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Re: Something to do in these difficult times - RCL & NGI Competition
Sorry, did not intend to send this to the entire group. Blame it on the stress of working with small fiddly card parts. Regards Steve
By Steve Holland · #7585 ·
Re: Something to do in these difficult times - RCL & NGI Competition
John, After (a lot of) swearing and cursing I have finally managed to complete a card Rheidol loco. It does look a poor battered little thing! I thought that I would be clever and “borrow” a
By Steve Holland · #7584 ·
Re: Something to do in these difficult times - RCL & NGI Competition
I've added a page on the entries we have received so far: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/pages/vor-card-kit-entries We would welcome photos from anyone else who has managed to complete
By John C · #7583 ·
Re: Chemin de fer du calvados
Thanks for the info. I'll look into that. [email protected]> wrote:
By David Massingham · #7582 ·
Re: Garratt conversion
I suspect that, come January 2021, the owners of the rather good layouts that cross the English Channel (both ways) for exhibition from time to time will be thinking that your border control people
By David Woodcock · #7581 ·
Re: Garratt conversion
I live in Canada and some of the “meatheads” that work at the border and customs are absolute morons. we have a large portable layout that we have taken across the border many times. The customs
By Keith Stamper <csrr70@...> · #7580 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
I’m forever the optimist! Paul H
By Paul Holmes · #7579 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
production line.<< Dream on. Mercian, Phil and Myself placed orders for over a 1000 wheels in each size and still nothing happened. At the last York show we even set his wife on him, which usually
By Paul Martin · #7578 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
I got some curly spoke 10.5mm from Colin (AG) a couple of months ago and he wasn’t able to fulfil all the order as I had cleared him out. Sorry! However, they seem fine. I think if you ring him and
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Hi Frank I think you’ll find it will just rip the centre out of the wheel spokes, they are very fragile. I was led to believe that Colin had sorted the problem as, after a two year + wait, I
By Phil Traxson · #7576 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Paul, Would a 2mm parallel reamer not sort this on a temporary basis if Colin will supply wheels and axles as separate items? Not suggesting you do them, but it wouldn't be a major task for any of
By Frank Sharp · #7575 ·
Re: ABS Wrightlines
It would be good to see the range available, if only in better circumstances. Kev S
By Kevin Staddon · #7574 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Hi Paul Good to see that your on the mend. Marc Dobson Furness Railway Wagon Co/Pre-Grouping Railways www.pregroupingrailways.com furnessrailway@... 01229468206 Sent: 28 April 2020 12:57 To:
By Marc Dobson · #7573 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
If I can shed a bit of light on the AG curly spoked wheel issue….. There has been an availability issue for some time now and despite it not needing a massive amount of time to fix it doesn’t
By Paul Martin · #7572 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Chris, AG do the curly spoke wheels. Mercian aren't brilliant at answering e-mails, you could try phoning Frank Sent: Tuesday, 28 April, 2020 12:39 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [o14] FR 7mm
By Frank Sharp · #7571 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Indeed Pete. Cabin fever setting in badly here. A Saturday afternoon pottering about in Minffordd Yard would be most welcome. C.
By Chris Veitch · #7570 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Thanks for that Frank - the (slightly esoteric) Mercian site says " Slate series unavailable due to wheel shortages " but doesn't specify which kits this includes. I think I'll have to assume it's
By Chris Veitch · #7569 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Chris, EDM does small England engine wheelsets too:https://ngtrains.com/shop/product/edm-small-england-driving-wheels/ Though Paul is understandably not taking orders at present. I've just re-read
By Peter Tarver · #7568 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
Chris, If all that stops Mercian supplying is wheels, AFAIK they use Alan Gibson wheels. Colin Seymour who has AG now is still working, I spoke to him yesterday. One thing to watch, AG do their
By Frank Sharp · #7567 ·
Re: FR 7mm scale rolling stock availability?
I think Mountaineer Models has a few items in their Shapeways 3d printed shop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mountaineermodels?page%5Bnumber%5D=2&page%5Blimit%5D=48&page%5Border%5D=asc I think
By Robin Edwards · #7566 ·