toboldlygo

wrong shade of green😉

a chatty man, gets to grips with a big Knob.....

View Advert Hornby R3229 BR/WR Star Class - 4052 Princess Beatrice Here we have a Hornby Star class (R3229) renamed/renumbered from British Monarch to Princess Beatrice using Jackson Evans etched plates. It has been modified with wire handrails, 10 spoke bogie wheels and castle outside steam pipes and lightly weathered and a real coal in the tender. it has an 8 pin DCC plug in the tender, all the detail pack has been fitted and most importantly test run. Key facts DCC ready Real coal in tender Etched Plates Comes with Original Box 84A shed code (etched plate) test run Advertiser toboldlygo Date 18/06/22 Price £95 Category OO / 4mm scale  

Target Practice for old times sake - thankfully, they haven't got a tall boy or a 4000kg HE 'Cookie' on board...

Seams good to me😜

Is that carbuncle worthy? hold on a minute did I just see some lightning II's launch from the fire box???

far too busy for that, fixing your door bell🥸

We'll airbrush over @gwrrob's comment for now 😜 More progress on the mystery coach, yes it's a 12 wheeler - the Maj Models H.26 restaurant car with comet bits..

Sounds iffy to me 🥸

So it's time for another update... He's home, need I say more.😩 The K42 is finally finished, I dragged it kicking and screaming across the finish line. Let down by silvering on the decals, fortunately it faded... A plethora of wagons, all a challenge. Ratio Open C's Parkside 21T Trestle Wagons And a Jedenco M7, done in transition livery - not fun (paint reacted). Oh and an invisible carriage.. All will be revealed...

or a clever way of disposing of the carbuncles 😜

well one of the fire irons has brewers droop...

he looks pale - he needs to be let out more.... 🤣

Wrong shade of Pink 😜

fire up the air smoother - he'll soon learn his mistake 🤣

Sincere apologies for the lack of Updates, unfortunately I had a run in with an insensitive/ uncaring client and I had a visit to A & E at St Georges... Needless to say, it was sorted on the night - was a very long night being Poked and Prodded by the lovely caring nurses (female BTW) at St Georges (Mum has been in bits, can't blame her after B's passing). Now it's time for a build update of sorts.. Parkside LNER 21T Trestle Wagon, this has presented a few challenges to say the least, namely the diagram, some research was needed - oh dear, I've done my best with it... Needs decals and creative weathering.. The Ratio Open C - oh dear, needed some parts - the kit itself comes supplied with Plastic wheels and buffers, slight problem with the brakes reversed and instructions & the wheels (they fall out), fortunately Dart castings came to the rescue (more research by me and by the brother of a client - thanks John). So the MaJ Models Collett full brake (Dia. K.42), it needs Brass sides and modification (and research) to get the sides to fit (thanks @gwrrob for his help). Now these require ALOT of work, a lot of holes drilled/cut, etc. Roof fitted with modification, as to counter the thickness of the sides. Sides painted all over brown (which is correct according to @gwrrob) just awaiting the clear coat (which has been done). So where does this leave me? To Be continued..

where's the spamcans?

So I'll attempt to add the rest - I'm paranoid that they'll disappear(during the next update). All P4 and all older Mainline/Airfix coaches for the most part. LMS Period1 first/ third (Bachmann rerelease). LMS 57' Non- corridor Brake 3rd LMS 50' Passenger Full Brake. LMS 50' Inspection Saloon (Bachmann) LMS Period 1 Corridor Brake 3rd. Oh and I'm building this - Parkside LNER Trestle Wagon. And on a sad note Bramley our beloved chocolate Lab passed away at nearly 14... That's all for now TTFN

just needs some doped linen to finish it off - lovely kit

I believe some of the threads/blogs need a Ouija board and medium to connect with their images, while others seem intact - odd behaviour that....

rumour has it that Graham Muz, has asbestos hands - years of operating the Air smoother apparently 😋

So, after tractors stole our servers... A bit of an update (yes I'm slowly adding the missing photo's & bonus ones too - I did then RMWeb lost them). 2551 Collet Goods 2241 - re-wheeled tender and fixed the top lamp bracket & Weathered. Collett 57' suburban coaches (Resprayed roof , recrested from shirtbutton & Weathered) OO works L Class 31777 in wartime black Southern Bulleid Suburban's(P4) LMS Period III coaches (P4) OH and a K's Express Dairies 6W Milk Tanker(P4) that's all for now - I don't want to break it 😋