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    UK railways in general, both steam through to moden day. I model in OO and OO9. I also enjoy modelling military vehicles and aircraft, a bit of photography and generally relaxing when I'm not at work!

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  1. That's excellent! I've not been brave enough to wield a soldering iron when Seb's about yet, I can guarantee an inquisitive hand would appear somewhere! The flux probably wouldn't get sampled, more likely spilled everywhere! Cheers J
  2. When last I posted, I was waiting on some loco crew from ModelU, who did arrive before my holiday so were duly packed in my travel paint caddy and were ready to install by the end of the week. I have also added a bit more colour to the cab, it's by no means immaculate, or the neatest job, but it's enough to add a bit of visual interest. The vent on the cab roof was part of the whitemetal casting, and as such was rather brittle and delicate and while trying to adjust it, of course, it snapped off so a new one has been fashioned from a piece of scrap brass and some rod for the support. This has been soldered to the roof casting, and the area tidied up before painting the same black/black grey mix used on the smokebox, running plate and tank tops. The next job will be to replace the screw couplings with standard 3-links, as that's what the real loco carried. This is quite the fortuitous, as the Slaters brake van I have lined up next requires screw links, and the kit only comes with 3-links. More on that in a future update! I'm hoping to have a goods train available for traffic by the Whitby Club show in July, so a brake is essential in that, and probably another wagon or two! Time will tell! Cheers J
  3. I completely agree, they Re gmcommendably fine etched items, but incredibly difficult to get into place. I'm glad mine is a black loco, as I wouldn't fancy trying to match the green when some glue inevitably got smeared on them! A removable cab roof ymwould have made things easier, likewise for adding a crew, but that would have presented its own tooling challenges, and a slightly ill fitting one with the firebox glow on would be very obvious! Still, now that mine has its doors and crew, it really is one of the best locos I own, and have seen in RTR. The sound is excellent too, and really makes it fun to play with! Cheers J
  4. Lovely! I've been contemplating one of these, and this canny video is making my wallet shake with fear! The NER green examples are lovely, but a bit out of period for me, c1917 so it'll probably have to be a lined black one, but that's equally smart! It'll go nicely with my E and U class locos, once I get them finished! Cheers J
  5. Thanks for the links, most useful again! The decals I found were for an automobile 40', so would need a completely different car. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126147812201?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=svnD02QfSGm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TDhArKjYQwW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I think tprevious us owner of the car I got had it for a long time, hence its age, but as it was free, I wasn't going to complain! He did say I could do with it what I wish, so I might investigate improving it detail wise eventually, I found a handy guide with some ideas for improving it https://hedley-junction.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-second-life-for-athearn-40ft-boxcar.html?m=1 Those caboose look rather nice, I do like the brown livery. Would the non-central cupola variants be suitable too? They do look older and would presumably have been in service? Thanks for all of your advice, and sorry to have hijacked your thread! Cheers J
  6. Thanks for all of that, plenty of interesting reading and ideas there! I think a manifest freight is the way I'll probably head, as the variety will keep it a bit more interesting, and give me wider scope for choice of car! An old Athearn UP boxcar has been donated to my cause by a friend who found it during a clear out, and I'm not going to turn that down! Livery wise, it looks older than the previous car, so hopefully a bit more era suitable! If not, I'm quite happy to have a go at rebranding it in due course. <A bit of further research shows it is an earlier livery than the previous one, but still a little too modern! Assuming the body type is correct, I think I've found a source of decals with 'Route of the streamliners' on one side and 'Serves all the west' on the other, I think!> A caboose I think will be the next thing on my list to keep an eye out for, with a view to probably adding a few details such as lights, and maybe some interior details (as I don't fancy shelling out a lot on one with those features already!) as a bit of a slow burn project. Thanks once again Cheers J
