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How did Scotland contrive to nearly loose that game??? WIBBLE!!!
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Very interesting Ian...
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The 'Norse-like' saga continues on and on and on and... Etc!
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This season? What a bl##dy waste of time that was...
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Smashing show and a smashing day. The bargain bin foraging proved very useful as well...
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Would some of these modifications be applicable to the 51ft stock?
I refer to the panels and brake sections...
The end profiles could be corrected, using the MJT ends as templates?
Most of the kits I have are 51ft ones, destined for my CLC project.
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A fascinating topic - bravo 👏
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Toys - Pram - Tantrums - Boohoo...
Oh dear, how sad, never mind!
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Mercy please... 😂
Looks like a winner to me mind...
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Embrace your "mistakes" as friends and teachers. It is through this you will improve incrementally as a modeller.
We all begin; it is then how you wish to progress...
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18 hours ago, jwealleans said:
We've jumped an evening here as i forgot to bring the card from the camera down the other night. The bodyshell had had the first topcoat, the cream colour.
The previous vehicles in the set had been done with Ford Sahara Beige, which looked a bit pale. For this carriage I found some Vauxhall Gazelle Beige on Ebay which has a touch more yellow to it. This had been painted and left 48 hours to harden as we are, of course, going to mask over it. Masking beaded carriages is a PITA. I used to use Euro tape, but that seems to have disappeared so it's back to Tamiya and pressing it into the corners with a cocktail stick. You inevitably get some bleed but you can do your best to minimise it.
The red went on tonight. This is Ford Rosso red. You can see that there are some areas where it's seeped under the masking. I'll touch these in with a brush in due course, but you have to let it thoroughly harden off before you do that. I've painted the ends a lightly faded black as a first coat as well.
The interior has had a coat of Halford filler primer - the yellow makes a good base for the wood effect on the interior. That has been done but I forgot to take a picture. Next time.
Is this the tape one used to use?
https://nationalbodyshopsupplies.co.uk/t-euro-masking-tape-1-5-36mm-24-rolls-t2536/
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13 hours ago, Tim Dubya said:
SEF (Squires) have just confirmed (via a Facebook post) that they are working on a website with online ordering and told me (royal us) to "watch this space!"
I'll post in the relevant area when I know for sure, unless of course you beat me to it 👍
Resistance is futile...
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This saga is as long as the fade out on Hey Jude...
Just an observation mind, the book appears when it appears
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This evening, beware of angry Toto...
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5 hours ago, Dragonboy said:
Living breathing beasties - surely makes em female
I couldn't possibly comment...
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He, She or It? All the same to me - living, breathing beasties...
Now weathering does matter to me. It brings models to life, allows the muse to serve your endeavours to create a scene. I hope the below illustrate that :
A humble BR steel Medfit, full of skanky, waste ballast.
An auld LMS Highfit, seeing out its days humping waste ballast.
A venerable, battered Grampus awaits its next duty.
An auld, fitted LMS Medfit, now with the Engineers Dept.
Another bashed up, former LMS Highfit; this time, in the service of the S&T Dept.
All this stock is runs on Mostyn. So what, it's P4, does that make it better? No; however, each item is an individual, part of the overall creation.
Talking of which, back to the workdesk. More scuzzy, decrepit, filthy stock needs finishing...
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My namesakes kits did benefit from Colin Ashby refreshing the tooling when he had them.
They will create half decent models with care, detailing and patience - the choice is yours as the builder.
They also can be bashed, if so minded, into other esoteric stock. Steve Banks created models of early LNER non corridor stock which used auld GCR underframes, using the various Kirk sides.
Think of them as another means to an end, just balance what the cost is to what you want...
Mind, the Isinglass kits are good and getting better as is all of the 3D stuff.
Like I say the choice is yours.
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Is this a new racing idea to beat Red Bull?
Let's race submarines shall we; I mean, Adrian Newey surely hasn't got a design for one squirreled away on his computer 🤔
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Well that went well then...
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I do hope that if Red Bull try mucking about with Checos car, that the Dutch Jessie has a car failure or 3 as well.
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Gentleman, I have much to muse on and digest. Your thoughts are gratefully received.
Meantime, back to the scuzzy PW stock...
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On 29/04/2023 at 19:23, Chuffer Davies said:
Whilst Markit wheels are excellent for the inexperienced modeller, plastic centred wheels are not the disaster that is often portrayed here on WW, and Markit’s wheels cannot be used if modelling in P4.
Several of the regular contributors on WW have reported considerable success with plastic centred wheels because they have taken the time to understand the pre-requisite actions needed for success, as well as being willing to take the small amount of additional time and care required to fit them.
The positives with plastic centred wheels are that the modeller can more often obtain the correct one for the prototype being modelled and it also more often avoids the need to reposition slidebars and splasher fronts when modelling in EM due to the narrower wheel profile.
As to the suggested simplicity of using a nut to attach a wheel to its axle, I can only see a minor distinction between using a nut or applying Loctite to fix a wheel firmly. With practice quartering without a jig, and setting the back to back accurately, are easily acquired skills.
I think it is unreasonable to suggest that all plastic centred wheels share the same issues. Ultrascale wheels are flawless, tyres cannot come off, and they always run true if fitted correctly. I acknowledge that the delivery time for Ultrascale products is 8 months but if you plan ahead this is rarely an issue.
Gibson’s wheels occasionally have problems but are much cheaper than Ultrascale’s as well as being considerably cheaper than Markit’s. Their quality reflects their lower price and they sometimes suffer from loose tyres but these are easily cured with an Epoxy glue. Some Gibson wheels wobble slightly but under normal running conditions the loco doesn’t ride any more roughly than the prototype tends to do.
In summary plastic centred wheels can, with a bit of care, be used successfully as long as the modeller has taken the time to learn how to fit them properly. Markit wheels are the best wheels for an inexperienced modeller but are expensive and be prepared for other problems if modelling in EM.
Frank
Hallo Frank.
What are the other issues using Markit’s wheels in EM please?
As someone returning to the gauge for some of my own modelling, any tidbits are most useful
Too many years with "drop in wheelsets..."
My tack has been to reenter EM using Markit’s simply to get some little victories under my belt.
Wheel quartering is the next step, hopefully.
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Which Coach Diagram numbers are these kits please?