Great point you make there. Shunters pole is just the trick and it doesn't cost a penny. Top Notch.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian
@theangelsmodellingandrailways
4 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller it made me subscribe dude. You're a man that makes sense, too much cost in all the extra, fiddly bits, no need. It's about enjoying the hobby, without the wife divorcing me, lol.
@skelligringphotographyandw7012
2 жыл бұрын
Very useful video. My father was a shunter, so making this and using it on a Ruston and Hornsby red diesel shunter (like the one he drove) will be perfect!
@andyrussell7506
3 жыл бұрын
Great video James a further development on the shunters pole we soldered a brass paddle to the wire so when you put the shunter pole in between the wagons the paddle lifts the hooks using the part that hangs down below the D bar works a treat keep modeling and stay safe
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
That's a really good idea Andy. Thanks for the comment. I hope others read it and make use of that suggestion as it would definitely help people using tension lock couplings.
@PatGilliland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing such precise and detailed instructions for a very complicated project. ;)
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I try to make these things look much harder than they are just so it appears that I'm doing something special
@davidhardy7356
3 жыл бұрын
That is a very handy and simple tip . Thank you for posting this video on what is a vital tool for a model railway layout . I was actually looking to buy one from somewhere now i won't have to . Cheers !
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to have been able to help David. Thank you for the comment.
@UKRailsandMore
4 жыл бұрын
Great layout James and interesting video. The grime effect you have achieved around the track work looks brilliant and highly effective. Very nice yard. I’m modelling modern era but you can’t beat the character of those old individual wagons. All the best, and thanks for sharing, Paul
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul.
@HillcotMR
4 жыл бұрын
Shunter pole - Clever idea, thanks for sharing that
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Hope it is useful to you.
@ewoodrailway
4 жыл бұрын
What a superb and detailed layout, I've subbed
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@tonyl259
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. So easy and effective
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony
@dalipparmar6134
Жыл бұрын
new to the hobby of train modelling, very useful idea. just have to modify my large paper pin to make it better. thank you for the idea.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the hobby and thank you for the comment.
@Mont1.
2 жыл бұрын
Great and helpful video. thanks james!
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful
@CZ350tuner
Жыл бұрын
I use a miniature bar magnet in a plastic tube to uncouple my tension lock coupling. It is vastly superior to the shunter's pole it replaced,, because it lifts the hooks from above.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
Жыл бұрын
That spends really clever. Great idea, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the comment.
@CZ350tuner
Жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller The magnet raises the hooks without actually touching them. On old Triang couplings, touching the raised hook will cause it to magnetise, temporarily and remain raised, for a few minutes, so that loose/fly shunting can be performed.
@medwaymodelrailway7129
3 жыл бұрын
Great video .Like it very much.Take care
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dave. You too 👍
@JPoulAndersson
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not very interested in couplings (I use Kadees) but your layout looks very nice indeed. Quite austere but perfectly executed - your track weathering in particular seems ultra realistic! Rgds, Joachim
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joachim. I used to use Kadees too but they do t suit my older stock so (as you've seen) I've gone back to using screw and three link couplings instead. That's very kind of you to say. It took quite a while to do working from a few dozen different photographs of steam sheds back in the 1950s and 60s. If you're interested in seeing a bit more if it, the layout is Kirkby in Ashfield MPD (38F) and I've put a few videos up over the past year or so documenting the work carried out so far. Thanks for the comment, really put a smile on my face. Thanks again.
@WhiskeyGulf71
2 жыл бұрын
Old small paint brushes make good poles after the bristles have died, pull out the bristle head & drill the wooden stick to then press your metal rod in to.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great suggestion for recycling old brushes. I'd not thought of that but ill be making the next one that gets worn out into another uncoupling hook. Thanks for the comment.
@duncanrogers5762
4 жыл бұрын
very good
@raymondgawthorne6570
2 жыл бұрын
Utterly brilliant idea the Shunting Poll. Thanks so much for this great tip. Where can I purchase that tiny drill you were using, I’ve never seen one before?👍
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Raymond. Look up Pin Vice Drill. They're quite easily found and can be bought from many Trade, DIY and craft suppliers. Thanks for watching.
@davidemery7059
3 жыл бұрын
Very good idea I like. Can't use this with those magnetic couplings. They have to be pulled apart
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks David. Yes, you're right. I'd always assumed that the magnetic Hunt Couplings currently available are for fixed rakes to improve reliability and ease of stock removal and rotation at the end of a running session. It's a compromise but I use Hunt couplings between wagons and coaches and screw links at either end so they can be easily attached to or removed from the locomotive.
