Does anyone have any spare packs of KB Scale Lynton & Barnstaple baseplates they could sell me? Alternatively, does anyone know of a suitable alternative?

I just wanted to post a huge thanks to Paul Martin at EDM for all his efforts in support of our gauge. My Lionheart loco and coach wheel conversions arrived today and I know it has been a ‘not for profit’ project for Paul. His support for our gauge is much appreciated by me and I’m sure many others. Thanks Paul Cliff C

O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 When: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 View Event Description: The O14 group was started by Mark back in 2004. It was originally a yahoo group but all the messages were transferred here. The earliest messages can be seen here: https://groups.io/g/o14/messages?start=11:2004:0

I'm doing another track making demo at the S7 open day on October 7th. Please say hello if you come along. You can also have a go at Making spiked track if you want to. Full details here: https://www.scaleseven.org.uk/index.php?id=9&detail=69&r=0 Cheers John

Does anyone have a decent drawing of the bow framed Simplex?

Robin thanks also to you I did download both set and yours was a little clearer thank you so much joe

Ian Thank you for uploading the instructions for the kit With that and a few drawings of the loco I may have a go at it…… lots of stuff in the queue though Again thank you so much joe

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the o14@groups.io group. /HH Instructions.pdf By: Ian MacCormac 2010 <ianmaccormac@...> Description: Roy Link Hudson-Hudswell 0-6-0WT instructions

Hello All, Can anyone advise if the KB Scale wagon kits benefit from adding a little extra weight for improved running, or is it not necessary? Is there a target axle weight that anyone works to? Thanks in advance for sharing your experience. Neil.

Richard at Lionheart have advised me that he has received the quotation from the factory for the 14mm locomotive wheel sets, which has an MOQ of 100 sets. Unfortunately he considers that this figure to be too high, together with the complicated and difficult assembly, so they shall not be offering this conversion. For background I did I trial conversion for Richard of the standard wheels he supplied with 14mm axles and although the back-to-back was correct the flanges were quite fat so the wheels came out over gauge. Hence the need for special wheels with finer flanges. I don't know if this decision can be changed with a firm commitment of numbers. Regards John

Further to the earlier messages regarding the Lionheart loco and O14 I have news. O14 isn’t commercially viable – but then you knew that didn’t you? For the loco's O14 wheelsets would have cost them £25 a set for a minimum order of 100 with fitting not being straightforward ["Not for the faint hearted" is the public phrase, questionable parentage was used as the description on the phone] The result is that Dapol/Lionheart won't be producing O14 wheelsets for the loco and will only produce O14 coach wheelsets to my order. In both loco and coaches it isnt as simple as pushing the wheels in a bit John Clutterbuck, Richard Webster and I aren't happy with this state of affairs and I spent a long while on the phone with Richard this morning discussing ways forward. Samples of loco and parts are en route to me and there will be more conversations in the coming days. The chances are that any solution to provide O14 will be available from me and not Lionheart and be a limited time/quantity thing but I am not prepared to give it up without a push. I'll finish with two appeals and then add a final note 1/ If you know of any O14 modellers who have ordered there loco other than from me suggest they get in touch so as to be included in any provision 2/ If you've got £3K and are prepared to buy a 100 O14 loco wheelsets please get in touch urgently Many of you may have your models on order with me in which case you are already on my mailing list for this My conversation with Richard revealed that this is very much his baby but that to produce it he is spending Dapols’ money and is subject to their oversight and that its not going to be a run away money spinner based on the presales. That view limits the expenditure on this project and will impact any future developments. This prompts my final thoughts which are no more than musings given that I am skint but if we want to demonstrate that there is a place for O14 perhaps the community should fund the wheelsets we need hence my rather tongue in cheek “anyone got three grand they don’t need” Paul Martin EDM Models