My recent modelling activity has been centered around the painting of two NBR 4 plank dropside wagons. These were scratchbuilt almost seventeen years ago and were my first S Scale wagons. Having sat in a box all these years I thought it best they were finally finished.
I must try harder on my build time.
Scott
The scratchbuilt private traders wagons are now complete ready for the paintshop.
This particular wagon is based on an R Y Pickering prototype that was built to the Caledonian Railway's Diagram 22 design.
Two years have passed since posting progress with my three S Scale Caledonian Railway wagons. Having experinced some disastrous effects with the matt varnish I was using at the time I had thought the wagons were doomed but, after being cleaned up and weatherd, I'm quite happy with the outcome.
Over the last few months work has been progressing on a 4mm North British Railway Wheatley 2-4-0. 4mm is not my chosen scale but this particular locomotive is being built for the East of Scotland 4mm Group's layout Burntisland 1883.
Eight 2-4-0's with 6' driving wheels were built in 1873 by Thomas Wheatley. During the course of their life they underwent many changes and this particular model represents #428 which, during Dugald Drummonds time in office, was given a Drummond/Stirling rounded
Just recently I continued on a project that has layed dormant for sometime. A few years ago I began scratchbuilding a Caledonian Railway class 439 0-4-4T in S Scale but due to an impending house move the project got put away in a box. The model at that point was still in a very early state of construction with only the bogie being built.
Over the last few weeks I have manged to turn my attention to the chassis with the frames, coupling rods and compasation beams being cut out on the pro
With regards to the lack of posts to my blog over this last year I stand guilty as charged. Sadly this has been mainly due to the fact I have not actually been doing much modelling. The dumb buffered wagons in my last post are still pritty much in the same state and other half finished projects still lie half finished.
Having moved house almost a year ago I found myself going through a period of settling in and preparing the foundations for modelling. Because this house move was planned to b
June 2014 was my last post on RMweb, due to a house move back in August my modelling activities had to take a bit of a back seat. I am pleased to say that over the last couple of months I have managed to sort out a new dedicated modelling area and unpacked enough tools for me progress with some modelling.
A little bit of progression has been made on the two Scottish Private Trader Wagons. These are currently being scratchbuilt in S Scale and are beginning to look a little more wagon like. Pl
At the request of Simon Dunkley here are some pictures of my NBR 0-6-0T Class 'D'. I have included some pictures taken during it's construction as well as some of the completed model taken by Barry Norman.
Scott.
A few weeks ago I began scratchbuilding two S Scale Scottish private trader wagons. These particular wagons were built by R Y Pickering based on the Caledonian Railways' Diagram 22 design. Still in the early days of their construction so far only the floor and solebars have been constructed; the solebars and headstocks being made up from Evergreen plastic strip.
Scott
Further progress has been made with painting the Caley wagons. A coat of gloss varnish was applied, then the decals, then another coat of gloss varnish to protect everything. Friday morning I sprayed the wagons with their final coat of matt varnish before disaster struck. For the first time I used Humbrol matt varnish, everything was going great until the varnish started to dry-slowly the wagons were turning white before me eyes.
Having done some research on this phenomenon I believe it
A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to start painting some wagons. After all, one of them has been waiting about sixteen years for a lick of paint.
The wagons in question, three in total, are all Caledonian Railway and have been scratchbuilt from Plasticard. Two are mineral wagons to dia. 22, one of which has been converted to a coke wagon by the addition of extra planks above the main body. The third wagon is a four plank open to dia. 24. It is this wagon that was built sixteen years
A friend, and fellow member of the East of Scotland 4mm Group, has been designing a number of 4mm etched kits covering the various designs of NBR brake vans. Very kindly he agreed to produce some S-Scale etches for two of the designs and over the last few weeks I've managed to make a start on one of the brake vans.
The first brake van being worked on is a rebuilt version of the original Holmes design with narrow planking, two doors and two veranda's. So far the van is about 50% complete, the
I thought I'd give this blog thing a go with the intention of letting the community see what I am working on.
My main modelling interest lies with the North British Railway which I choose to model in S-Scale. Progress is normally slow but I'm glad to say there is progress and to prove it here are couple of items I have actually managed to finish, running on Maurice Hoppers' Country Boards.
Scott
