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  1. David Bell
    That is looking good. I am a great believer in these kind of 3d mock ups. I use them all the time. You really get a feel of the overall scene. Cheers David
  2. David Bell
    Although the task is basically a repaint and reassembly i have done two things which i think will improve the look. I cut out the folding doors and I have removed the destination blind box so I can replace it lower down on the front below the level of the upper windows.
  3. David Bell
    Brian is making good progress with the Glasgow tenement and I hope to have the street scene ready for its arrival. One thing I hope to have in the scene is a Glasgow tram. My quick fix is to use a Leeds tram which sort of looks the part, pending something better! It is not prototypical, not the right number of wheels for a start, but it has the look of an early Glasgow bogie tram. The first task is to take it apart.
  4. David Bell
    The sound on that 37 is particularly good. Cheers David
  5. David Bell
    All done!
  6. David Bell
    We are on the last lap now! Still have to do the number boards, glazing and a couple of other details, but otherwise largely complete
  7. David Bell
    Here is the other side
  8. David Bell
    I painted the radiator fans red but you can't see them!
  9. David Bell
    This side is pretty much done
  10. David Bell
    The two bits of the body are back together and nearly all the stripes line up!
  11. David Bell
    Here is the main body sitting loose on the footplate, just to check the stripes all line up. I won't put the two back together just yet.
  12. David Bell
    A little more progress on the main body
  13. David Bell
    Looks like a bridge inspection platform. Is that a bogie brake van in the middle ?
  14. David Bell
    The running board section
  15. David Bell
    This is where we have got to with the main body. I am reasonably happy with it so far. A bit of tidying up to do and still some more white and gold to apply to the lower bodyside
  16. David Bell
    I thought I would start with a small self contained job, the headboard that sits on the front rail. I cut a piece of brass to the required shape and soldered a couple of wire hooks on the back to fit over the rail
  17. David Bell
    This is the starting point. A 3 rail O scale GP40. Fortunately ìt readily breaks down into a fair number of parts which hopefully will make the repaint a little easier. The body and running plate are separate items. All the roof fans and bodyside grills come out as do the numberboards.all the handrails unclip too.
  18. David Bell
    I was lucky enough to make a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer this summer and got to thinking I should have a model as a reminder of the trip. The RM folks do market a HO model on the train but none were immediately available so I thought I would do my own. Here is a photo of the locomotive that headed our train and which will be the subject of the model.
  19. David Bell
    You can see the spectacle glass better in this one
  20. David Bell
    Just back from nearly a month away in Canada and the USA. Had a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer, which was fabulous. Now finished the signal arm.
  21. David Bell
    Have a look at Brian of Braeside Models. His work is top notch. You will find him on here. Cheers David
  22. David Bell
    That really does look the part.
  23. David Bell
    Your pace and mine are not too different!
  24. David Bell
    This is looking superb. I think you might have to change the thread title. You are well past "beginner" stage now! Cheers David
  25. David Bell
    You have captured the character of that really well. Cheers David
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