  7. Wow! What a layout! I've spent my evening at work catching up on the whole thread, and have found the whole thing fascinating! My main interest lies in LNER modelling with a hefty dose of Welsh 009 (which I'm sure will appeal!) Ever since I was young, I've had a fascination with the BIG American locos, and always looked in awe at the old Kittle Hobby adverts on the back of the old RMs which always featured the Rivarossi Big Boys. I just couldn't comprehend a model of one! The closest I've come (so far) to seeing a real one was at Dobwalls, and totally agree on it being a wonderful place, and terribly missed. Fast forward a good few years (probably around 2020), and Father Christmas surprised me with the Hornby/Rivarossi 60th Anniversary edition. I'm still blown away by it! #4014 gets to stretch its wheels around my room, but until recently only light engine. A friend was in New York for a long weekend, and picked me up a UP boxcar. Blue touch paper lit! I've been trying to work out what I need to make a reasonable representation of a train for it to haul, and your consists have provided plenty of inspiration! I've tried looking things up online, but haven't managed to find much of use (not that I can make sense of anyway!) I'm not fussed about a scale length train, as I have neither the space or funds for that, but I think that picking up the odd wagon here and there should do nicely, the only issue I have is not knowing which ones are livery appropriate! If you could offer any pointers, I'd be most grateful! Thanks for sharing such an inspirational and astounding layout! I hope you don't mind me posting a couple of photos of Dobwalls, though im not sure why they have uploaded sodeways! Cheers J
  8. Of course, we got one for our little boy for Christmas, with a couple of extras. Might have to get the proverbial skates on to pick up a few other bits! Ah well, he enjoys what he has atbthe moment, and there's always 'daddy's room' to provide further rail based entertainment! Cheers J
  9. It's relevant to the topic, and as long as you have no affiliation, other than as a customer, I think that's allowed! Also some photos of what you've done would be welcome too! Cheers J
  10. A quick update on Peco bowsider 17. I've got in! With a bit of investigative unclipping, I've achieved full interior access, and as a result got some paint onto the seats. Reassembly was a bit tricky, but I think I've got it sorted now, so if I need to do it again, it should be much easier. I'm now toying with the idea of lights, but that'll take a lot of research and experimentation! Cheers J
  11. I picked up Carr 17 yesterday morning from Monk Bar in York, and it's a lovely thing indeed. A much nicer finish than I could have hoped to achieve on such a complex livery! I've had several trips in 17, so it was one on my radar for adding to my fleet. It's had a brief test run with my Worsley Van 5, which is how it was arranged last time i rode in it. I'm looking forward to getting 18 in due course too. I might end up with 20 as well, just for completeness in due course, but we'll see. The next step is to try to get some colour into the interior, though the way the roof support is arranged, may make it a bit difficult. Cheers J
  12. That's a cracking video, good to see Mr Williams on it too, especially with regards to the colours and finer details. The directions of travel underneath are a particularly nice touch! The two short carriages in their preserved liveries are on my list, having travelled in both during various trips. I've already built a long-bow (19) from a Worsley etch and it'll be interesting to how well they compare. I'm not looking forward to trying to line this! It's currently in its base colours, and looks pretty smart, and with a big slab of lead between the frames, runs rather smoothly, if I may say so myself! Looking forward to getting my hands on the Peco ones, hopefully they'll have arrived at Monk Bar when I pop in later this week! Cheers J
  13. Mine has been renumbered this weekend, with HMRS pressfix transfers to become a Whitby loco (and the same one as the O gauge one I finished for my Dad) The smokebox and roof have been toned down with a matt black/black grey mix. I've started adding some of the details from the bag including the steps and couplings. The rest will go on in due course, and a crew will make their way into the cab, once they are painted, once I can figure out how to get them in there! A bit of very light weathering will follow eventually! Cheers J
  14. That's some really good design, and some very skilled assembly of it (all!) The J72 chassis is something I've been toying with the idea of for a while, one of these days, I'll actually get one! Though with three of the current Bachmann E1/J72s in my fleet, and a Kimber E, I'm not doing too badly for NE shunting locos! Nowhere near your collection mind! Is there much space in the chassis for pickups, or has that been designed in too. It's always the one place I seem to stumble over with chassis construction, especially when compensation is present as I can never make reliable contacts, so a smooth rolling chassis without a motor suddenly becomes a kangaroo when wired up! Cheers J
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