New releases for June:

Real ballast milled to N Scale in 1Ltr tubs.

A3 Bayardo and Flying Scotsman.
Two Q1's BR & SR.
Sargent Longstaff 7 Plank.
Blackman Pavie 7 Plank.

Cross Country HST Book Set.
MK3 Coaches EM 1st and second,
Mk3 Executive 2nd class.
Mk3 Buffet Cars Virgin, I/City, B/G HST.
Mk3 Buffet Cars Virgin, I/City, B/G Loco hauled

Class 56's are july and august releases

SR-Dave's wallet's going to get hammered
Nothing there for me yet

at long last my travellers will be able to get a cold cup of tea and a cardboard sandwich 

How do you mill, real ballast to N scale...............................

Quote from: NTrain on June 08, 2012, 10:50:51 PM
How do you mill, real ballast to N scale...............................

With a grinding machine. Not sure I like the sound of it though

rock dust is
- bad for the lungs
- tends to funny colours with some PVAs
- is nasty when it gets into mechanisms.

I was once a fan of the stuff, but the woodland scenics fake stuff looks more real than the real stuff, as (if you must use grit) does a lot of the sand type stuff some people favour.

Good news on the catering side and the 56 though.

Grounded rock is nasty indeed!

Grinding and milling are two different processes, hence the 'comment'

I wash bemused by the concept of putting a lump of rock in a milling machine and cutting out individual tiny bits of ballast. Grinding would be so much easier and quicker.

I can't believe it's not real ballast!

 

Quote from: NTrain on June 08, 2012, 11:11:52 PM
Grinding and milling are two different processes, hence the 'comment'

I wash bemused by the concept of putting a lump of rock in a milling machine and cutting out individual tiny bits of ballast. Grinding would be so much easier and quicker.

Hmm no, grinding and milling are the same. Stop thinking metal work think more flour mill, or even gunpowder. You grind/crush an item to get an end product but the process is still called milling.

Quote from: scruff on June 08, 2012, 09:17:40 PM
New releases for June:

Mk3 Buffet Cars Virgin, I/City, B/G Loco hauled

BEETHOVEN.ODE TO JOY

Quote from: AndyGif on June 09, 2012, 07:18:03 AM

Quote from: NTrain on June 08, 2012, 11:11:52 PM
Grinding and milling are two different processes, hence the 'comment'

I wash bemused by the concept of putting a lump of rock in a milling machine and cutting out individual tiny bits of ballast. Grinding would be so much easier and quicker.

Hmm no, grinding and milling are the same. Stop thinking metal work think more flour mill, or even gunpowder. You grind/crush an item to get an end product but the process is still called milling.

I stand corrected. 

A blue/grey HST is also due in the next month or so..

Cheers

Mark

Well, it's July the second, and guess what ......

still no sign of Dapol's June releases.

perhaps they are in a parallel, but somewhat later, universe.

I've got buffets  pre-ordered, seems for years, with Hattons, so I need to allow for the improbable fact that Dapol might release them, so need to leave some latitude on my flexible friend, and guess what, even when they announce a release date they can't actually manage it.

god knows when we will actually get the TGS, if even.

I really hate Dapol.

New Flying Scotsman is in stock at Rails 

In real life, rock is neither ground nor milled, it's crushed. Large rocks are first broken up in a Jaw Crusher and then passed through a series of rollers and screens. The rollers are set with gradually reducing gaps and the various sizes are screened off as the rock passes through each stage.