On My Virtual Workbench...

[S-Club-7]

The first one out of the blocks:

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7mm/ft 1:43.5 scale model of GWR-style stop block as seen at Minehead on the West Somerset Railway.

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Available now from Off The Rails in the Shapeways FUD acrylic. Unfortunately some parts are too small to be produced reliably in the less expensive WSF nylon material so this option will not be available online; however as the designer I'm allowed to order them under the Shapeways "print regardless" scheme which means they may be available from a well-known S7 retailer at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in April.

 

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Hi Dave,

They certainly look the biz, I'm just sorry I could not help you with the research. On a flying visit to the ESR last year literally all the stop blocks were in a terrible state and they all had rolling stock buffered up tight on them so I could not get the critical measurements.

Have you any idea of pricing yet?

Cheers,

Martyn.

 

[Dan Randall]

Excellent work Dave, especially the inclusion of the special chairs.

Martyn - I just clicked on Dave's Shapeways link and they're £16.18 each. There are also a couple of CAD renders of what they look like "on the sprue". Additionally, there's a list of parts to be supplied by the purchaser, namely, four ordinary chairs, two lengths of running rail, plus some rail (or timber), for the cross beam and a piece of 0.8mm diameter wire for the tie-bar. With the sides being made of plastic, there are no worries about shorting things out!

I feel an order coming on....


Regards

Dan

 

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Hi Dan,

Just like buses, we have been waiting ages for these GWR stops and then two come along at once. The fact that it's supplied with the special chairs is a bonus so like your good self I will also be ordering a few.

The timing is great as I am just laying the last sections of track which will lead to the lower level sidings .

Cheers,

Martyn.

 

[BrushType4]

I saw this in the flesh today and the photo's don't do it justice. I great piece of modelling by David.