Brian's 7mm Workbench JLTRT Class 26

by brian daniels

original page on Old RMweb

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Comment posted by PCM on Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:41 am

Thanks very much Brian, I will get in touch with Model Express. As Ian G said, they may not be available as they were done for MIGO. I may have a look at their VDA kit if its the same sort of kit as the VAA.

Your last picture of the underside details really helps. I see what you mean about using compensation as I can just see myself ballsing up the drilling of the axelboxes Your method looks easyier.

Hope you get some warmer weather soon.

Thanks again cheers Peter.

Hi Phill, I am only going to get a few wagons and a loco,maybe a piece of track. Honest

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Comment posted by Ian G on Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:45 am

How long do precision decals take to produce the transfers.

Ian G

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Comment posted by Ressaldar on Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:18 am

Hi Ian

why not give John Peck a ring - 07800 744170 and get it straight from the horses mouth as it were.

regards

Mike

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??? posted on Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:19 am

Pete

You will be glad to hear that it is blistering 7 centigrade now up in this part of the world so the house now has that lovely smell of enamel paint wafting through it again as I am painting this VAA and my JLTRT 40034. I will also weather my Heljan 37041.

You are on about getting a few wagons and a piece of track Now don't kid yourself, you know it won't end there

Ian

John Peck's stuff I have had by return post or very close to it, very quick service considering the likes ofthe data panals are done to order.

Mike

Sorry about your threaded inserts, the loco ones are as I stated but maybe as you say the coach ones are different. Why they don't drill them out in Irvine I don't know. My 37069 is weathered, pics in the JLTRT 37069 thread.

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Comment posted by Ressaldar on Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:14 pm

Hi Brian,

no need for your appologies re the inserts, unless of course you turn them up for JLTRT!!

Typo on my part re the 37, I meant 37041.

regards

Mike

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??? posted on Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:35 pm

As the saying goes "please keep up at the back". I suppose I did do a few kits in 2008

If you are interested Model Express are at the Bristol O Gauge Show on 1-2-09 http://www.bogg7mmshow.com/ and so is some bloke with the same name as me doing a demo or something.

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Comment posted by Ressaldar on Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:45 pm

Hi Brian,

a bit of a long haul from Wirral to Bristol and SWMBO has another 'evil plan' up her sleeve but isn't letting on at the moment!!!

regards

Mike

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Comment posted by onslaught832 on Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:10 am

There's always Kettering in March Mike

Cheers Phill

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Comment posted by Ressaldar on Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:57 pm

Hi Phil,

better still for me is Bolton on the 21st Feb!!

regards

Mike

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??? posted on Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:03 pm

Now the weather has warmed up I was able to get on with painting a few things. I finaly finished this VAA, just needs a bit of muck on it now. Might see if they have another at Bristol in weeks time. I am currently doing their OAA kit.

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Comment posted by DavidB on Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:13 pm

Lovely job Brian - really looks the business. I'd not seen a painted Model Express resin van until now - I was a bit suspicious of them, but your VAA has convinced me to give one a go. The paint nicely disguises the buffer beam thickness too. I'm also tempted by the VGA kit on the Invertrain website - I'm assuming that it's a Model Express kit too.

David

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Comment posted by lancer1027 on Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:27 pm

Hi Brian. . you have done a great job yet again mate. 1st class work.

Rob

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Comment posted by Ian G on Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:28 pm

Very nice but far to shiney

Ian G

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??? posted on Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:00 pm

I know what you mean Ian, it's not that shiney in the flesh, honest After coat of grime rubbed in it will tone down a bit.

David, have a look at Ian G's workbench thread, he has done a red and grey one which inspired me to get this one!

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??? posted on Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:42 am

Well here is an "out of the box" Heljan 37 with a bit of muck on it. Looking at it now I think they have made a really good job of it. All I have done extra to it is new buffers, vac and steam pipes, added the corner steps and narrowed the tanks slightly. I masked off all the glazing to weather it and cut out an arc for the windy wipers. I have take it apart now though as I pushed a cab door in whilst taking the masking tape off And I don't know why but the secondmans side headcode box glass has crazzed, like it's been hit or something. I know there are no spares for these as yet so will have to wait a bit to get some more glass for the headcode. They were not glued in too good. Will take some pics of this and the JLTRT ones together when I get more time.

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Comment posted by PCM on Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:54 am

Hi Brian,

fantastic the VAA and the 37

Cheers Peter.

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Comment posted by Grimleygrid on Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:12 pm

Excellent weathering as usual, superb job.

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Comment posted by Ressaldar on Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:04 pm

Hi Brian,

great job again, looking forward to the comparison pictures as well.

regards

Mike

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Comment posted by Pugsley on Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:43 pm

Spot on Mr Daniels - looks just right I wouldn't worry too much about the headcode glass - it doesn't look out of place.

She's the mutt's nuts!

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Comment posted by BrushType4 on Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:19 pm

Will you do mine???

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??? posted on Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:21 pm

Finished building a very nice Presflow this week from JLTRT. Just ordered a couple more to keep it company. At around ??????‚??70, complete with wheels and couplings, I think it's very good value. I have done a couple of little mods on it though. The kit is built with "sloppy" axles the same as the CCT but I put some Slaters buffer springs between the axle box and spring casting one end only to give a better chance of keeping all 4 wheels on the deck at once. I also changed the vac pipe for a Slaters one and also made a lamp bracket because there ain't one in the kit, tut, tut! Got hold of a sheet of CCT Transfers today for a bauxite livery one with the Presflow Cement on the sides. EMKDE do some transfers for Tunnel Cement and Blue Circle to go on the side boards they carried but I would think these would have run in block trains whereas the BR bauxite ones would be mixed in with the more general freights I would think.

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Comment posted by jongwinnett on Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:01 pm

Looks good. There's something appeallingly chunky about these - the old airfix kit had it in spades too!

Must admit I'm getting very tempted back to 7mm these days. I seemed to achive much more even though it cost double what the 4mm stuff does.

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Comment posted by Pugsley on Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:07 pm

Ah, but if you think about it being nearly 8 times the volume, then it sounds like good value for money

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Comment posted by jongwinnett on Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:13 pm

get thee behind me

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Comment posted by d7093 on Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:15 pm

Very nice Brian, after seeing it last weekend i was very impressed.

Being probably my favourite wagon i've held back from purchasing some for now, but your posting has most likely brought that forward, temptation is futial.

Have you thought of springing all four axles, i was thinking about this after returning from Bristol and it should give a much smoother ride.

Also noted JLTRT have posted image of class 20 body on their site

Trevor.

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