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Re: Point blade planing
Hi Steve
There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rule. Whenever I see a railway or photos I'll always study the pointwork. It?seems to be on older or simpler railways both the blades and stock
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John C
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Re: Point blade planing
John's articles are under the Review Extras section of the Narrow Gauge and Industrial web
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Robin Edwards
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Re: Point blade planing
Steve,
John Clutterbuck wrote in Review 63 that the outer rail 'may' have also been planed, the blade retaining its foot so that the tie bar had something to fix to. John's set of articles (parts 2
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David Hughes
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Point blade planing
I very much enjoyed reading Trevor Hughes' account in NG&IRMR 123, of making track for his new Pendre layout. One query I have, which is totally down to my ignorance of the subtleties of narrow gauge
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stephen howe
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Crowsnest Chronicles
As REVIEW readers will know Roy C Link's superb new book on his lifetime long project to model a little known mineral railway is now available from NG&I. In summary a fascinating look into the work of
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John C
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Thanks for the info Kevin. I was originally looking for a CT Elektronik
decoder, being the smallest available but nobody in the UK appears to be
stocking them any longer and when I posted a question
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toones4
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Model Railway Journal 278 has an article on chipping a 2mm class 11 shunter (LMS 08 lookalike) with stay alive.Looks like he used chips by CT Elektronik of Austria..
Perhaps worth a read.
Kev S
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Kevin Staddon
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Thanks again Frank for the info and tips. I am waiting for the Zimo decoder to arrive and then I’ll decide where best to fit it. In the meantime I’ll isolate the pickup from the chassis just to be
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toones4
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Long time ago now Phil and the loco has since been converted to OO. That's a job trying to get clearance. I'm fairly sure it is pickup one side only, it doesn't matter if the motor body is live, the
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Frank Sharp
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Thanks for the info Frank, I remember seeing photos of your Lister a few years ago. Can I ask, did you fit the pickups as the kit instructions, with one on a pcb pad and the other soldered direct to
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toones4
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Re: Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Phil,
I milled out the centre of the chassis under the gearbox to a point where I was just NOT catching the layshaft. I then cut away some of the underside of the gearbox. I was using a very small
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Frank Sharp
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Roy Link/KBscale Lister and DCC
Hope everyone is well and keeping safe.? I have a part built Roy Link Lister kit which I wish to fit for DCC and a m hoping someone may be able to offer advice on a couple of points. Firstly one of
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toones4
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
Looking forward to this one!?
Steve On Monday, June 29, 2020, 01:55:10 PM GMT+1, John C via groups.io <jclutterbuck2001@...> wrote:
Issue 123 has gone to the printers for
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stephen howe
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
Issue 123 has gone to the printers for distribution next month. The contents are:
* Hulme End in O17.5 - Part 3 More Leek & Manifold model excellence in 7mm scale 17.5mm gauge by Paul Holmes
* Track
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John C
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Re: O14 layout for sale in New Zealand
Paul tells me that the layout and stock have all been sold.
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Kevin Crosado
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Re: O14 layout for sale in New Zealand
Fantastic layout, one of my favorites. If I lived in New Zealand I would have been top of the list to buy it.
Mike Lee
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mick7ng
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Re: O14 layout for sale in New Zealand
Thanks Kevin.
I'm sure no-one on this group needs telling that Paul is a phenomenally good modeller. It would be a crying shame for this layout to be dismantled. While the layout has indeed featured
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David Hughes
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O14 layout for sale in New Zealand
My friend Paul Berntsen wishes to sell his O14 layout Wexford and has asked me to forward this message:
I want to sell my layout ‘Wexford’.
The layout at present occupies a space a ti ny bit
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Kevin Crosado
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Re: Something to do in these difficult times - RCL & NGI Competition
Thanks Steve. I've added your entry to the website: https://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/pages/vor-card-kit-entries
John
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John C
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#7587
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Re: Something to do in these difficult times - RCL & NGI Competition
I'm glad you did. I've not had chance to give it a go myself but I'm enjoying seeing others attempts,
Mark
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Mark Greenwood
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#7586
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