Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[High Jetter]

I hope we're going to get more about it than that..

[Mrs6C]

1 hour ago, Mr Pastry said:

Cromar White Ltd in Wimbledon 1967-77

Did they make my track panels as well? It's multi-gauge of late 1970s vintage, with 3.5", 5" and 7.25 gauges with steel bar rails and steel tie bars for bolting down to sleepers or concrete, typically used in older Model Engineering Society layouts around the country. Mine is the ex Hastings Model Engineers' layout from Alexandra Park, Hastings, which was set out there in around 1980.

[DoctorRetro]

@Six-cylinder, I'll be bringing the AX, so you can see what you missed out on 😁

 

[Mr Pastry]

7 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Did they make my track panels as well? It's multi-gauge of late 1970s vintage, with 3.5", 5" and 7.25 gauges with steel bar rails and steel tie bars for bolting down to sleepers or concrete, typically used in older Model Engineering Society layouts around the country. Mine is the ex Hastings Model Engineers' layout from Alexandra Park, Hastings, which was set out there in around 1980.

AFAIK all their track used aluminium FB profiled rail screwed to wooden sleepers - they were originally a woodwork firm -  and they were so successful at it that people started asking for locos and rolling stock for garden and park railways.   Quite pioneering stuff in its way.  You can find their ads in Model Engineer magazines of the time.

[Six-cylinder]

17 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

@Six-cylinder, I'll be bringing the AX, so you can see what you missed out on 😁

 

I had my AX out last weekend, but it is back in storage now.

[Crackers]

31 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I hope we're going to get more about it than that..

@Mr Pastry has just set me up with some really fascinating info on the history of this machine. Bloody strange this world, I never thought I'd learn anything on "No. 2"'s history, yet of all the places that information could be hiding, it turns up thanks to Autoshite? Yeah man, that's odd!

Short answer is, thanks to Mr Pastry, that it started life as an 0-4-0 Steam Outline loco built by Cromar White powered by the Villiers drivetrain (which was probably an industrial power unit rather than ex-car) in my photo. This setup wasn't successful so, when CW moved onto the Hymek outline locos driven by the power bogie in Mr Pastry's pic, CW's designer took the loco on and rebuilt it as the 0-4-4 chassis shown in mine. 

 

When I got hold of it, the remains of the bodywork were absolutely knackered, plus I have always had adhesion and stability issues with "No. 2", so I am going to rebuild it in a similar diesel shunter outline, but with a lot of added weight to improve balance and grip over the 4 driving wheels.

[Mrs6C]

3 minutes ago, Crackers said:

it turns up thanks to Autoshite?

This place...

[St.Jude]

1 hour ago, Dobloseven said:

Hopefully be down tomorrow as soon after 10 as I can. As a FoD virgin, are there any tools I can bring along to help? Socket set? Jack? Impact wrench? Also got a 2.2kw inverter generator. 

You best be there on Sunday as I want to see than R25!

[richardmorris]

Remind me @Six-cylinderand @Mrs6CWhat the best practice is for nibbles. Am going shopping first thing and can collect sweet goodies from waitrose unless things to share are a bad idea? Perhaps individual wrapped Madeleine?

sorry, haven’t been to a gathering of anyone other than family for 18months now and feeling a little stunned.

[Dobloseven]

20 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

You best be there on Sunday as I want to see than R25!

Sorry, just going on Saturday. Pity, would like to meet as many ASers as possible. 

[Six-cylinder]

Just now, richardmorris said:

Remind me @Six-cylinderand @Mrs6CWhat the best practice is for nibbles. Am going shopping first thing and can collect sweet goodies from waitrose unless things to share are a bad idea? Perhaps individual wrapped Madeleine?

sorry, haven’t been to a gathering of anyone other than family for 18months now and feeling a little stunned.

The plan is everybody is self sufficient.

Although we have got back to offering a small selection of crisps, biscuits and even an odd pasty.

[richardmorris]

Just now, Six-cylinder said:

The plan is everybody is self sufficient.