@mattseymour8637
Жыл бұрын
Good useful video. What do you use for the metal wire for the coupling tool?
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt. It's just 1mm steel wire. I've had it around for years so can't remember where I bought it from but a paperclip can be bent to shape and used too and it works just as well.
@mattseymour8637
Жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller Arh that's a good idea and I could use the a paper clip I guess. I do use a dentist tool to uncouple and works ok but I'm wondering whether your design works better.
@jameswells6003
4 жыл бұрын
It's not a Sprat and Winkle coupling, it looks like the DG coupling. Your uncoupling hook would actually work with genuine Sprat and Winkle couplings. Incidentally, if you replicate the shape of actual shunting poles, you'll find coupling three link couplings much easier.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
Yea, thanks James. I realised that not long after uploading the video. A couple of people have now spotted that error. Really like the idea of replicating the real shape on the end of the hook. As I am converting all my stock to three/screw link couplings it would certainly be useful. Great suggestion, thank you.
@dibley1973
4 жыл бұрын
To make 3 link coupling / uncoupling easier try gluing the three links together. Not my idea. I think it is Gomo's channel
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dibley. To be honest mate, if you're using a shunting pole it's quite simple to connect any three, screw or instanta couplings. Gluing them would remove the realistic look and operation you get with them. Under load they do pull straight but they dont remain under tension when stationary unless they're stopped on an incline. Interesting idea though and I will look up Gomo to see exactly what they do. Cheers 👍
@dibley1973
4 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller I do see your point there. I guess it's all a compromise somewhere in the system!
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
@@dibley1973 exactly. Thats partly the reason why I made this video. It doesn't matter really what couplings you use, is the way in which they are coupled and uncoupled that is where the models step away from reality. I've seen some magnetic couplings recently and some one complained that they had to be uncoupled by hand. It got me thinking, in the real world, how else do you do it?
@dibley1973
4 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller - yes ut us a very valid point you make, both here be in your video. We all need to stop getting so hung up with auto u couplers.
@sparkshot
4 жыл бұрын
Don't think that was a Sprat n Winkle. I use 3/screw links mixed with Dingham's. Smiths hooks prefered as they are a fart over scale and easier to make compatible with Dinghams. This new layout will need some auto coupling as it'll have express trains coming into a station canopy and I need them hands free to uncouple. Other areas for wagons don't matter as much though. Shunters pole or magnets for those.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
I had thought of adding a small magnet to the end of the shunting "hook" to put under couplers that require a magnet to release them. I'll have a play with them and see if they work as a mk2 variation. 👍
@sparkshot
4 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller Ok cool. I have managed to bodge Dinghams to Tension locks sited higher and also bodged a larger loop on the Dingham so the tension locks on coaches engauge with other coaches and the bodged dingham engauges with scale screw links. It's still in experimental phaze so needs refinement butnI don't want my engines 'defiled' with fake couplings but also want some auto couplings yet am happy with fixed rakes for coaches
@sliverjack0283
Ай бұрын
0:54 where can i get those couplings
@carlmatthews8338
3 жыл бұрын
Where can you get the three link couplings?
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
3 жыл бұрын
Good question Carl. Start with Ebay as there is usually a few packs on there. Then you can either ask at your local model shop or see which shops have them available on line. I prefer to use Romford couplings but other makes are available.
@billmoore1936
10 ай бұрын
I myself rather use three link couplings or screw couplings on carriages K-des more realistic I think Bill
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
10 ай бұрын
I've started converting all of my wagons over to screw or three link (depending upon what they should have). They do look much better and I think they move more realistically too.
@stretchedits
4 жыл бұрын
Keep it simple stup*d...............I think is how the phrase goes, why make complex under board magnets and stuff when a bent piece of wire will do............I've used bent paperclips for ages now on my Tension lock couplings. I once had a layout about 30 years ago which had only three link and Screw link couplings on all the stock, I liked that but they were a pain to fit on the stock, I might go back there on day and explore that option again. Anyway best regards Dave.
@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller
4 жыл бұрын
You said it Dave. Keep it simple. I've used the hidden and electromagnet uncouplers in the past but i think there's much more enjoyment to be found in the good old fashioned hands on approach.
@leeclarke2743
4 жыл бұрын
Kids watching that would wonder where the batteries go in your shunter's pole 🌈😷🇬🇧
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