4mm Llanfair
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LarryG
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The Wills kit did one positive thing, it got me thinking about how I would create the illusion of point rodding using metal parts. More 1mm square brass rod has been sent for while other bits will be fabricated from metal so I can solder ~ always my fav method.
The whole rodding assembly needs to be tough with being so close to the track and constant activities of a track rubber. My points are already activated by 1mm square brass rod. Crude but affective.
The whole rodding assembly needs to be tough with being so close to the track and constant activities of a track rubber. My points are already activated by 1mm square brass rod. Crude but affective.
These can be used to make effective and affordable cosmetic point rodding
PhilH
Western Thunderer
I had ordered the 1mm square brass before putting my head in gear. Someone said the GWR used round bar for point rodding. Any information on this would be appreciated.
Trawsfynydd - 1¼" dia. round bar
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All round here and GWR, But i am sure BR(W) were square
www.gwr.org.uk
A selection of pictures of GWR point rodding
GWR Modelling provides links, notes, galleries and inspiration for modellers of the Great Western Railway in Britain
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Llanfair was still carrying lots of sheep in 1955 and so the sheep & cattle pens have been doubled in length. Once again, a standard Wills kit was built to suit my needs.
Vinyl grass sheet has been laid to hide a multitude of sins, but it will be hand painted to show wheel track and mud etc. later on. The pens themselves are freshly sprayed and need weathering...
Vinyl grass sheet has been laid to hide a multitude of sins, but it will be hand painted to show wheel track and mud etc. later on. The pens themselves are freshly sprayed and need weathering...
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LarryG
Western Thunderer
Thanks mswjr. Those photos are really useful particularly as they cover the GWR in North Wales.All round here and GWR, But i am sure BR(W) were square
A selection of pictures of GWR point rodding
GWR Modelling provides links, notes, galleries and inspiration for modellers of the Great Western Railway in Britain
LarryG
Western Thunderer
I spent the afternoon dismantling the working steering from a plastic bus while attempting to fit it on an EFE Leyland TD1. Disaster, so the TD1 got binned and I set about constructing a renewed history for the Birmingham bus.
Legend says it was a Leyland PD2/12 demonstrator sent to Birmingham in the early 1950's. Birmingham asked for several changes to be made to the specification before placing an order, and this rendered the demonstrator non-standard when hundreds of similar buses were purchased with Crossley, Guy and Daimler engines. It was sold in 1954 to Newtown Motors for a knockdown price. Seen parked at Llanfair station while the crew drank tea in the station café.
Reversing to the setting off point behind the bufferstops. A single decker was normally used, but this decker was substituting for the rail service between Llanfair and Welshpool during upgrading of the branch...
Legend says it was a Leyland PD2/12 demonstrator sent to Birmingham in the early 1950's. Birmingham asked for several changes to be made to the specification before placing an order, and this rendered the demonstrator non-standard when hundreds of similar buses were purchased with Crossley, Guy and Daimler engines. It was sold in 1954 to Newtown Motors for a knockdown price. Seen parked at Llanfair station while the crew drank tea in the station café.
Reversing to the setting off point behind the bufferstops. A single decker was normally used, but this decker was substituting for the rail service between Llanfair and Welshpool during upgrading of the branch...
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LarryG
Western Thunderer
After hacking the chassis of a Leyland TD1 bus to no avail, I decided to rebuild the chassis today using 80thou black plastikard including forming the dumb irons either side of the number plate that separate the TD1 from theTD2. Pictured laying over outside the station...
