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  1. ScottW
    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
  2. ScottW
    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.
     

  3. ScottW
    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 be our last the property needed to fullfill certain criteria with regards to having a place to model and play trains. I am now in the fortunate position of having a spare room, within the comfort of the home, that I can call my own. And over this last year my modelling time has been devoted to preparing the garage for use as a layout room and the summer house as a workshop. I'll post pictures of the garage at a later date but for now here is the workshop.
     
    The workshop was originally a summer house with the added bonus of having it's own source of power. The previous owners used the space as a small gym .To make it more habitable during the winter months, and to help prevent my tools from rusting, I insulated the inside. Over this last week I have finally got the place in a position where it can be used.
     

     

     

     

     
    The Pillar Drill on the right I have had for a number of years, due to the workshop being fairly small I'm thinking about changing this for a Mill/Drill, which should give me more options.
     
    Scott
  4. ScottW
    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 profile milling machine. A Plasticard template, either three or six times bigger than the original, was used to cut out the profiled parts.
     

     

     
    On this particular locomotive the frames were joggled towards the rear to allow a greater swing on the bogie. To represent this the frames were made in two halves with the rear portion being solderd to the inside of the front portion. The rear portion also includes the profile of the ashpan. It is my intention to make the chassis with split frames so brass U channel has been soldered to the inside of the frames to which double sided PCB will be secured. Brass U channel still needs to be positioned at the front end of the frames before the chassis can be erected.
     

     
    Scott
  5. ScottW
    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.
  6. ScottW
    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. Please ignore the cross bracing, these are only temporary and are placed in position to help prevent the wagon sides from bowing inwards whilst the glue cures. I normally leave these in position untill the wagon is completed.
     

  7. ScottW
    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
  8. ScottW
    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 is caused by there being too much matting agent in the varnish, and unfortunately is virtually impossible to remove. So now the remedial work begins.....
     
    Scott
  9. ScottW
    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
  10. ScottW
    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 ago and is one of my first S-Scale models.
     
    There is still a little way to go to finishing the wagons, not least a bit of weathering to remove that pristine look.
     
    Scott
     

  11. ScottW
    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, there are no W irons included with the etches so these will have to be sourced from else where.
     

  12. ScottW
    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 top cab and the addition of wingplates to it's original smokebox.
     
    The model has been built from an etch produced by two group members. This particular etch being designed not as a kit but more as an aid to scratchbuilding. Provided on the etch is the original Wheatley style cab so for this particular model, with its rounded top cab, a new cab had to be scratchbuilt.
     

     

     

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