[modeleng] Re: Modelworks
- From: "Tim Rickard" <the_viffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:02:25 +0000
Alan
I recently wrote to Mike Chrisp, the editor of ME, about them on behalf of
John Baskett who is building a 7.25 GWR 2-6-2T suggesting that ME should
investigate ModelWorks. Mike basically told us to swing our hooks.
John has basically been doing MWs R&D for them without pay or thanks putting
in many many hours. I really believe that John could have made the loco
quicker from scratch. The straw that broke that particular camel's back was
that John found that the piston was unscrewing from the crosshead (and also
that the cylinders moved on the frames and leaked at the joint with the
frames and that the piston rod gland was 3mm bigger than the gland nut). MW
issued an advisory note saying that running the engine ran a risk of serious
damage and suggesting inter alia that the piston rods be tightened up with
mole grips before each steaming! I think this show the level of mechanical
sympathy these guys have.
As I say ME decline to take any interest. If I took ME still I'd stop.
Frankly the situation is a disgrace in my opinion.
Peter you can get to Andy Clarke's MW discussion site via his website
www.modeleng.org
Regards to all
Tim
>From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>As some of you may have seen, there has been a discussion on Andy Clarke's
>Board about Modelworks.
>Indeed, there is a section of that Board devoted to them and their
>predecessors, and some of the posts there make ones hair curl!
>
>For a number of reasons I have been watching them (Modelworks) closely.
>
>Has anyone any recent experience of them, or know of people who are
>presently receiving and constructing kits?
>
>alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>www.alanstepney.info
>Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages.
>
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