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Continued Dapol and Hornby wagon modifications....

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Another Dapol build from a 12T BR van body mated to a Parkside BR chassis. Buffers from LMS once more. It is awaiting its transfers from CCT once more.

 

It is shown with a previously built Dapol brake van modified to represent an LNER version. 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

The new Hornby LMS brake van is a lovely model. However my example had bowed lower handrails which I replaced with brass wire primed and painted white with Vallejo white. 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

Also I felt the chimney looked a bit undernourished so a piece of aluminium tubing was substituted for the moulding.

 

I'm also in the process of replacing the rain gutters which were moulded on in the infamous Airfix BR brake van style. I'll replace them with diagonal plastic strips as per the prototype. 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

The Hornby Conflat body which came with the Ruston 48DS now has a new chassis. In this instance a Ratio 10ft RCH version. Again transfers from CCT to be applied. 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

It is seen with a lovely Bachmann 1F which had BRITISH RAILWAYS lettering on.

 

I removed the lettering with T-Cut and have sprayed the tank sides in with Tamiya gloss black.  I will shortly be putting early crests on it and weathering it. 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

Finally a visit from Captain Birdseye... 

 

Captain Birdseye

 

More soon including a resurrected  Sentinel and some Fruit D's... 

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark 

 

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More good stuff Mark - like the matt finish on the black kettle :good:

 

For some reason I now have a craving to have a fish finger sandwich :O

 

Still waiting to hear more on that photo plank...

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1 hour ago, bcnPete said:

More good stuff Mark - like the matt finish on the black kettle :good:

 

For some reason I now have a craving to have a fish finger sandwich :O

 

Thanks once more Pete, 

 

Do like the finish on the 1F. It's a lovely model and a few weathering tweaks should lift it nicely. 

 

Totally agree. A FFS would be a suitable Saturday indulgence... 

 

;)

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3 hours ago, bcnPete said:

Still waiting to hear more on that photo plank...

 

Likewise, or a new layout for these models to work on!

 

Great work, Mark.

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4 hours ago, 1722 said:

 

Likewise, or a new layout for these models to work on!

 

There is a new layout planned and I was about to purchase the timber when the current situation halted proceedings. 

 

All being well once things begin to return to normal then I can crack on and get the timber cut. 

 

Once more I am going to return to my East Northamptonshire roots with another ironstone themed layout. 

 

The plan is to base it around Burton Latimer/Cranford or even Stanwick. 

 

Watch this space so to speak. Rolling stock and buildings are essentially completed for the project but will need a few more ironstone tipper wagons. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark

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8 hours ago, 46444 said:

 

Totally agree. A FFS would be a suitable Saturday indulgence... 

 


I thought FFS was something else :D

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