The Bigbee Line Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Here the solebar subframe has been attached with 2 very small self tappers. One axle has a little slop, so the hole at that end will get slotted to allow the slack to be taken up: Here with some RCH whitemetal buffers Just couplings, door stops, a V hanger and brake handle..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 That looks a lot better than it did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Now on its wheels it is shown next to a Dapol 7 plank. The 3H version is a bit smaller all round. I've not read the reports on the Dapol model but know there was some critism. Comments please 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticbrummy Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Morning Ernie. The 3H wagon has come on a treat. The detachable/adjustable solebar is a good idea and I might give it a go. I've got a Slaters 7plank wagon kit that is half built (It was given to me by one of our old club members when I was about 13, the idea being to get me into 7mm modelling!) and currently resembles how your 3H kit was before you started the rebuild - I'm a bit better at building kits now, but not by much. I dug the kit out on Friday after reading this thread, so yeah, cheers for that! I've just got to buy a pair of axles and some buffers and then decide on which couplings to fit. I think it will be destined for use as an internal user wagon as I believe the new joint layout project at the Ivanhoe may be a wagon works of sorts so a decision will have to be made on couplings, most likely Dinghams. - We shall see. How is the layout coming on now? Cheers, Andy. Edited August 27, 2017 by theplasticbrummy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Morning Ernie. The 3H wagon has come on a treat. The detachable/adjustable solebar is a good idea and I might give it a go. I've got a Slaters 7plank wagon kit that is half built (It was given to me by one of our old club members when I was about 13, the idea being to get me into 7mm modelling!) and currently resembles how your 3H kit was before you started the rebuild - I'm a bit better at building kits now, but not by much. I dug the kit out on Friday after reading this thread, so yeah, cheers for that! I've just got to buy a pair of axles and some buffers and then decide on which couplings to fit. I think it will be destined for use as an internal user wagon as I believe the new joint layout project at the Ivanhoe may be a wagon works of sorts so a decision will have to be made on couplings, most likely Dinghams. - We shall see. How is the layout coming on now? Cheers, Andy. Andy The layout has been found a place to live in the workshop. I have given the stock side of things the lions share of my attention for the last few weeks. I thinks that is because I am finding the O gauge experience quite rewarding. The bigger bulk of things means that you can get stuck in and have a go without worrying too much about its fragility.. I need to make the wiring more permanent. The existing is cheat wiring as most was soldered to peco fishplates, in case I changed my mind.... It's now 'tablets of stone' so the wiring can be firmed up. Just need a bit of tag strip to terminate all the wires... I'd also like to wire the frog juicers to a three pin plug of some kind. They can then be used on any layout just plugged in on a modular basis.. So look out for the next instalment. Thanks for the encouragement Best regards Ernie Edited August 27, 2017 by The Bigbee Line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 The latest instalment was a long time coming. The layout got buried during a monster sort out. I must not use it as a storage shelf, unless I use it to store wagons getting the 'wagon shop' treatment. I have a facia with an LED strip of lights, so that could be installed, hanging from the shelf above. I can then light the layout and have a home for the facia. I have to do a little work underneath the board and while that is being done I'll drop the brackets to give another few inches headroom and put a sheet of thin ply or hardboard behind to back the scene... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 3-Link Couplings Tonight I was determined to find some copper wire with strands as near as scale I could find. A search revealed some at 0.86mm, I had scaled the links at 0.9mm so that would do. I had a length to aim at and the shank of a jig saw blade was spot on... I just rounded off the square corners. Here are some links wound and partially cut through.. The first one of the night was assembled with a Slaters (I think) soft iron link at the end. Here as soldered... Here after a little fettling.... I added it to a Parkside Slope Sided Mineral. Not too bad.. This is one of my useful modelling aids. I find 'close work' more like 'guess work' without such an aid... This is the wire wound on the former. I can get 6 links at a sitting... Cutting them off one at a time with a craft knife.. I discovered that it's best to start at one side and work the cuts across. That way you end up with a small gap between the ends of the link. It's easier to form to the final shape and solder than when close up. Here I'm half way through the cutting. A heavy duty blade is best with a slight wiggle as the press down. A batch of 6 lined up ready for soldering. This link has been lined up on the former. The gap shown seems ideal for soldering. I hold the link in some pliers on the side opposite the join, brush a little Bakers Fluid in the join, the apply the iron with a medium blob of solder on the end. Hold steady against the joint, at first nothing happens, then the liquid fizzes, then the solder flows into the joint, slide the iron away, job done. This is a view showing how the link is formed. You can actually squeeze the link 'flat' against the former with pliers. Here is a link after soldering, ready to be fettled with a file. I found it better to file along the link rather than across to take off most of the surplus. Finishing off with an action like you were filing your nails.. A not too focused shot of a fettled coupling. The links are then washed, dried and put in a jar with some coarse sand. Some vigorous shaking seems to smooth the surface a little, might be my imagination.... This is the finished product.. I use the best of the 2 copper links as the middle link, that one in most visible. