Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
......seems so obvious nowI normally do mask off those areas obviously so that resin bonds to resin. I guess it would be quite weak if it were resin to paint
Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
Hi Brian,
They are very useful, thank you very much.
The green livery was just made for this loco...the raised polished numbers and the large 'ferret & dartboard' finishes it off perfectly!
The design is just timeless, just look at a 50 year old car!!
Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
I have got the trailing bogie up and running, just the sandpipes to fit. I will temporarily use the same inner frame to build the motor bogie outer frames as my motor bogie from ABC arrived 14mm short. Brian is sending some extention pieces so should be able to crack on soon 
I really like white metal bogies, they are nice and heavy and I believe help with
good adhesion. The only drawback is that they can be a tad noisy.
I really like white metal bogies, they are nice and heavy and I believe help with
good adhesion. The only drawback is that they can be a tad noisy.
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Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Very neat. Looks like a cross between an AAR type A and type B truck .
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Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
I'm going to stick my neck out here....I believe the Commonwealth bogie as used on the Hymek, Mk1 coaches etc was of American origin, built in the UK under licence from the Commonwealth Steel Company Illinois.Very neat. Looks like a cross between an AAR type A and type B truck
Probably why you like it
Healey Mills
Western Thunderer
Hey Grumps,
As I'm just looking and admiring your work there..... I thought to myself.... Hmmm wouldn't those bogies look better with the cast whitemetal springs attached to the equalising beam chopped out and real ones put in their place
As I'm just looking and admiring your work there..... I thought to myself.... Hmmm wouldn't those bogies look better with the cast whitemetal springs attached to the equalising beam chopped out and real ones put in their place
Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
I'll send them over!! 
I thought about it when I built the 47, as I added a fair bit of extra detail to the bogies. In the end I left them alone and to be honest once painted, weathered and sat under the loco, I don't think it would make a lot of difference. I will nip in to the workshop for another look. I think the springs I have won't look 'beefy' enough though.
I thought about it when I built the 47, as I added a fair bit of extra detail to the bogies. In the end I left them alone and to be honest once painted, weathered and sat under the loco, I don't think it would make a lot of difference. I will nip in to the workshop for another look. I think the springs I have won't look 'beefy' enough though.
adrian
Flying Squad
I think you're probably right. Once painted and weathered they'll look the part, a nice solid presence. I built a set of JLTRT GWR American bogies, they had a separate "real" coil spring to fit and they were a real pain to get them sitting right. The seating had to be absolutely perfect otherwise they didn't sit straight and the twist made them look false.
Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
Hi Adrian,
I have just been sifting through my 'Spring collection'
(not my wardrobe)
None of the springs are beefy enough.
I built some JLTRT Commonwealth bogies with real springs a few years ago, and to be honest they looked a tad feeble, and like you say, a bit of a pain to seat properly. (See below) So, I will stay with the cast variety and carefully weather them individually
I have just been sifting through my 'Spring collection'
(not my wardrobe
)None of the springs are beefy enough.
I built some JLTRT Commonwealth bogies with real springs a few years ago, and to be honest they looked a tad feeble, and like you say, a bit of a pain to seat properly. (See below) So, I will stay with the cast variety and carefully weather them individually
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Mr Grumpy
Western Thunderer
....I second that!! I just love parcel trains
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
....I second that!! I just love parcel trains
Hi Richard & JB,
it was the old Merseyside MRS layout which was sold to the West Lancs Group when we had to move out of the Brassey Street premises six years ago.
cheers
Mike
If Mr Grumpy will indulge me with a small thread hi-jack would either Mr Grumpy or Mike (Ressaldar) be willing to take a photo of the underneath
of their JLTRT GUV so I can see the general arrangement of where everything goes? Had one on the workbench for a while (years!) that came with instructions for passenger carrying MK1 variants. Not that helpful for a GUV.
Many Thanks
Anthony
of their JLTRT GUV so I can see the general arrangement of where everything goes? Had one on the workbench for a while (years!) that came with instructions for passenger carrying MK1 variants. Not that helpful for a GUV.
Many Thanks
Anthony
