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raking it in...

bcnPete

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Good evening,

 

Unfortunately the title is not a comment on my financial status...its nice having an income again after 5 years of fluctuating circumstances, but those new Dapol releases are dangerously giving rise to impure thoughts :no:

 

It of course refers to my rake of wagons which I began the other week and thought it would take me an evening or two to crack - how wrong I was, but building the first did throw a few issues up that I thought might be worth sharing.

 

I touched on before the rapido removal and I would say again that removal of the box is fiddly and does take some strength away from the chassis. In the end I opted to use a scalpel and some pincers to hack it away but it does look better without it and hopefully more so with a Mathieson 3 link coupling.

 

Also, hacking away the Farish underframe including some lugs beneath the body was again more fiddly and difficult to get the scalpel into...but it all gets covered by the discharge unit.

 

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As wonderful as the TPM etches are, they are also very delicate and much care has to be taken whilst folding the ladder assemblies etc...I lost count how many times these hit the carpet under a raft of extreme fruity language. I even found that on some it was easier to attach the ladder and walkway assembly to the ends before attaching to the body.

 

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But at least they are sort of finished, and ready to paint although am still unsure when that will be. Look forward to have them hauled by a 47 or 56 taking up the slack after the signal check.

 

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I do need to crack on with the layout starting this weekend by replacing some brass sleepers with PCB for strength, then painting and ballasting can at last begin.

 

Then there's the new platform, third rail, canopy structure, fiddleyards, casssetes, lighting :O...and all by 11 May 2013...when I started this blog it was intended to exhibit this at the 2014 show...and then I stuck my neck out and said 2013...

 

Chin up...bought this T-shirt on e-bay to wear at the exhibition which I thought was appropriate :D

 

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Tootle pip

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You have been busy Pete. Nice one for taking serious cutting implements to all that N gauge plastic.

 

Some couplings and a bit of paint in strategic places and they'll be cracking.

 

Regards, Andy

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Morning Pete,

 

Oooooooooh! They look like they've come up a treat! ;)

 

Nice work and as you say they'll look good behind a 47/56.

 

That t-shirt looks good too-if perhaps of a close fitting style! :D

 

Hope the sleeper replacement goes well?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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You have been busy Pete. Nice one for taking serious cutting implements to all that N gauge plastic.

Some couplings and a bit of paint in strategic places and they'll be cracking.

 

 

Thanks Andy - that's the worst part, removing the rapido box...the rest was fun...

 

 That t-shirt looks good too-if perhaps of a close fitting style!

 

 

Thanks Mark - Worry not...its an X-L size...the only close fitting will be the PGA couplings...;)

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cornish trains jez

Looking good Pete! Those etches make a massive improvement to the wagons compared to the originals. Looking forward to seeing them running through Paddock Wood. Which exhibition will it be at?

 

Best regards,

 

Jeremy

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Looking forward to seeing them running through Paddock Wood. Which exhibition will it be at?

 

 

Thanks Jeremy - Burgess Hill MRC 11 May 2013...or 113 days...:O

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Exquisite as usual, Pete.

 

The landlady must have extended her trip away.  Either that or she's got to like the smell of flux in the morning :-)

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Excellent, Pete. Those TPM parts really make a big difference to the Farish Poole designed originals. Always liked the prototype wagons. They were a bit of an iconic design and thrived for a while but were superceded by the rather blander bogie hoppers.

 

David

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As the others have said, those little bits have made a huge difference to the looks of the wagon. They dont look like a toy anymore for sure.

 

Good work there Pete.

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I lost count how many times these hit the carpet under a raft of extreme fruity language

 

 

I'm shocked   2mm and fruity language    :nono:

 

looking good

 

nice dusting of snow i Paddock Wood this morning as I passed through now  if you modelled it like that it would help hide those blue grey things you model.  :jester:

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Exquisite as usual, Pete.

 The landlady must have extended her trip away.  Either that or she's got to like the smell of flux in the morning :-)

 

Thanks Mike - actually all done with cyno...

 

Excellent, Pete. Those TPM parts really make a big difference to the Farish Poole designed originals. Always liked the prototype wagons. They were a bit of an iconic design and thrived for a while but were superceded by the rather blander bogie hoppers.

 

 

Thanks also David - am worried about the paint match now...assume there is a Halfords ARC yellow somewhere out there :)

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As the others have said, those little bits have made a huge difference to the looks of the wagon. They dont look like a toy anymore for sure. Good work there Pete.

 

Thanks Julia...

 

I'm shocked   2mm and fruity language looking good nice dusting of snow i Paddock Wood this morning as I passed through now  if you modelled it like that it would help hide those blue grey things you model.

 

Thanks Nick - putting the green / blue stuff aside, that's three things we share in common; fruity language, 2mmFS and alcohol... :P

 

Yum Yum, but you forgot to thin down the wheels whilst you had the scalpel out :P

 

Thanks also Rich - Yep...fair play...but I have such a backlog of N stuff requiring rewheeling that these might have to wait the queue...

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Yes, all very good work again Pete... all the more to look forward to seeing. Good luck with the journey tonight!

Jon

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Yes, all very good work again Pete... all the more to look forward to seeing. Good luck with the journey tonight!

 

Thanks Jon - Perhaps the 020 in your name is a subliminal reference to 2mmFS ;)

 

Two hours delay so got home around 02:00am...making a usual 4 hour door to door journey, 9 hours...ho hum...

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Nice. Prototype photos with livery variations in a PM shortly.

 

Thanks EWD...and for the the PM too ;)

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