Dog Star
Western Thunderer
For those few who know about life not too far north of the A303, where the first road sign says Exeter "this way", there is no such thing as a normal day or a typical workbench, actually there is no workbench here, just a space of variable size.... and most of the tasks going on seem to be too big to consider as Shelf Queens. This cultivated confusion has given me much trouble in deciding how to provide an insight into our railway modelling ... and then I realised that the best way of contributing something to WT was just to write about jobs / tasks / projects which have been completed recently or presented a problem with an interesting solution.
At this time there are three 7mm layouts under construction:- the permanent way for Hartley Hill is being laid, the baseboards for the Basingstoke Club layout are being constructed and the scenery for Scrufts Junction is making a mess on the floor.
Apart from the layouts, there are several S7 projects on the go, from a GER Tram engine through to a GCR 9K and from a Class 37 to a Class 66... with the GWR represented by a Ransome and Rapier 36T Steam Crane. All of those are being built by my son Peter whose modelling projects are more interesting than my focussed ideas.
What did I achieve today? After reading about Adrian B's fun with CPL crank pin nuts for AGH wheels I have been modifying the CPL version for "Slater's wheels" to fit AGH crank pins. The CPL castings have been tapped at 10BA and some 10BA Nickel Silver studding soldered into the casting. Hey presto - a crank pin nut where a clean and full-form thread runs the length of the screw.
regards, Graham
At this time there are three 7mm layouts under construction:- the permanent way for Hartley Hill is being laid, the baseboards for the Basingstoke Club layout are being constructed and the scenery for Scrufts Junction is making a mess on the floor.
Apart from the layouts, there are several S7 projects on the go, from a GER Tram engine through to a GCR 9K and from a Class 37 to a Class 66... with the GWR represented by a Ransome and Rapier 36T Steam Crane. All of those are being built by my son Peter whose modelling projects are more interesting than my focussed ideas.
What did I achieve today? After reading about Adrian B's fun with CPL crank pin nuts for AGH wheels I have been modifying the CPL version for "Slater's wheels" to fit AGH crank pins. The CPL castings have been tapped at 10BA and some 10BA Nickel Silver studding soldered into the casting. Hey presto - a crank pin nut where a clean and full-form thread runs the length of the screw.
regards, Graham
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