mickoo
Western Thunderer
Is it a cat?Is the cat dead or alive?
My current conundrum is if trees actually make a sound when they fall and you're not there?
Is it a cat?Is the cat dead or alive?
The problem here (as explained several times elsewhere....social media.... in the last few hours) is that it's all bespoke to this model, which makes it sort of commercially unviable, unless you start to add in grey areas to compensate.Wow, amazing work on the valve gear. I take it the brass tube in the above photo is used to thread on the balance weights and gubbins, and then just push the axle through the tube ?
Stephensons Link Valve Gear is very commonly used, any chance you could print some of them ? I have recently fitted some inside valve gear to one of my locos, and although there is a great sense of achievement to see it all wiggling around, the wiggling is hardly noticeable … I for one would benefit greatly, as my next two loco both have Stephensons valve gear, and life’s too short..
Cheers, Martyn.
Who's kits?I have two locos planned for the winter months, a Churchward/Collett 2884 class 2-8-0, and a Churchward mogul 2-6-0 which will be either a 63xx or a 73xx.
I can understand some of the complexities of designing something like this in 3D, and from what you have explained to me, it is a far from simple task. Plug in and play would be great .
All the best, Martyn.
Okay, no problems, I'll see if I can find some works drawings as well, you'll need the weight shaft and that'll have a metal pin right across so you'll need to drill the frames in the right place to support that and possibly make up a little stub at the front where the rocking arm attaches to.The 2884 is from the Scorpio range and the mogul from Warren Shephard. Regarding the distance between the eccentrics and the rocking arms, I will have to ask Jeff Ennis as I know he has all the dimensions from when he did the research on the 2884.
Martyn.
No, I'm going this monthAre you going to the Guildford trade show next month ?
Hope they’ve got the heating on this year…Are you going to the Guildford trade show next month ?
No, I'm going this month
Hope they’ve got the heating on this year…
Regards
Dan
So do I, I popped into the Skating rink next door and it was warmer in thereHope they’ve got the heating on this year…
Regards
Dan
Finney7 are not going, I'll be there with Warren as Nick has pulled out and Warren might as well as yet, in which case, as noted above, I'll see who I need to see and then leave.Will you be with Finney 7 or as yourself?
No im definitely goingFinney7 are not going, I'll be there with Warren as Nick has pulled out and Warren might as well as yet, in which case, as noted above, I'll see who I need to see and then leave.
The reach rods are different. The 2884 are 5'0" and some 64ths, the 43 family are 4'2" and some more unreadable 64ths. In addition, the expansion link hangers are different lengths.