brian daniels

70809+70801 Passing Roundham Crossing, Kidlington on 6M50 Westbury to Bescot on 08-08-22

47593 At Oxford on Saturday on a return Paignton to High Wycombe excursion.

47815 on an Eastbourne to Saltburn special opens up now he's got greens pass Hinksey 04-07-22

47810 and 47593 bring up the rear at Yarnton, Oxford, on ECS Eastleigh to Crewe 03-07-22

Weathered a Heljan 56 recently and painted the side rad grill grey as it's a late build one. Plates are from Protoneo.

Fitters van just turning after doing the chippy run for the night.

He's a driver so that's my 20th mug of tea today!

Heljan 7mm 47 and 03 at rest on shed.

Very nice. 03382 is a popular green un.

Got the weathering airbrush out recently and done a Heljan 03 and Dapol 5 plank runner wagon and a new Heljan 47. Fitted the 47 with Proto Neo nameplates and Fox lettering.

What you have all been waiting for, haven't you? The Heljan Class 73 first pre-production sample that I have just painted. It has a working flash on the bogie that can be operated only on DCC with a function key and it gives a random flash now and again. Unfortunately the big etched rad grill was missing on the side when this got sent over hence why it's not there. It takes an ESU plug in chip and the ESU speaker screws into the roof then just plugs into the chip, easy! All the flat section style handrails are metal. I got to sort out a better colour for the yellowy Formica in the cabs this is a bit too green. Model will be sold without a headlight as well as with like here. It will have a radio antenna and the spark guards for you to fit if required. The bogies have a lot of details on them including separate wire air lines.

Yes this shed is a bit small

I have lit the interior with 6 LED's. Also scanned the clock and glued the printout to some thin plasticard then made a brass back a few mm deep and illuminated the clock as well. I am slowly getting bits and pieces for the interior.

I was feeling a bit blue this day. They are all Heljan models.

Next bit was to change the doors to roller type which takes away a bit of the top of the opening as it's a bit tall. Guttering was added with L shaped plastruct and downpipes made from brass rod. The clamps to attach it to the wall are 3D prints from Modelu. The front clock is a dolls house one from ebay.

Where does time go! I haven't been sat on my laurels but I have been building a Heljan diesel depot with a few additions. I have had to leave one bay out as that makes it too long to fit on this layout without major surgery and it was just not worth the effort. First thing to do was to clad the roof with Slaters plasticard corrugated sheet. I got hold of some 3D printed mushroom vents for the roof, not maybe 100% correct but it adds something to the roof.

20052+20029 take a rest between duties.

If you want odd wagons here is one from Cargowaggon in Didcot Yard. I am guessing it's a gauging wagon prior to the large bogie European vans coming over.

I got one of these at Oxford on the Bicester trip no doubt. See it's got a number panel but no number in it and it's vac blow through and air braked.

Looking towards Seaton from Beer Head, lovely bank of cloud bubbling up over land.

70015 Through Oxford on 21-07-21

47746+47237 at Culham on a Saltburn to Torquay tour today after 47237 failed at Leamington so 47746 ran round to lead from there.

70817+66169 At Culham on Eastleigh to Hinksey engineers 16-07-21

70815 was approaching some old dear just getting out the way at Kennington.

A couple of 70's about yesterday. 70016 passing Radley and 70815 approaching Kennington Jct.