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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
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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.
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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.
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Glenfinnan Station in O Gauge
David Bell replied to thegreenhowards's topic in Modelling real locations
The sound on that 37 is particularly good. Cheers David -
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mallaig and the Road To The Isles
David Bell replied to mallaig1983's topic in Modelling real locations
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Your pace and mine are not too different!
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This is looking superb. I think you might have to change the thread title. You are well past "beginner" stage now! Cheers David