Rshakes3 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Rshakes3 said: Hello all, so I`ve run my example on the rolling road and there was really not much movement at all on the 3rd driving axle. I also put it in my cradle upside down and ran it and again not a lot to report - I did take a short video but it saved as an MP4 file so I can`t upload it - yet. Also I ran my loco light around both the 2nd & 3rd radius curves and on both left hand circuits there were no issues at all but again a little hesitation on the right hand 3rd radius and a bit 'more' on the right hand 2rd radius curves. Over time I think it will ease and I`m not overly concerned. So hope that is useful🙂 Ok - lets see if this works 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted August 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2023 7 hours ago, Rshakes3 said: Ok - lets see if this works Is the axle / wheel painting definitely centre? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, MRE2 said: P2 in wartime. The 'Streamlined Bugattti' P2s only ran in 2 liveries before the Thompson rebuild started in 1943. So, my 2003 Lord President now sports its wartime coat, and looks pretty good next to 2005 Thane of Fife. Its not perfect (and I don't take great pictures) but I haven't done a repaint before and I'm quite pleased with it. It will look good next to its wartime sisters A4 and B17/5 that I have, now to get going on the W1 as the next project. Looks good to me dose your wartime black. What paint did you use , Edited August 14, 2023 by DonnyRailMan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted August 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2023 I now have the ‘Lord President’ which I have no complaints with at all, in fact I think it’s a wonderful model, but has anyone else compared the sizes of the driver and fireman ? The driver appears to be HO scale, very strange ! 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I thought that they looked a bit drawf-ish in size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted August 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2023 Probably wouldn’t have noticed if they were the same size 🤷♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MRE2 Posted August 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2023 Posted 8 hours ago (edited) 23 hours ago, MRE2 said: P2 in wartime. The 'Streamlined Bugattti' P2s only ran in 2 liveries before the Thompson rebuild started in 1943. So, my 2003 Lord President now sports its wartime coat, and looks pretty good next to 2005 Thane of Fife. Its not perfect (and I don't take great pictures) but I haven't done a repaint before and I'm quite pleased with it. It will look good next to its wartime sisters A4 and B17/5 that I have, now to get going on the W1 as the next project. To Donnyrailman : Looks good to me dose your wartime black. What paint did you use , Halfords rattle can, matt black Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MRE2 Posted August 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2023 8 hours ago, DonnyRailMan said: Looks good to me dose your wartime black. What paint did you use , Halfords rattle can, matt black 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rshakes3 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 14 hours ago, E100 said: Is the axle / wheel painting definitely centre? Hi - yes - I`ll have a look again today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted August 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Eddie the dog said: Probably wouldn’t have noticed if they were the same size 🤷♂️ But human beings aren't all the same size are they? He could be a jockey in his spare time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted August 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2023 I'm just under 2m, one of my best friends is 1,60. We would make quite the footplate team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Looking at pictures of 2007, I sense Hornby have got the tender wrong - the front and rear sheets shoud not be a high/arched as they are. Correct profile for the original locos, but 2007 has the same tender profile as Tornado, which means lower front and rear sheets. Given they have tooled up a new body to reflect the different coal/water distribution, this seems odd, unless the tender 'roof' is an insert into the standard body Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 hours ago, MRE2 said: Halfords rattle can, matt black Cheer's MRE2 , Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rshakes3 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Rshakes3 said: Hi - yes - I`ll have a look again today So had a closer looked today and yes it appears ok. Also too, running on the layout there is really not a lot of movement. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rshakes3 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 09/08/2023 at 07:57, Steam here! said: Well I was surprised, the nameplates in the accessory pack are etched by the looks of things. only scraped some of the back just to see for myself, this I’ll repaint black again at a later date to stop the brass being shown from behind. I received my Earl Marischal yesterday and I`m very happy with the loco. All the bits were in the accessory pack. Now looking at the name plates I`m not inclined to apply the 'brass' ones as the ones on the loco look fine - they appear to be separate plates rather then just 'painted' on. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted August 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2023 I agree, plates are already fitted to the loco and look fine, the nameplates in the accessory pack do appear to be plastic that have had two colours of paint applied ,though I could be mistaken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamOrmorod Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Just in case anyone was thinking of doing the same, a friend found upon removing Earl Marischal's nameplates to fit proper etched ones that there are a pair of locating holes close to both ends. The Fox ones were too short to hide them, so he fitted the supplied ones instead. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM666 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Fitting ‘proper’ etched plates is going to be loco specific - etched plates from Fox Transfers are an exact fit for Thane of Fife. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted August 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, SteveM666 said: Fitting ‘proper’ etched plates is going to be loco specific - etched plates from Fox Transfers are an exact fit for Thane of Fife. Many thanks, as I was thinking the same but was hesitant they could have been smaller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Eddie the dog Posted August 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2023 I think ‘Thane of Fife’ is the same as ‘Lord President’ being a streamline loco it has the name printed on the side rather than a separate part ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM666 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 55 minutes ago, Eddie the dog said: I think ‘Thane of Fife’ is the same as ‘Lord President’ being a streamline loco it has the name printed on the side rather than a separate part ? Yes, it’s printed on ToF - as I said loco specific. At least the print is the same size as the Fox etched plate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 The extra nameplates supplied by Hornby, like those for Cock'o the North, look awful to me - nothing like etched brass plates should be. I've recently painted up some old plates I had in stock from the Ks kit to see how the come up for Thane but I'll probably get some from Fox or 247. I've been playing around with the flanged wheels for the Cartazzi truck and have found that by removing all of the plastic section of the wheel hub on the inner sides back to level with back of the spokes and flange that, when fitted with 30 thou spacers to drop the keeper plate, it will just negotiate the inner 2ft radius curve of a Peco code 75 slip. I also had to put a narrow plastic 20 thou spacer above the axle itself to reduce any tendency to lift. Andrew 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted August 16, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Woodcock29 said: The extra nameplates supplied by Hornby, like those for Cock'o the North, look awful to me - nothing like etched brass plates should be. I've recently painted up some old plates I had in stock from the Ks kit to see how the come up for Thane but I'll probably get some from Fox or 247. I've been playing around with the flanged wheels for the Cartazzi truck and have found that by removing all of the plastic section of the wheel hub on the inner sides back to level with back of the spokes and flange that, when fitted with 30 thou spacers to drop the keeper plate, it will just negotiate the inner 2ft radius curve of a Peco code 75 slip. I also had to put a narrow plastic 20 thou spacer above the axle itself to reduce any tendency to lift. Andrew So - it CAN be done with a little ingenuity. Shouldn't be too difficult to do for Hornby, IF they really wanted to do. CJI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HExpressD Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 54 minutes ago, cctransuk said: So - it CAN be done with a little ingenuity. Shouldn't be too difficult to do for Hornby or any other manufacturer, IF they really wanted to do. CJI. FIFY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maico Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Woodcock29 said: I've been playing around with the flanged wheels for the Cartazzi truck and have found that by removing all of the plastic section of the wheel hub on the inner sides back to level with back of the spokes and flange that, when fitted with 30 thou spacers to drop the keeper plate, it will just negotiate the inner 2ft radius curve of a Peco code 75 slip. I also had to put a narrow plastic 20 thou spacer above the axle itself to reduce any tendency to lift. Andrew Presumably it can't go round a R4 half circle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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