What happened at your workbench today?
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UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
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Used have tambor doors (didn't know they were called that) on our B&W Pye TV back in the early '60's. A CRT mounted in an all wood cabinet, standing on long spindley legs with those doors to draw close. Closing doors time was at the end of the day's watching. Naturally, one stood and waited for the national anthem to finsh and watched the white dot in the middle of the screen slowly fade away, after switching off. All courtesy of Radio Rentals in Tachbrook St. Such sweet childhood memories. MaxI do like a tambour door..
PhilP.
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UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
Tender thoughts. Just happened to have 3 tenders on the bench, all in the midst of installing Batteries, RC control and sound equipment. Each present thier own individual challenges to complete. However what struck me was the variation in sizes, despite all supposedly representing actual 3ft gauged* prototypes at 1:20.3 scale*. Quite a range of sizes ! *Yes, I know some could be disputed, see link for "Connie", apparently 2'6" gauged ! Max
All Bachmann products, first 2 "Spectrum", latter labled "Big Hauler". From the top -
2-8-0 "Connie" Alder Gulch Shortline
2-6-0 "Glenbrook" The Glenbrook - Wikipedia
2-6-0 Balldwin "Industrial"
All Bachmann products, first 2 "Spectrum", latter labled "Big Hauler". From the top -
2-8-0 "Connie" Alder Gulch Shortline
2-6-0 "Glenbrook" The Glenbrook - Wikipedia
2-6-0 Balldwin "Industrial"
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Interesting:
The 2-6-0 being vintage would, in 1:1 scale, most likely have been a bit smaller.
I'm not actually sure what the Bachmann Connie was based on - for pure looks, the closest I found was on the Cuban Sugar railways which were, I think 3ft.
The Industrial/Mining mogul is, to my knowledge, a deliberate tiddler - I did see something very similar as a painted hulk in Skagway on the WP&YR.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
No, that's the Big Hauler 4-6-0, which has always been 1:22.5 not 1:20.3Was based on the Tweetsie loco.
Tweetsie Railroad - Wikipedia
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UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
I have lifted this from a 16 year old post from Mik who used to be on here. Possibly the inspiration for the diminuative Baldwin 2-6-0. Max
Oops sorry need to go to Specsavers again or stop speed reading!
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
You made me feel old there for a moment.
JimmyB
Now retired - trains and fishing
Now with its own home outside. Affixed to a piece of slate using a hot glue gun. The surounding area now needs work, but rain stopped play
Jasper
Hey, I'm only being creative here!
I'd certainly have a drink there. Trains on all sides!
Reminds me of a pancake restaurant my grandparents used to take me to. It was built inside a bend of a busy river, and every freight ship would remain in view for many minutes. They always made sure I had a window seat.
Reminds me of a pancake restaurant my grandparents used to take me to. It was built inside a bend of a busy river, and every freight ship would remain in view for many minutes. They always made sure I had a window seat.
David1226
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Among the bits and pieces that I bought at last years National Garden Railway Show, at Stoneleigh, was a couple of packets of Coach and Wagon Works laser cut plywood open crates. I only got around to putting them together a couple of weeks ago and I was trying to decide what I could put in the crates. The pepper ran out in the pepper mill and while I was refilling it with peppercorns, I thought they would make a suitable filling. To make up the height, I glued peppercorns to a piece of 3mm foam board. I had originally thought I would paint them orange, but having sprayed them with matt grey primer, their appearance was far too wrinkly to be fruit, so I painted them green to represent cabbages, cauliflowers or lettuces, you pays your money and makes your choice. In any event, I'm rather pleased with the outcome, you could say I was thinking outside the box.
David
David
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playmofire
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Very effective and realistic, David.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Not exactly my work bench, but my workshop today was a shipping container at the CMR (with the central heating now turned on well, it has been sunny for a few days and the container was a bit warmer).
Notwithstanding Yodel's failure to deliver the 40 amp breaker, I attacked the simple
matter of the straight connection on the other side between motor and battery lead.
Firstly, what I thought was a crimped terminal was actually a soldered collar
and what I thought was armoured cable was just very, very heavy duty multi-strand cable of about 8mm diameter.
What the original builders had done on the other (breaker) side, was to simply cut some of the strands back until the core was about 5mm dia, - I mean, if you're going to bodge it, why settle for half measures?
So, I managed to fashion a good connection between the motor cable an the 8mm ish lead such that if any future maintenance is required, a spanner will sort things.
I had prepared a little bit of stuff in advance
I will try to remember a photo next week when I install the breaker ................... which was, despite being able to fit through the letter box, simply dumped on the door step
bu Yodel - but then, that's what they do as standard practice 
well, it has been sunny for a few days and the container was a bit warmer).Notwithstanding Yodel's failure to deliver the 40 amp breaker, I attacked the simple
matter of the straight connection on the other side between motor and battery lead.Firstly, what I thought was a crimped terminal was actually a soldered collar
and what I thought was armoured cable was just very, very heavy duty multi-strand cable of about 8mm diameter.What the original builders had done on the other (breaker) side, was to simply cut some of the strands back until the core was about 5mm dia, - I mean, if you're going to bodge it, why settle for half measures?
So, I managed to fashion a good connection between the motor cable an the 8mm ish lead such that if any future maintenance is required, a spanner will sort things.
I had prepared a little bit of stuff in advance
I will try to remember a photo next week when I install the breaker ................... which was, despite being able to fit through the letter box, simply dumped on the door step
bu Yodel - but then, that's what they do as standard practice
David1226
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Some more laser cut plywood kits that I bought last year. Unfortunately I have thrown away the packing and cannot recall the make. They were labelled as ammunition boxes but I cannot imagine what sort of ammunition a box that long would hold, probably spears, but a crate is a crate, is a crate.
David
David
