On the Mainline Royal Scot repair I detailed in previous entry, it was necessary to fix the valve gear support bracket from one loco onto the other. It is held in place by 2 small pins, however one was broken off. The plastic is quite soft and a bit soapy. I used a new glue I'd just got, which worked very well with that material.
It's actually a liquid plastic welding compound which sets when exposed to ultra violet light. There are various makes of this now which seems a very new
More lockdown, here we go again!
Back in June I dug out 2 old Mainline Royal Scot locos that I'd acquired years ago as part of a barter of various bits and pieces with a friend. He had a lot of equipment from his wife's late uncle who had a shed layout, and had the remains of my n gauge bits in exchange. Both locos were in bad condition, one had valve gear damage one side, the other didn't run at all. In my attempt at getting at least one to run again, last June I stri
After reading Silver Sideline's excellent account of his Mainline and Bachmann split chassis locos, I ran 3 that I had from years ago, and still run ok. So far, so good.
However, I have a couple of Mainline Scots that have been in the bottom of a spares box for many years. They belonged to the late uncle of a friend who gave them to me in a bundle of equipment, part of a swapping session between us.
One has a complete chassis, but I couldn't remember it running, th
Found some old style Bachmann tension lock couplings.
The parkside cct kit came with bars with pegs for the older Bachmann couplings, so being in a retro mood...
on they went. They are a bit short though, so perhaps nem sockets would be better.
But finally on the layout, behind Morgan Le Fey. Must be on the southwestern somewhere in early 1960s. 2 Parkside cct and pmv vans, 1 Wrenn cct now with pinpoint axle bearings, all from
More lockdown projects.
Back again, CCT van is a Hornby one that was originally in Thomas the Tank Engine livery. Resprayed and fitted with Roxey mouldings etched window bars, and Model Master transfers. Coat of Testors Dullcote to fix it all.
Unfortunately the roof was damaged so I cut a plasticard one to replace it. Wasn't quite sure what thickness would be best, so cut two. The thicker one has holes drilled as a template for fitting ventilators.
BY and CCT nearly there, detail added and paint touched up.
Parkside kits had reasonable detail to add on underframe, the BY has a lot more equipment (battery boxes, vacuum brake equipment etc. because of the guard's compartment.
These vans are intended to run on the layout so I want to fit tension lock couplings. Parkside provide "twin peg" parts for the older style Mainline and Bachmann couplings to fit onto. I do have some spa
Another episode of my lockdown "finishing the next unfinished project" diary.
2 unfinished Parkside Dundas kits, BY utility van (with guard's compartment) and CCT parcels van.
CCT
CCT and BY
Underframes and wheels now also on BY. The wheels that came with the kits are romfords and rather nice ones.
More details (buffers etc) added. Turned metal ones.
Some more underframe details t
Firstly, I've finished off this Dapol kit of a 10 ton meat van. Runs well and now has 3 link couplings. (Middle link needs a bit more of a squeeze, I've just noticed).
And at the other end, one I've previously finished, an exGWR cattle van built 1925 that was converted to a fruit van in 1940. still running until early 1970s. This one's In earlier freight bauxite.
It started off as a really tatty old Hornby lo
During lockdown, I've been fishing out various projects that were started but not finished. I've been very slowly getting together some LSWR stock to represent trains pre WW1 and just after the turn of the 20th century. I also thought of a short GWR train to run at the same time. So here we are, finally in operating condition, transfers applied matt varnish sprayed on, wheels and couplings fitted. The 6 wheel brake van is Oxford r-t-r with 3 link couplings fitted,
T
In terms of my own support during these strange times of social distancing, I'm now doing some modelling as small, possible-to-complete projects. I seem to have just too many things I've started and not quite completed (ok just started in a lot of cases) so my game plan is to do small things that can be finished and put away or on the layout. First project, fit pin point bearings to old Wrenn cct van that I bought cheap and repainted years ago. Now have free-running Hornby wheels in pinpoint
