16mm Association AGM & Show
Its that time of year again when the 16mm world descends upon Peterborough for the annual AGM and Garden Railway Show. Below are a few pictures of the event.
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| There were some really nice layouts with some neat modelling. |
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| Winner of Model of the Year was this wonderful underslung monorail powered by steam. |
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| My favorite was this whimsical Travelling Whisky Bar |
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| Another one sir? |
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| Allan Black displayed one of his unfinished locos, a very neat job of work. |
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| I like this little diesel locomotive, might have a go at making my own one. |
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| A lovely little Cracker, I may try building one of these once I get some equipment in the workshop. |
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| A twin cylinder Shay Cracker, I am jealous. |
Purchases at the show
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| A lovely Corris Wagon built by Allan Black in Plasticard. Needs its final paint finish. |
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| A sleeper built buffer stop and signal box interior kit. |
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| Couplings and axle boxes |
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| Gas canister adapter to refill the Mamod gas tank |
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| Wheels for some wagons plus a brake stand for the new Brake Coach |
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| Star purchase was this Mamod Brunel :-) |
Swift Sixteen Coaches
The pair of coaches are now virtually complete. Details in pictures below.
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| The main colour is now complete and the yellow detail on the window frames and guards duckets is going on |
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| The yellow looks nice and makes the vehicles look different. |
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| Complete except for glazing, coupling hooks and lettering. |
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| Glazing going in |
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| Handrails and handles installed. |
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| A brake stand has been added to the brake van, just needs painting. |
Remote Control for HGLW Steeple Cab
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| The Deltang transmitter kit |
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| The layout plan was tapped to the front and all holes drilled |
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| All switches and knobs in place |
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| The completed box ready to test |
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| The reciever is tiny. Just need to fit it to the Steeple Cab once the workbench is cleared of engine shed! |
New Spray Cabinet
A visit to IKEA saw me come home with a white kitchen cabinet from their cripple corner. £20 for a high quality cabinet is not bad. Fans to extract fumes plus a light was added.
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| After a bit of shifting about I got the cabinet in place. |
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| Old computer fans were added in the back, wired together and connected into the 12v battery supply. |
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| Light fitted and turntable in place. All nice and ready for use. |
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| Compressor ready for use |
Mamod Brunel
The new loco was given a couple of test runs. It did have a problem with a badly machined wheel which caused it to rock but a new set from Dream Steam soon put that right.
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| First time on the railway. It looks good |
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| It steamed well and ran smoothly |
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| Steam to spare |
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| You can see that the right hand wheel is slightly larger in diameter than the left causing the loco to rock. |
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| It didnt stop me running it with a train behind. |
A video of the first run
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| With a new set of wheels it was given a second test run |
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| Too much lubrication caused a small fire on the track and a melted sleeper! |
A video of the second run
The rest of the progress
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| Ffenor has got its number plates |
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| The brake coach has a brake stand |
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| Paint slowly going on the engine shed |
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| The brake stand gets painted |
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| Interior items for the signal box. |
Thats it for April, I may well do updates every fortnight as work is progressing rapidly now the weather is improving.
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