Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
A quiet moment at Seghill Sidings. 37401 just in shot, 56081 and 135 in the background.
Weathered diesels.
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A quiet moment at Seghill Sidings. 37401 just in shot, 56081 and 135 in the background.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Scruft's Jcn. has track that resembles what can be seen in Lee's photo... Jordan (@Jordan) has been busy.And some nice Jordan-esque track to boot
In our case, the baseboard surface has dipped because of subsidence (6mm MDF due to gravity over the past 20 years).
regards, Graham
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Nowt to do with me!!
Nice track in the OP photo - I hope the 6-axle diesels cope ok on the rough track; my SD40 does on most of mine, except the most extreme rise & fall which lifts the outer wheels off the track when the center axle (sorry, centre axle) crests the hump!! If the trucks had sprung or equalised axles it'd be ok, but life is too short....
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Yes, think it's maybes time to start a layout thread.
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Exactly the same here. I purchased this layout, and never realised it was constructed from mdf. The scenic section is only 10' long, but the trackbed had a good 3/4" drop to it over that length due to warping.
I'll move this to the layout thread and discuss further for anyone that is interested.
Regards
Lee
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
There is that, but I think even in coal sidings land, a scale dip of 6-8' is a tad too muchMining subsidence
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Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
There is that, buy I think even in coal sidings land, a scale dip of 6-8' is a tad too much
Well, the old road to Jackfield (near Ironbridge) had subsidence so bad it was resurfaced with timber boards to provide a safe(ish) passage for cars. The road still dropped out of sight beyond the bonnet of my old MX-5 on one of the crests.
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Ouch....
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
We must remember, some of our brethren haven't yet discovered the joys of 7mm scale.
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Maybes I overestimated a tad! 3' is still one hell of a dip over a short length.
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Heljan class 47 today. This is a full respray and conversion to Scotrail 47/7 704, 'Dunedin'. Weathered to quite a tatty condition, as it was late 1980s.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
This is an impressive result, thank you for sharing.
Which HJ47 7mm model is the most suitable for the conversion? Which parts of the model require alteration or removal?
regards, Graham
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Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
Cheers. I use the non water tanks battery boxes only underframe version. A kit to modify the tanks, add cab front jumpers, and oil cooler pipes is available from Track 3D railway parts.
Regards
Lee
Blueeighties
Western Thunderer
As I said, the versions which have the twin battery boxes, not water tanks. So all of the later versions, you can see them in the attached.
