LostinUSA Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Kevin. Sorry to keep pestering you about S&W couplings but do you use the regular 4mm ones or the 3mm ones that can reputedly be used successfully on 4mm rolling stock and are claimed by some to be less noticeable? Best regards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 1 hour ago, LostinUSA said: Kevin. Sorry to keep pestering you about S&W couplings but do you use the regular 4mm ones or the 3mm ones that can reputedly be used successfully on 4mm rolling stock and are claimed by some to be less noticeable? Best regards. No problem 4mm and don't forget the mounting plate!!! I use the Mk 3 auto coupling ones. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
le petit Français Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I'd be interested to know how you made the river.... For my network I was thinking of making it with industrial gelatin but given the depth of my river, I was thinking of making it with transparent varnish in several layers.... and how did you make your river? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8 (edited) 11 hours ago, le petit Français said: I'd be interested to know how you made the river.... For my network I was thinking of making it with industrial gelatin but given the depth of my river, I was thinking of making it with transparent varnish in several layers.... and how did you make your river? I used 3mm Perspex (basically glazing quality plastic sheet) and painted the underside before fitting. The banks are torn and ripped edges of fibreboard, very, very early picture of the module being built with just the base coat of grass and loosely fitted sea foam trees. Edited October 8 by KNP 14 7 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8 Milk Brake Van situation report. This is a pre-production model and Chris has tweaked a few things his end that came to light as I was building and checking it. Steve at Railtec is looking into the transfers and will let us know in due course. A lovely model well designed and printed by Chris that will feature on this layout for years to come. I know there where only 4 of them converted from WW1 Pharmacy Cars but they do complete a milk train formation. Here are some pictures of the van parked in a siding and more pictures are being edited of it earning its keep out on the main line. 40 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8 And just in case you thought I had forgotten about the signal works train... Here we are going around the bend.....! 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted October 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8 I know how the train feels. I am also going slowly round the bend. 1 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Chris116 said: I know how the train feels. I am also going slowly round the bend. Aren’t we all!!! I’ve been there for years…….. Edited October 8 by KNP 1 4 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 1 hour ago, KNP said: Aren’t we all!!! I’ve been there for years…….. The only time you have to worry is when you meet someone coming the other way as there's no passing loop and it's a single track. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted October 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8 1 hour ago, KNP said: I’ve been there for years…….. Maybe that explains why the signal is always at danger. 2 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
le petit Français Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 9 hours ago, KNP said: J'ai utilisé du Perspex de 3 mm (essentiellement une feuille de plastique de qualité vitrage) et j'ai peint le dessous avant le montage. Les rives sont des bords déchirés et arrachés de panneaux de fibres, une image très, très ancienne du module en cours de construction avec juste la couche de base d'herbe et des arbres en mousse de mer vaguement ajustés. Thank you Kevin 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 9 And out onto the main line the signal works goes, off into the distance it will go..... 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 And only you know where? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 And what's more no Panniers were harmed. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pete Haitch Posted October 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9 Just an idle thought whilst waiting for new specs to be dispensed - would the signal engineers or, whoever installed new signals, have travelled to site in the tool van, the guards van or by some other means? I'm assuming that one of them would have also operated the crane? Thought provoked by recent engineering works when the road seemed to be full of Transit vans that had brought rail staff and contractors to site. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 3 minutes ago, Pete Haitch said: Just an idle thought whilst waiting for new specs to be dispensed - would the signal engineers or, whoever installed new signals, have travelled to site in the tool van, the guards van or by some other means? I'm assuming that one of them would have also operated the crane? Thought provoked by recent engineering works when the road seemed to be full of Transit vans that had brought rail staff and contractors to site. I agree with your thought and I would suspect that they are travelling in the three vans but perhaps thought does need to be given about a mess coach in case they have to stay overnight whilst travelling from job to job. 5 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 On 08/10/2024 at 07:38, KNP said: Milk Brake Van situation report. This is a pre-production model and Chris has tweaked a few things his end that came to light as I was building and checking it. Steve at Railtec is looking into the transfers and will let us know in due course. I got my N Gauge ones from Cambridge Custom Transfers but they do other scales too. Sheet C85 - GWR Diagram O13 milk train brake van. Traffic service lettering for both the GWR and BR(W) periods, together with BR departmental lettering for the Mess and Tool Van conversion; (DW 14060). 2mm., 2.5mm., 3mm., 3.5mm., 4mm., S scale & 7mm. scale Price is £10.00 https://www.cctrans.org.uk/transfers.htm 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 10 Lets go back to an old favourite angle, Man reading paper amongst the Flowers. This was taken just before the rain arrived!!! Tried a different camera setting, portrait, which has given the flowers a different look about them....the man is in focus but the surrounding area has a soft look about it. 39 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10 Those flowers are doing remarkably well considering it’s mid autumn and haven’t had a frost yet.😀 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Especially as there's delphiniums and echnopic's in flower at the same time. He's obviously a horticultural genius. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted October 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10 4 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: Especially as there's delphiniums and echnopic's in flower at the same time. He's obviously a horticultural genius. A petal counter, makes a change from a rivet counter. 1 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted October 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10 6 hours ago, KNP said: Lets go back to an old favourite angle, Man reading paper amongst the Flowers. This was taken just before the rain arrived!!! Tried a different camera setting, portrait, which has given the flowers a different look about them....the man is in focus but the surrounding area has a soft look about it. Mick Lynch of the RMT taking break. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10 3 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said: A petal counter, makes a change from a rivet counter. Comment of the month! 🤣 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 9 hours ago, gwrrob said: Those flowers are doing remarkably well considering it’s mid autumn and haven’t had a frost yet.😀 They could be artificial of course!!! 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 53 minutes ago, KNP said: They could be artificial of course!!! Never not on Little Muddle. What ever next. You'll be having Panniers running round as if they own the place. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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