Although we have got back to offering a small selection of crisps, biscuits and even an odd pasty.

Acknowledged 

[St.Jude]

5 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

Sorry, just going on Saturday. Pity, would like to meet as many ASers as possible. 

Booooo!

[Six-cylinder]

15 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The plan is everybody is self sufficient.

Although we have got back to offering a small selection of crisps, biscuits and even an odd pasty.

I should add we have a camping stove, water, milk, tea and coffee but I think it would be a good idea if people bought there own mugs.

[Mrs6C]

24 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Am going shopping first thing and can collect sweet goodies from waitrose

If you'd like to bring some sweet treats for collective consumption then please do. My vote would be for chocolate mini-rolls and Rocky Road bites!!!

The can be picked out one at a time with WD-40 covered fingers...

We do have biscuits, crisps, a few pasties and nibbles etc. as well, also tea and coffee and cider. Bring whatever you would like for your lunch. Supper will be fish & chips / kebab / pizza or whatever else gets collected on the fish & chip shop run.

It will be good to see you. has it really been 18 months? Wow!

 

[wuvvum]

Just been looking at 7.25" stuff on eBay.  It's not exactly cheap is it?  

[richardmorris]

Will see what sunningdale waitrose has to offer!

[Crackers]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Will see what sunningdale waitrose has to offer!

Bagshot is better! 

[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Bagshot is better! 

But I haven’t been there since March last year despite being in walking distance. I refused to queue round the car park. (And I have a regular hello with the usual lady on the self -checkouts Saturday ). She’s nice and likes the 2cv ).

[beko1987]

I don't kmow what my plan is really... 

Charlie's not been too well but is a bit better now, and now mum isn't very well but might be OK tomorrow... 

I've been out all night and just got in so I'm 0 prepared... Was meant to go shopping on the way home but it got far too late and I drove a few people back so just came home. I've got a sofa to move tomorrow too if things carry on as per the original plan (sofa is at mums in Winslow) ... 

I'll know what I'm doing when it's time to do something I think, 

[richardmorris]

Obviously I am now planning on coming up in the morning, will bring the tool kits and crimp set if I remember. Will need to leave late afternoon though to get to oxford for dinner. Anyone going to be there who needs two 2cv wheels and Toyo tyres or a slightly broken x1/9 exhaust?

[Crackers]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

But I haven’t been there since March last year despite being in walking distance. I refused to queue round the car park.

We probably crossed paths on multiple occasions without knowing. I used to stack shelves there.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Crackers said:

We probably crossed paths on multiple occasions without knowing. I used to stack shelves there.

Indeed. The manager has coloured lenses doesn’t he? He used to be at sunningdale.

[brownnova]

10 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Obviously I am now planning on coming up in the morning, will bring the tool kits and crimp set if I remember. Will need to leave late afternoon though to get to oxford for dinner. Anyone going to be there who needs two 2cv wheels and Toyo tyres or a slightly broken x1/9 exhaust?

Darn… could actually do with a couple of 2CV wheels (my back ones are going a bit rusty)… but I’m not going to be there… 

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, brownnova said:

Darn… could actually do with a couple of 2CV wheels (my back ones are going a bit rusty)… but I’m not going to be there… 

I can hang on and get them to Wrexham sometime? Wheels slightly rusty but not Leaky.

[brownnova]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I can hang on and get them to Wrexham sometime? Wheels slightly rusty but not Leaky.

If that’s possible that would be awesome! 🙂

[chaseracer]

Damn!  Too slow... 😬😉

[richardmorris]

10 minutes ago, brownnova said:

If that’s possible that would be awesome! 🙂

No problem. May be in a month or so?   Very likely to be up for middle November if not earlier.

[richardmorris]

I almost forgot, can I interest any 2cv folk in a passenger ( rhd) seat frame.?

[St.Jude]

24 minutes ago, brownnova said:

If that’s possible that would be awesome! 🙂

If @richardmorris is there Sunday, I can give him the Football Manager book to give to you as well if that's alright with Richard?