Bob, I too just wonder about the value of such a tool. Interesting to know just how many people have actually used theirs. I tried the various gauges against...
Snip ... to know just how many people have actually used theirs. I tried the various gauges against the Ackle Street trackwork when it arrived and have never...
I have found the free Guild etched gauge extremely useful. The track gauge part is of little use other than as a quick check. But the wheelset gauge, which...
Hi all Is the modelling historical tradition of having a separate chassis and body ground upon anything other than that - tradition? I can see the advantages...
Ken Thanks for the fill-in. I do wonder how may people use the tool? I have see it once at club but.... Selling may have been better than a "freebie" but I...
Ade I am certain it's only tradition. We are still are limited by kits where the cab is attached to the boiler assembly. The backhead being part of the cab...
Frank, As the then chairman of the GOG Tech Committee, I take reponsibility for that gauge, its basic features having been illustrated in the earliest version...
When working in the shops at Cowlairs I never heard the name chassis being used, it was always "frames". I have read that the completed unit which we tend to...
... being used, it was always "frames". I have read that the completed unit which we tend to refer to as the chassis should be called the rolling frame. ... ...
Ade, I'm sure you're right. I think it was perhaps expedient in the early days of loco kits to keep superstructure and chassis as seperate entities. In many...
G'Day All, I have just picked up the May issue of BRM which has a 2 page centre spread showing a O gauge layout/diorama, including a couple of Scottish PO...
... Adrian It was long ago that I used "traditional" construction just because of that fact. Since I had always done things that way didn't seem to me to...
Hi Ade, As a train spotter in the early 60's we used to go to Swindon works on a Wednesday when you could go round . The locos would be stripped right down to...
... I agree. I call them axleguards, but they're commonly known as W-irons. Then there are frogs, vees, crossings... Frog, I believe is an American term...
“2 or 3 years ago there was a free gift from the Guild of a template with a track gauge, buffer heights etc marked on it.” I have been a member for over 6...
Hi everyone, I have just picked up some motors and gearboxes in a job lot. The gearboxes are bog standard units, but apart from a buhler motor and gearbox...
Hi There Slaters do a helical gearbox. Much more efficient than a worm and wheel. I have bought several Maxon motors brand new of Ebay. I have found this a...
Ladies and Gents May I draw your attention to a G0G sponsored 'Demo Day' to be held at Marshfield, Nr. Newport, (Gwent) two weeks today Sunday 16th July. ...
I bet you did Dennis. I suspect you overlooked the small package in the brown envelope and threw it away with the envelope. You are not alone! bob ... From:...
Hi Heather, I always took "frog" to mean "leap", so referring to the part next the crossing-gap. Or perhaps a modern interpretation of "frog" would be the...
Gentlemen, The English word for "chassis" is "frame", and vice versa. So perhaps the confusion arose when French locomotives were imported by one of our...
Hi John, But there was no agreement on so called "Prototype terms" by contemporary people through the ages! So it is impossible for historians or casual...
Just thought I would put my penny worth in regarding the Ivatt Duchesses.I think it safe to say both entered traffic without the lights, 6256 certainly did...
Jas When I became Enrolment Officer in 1998 I was given a pile to dish out to new members so I guess it had to be before that. Unless there was a second batch!...
Can anybody point me to a supplier of commode handles for Mk 1 coaches please. I've always made my own, but my right hand still hasn't fully recovered and I'm...
