In my 2mm scale stock box I now have almost 10 wagons. I had decided at an early stage to make use of the DG couplings to allow hands free shunting (my P4 stock makes use of 3-Link and screw couplings to hold everything together, being much heavier I don't tend to lift everything off the rails (too often) when shunting), however what I intend to do in 2mmFS is to have my models permanently joined in groups of 2 or 3 wagons with DG couplings at the outer ends of the groups.
To achieve this I
Unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons I have not ordered the previously drawn models from Shapeways yet. One of the reasons for this is that I have decided that I don't need any more of the Outside Framed Vans that I were originally forming part of that order. I have however almost finished 2 of the Vans, attempting to complete them in GWR Red Livery with the 5" G.W.R lettering.
The one with the roughly printed side I have decided to finish off as a grounded body, the images below hopef
Another entry from my Trefallion P4 blog moved to my 2mm Scale blog...
2mm Scale Iron Minks
07 December 2011
Posted by Ian Smith
After a bit of a ferret about in the loft, I found what I was looking for...
Many years ago I had a spell of modelling in 2mm Scale, the only wagons that were ever completed were a pair of GWR Iron Mink built from kits purchased from the 2mm Scale Association. The kit as produced was for a later type where the original iron doors were replaced with wo
My 4 plank open has now been painted, the colour I originally bought was just too orangey (Humbrol Satin 132) despite the colour on the tin lid, so a second coat was applied this time adding Humbrol Matt 70 to it in a ratio of about 3 x132 to 1 x 70 to obtain the "warm", "light", "dark" red that GWR wagons are reported to have been painted in the later years of the 19th Century.
Whilst I had the paint pots out I also applied a little weathering to the 2 Iron Mink that I had already completed
I am going to try to move my 2mm ramblings from my original Trefallion blog (which is my P4 layout) to this new blog, firstly with my entry on a GWR 4 Plank Open wagon :
2mm Scale GWR O5 4 Plank Open
Sunday afternoon, Wifey out, what to do?
Well having located some of my old 2mm scale bits and bobs I decided to have a crack at putting together the 9'0" rigid underframe chassis that I had in my box of bits. The chassis had been purchased to go under a 4 plank open wagon body that I ha
This entry is the result of my Christmas project... I still has one GWR Iron Mink kit that I purchased from the 2mm Scale Association several years ago. The kit comprises 2 identical sprues each having a floor, an end and a side.
The first step was to prepare the floor, the centre was established, then the axle centres established from that datum (each was lightly scribed into the plastic), I also drilled vent holes for the fumes of the solvent to escape. The V-Iron was bent up along with
Well yesterday was the 2mm Association's Supermeet at Tutbury. What a thoroughly enjoyable day it was too, a big thanks to John Aldrick and his team for organising such a successful event.
I had been invited to attend with "Modbury", so arrived on Friday evening to set everything up. Unfortunately, a couple of Gremlins had snuck into the hall and had been having fun at my expense! The turnout controlling access into the yard refused to move in either direction which was somewhat annoying
Slowly making a little progress on a train of 4 wheel coaches for Modbury. The first is a 1st / 2nd Composite to what became diagram U4 when the diagram books were set up. The bodies for these vehicles are from the Worsley Works range, and comprise the sides and ends, a roof and a floor which also includes the sole bars and top foot board, and finally the headstocks - these kits are described as scratch aid and do not purport to be complete kits. The full set of coaches are Brake 3rd to diagram
A little more progress with my Worsley Works 4 and 6 wheel coaches - the painting stage!!
The models were given an all over coat of etch primer after the models were thoroughly scrubbed with kitchen cleaner and rinsed thoroughly (and allowed to dry of course). Each was then masked so they the cream upper body could be sprayed (Precision Paints GWR Coach Cream) with the air brush. Once that had dried for a day or two, the masking was removed, and the whole of the cream area painted with Hum
A little more progress on the Worsley Works coaches, the U4 Composite and T38 Brake Third are nearing construction completion. The T38 has been built as a 6 wheel example using one of David Eveleigh's 19'0" under frame etch kits. Once again the brake hangers were modified to make them look a little more like GWR ones, and the axle boxes have again been rounded off at the top to better resemble an Oil axle box. Rudimentary brake rigging has been added to both coaches from 0.3mm brass wire.
A mad dash to complete the third coach in the set in readiness for the 2mm Scale Association Supermeet at Kidderminster tomorrow has seen the T47 Brake Third almost finished. Unfortunately, time has just run out so it will have to run on St Ruth as it is.
This coach is another of the set from Worsley Works, and is again riding on a slightly modified David Eveleigh chassis. Once again the chassis has undergone a couple of adjustments to the brake blocks, and also this time to the position o
