Please can someone remind me on this. Is it red to half etch from this side and blue to half etch from the back side or vice versa? I'll not be doing the final...
Hi, Thanks for all the replies - have now the info I need to setup the valve gear. Plan is to set the Arthur in forward in preperation for making it operate on...
Steve, I don't know what you have in mind, but I have a part built SAR NG16 (as now on WHR). The valve gear reverses driven by memory wire. There are two...
Hi When you say forward don't forget the things were only in full forward gear to start the train. They were then pulled up to smaller cut offs as it all...
That is most interesting and, of course, totally logical in terms of engine usage. However, is it possible to replicate it in model form, even at 7mm to the...
Raymond, A thought rather than a worked out solution. Assume DCC, so you can use one of the pure on/off outputs to pull the valve gear from forwards to ...
If Clarry Edwards could make scale working Bullied chain driven valve gear for 7mm it should be fairly easy for a very clever person to rig up a system to move...
Hi All, This is my first posting hope it works. Peter Dawson from Kemilway is working with SMR Concepts there are details on his website about the new coaches...
Dead right - Ken Pelham at Kean Maygib did and still does make them for 2mm and 1/8" bores. We used to buy them in bulk and packet them up for the Branchlines...
It does not matter as long as you tell the photographer at the etcher what you want each to represent. They use a red and blue filter to turn first the blue...
And if you're using CAD it makes not a jot of difference what colour you use. Just put the different patterns you want on different 'layers'... Steph ...
Andy I'm not the world's best draughtsman, please could you say how much oversize you drew your masters. I'm trying to work at twice final size, but I'm sure ...
When I dabbled in etching I drew at 3 times final size which was what was recommended. I can't now remember what allowance was made for the undercut and would...
When I started doing etching artwork, pre-CAD, the advice I was given was to draw it to as large a scale as would fit on the drawing board. Essentially, the...
I would agree with that. The last artwork I produced was for the jib of a crane. In spite of making the half etch oversize for some folds along some very...
Andy, That's very interesting and very useful. I've been doing etching artwork for about 10 years now and I never knew that. CAD is the way to go for artwork....
Frank Generally speaking the allowance is 15% of thickness. In other words any one edge will retreat by 1.5thou for every 10thou of thickness. Or to put it...
Hello all, I am after some etched checker plate (brass or N/S) I know about metal smith. But his plates only go up to 6'6"(scale). I am after some that will go...
Railway Modelling in 7mm/ft scaleHello Paul Saw your posting. I do custom etching and have done checker plate in the past, though to date only for llive...
