Brian's 7mm Workbench JLTRT Class 26

 

by brian daniels

 

original page on Old RMweb

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??? posted on Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:15 pm

 

Thanks Mike, the air pipes on the bufferbeam are rubber ones supplied with the kit that just pull off to paint it. One thing you must do with these rubber pipes though is anchor the bottom to a piece of wire or something similar or the air pipe sticks out like it's on steroids The couplings are from CPL and are the best you can get. I use these on DJH kits but as JLTRT supply one in the kit I tend to use theirs on the resin kits.

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Comment posted by Ian G on Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:47 pm

 

I tend to use the outer sheathing from thin multi core wire for my hoses as they tend to stay in place, when I finish my 33/1 a set of air pipes on the buffer beam will be able to connect to a rake of wagons/coaches.

 

Ian G

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Comment posted by 3 link on Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:09 pm

 

Hi Alex,

 

If I were you I would go for a Slater's or Parkside Dundas wagon, or if your comfortable with soldering try one of Jim's at Connoisseur's a joy to build with good instructions. Check out his website http://www.jimmcgeown.com . Or Peco wonderful wagons are OK, and have working leaf springs,buffers and couplings. Brian sorry to go off topic but Alex has obviously seen the light , and wants to join in the best scale there is .

 

Have fun, you won't regret it. Martyn.

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Comment posted by OgaugeJB on Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:09 am

 

The '31 is looking very nice! I've always thought them very handsome in a functional kind of way.. even better with hell and fury pouring out the top on full chat !!

 

If I may, i'd totally agree with 3 link for Alex's needs to venture into 7mm. Jim's kits are a great starter place in brass having built 5 now...

 

JB

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Comment posted by michael delamar on Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:20 am

 

cheers Brian

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??? posted on Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:41 pm

 

I have had this loco finished now for a couple of weeks but one reason I had not painted it yet was that the side rad grills were worrying me. As the kit comes the fold-up etch louvres are too shallow and leave the grills sitting in the body recess and left an unsightly gap between the grill and the bodyside strip going over it. After visiting Shackerstone yesterday and having a look at 31101 I decided to do the same as I did on my 31270 and file the edge of the etch grills right down and open out the body casting a little so the grills are now "wedged" into the recess rather than fitted behind it. Makes a big differance I think. A couple of pictures of the before and after.

 

 

 

 

 

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Comment posted by lancer1027 on Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:28 am

 

Hi Brian, yes i see what you mean . But now that you have altered it ,it looks alot better. Well worth the effort there mate

Rob

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Comment posted by Ian G on Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:12 am

 

That looks very good Brian.

 

Ian G

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Comment posted by dibateg on Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:42 am

 

I had to do the same on my 31 Brian - I spent ages carving out the rebate on the inside of the body to reduce the inset appearance. I probably did'nt get my grills to come out as much as yours though, just having examined my photos. It does look a lot better when done. So I expect to see it in blue soon!

 

Regards

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Comment posted by F-UnitMad on Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:51 pm

 

Grilles, eh...??? glad I'm not the only one !!!

That is a big improvement, and as you said to me, Brian, once you've noticed something's not right it just sticks out at you and it has to be corrected...

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??? posted on Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:06 pm

 

I forgot I had this workbench thread going or I would have put the 20 build in here. Anyway I am putting this pic up incase anyone needs any wagon vac pipes. On my JLTRT Presflo's I got hold of these casting from Slaters. They are part number 7062 from their wagon BR kits and have their working vac pipe and lamp brackets on it. Both of which need changing on the Presflo's. This reminds me I must paint the 31!

 

 

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??? posted on Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:20 am

 

Well seeing as it's a nice day I have been in the garden with the camera to take a few pictures of my blue parcels train. A couple of the SR PMV's still need a bit more doing to the weathering but they are ok for the time being. Two of them were green but I got a couple of sets of transfers that Dan Randell had done for blue stock so I brushed them with Railmatch put the transfers on then varnished them with a satin coat. Not too bad a job, looks better than green. On the van S1327 I found in a box, can't remember doing it, I used the HMRS CCT lettering as that was all you could get that "looked" ok. From 20 paces going round the garden you can't tell.

 

 

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Comment posted by Dan Randall on Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:08 am

 

Hi Brian

 

I've always had a soft spot for parcels trains with their mixed bag of vehicles and your train looks spot on. The only thing missing is one or two inside framed Siphon Gs (the ones with the sliding vents on the sides). Perhaps you could lean on Pete Waterman to include a Siphon G in his range?

 

Excellent weathering by the way - I shall be taking another look at your vans when I come to weather my PMV.

 

Regards

 

Dan

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Comment posted by Phil on Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:31 am

 

Or the Stanier 50' BG

 

Absolutely great Bri

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Comment posted by DavidB on Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:41 am

 

That's superb Brian, simply superb. Cracking train, cracking locos, cracking paint jobs - but I never thought you'd show a Western assisting your 31 - is the army of 7mm hydraulic fans on RMWeb finally winning you over?

 

David

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Comment posted by onslaught832 on Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:55 pm

 

Very nice Brian & as has been said a Syphon G or Stanier BG or for that matter an ex-LNER vehicle would be nice additions to what is already a tasty parcels train

Phill

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Comment posted by lancer1027 on Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:53 pm

 

Great stuff Brian . Your parcels train looks superb. Exellent weathering as well. The 40 looks great,but the western looks the best , especially towing the failed 31 . Well done mate great modelling. PS thanks for posting pic of western

Rob.

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Comment posted by onslaught832 on Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:44 pm

 

Hi Brian , what is the vehicle after the two PMV's

Phill

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Comment posted by Fat Controller on Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:53 pm

 

If another Brian may answer- it's an LNER 4-wheel CCT. Parkside do a 4mm model- not sure who does the 7mm one. This train's a cracking bit of work!

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Comment posted by OgaugeJB on Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:16 pm

 

Spectacular Brian! Great work as usual..!!

 

JB.

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??? posted on Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:40 am

 

Don't look a bad train does it shame I did not have time to actualy run it The odd van is a LNER CCT I am sure there was a thread on here a couple of years ago about building one. I can't remember who did it but I think it was the guy's who did the resin VAA. I fitted Slaters SR W irons on it to make sure it stayed on the track. Not strictly the correct style but I'd rather run it. The buffers are from Hayward and the step brackets were also Slaters. I would like a LMS 50ft to go in this lot as it seems every parcel train had one in. I can remember seeing the siphon's in Didcot but I won't be worrying about one of them I'm affraid.

 

Oh and by the way the Western failed in section as was being pushed by the 31

 

 

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Comment posted by dibateg on Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:51 am

 

Takes me back to my spotting days in the 70s Brian - a motly selecttion of grubby vans - excellent!

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Comment posted by onslaught832 on Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:14 am

 

A likely story

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Comment posted by onslaught832 on Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:18 am

 

Now look what you've done I've just been looking on Slaters website at Southern parcels vehicles........very nice they are too , but not before the Western

Cheers Phill

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Comment posted by lancer1027 on Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:00 pm

 

I think not. More like the 31 was just not capable of such a train so they fetched a PROPER loco and i will be having words with you at Telford if you are there, to remind you how great WESTERNS are . Again exellent work Brian

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