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Post by sncf141r on Dec 4, 2011 16:40:09 GMT
Ian; G'day JohnS I was concerned that JB was going to great efforts to get a realistic looking backhead when there was an obvious elephant in the room. 12"to 1' locos had 2 gauge glasses. Ah, I get it now! The *full size* has 2 gauge glasses. I was concerned that there was some new miniature boiler law stating that 2 gauge glasses were now required. Pardon me for taking the wrong turn there...  JohnS. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2011 21:35:32 GMT
I'm attending my Mum's funeral on Friday, so I won't be bringing the Brit to Sandown until Saturday morning. I'm just grateful that my ME interest provides such a useful and convenient escape from real life!
JB
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Post by Andrew C on Dec 6, 2011 22:14:23 GMT
JB. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. there will always be times when you will hear her voice telling you what to do  . I know mine does 10 years on. Sandown? There is always next year. Andrew |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2011 22:48:40 GMT
Andrew
Thanks for your thoughts. My mother was still telling me what to do even though I'd been out of nappies for 50 years!
JB
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Post by welshy on Dec 7, 2011 0:11:01 GMT
Sorry to hear of your loss JB.
Mike
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Post by peteh on Dec 7, 2011 1:16:13 GMT
Sorry to hear of your mother death JB
All the best
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2011 8:04:07 GMT
Any loss is hard to take but our parents and close members of family are just that more extra special. Our thoughts are with you John.
Jim.
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Post by Smifffy on Dec 7, 2011 8:48:03 GMT
..my thoughts are with you JB.
Smifffy
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Post by rodwilson on Dec 7, 2011 14:06:43 GMT
Mum, would understand and, wouldn't mind your 'ME escape' one bit. Thoughts are with you my forum friend.
Rod
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Post by davesohlstrom on Dec 8, 2011 3:52:58 GMT
JB
Sorry to hear of your Mum's passing.
Dave
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Dec 8, 2011 8:00:04 GMT
May she rest in peace , my condoles es . .
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2011 17:05:39 GMT
Here's the Brit ready to go to Sandown park. The organisers are making an exception for me and letting me in before 9.00 to set up. I shall be there both days so I look forward to putting faces to nom-de-plumes!  The cab lifts off fairly easily if anyone wants to criticise the semi-scale backhead! JB PS my grateful thanks for all your recent kind messages and posts. |
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Post by rodwilson on Dec 8, 2011 19:52:12 GMT
Sorry I can't be there  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2011 21:45:09 GMT
Well, as there's little activity here lately here's another pic! I just need to take 1mm off the bottom of that top front flange to get rid of the gap..... JB  |
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Post by S.D.L. on Dec 10, 2011 23:44:45 GMT
Had a good look at the Brit at the show and a chat with Simplyloco. Super model with great pipwork.
Good show this year best for a few years.
Steve Larner
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2011 22:41:31 GMT
Hi Steve, it was good to meet you on the LBSC Memorial Stand, as well as meeting Terry Howlett again and the ever enthusiastic and bubbly Chris Vine. BTW Bongo is REALLY nice!
Other forum members introduced themselves but forgive me if I can't remember their names. Several Southampton SSME members turned up as well which also made my day.
I enjoyed the experience: Mike Law couldn't have been more helpful on my arrival and during the show. I was wearing a Steward badge, so I was asked lots of questions that I just couldn't answer - including where are the loos? - but there were no rivet counters, no daft/clever questions, and most people just stood and stared at the Brit, taking photos of the motion, and asking how I got the finish on the coupling rods! I might have recruited a few new forum members as well.
I walked around the show but I quickly realised that I have reached the somewhat alarming point in my ME life that I don't need anything!
I look forward to next year when I have been invited back. It should be finished by then!
JB
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Post by drjohn on Dec 13, 2011 10:15:12 GMT
I don't want to criticise, JB, but your Brit backhead looks a little girlish and spartan. This is the backhead of a Black 5 - I'm sure the 70000 class was similar. DJ Attachments:
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Post by alanstepney on Dec 13, 2011 11:41:26 GMT
Any model backhead will need to be simplified compared to full size.
Unless, that is, the driver has scale size fingers!
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Post by drjohn on Dec 13, 2011 11:58:57 GMT
I appreciate that Alan, But JB is making a glass case model, so it should have a bit more detail on the backhead. DJ  |
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Post by chris vine on Dec 13, 2011 12:43:57 GMT
I think this is always a problem, however having seen JB's workmanship, I can tell you that it is top notch. (well and truly linked up!) People will always appreciate this, even if the controls have been simplified.
One problem which often occurs is that one starts work on a model to a well known design, thinking that it is a perfect scale model. Then as work progresses and the full size engine is examined in photos or in the flesh, it turns out that the model is more of an approximation than was first thought. I certainly had this problem with Bongo.
I think the solution is to finish the model to a high standard, but not go overboard with details and remaking everything. You would do better to finish it and then do another, armed with new skills. This time making sure that the details are in the plan and correct before starting!!
John's Brittania will be one of the best LBSC Brits ever!! His boring tool for cutting the internal Acme thread for the reversing screw was magic.
Chris.
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G'day JohnS
. I know mine does 10 years on.
