rob D2 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Track arrived from hattons, and in an hour we had ourselves a fiddle yard. It's not high tech, I'm relying on fishplates for conductivity and it's not pretty ... And of course, I then couldn't resist an ' operating session ' which I believe is posh speak for playing with ones chuff chuffers..... TTFN 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Chuff, chuff, chuff...... I've established from peco that the wire on the ratio security fencing is 0.5mm, so I can get some of that in in the new year. I'm hoping Santa is bringing war flats and armour..... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 As time will get shorter towards Xmas, o thought I'd mess about with a few rolling stock projects. Dug my TEAs out, as I had begun weathering one. This are ideal for a thameshaven -littlemore flow that ran around 97-99. This will merely run around before heading off down the branch . Remove BP green and yellow with T cut ( a lot of rubbing), paint bogies and wheels with rail match frame dirt. Use rail match weathered black on sides and using the rub off with thinners method. There's several flows I'd like to model in the ' Oxfordshire ' area. This will spare siding space with another unusual one - coal for the MOD depot which ran until 2000 ish to Bicester 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Working on VDAs now. Making one side suitable for the tattyness of the mid - late 90s. Gonna take some work 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Looking good Rob,had nice catch up on here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Merry Christmas from the yard ! Have a good one everyone. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just been catching up on this, really nice consistent level of work right across the layout Rob. I particularly like the in period Asda sign, really helps set the era of the layout. Road vehicles and signage that haven't had any thought put in and are massively out of era for the layout are a pet hate of mine, so it's really nice to see someone taking the time to do it right! Merry Christmas Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Merry Christmas Rob, hope Santa delivers the goods.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Looking good. Hope Xmas was great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I've a few MOD pictures from my time with RfD and in 275 Railway Squadron. Internally the MOD sites had s lot of old vacuum braked vans etc. Mostly in Olive Green. We had a retailing exercise at Long Marston and the Victim was a Conflat A. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Looking good Rob.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well, thought finally turn back to the trains.its been a busy time at work I've been away 29/12 till today.....so finally,,,, play time for a few days. Santa did deliver...despite my wife ordering the wrong war flats, I did get some s and s models kits. Namely 2 scimitar and 2 FV432 kits I'm quite looking forward to building these resin and metal jobbies. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Looking forward to following your build on these Rob to see how they go together etc - They are great fun to drive by the way Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Looking forward to following your build on these Rob to see how they go together etc - They are great fun to drive by the way Cheers, Bob. Funny you should say that Bob, I've just been looking at doing the part H driving licence - I really want to drive one of these ! However practicality is I can't afford to buy one on my own, I was wondering if there are group shares in this sort of thing ? The models are fairly coarse scale as I thought they would be. The FV 432 consists of but five parts in total . As they are resin they need a lot of work with a file to get the flash off, and possibly a little filler as well I think. The detail is OK from 12 inches but wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny especially around the lights/ smoke grenade launchers. I'm still cleaning them up, this is as far as I got this morning ... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 they look ok from a distance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Yeah, they do. They may be consigned to the depot at the back rather than in the trains Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Funny you should say that Bob, I've just been looking at doing the part H driving licence - I really want to drive one of these ! However practicality is I can't afford to buy one on my own, I was wondering if there are group shares in this sort of thing ? The models are fairly coarse scale as I thought they would be. The FV 432 consists of but five parts in total . As they are resin they need a lot of work with a file to get the flash off, and possibly a little filler as well I think. The detail is OK from 12 inches but wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny especially around the lights/ smoke grenade launchers. I'm still cleaning them up, this is as far as I got this morning ... image.jpeg Hi Rob - As you possibly know the H Licence is not cheap to take today (luckily my one cost me nowt) - I have been driving Military vehicles, Tracked & HGV etc since I was 18 (over 45 yrs ago ) - Never owned a 432 or CVRT, but have owned Daimler Ferrets and various Military vehicles privately. You will need a fair bit of money to own a CVRT today.... Buying it ....... that's the easy part (if you have the money of course) the hard part is keeping it maintained to a high standard, also Transportation /Storage etc - Best to join an MV club and get in with someone who has one and wangle a drive to see if you like it (You Will ). A good friend of mine has a DUKW and Halftrack etc, so I still get to drive these occasionally. Cheers, Bob. Edited January 8, 2016 by bobster 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi, Well I'm still messing with the CVRTs. Taking a lot of filler to get right. They are more or less complete ( minus GPMGs for transport )so I hope to prime them with halfords finest in the next couple of days, I've brought another 2 OCAs, strange thing is at least one of them I sold to the chap who has now switched to O gauge, ( thanks Craig ). That'll make 5 OCAs for transporting landrovers, trailers, snow cats and that sort of thing. Originally I had steel coil in them - which I can still use under ' enterprise ' I thought I'd dig them out and rough them up. Removed BR logos from one side and did a standard frame dirt on the bottom and wipe on / off on the sides. I can't really call it weathering compared with some of the masterpieces on here ( you know who you are Makin ) , but a generic dirtying I believe is better than nothing . I may try and go for the pink look on one of these. Ta ta 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 More nice modelling Rob.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks Neil. The cvrts are drying in their primer , so we'll see what they look like later 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ok, so I learnt a few things - I need araldite to build these , not uhu, as some of the tracks and exhausts fell off when I was cleaning them up Tried some green over the primer. It's not the right color ! Need humbrol 86 the Internet says Repainted some Bachmann chaps in green as civilian Maintainers for the depot. Will need to change high viz to yellow Finally, bodged up a speed camera from a station monitor stem and line side speed restriction battery box ! Also roughed up a vw golf to ad to the layout and added some more flora to the back scene photos. That's it for today and possibly the week 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Looking good, Rob. Interested to see how the resin works out for you. I have an Ayjay kit in a drawer that I keep looking at and then thinking... "nah, one day but not today". Is rattle-can primer ok on resin after degreasing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Appears to be so, Pete, it's adhered in its usual fashion. Just need some stronger glue now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi Rob Coming along nicely - I have always used a Superglue on resin, which seemed to work well for me as long as its stactic - Paint for British vehicles in camo is Deep Bronze Green + Matt Black, should look ok with those colours, or you could also go for Desert Sand in the 1990s. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi Rob A few model pics for Inspiration - These are 1/24th scale though - Not mine I might add. Cheers, Bob. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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