now.
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You can imagine the fella bowing politely when handing over the letter.
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That was exhibited at the old Model Railway Exhibition at the Central Halls in Westminster back in 1980. It wasn't N-gauge as such, as the MRC was already working in 2mm Finescale, with a gauge of 9.42mm, rather than the RTR 9mm.
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That's lovely. Broadside and overhead photos are generally difficult to find. -
Converting a 00 Jinty to 21mm has anyone done it?
Horsetan replied to Bob49's question in Questions & Answers
The two Jinties were regauged by: - removing the wheels from the axles - taking the tyres off the wheels - turning the wheel centres around so that the inside faces would now face outside - refitting to original axles - refitting the tyres This was made possible by the discovery that the thickness of the driving wheel boss allowed the wheels to be simply flipped round to achieve the correct distance for 5'3". Almost no machining was required. -
Even in this set of photos, I notice variations on how the signal arms are operated. All have the rod end acting on the spectacle plate, but one plate carries a U-shaped jaw that the rod is screwed into, whilst the others have rods that directly engage with a pin in the rear of the spectacle plate.
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I wonder if that was the book by Roger Amos? I always found his electronic signalling work - using the chips available at the time - fascinating, and his last book on the subject is on the shelf. I must have another look at it.....
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I doubt that was ever a real problem in Ancient Graeco-Roman / Persian times
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Half-seriously, but do you have any royal or aristocratic ancestors?
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Going to need the big bastard file and new 28mm axles, so.
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I've not tackled a cement bubble before (I didn't buy a set from the previous run(s) as I didn't know if any were preserved), so once I get one in front of me I'll be able to see what kind of a re-gauge bodge is possible. If it's just pinpoint axles, I can obtain plenty from the Scalefour Society stores. If the IRM original axles are already the standard 28mm length, then it might be possible to do as I did with the "A" class, i.e. remove the IRM wheels and wang on the P4-profile ones then reassemble.
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I went for the ivory ones - just need to renumber one to the last survivor 25199 and convert all to 21mm....
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Ozymandias? Other Ancient Graeco-Roman Empire names are available.
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Same here.
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Just seen the update after getting back from an alcoholiday....
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"Voiding the Warranty" - Mol's experiments in 21mm gauge
Horsetan replied to Mol_PMB's topic in Irish Models
I see Templot....! -
I don't think I've ever seen a layout built that quick.
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E's not the Messiah!
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"Father....I've killed a man...."
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When done properly, it takes up a little less space than compensation, and leaves more room for inside motion.....
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Thing is, sprung suspension allows plenty of tilt - sometimes too much so. CSB suspension started to become a thing some years after Rice's book was published; it's a bit more controlled than coil springs.
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"Gedditoutthereangiddyup, like"
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I think that AL was absorbed into the SSM range It's quite telling that, back in 1993, Iain Rice didn't venture into discussing sprung suspension in his book - I think he thought it the work of the devil!
