SALTY Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 A little more updates. Most of body surgery completed, roof and windows bonded in and a full coat of primer. Can't do anymore now till a conversion kit is purchased. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Penguin 0f Doom Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hi Salty. Nice work so far, I hope my conversion kit will be of some use to you. Lord Flasheart gave me the "heads up" about this thread and I'm looking forward to seeing updates on progress. Cheers. Sean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Cheers will hopefully make a start on the 33 chassis in the next week or so. Then do abit of running in. Have too many battle Scars at the moment to be using the scalpel in anger for a while. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toplink@()1989))(( Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hi Salty, I,ve been following your posts on FB, where did you get the conversion kit from? was it expensive? I wouldn,t mind doing one myself one day, I had one years ago already converted, but the chap I bought it from had made all the parts from scratch, it was a superb runner and looked amazing I wish I had taken some photos before selling it! Keep up the good work! Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hi, I haven't got s kit for the hymek yet, will get one in the new year. The 33 I'm doing I got the kit off a rmweb member. Actually made a start on the 33 tonight. The side grill was extremely fiddly and I'd of like to have done them better but they will do. Hopefully it'll look like Phil's old 33 I purchased today 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 But more progress - now a running chassis but runs terrible, one axel keeps locking which is causing very bad running, can't seem to rectify the problem which is very irritating. Gave shell a coat of primer to see how the grills look, not really that happy with them but have lost interest in rectifying them as they were a pain to fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 I picked up some very badly painted coaches quite cheaply and have been having a play and seeing what I can achieve from them. There were two Lima coaches and two triang mark 2's. So firstly I've rubbed down and primed a ck and fitted easy build bogies. This one will be going blue and grey, made a start on the bck and likewise that will go blue and grey but with s set of triang b4 bogies. Finally the two triang coaches have been chopped up in the way many members have done over the years. Hopefully I can pick up another triang coach to make another. Managed to get the 33 running and hopefully can source a missing buffer shank to complete the conversion. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) A little more updates. Most of body surgery completed, roof and windows bonded in and a full coat of primer. Can't do anymore now till a conversion kit is purchased. In case you've missed it, my Triang Hymek is progressing on my blog http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/236-redgates-modelling/ Edited January 4, 2017 by RedgateModels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yes been looking at your blog, an interesting read and seems the conversion is progressing well. I'm extremely grateful to Peter for donating a nicely detailed roof to fit to my hymek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hi David Cheers for the kind comments Do you have any pictures of your work on the Lima coaches? James Hi James As promised, here are some photos from my father of the Lima-based SK, RMB, BCK (with the two first class compartments inserted next to the shortened/rearranged brake end), FO and BG. You will see that several of them are still riding on the Triang B4 bogies and Slaters wheels that I fitted when I first built them and painted them up in blue and grey - strictly they should now ride on B1s or Commonwealths to match their subsequent time-travelling journey from the 1980s back to the 1960s. They are very much what Tony Wright would call 'layout coaches' rather than detailed replicas - I made them when I was a teenager, so they are now 35 years old and must have put in many real miles on various loft and garden layouts. David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Little progress from today, little progress on Lima mark 1's, triang mark 2's and triang hymek! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2017 What diameter wire is everyone using for the handrails? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2017 Think I'm going to get 4 Triang MK2s and convert into 2 x MK2a's one with a driving end (done by Fourgig East's fictional heritage railway) for push/pull operations in and out of the station! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 I used some old paper clips hence why they are wonky but are a lot stronger than brass. Think I will have only one mark 2 so can sell on the remains if the other coach if your interested? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 What diameter wire is everyone using for the handrails? 0.7 NS Wire is the usual - hope that helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Having a relax so no modelling, however I did order a Dapol 08 so that should be on the way! Anyway think one of my other projects needs attention! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 GT turbo? Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 GT turbo? Rob Yes genuine gt turbo Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Very nice they must be getting pretty rare these days, never had a go in a 5 turbo but I did get a drive in a friends Fiat Uno turbo but my favourite was the supercharged Polo G40,if anyone wanted to know what torque steer is that was the car for it!,I had to make do with a 1.3 Nova SR. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Yes genuine gt turbo Rob Nice. My brother and sister had one of those, I had a Williams Clio and then the Williams engined Megane Coupe - always liked Renaults (you are a lucky man). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cheers, finished a full restoration end of last year. Everything has been stripped and rebuilt. Just needs fully running in and carb tweaking to suit Cheers 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cheers, finished a full restoration end of last year. Everything has been stripped and rebuilt. Just needs fully running in and carb tweaking to suit Cheers Good for you-nicely done. Interesting that quite a few car and bike enthusiasts/restorers Ive known are also modellers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Good for you-nicely done. Interesting that quite a few car and bike enthusiasts/restorers Ive known are also modellers. This is getting totally off-topic, but here's why my RMWeb handle is as it is. This was my fast DAX: 3.9L of bugs-in-yer-teeth V8 goodness. Sigh - gone to a new home a few years now. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 And my current old banger. Rob 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 And my current old banger. Rob That's just class! Rs2000? Anyway 08 arrived, am impressed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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