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North British D6123 Paint

I am very glad I took the time to make more changes.   The body is in the home stretch now, detailing has begun again, a touch-up will be needed, but she's getting close to right... B)   The nose end door is a scribed outline with a centre scribed divider. Four hinges are really the only prominent feature of the door, bits of plasticard have been glued in place to represent the hinges. The door etch that had been previously applied looked nice, but it did not resemble the prototype doors...

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

North British D6123 Figur'n out what's wrong with da Nose

I suppose I'm not very good at compromises.   The nose needed more work, obviously.   40 thou plasticard squares were added to the buffer faces to bring them closer to the front end face. Now the rounded lower corners of the face look right in regard to the two buffer beam faces. The hook and other gubbins in the middle recess will need to be brought forward, but that's a minor detail.   The buffers were actually spaced about 1.5mm too far apart, first time around. On the prototype the b

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

North British D6123 Detailing and a dash of primer

I have a confession to make. This project probably would not have been started, knowing what I know now. A pair of Hornby Class 29s and all the detail parts were purchased months before Falcon was announced. I simply did not realize how much work would be required to correct Hornby's Class 29 either.   Then there were the announcements for the prototype DELTIC, Classes 14, 15, 17, 22, 41, and Kestrel. There is even a Baldwin Centipede coming in a few months! In SEABOARD! CRIKES!   So why I

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

North British D6123 Profiling the body...

Body Profiling - You should be careful comparing your models to prototype photos. In some cases that could drive you a bit insane, 'cause there's a lot to correct. You may even have to correct things you've already corrected! There's a serious roof error in this shot, the extra filler hatch has been installed in the wrong place, it should be about 10 mils down the roof toward the photographer...       The windows have been opened outward to match the etch. This is a huge improvement. The u

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

North British D6123 Chassis

Frame Modifications - This is one way to do it if you use the Bachmann Class 24 frame to get it to fit into the Hornby Class 29 body. The frame is a heavy alloy casting which isn't too hard to cut and grind. Just don't get those metal shavings in the gears...   There are two thicker areas towards the center on either side of the motor- these need to be ground down flush with the side towards the top. It doesn't hurt to take the lip off the whole upper edge either. This also insures that the H

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

North British D6123 Parts is Parts

In the spirit of never quite completing a project before starting on another, here's my latest work bench amusement, it's going to be a D61XX Class 29:     You need two bodies to do this right since no one offers a casting of the boiler water filler hatch on the roof. The Hornby model only comes with one, the prototype had two. Not that the Hornby hatch looks very much like the prototype mind you, but you have to draw the line somewhere or you will be scratch building...   These are the

Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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