Hello all, Hopefully you have all recovered from the weekend and are now settled back in to work or grass cutting. As to signals I guess we can say WE ALMOST DID IT, some of you managed to get your signals finished and some not, for myself building the brackets was almost to much, only 4 days off wo...

Promised pictures of working but not finished.

Hi Eddie/ graham

Fitted out bases on way Via TNT, I have added 2 sets of 4 rubber feet which can be fitted vai the outer most M3 screw that fix the cover plate.
I will hopefull fit the cables but intend NOT to power up bases until Shildon as not sure what all the talk means.

See you soon Ben

Hi All Re comment of forum for lamp setting, used drawing for spacing and the fit was a treat to see! However might not get them lit as like everyone else I'm running out of time, with bits still to do for Shildon. Will be picking up bases up from Richard on Sunday means drive to Oxford but its half...

Hi
I am going to move the arm back a bit redrill the holes in the casting as I have yet to fix these parts.

Ben

Hi all Spec plate glasses try PVA works well enough on our show models. Eddie I guess you have painted satin white and satin black, I'm up to white primer and will top coat tomorrow. Dave, Eddie arms look as if the should be closer to the spec plate lens seems in pictures you can only just see the d...

Picture from Richard wired bases still fault finding
Ben

Morning all, just to confirm I will have my 3 signal fitted up as Saturday saw most of the important bits fitted. Today I will be added the brackets for the operating arm at gantry lever plus assembling the painted arms trail fit, and if all ok I think I can paint the posts. I will also be sending o...

Hi, Just a note to those who have sent me arms to paint Homes all done Distant I have had to redo as tape pulled some of the white off having painted on the last bit of black, anyway have now redone the base colours and will do black first thing on Monday and send them back to you, Thanks for your p...

Hi eddy

Have you sent you arms for painting , not yet received

Ben

Hi Eddie send me yours and I will paint satin white and satin red I am sure you can add the strips I will probably mask the all over white mask off the front strip, then add the red, that will just leave the back strip. ( bit of masking then black rattle can) Alan if you want to do the same I can do...

Bs 537 is named as signal red, If you want send me you folded arms I will paint satin white with red on face you will need to do black line on rear

Ben

Hi We have a company that supplies all BS colours in aerosol rattle cans I agree with Eddie satin would be best
Company Nu-agane in Bedford they are on web and can send to where ever. Pick a RAL colour and spec Satin they will even do BS colours as matt

Ben

Hi All I think by now some of you have received kits from Dave. Given a big bag of parts I'm doing 7 arms in total I thought start with the easy bits, so a few notes on the parts so far Servo bases-- These are all but ready to go a light file to take of the edges and I filed a bit of a chamfer at th...

Hi David
The pictures are of the prototype single post assembled by Dave noble and forms the basis of the signals for Shildon being built by a group of us. I'm doing two, two arm brackets and helping Dave with a three arm unit. I will add a few pictures as progress proceeds

Ben

bigger pictures hopefully any one that wants them be e as full size file please advise

Ben

Hi All Hopefully in the next couple of day you will be getting your kits from Dave, I got most of mine on Saturday. So to help I have added some pics of the detail both top and bottom. Dave I think is adding to the list a what to do with the bits. If it helps I will add pictures of parts and a it a ...

Hi Dave MEETING FROM 9 on myself, John Catt, Alan wood will be in from around 8-30 Yourself as soon as you can as you have bits, Keith Brunt will be here around 9-0 with Richard Phillips following on Jonny may not make it but is talking to Richard re power ect. Eddie we hope to have all but a full s...

Hi Dave Yes wrong name -- silly me !
Lamp bracket sent today plus 2% however maybe not as clean as first one so take your pick I don't think 2% small would notice leave it to you.

Hi all

Picture of spec arms I only need to trim and drill and they are ready to go