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Re: Welcome to the Marquis de Carabas

David Hughes — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:00 GMT

At the service of Angel Islington...... I'd completely missed the allusion - great fun!

Re: Steel sleepers (was Gauge wars O14 and others)

oztrainz — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:12:52 GMT

Hi all, To give you all some idea of what the Victoria Mill sleepers look like on the ground for real have a look at <>

Re: Welcome to the Marquis de Carabas

Marquis DeCarabas — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:16:14 GMT

... Thank-you. I was rather hoping to sneak quietly into the back of the classroom. :o) There are others here that are far more erudite than I. -- De Carabas.

Welcome to the Marquis de Carabas

Paul Holmes — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:38 GMT

Hi I have just noticed that you have joined our group. As a frequent and erudite member of the Festiniog and Welsh Highland groups, I know that you bring

Re: Steel Sleepers

Frank Sharp — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:57:58 GMT

Kevin, www.gb-rail.co.uk Ignore the specimen drawing, read the text. Frank

Re: Steel Sleepers

Paul Holmes — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:40 GMT

Hi Kevin Have you tried posting on either of the Welsh Highland yahoo groups? Not sure if you are a member - if you are not I will cross post. I regret that I

Steel Sleepers

Kevin Staddon — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:34 GMT

Rather than a reply, more of a request. Anyone around here got any full size steel sleepers? Looking for about 6 with their fixings. Long shot I know but

Re: Gauge wars O14 and others

John C — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:31:55 GMT

Don't worry Kevin. Your decisions are quite understandable given your timescales and your 30 years in the armchair genre. However, having set out our stall as

Re: Gauge wars O14 and others

bravophoto@... — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:59 GMT

Oh Dear! I fear I may have started something here! When I started my 'Up the Line' project, I did intend to make it to O-14 as I do have some suitable locos

Re: Gauge wars O14 and others

Keith — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:11:29 GMT

John just a thought or two. I think we are more of a focus group that models based on a nominal 2ft gauge using a practical gauge of around 14mm. This can

Re: Steel sleepers (was Gauge wars O14 and others)

David Hughes — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:12 GMT

Tim, As John has already let slip, I do indeed have some SR concrete L&B sleepers but I've yet to make up a length of track. When I do, and it will before the

Re: Gauge wars O14 and others

John C — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:14 GMT

I'm glad this has generated some useful debate. Keep it coming. I of course use gauge widening too on my sharper curves and sometimes within pointwork (between

Re: Steel sleepers (was Gauge wars O14 and others)

John C — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:51:12 GMT

And David Hughes has done some L&B concrete sleepers via Shapeways for his rebuild of Chelfham and very nice they look too. John

Re: Steel sleepers (was Gauge wars O14 and others)

Mark Kendrick — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:26:12 GMT

Hi Tim, Michael Milway has modelled some 14mm gauge concrete sleepers for Shapeways production, they aren't for sale but he is on this group, perhaps you could

Re: Steel sleepers (was Gauge wars O14 and others)

Brian — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:24:43 GMT

Tim, You either cast them or you could try making a internal former with pins sticking up where the bolts need to be, make another template to drill hols to