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Hi, I'm a couple of weeks off finishing my DJH 31 in 7mm scale. I always intended to sell it (Ebay) once complete (i just enjoy building). I now have a quandry; 1. do I paint it too in either blue or early green? 2. Do I prime it and leave it up to the next owner to choose livery? 3. Do i sell it in bare metal for the new owner to have carte blanche choice? Option 1 offers a complete model but narrows 'the market', whereas 2 and 3 also narrow the market by the potential exclusion of those not wishing to paint. The model has been detailed to a class 31 (first roof mods) and is
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White metal Soldering
Woody100 replied to Finlay Veicth's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
With skill and practice you can use an iron set at 350 deg. There's plenty of temp controlled irons available though. -
Which was the first British train to go over 127mph ? ?
Woody100 replied to maico's topic in UK Prototype Questions
You need to use the word officially in the title. I have, as a secondman, been with drivers who have exceeded this speed... ....unofficially... -
Difference in performance of class 31 & 37
Woody100 replied to Foden's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Never drove 31's but passed on 33's and 37's. The 37 was poor pulling away under a heavy loading and would cut-out if you were not super gentle with them. The view out of the cab was poor and some were fitted with some sort of device on the rad fan that squealed like a pig being slaughtered when it started up. By the time I was driving them, the cabs were draughty and the front windows leaked. The ones I got on from South Wales were in a terrible, filthy, poorly maintained state. Compared to a 33, the 37 was weaker, certainly under heavy load when trying to gain speed. If I had two 33's in mul -
My Childhood Train Fantasy - Blown Away!
Woody100 replied to Woody100's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Talking of 73, here's some images to make us all quiver.. Makes you almost want to take samples from your pile of mags and retire away for some brief 'me time' doesn't it? -
My Childhood Train Fantasy - Blown Away!
Woody100 replied to Woody100's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
The origin of the topic was not to knock the quality of the models. To do so further erodes the romance of the memories. Just for balance, here's some wonderful imagery from '74, one with a young man who was probably envied more than Marc Bolan.. -
My Childhood Train Fantasy - Blown Away!
Woody100 replied to Woody100's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Now I still drool over these titans of the decade that brought us Brotherhood of Man, Abba and the HST and i'm an avid collector of the contents of catalogues 19 to 27. But, did anyone in Margate realise someone had dropped this open wagon prior to photographing? Or that using this Brush 4 image for a model that clearly looked better than this beast when finally released made sound business sense? -
Who'd of thought it, the darn charlatans! I've just taken (what i thought was going to be) a trip down memory lane into the glorious late autumn of 1974, with the prospect of Slade and Wizzard and instantly flammable Christmas tinsel sat patiently waiting to adorn the house again. A flick through the 1974 Hornby catalogue in excited anticipation of the big fella popping down the chimney seemed like just the way to begin the yuletide build-up. But I find that Hornby doctored the images in the catalogue. I never knew! Where can I go from here! All those boyhood imaginations blown aw
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Woody100 started following 7mm O Gauge 16t Mineral, OO Gauge Bachmann Cl 40 Aureol DCC Olivia's Sound Fitted, Gaugemaster Prodigy Express DCC starter system and 3 others
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OO Gauge Bachmann Cl 40 Aureol DCC Olivia's Sound Fitted
Woody100 posted an advert in OO / 4mm scale
Time Left: 17 days and 11 hours
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- USED - boxed, complete and unmodified
Bachmann cl 40 as cl'97' Aureol fitted with DCC 21 pin Olivia's sound chip. Fully working. Awesome 'whistler' sound! Comes with spare frost grilles. Will be posted well pa kedrecorded to sign for with sufficient insurance.£180
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Hi all, As (real) modelling is on hold pending a house move, I'm currently concentrating on researching the consists of workings through Selby in May-Oct 79. The WTT's throw up a few interesting workings from the period and it's fascinating to see the railway divided almost into two types: the day railway of restricted pathways of expresses interspersed with locals and the night railway of sleepers, van trains and fast freights. As an example the first HST didn't pass through Selby until 0809 as 1A05 0650 ex Newcastle to KX; the last HST passed through at 2200 as 1N10 1955 ex KX to Newcast