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 i made myself a brass former and use paperclip wire http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/91456-sirdouglas-o-gauge/?p=2811086 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 i made myself a brass former and use paperclip wire http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/91456-sirdouglas-o-gauge/?p=2811086 Thanks. I will look for some paper clips of 0.9mm. Where did you get yours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 i dont know what dia' the wire is though, the pack of paperclips were from wilko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Having resurrected the use of cardboard with my LSWR van. Plus discovering that I can easily print drawings into 7mm and the stick to card, I have re-visited the station building requirement as the John Scott-Morgan book 'Railways of Arcadia' has some reasonable plans plus I have a lot of detail pictures of my own. I struggled to find suitable scale corrugated iron. However a trip to Carlisle with it's obligatory visit to the local model shop saw me browsing the Wills Scenic sheets. Hmmmm the corrugated asbestos looked promising, so a pack was purchased (I'm sure there is one at home for another project...). It actually scales out quite well.. I have plenty of pictures of Northiam for the detail https://www.flickr.com/photos/55938574@N03/albums/72157648270737494/with/16424923652/ I didn't realise that Bodiam has a smaller building than Northiam, funny how you think they all look the same... A general view of Northiam: The front of the station building with the canopy: Typical detail showing the wood, corrugated and footings interface.. A visit to Bodiam will be planned for the annual Lydd trip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 The Wills corrugated asbestos sheets do make a reasonable representation of wriggly tin in 7mm scale. The engine shed on my Cwm Bach layout is corrugated iron and I used Slater's embossed plasticard. I am pleased with the effect. Regards, CK 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I don`t how 'reasonable' the drawings are you have,but the Colonel Stephens society can supply you with some; http://colonelstephenssociety.co.uk/colonel%20stephens%20society%20drawings%20service-35/index.html (#124 - #125 half way down page) Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 I don`t how 'reasonable' the drawings are you have,but the Colonel Stephens society can supply you with some; http://colonelstephenssociety.co.uk/colonel%20stephens%20society%20drawings%20service-35/index.html (#124 - #125 half way down page) Brian. Brian Thanks. The drawings are the same, but the website has additional drawings of rolling stock. Thanks Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 The O gauge empire is expanding, due to my self imposed rationalisation of my OO and N gauge stock... A casualty is the circular rendition of the line in North Cornwall. The boards being reused for O gauge. Fortuitously the boards take 2 sections of the O gauge Peco setrack Next a few more boards and some scenery.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 After a scorching day I had a couple of hours getting the track pinned down and the filler sections of rail cut on two of my curved boards. The next stage is to solder the feed wires to the filler sections, killing two birds with one stone. Here are the first 2 boards sitting on some Screwfix trestles. I've used three part built Tri-ang Big Train conversions to see how the curve looks. The nearest wagon represents a 10' wheelbase vacuum braked minfit conversion. The buffers at this end have been replaced with sprung buffers from Parkside. I think the buffer faces need to be flattened a bit with a file. The coupling between two wagons doesn't seem too bad, considering the tightness of the curve.. The other end of the rake has an unfitted version. In this case the body has been shortened, a new door fabricated and given some height added. Sitting on a replacement underframe. The feed wires will be added when the filler rails are soldered into position. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I really like the look of this, I'm going to try 3 links myself in the near future, looking forward to more. Jerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 We went to the Household Cavalry Open Day at Bodney Camp today. Great day, plus I was able to photograph a Nissen Hut of the type that are adjacent to the sidings at Tenterden. A test tidy up.. Then 3 test copies stood in a row. The hut was 35'3" across the width at floor level. I need to make a better version and print on photo paper 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Ernie, If you haven’t seen it, have a look at Chris Klein’s “Tonfanau” thread. Might be helpful with your huts. Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Ernie, If you haven’t seen it, have a look at Chris Klein’s “Tonfanau” thread. Might be helpful with your huts. Best Simon Simon, Thanks for the tip. Nice huts, I can remember similar ones in the park near where I lived as a child. It had been used by the military in preparation for the Dieppe Raid, then later for D Day. Regarding the Dieppe Raid, the Canadians were billeted near where my Mum and Dad lived. The Canadians did some repairs on his motorbike, he said they were al friendly, great guys, then they were gone........ Very sad. Anyway, the ones I need to model are the 'monster version' used as stores rather than accommodation, Thanks again, the thought is appreciated, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Ernie, Here is a link to Tonfanau Camp as suggested by Simon. Post 499 shows a finished nissen hut. If you scroll back you can read the full story. In earlier pages you can see I how built the low relief nissen huts. Regards, CK http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111369-tonfanau-camp-it-aint-half-wet-mum/page-20?hl=+tonfanau%20+camp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Ernie, Here is a link to Tonfanau Camp as suggested by Simon. Post 499 shows a finished nissen hut. If you scroll back you can read the full story. In earlier pages you can see I how built the low relief nissen huts. Regards, CK http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111369-tonfanau-camp-it-aint-half-wet-mum/page-20?hl=+tonfanau%20+camp Chris, Nice modelling, I need to do the same for the bigger versions. I have visited the Buzz Models facebook page, they have some handy looking stuff. Looking forward to their new website. Thanks Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 At the weekend I had cut out some cardboard contours and stuck them on one side of the embankment. Some card and 2 layers of kitchen roll fixed with PVA. It has dried well, so tonight I cut out some card for the cess. It will get trimmed and stuck down tomorrow night... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy137 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 By the 8th July track was down and test running using the switching units for the frogs Hi, Just found your post from a link you posted re Gaugemaster frog juicers, quick question if I may, have you mounted the actual juicers adjacent to the actual point under the baseboard or mounted them say in a cluster near to any control panel? Thanks, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Hi, Just found your post from a link you posted re Gaugemaster frog juicers, quick question if I may, have you mounted the actual juicers adjacent to the actual point under the baseboard or mounted them say in a cluster near to any control panel? Thanks, Andy I mounted them adjacent to the turnouts. I would like to use a three pin plug to let them serve different layouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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