SALTY Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 All sorted bar weathering and fitting speedlink decal on one side. has come out really well 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 That's looking tidy. The one that ran away from Waverly. I remember going past it into Edinburgh at Portobello the day it got cut up with my Dad, it was pretty much complete on the way into Edinburgh and as good as gone when we came South later on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Nice job on that one, looks great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Cheers for comments, it’s all complete bar weathering. last pics I promise - though after a week painting this loco is really happy how it came out. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 10 hours ago, SALTY said: All sorted bar weathering and fitting speedlink decal on one side. has come out really well Quick work!? Looks superb! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Something a little different, Dapol brakevan conversion to an mgr air braked version. With roller bearing axels, correct buffers and fixings 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, SALTY said: Something a little different, Dapol brakevan conversion to an mgr air braked version. With roller bearing axels, correct buffers and fixings Where did you obtain the axleboxes /spring units, please, I could do with similar. Thanks in anticipation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 17 minutes ago, CME and Bottlewasher said: Where did you obtain the axleboxes /spring units, please, I could do with similar. Thanks in anticipation. They are on the parkside Grampus spruce. So had a set spare from a kit. They are a good fit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 hours ago, SALTY said: They are on the parkside Grampus spruce. So had a set spare from a kit. They are a good fit. I might have some of those left, I'll have crawl about in the loft and have a look - thanks! Good idea/advice BTW! BTW, did you do ALL the painting on the Class 37 in a week? If so, amazing work! In a spray booth I presume (at this time of year)? Kind regards, CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 55 minutes ago, CME and Bottlewasher said: I might have some of those left, I'll have crawl about in the loft and have a look - thanks! Good idea/advice BTW! BTW, did you do ALL the painting on the Class 37 in a week? If so, amazing work! In a spray booth I presume (at this time of year)? Kind regards, CME No worries, glad to help. It was a week To fully do the 37. I painted it in the garage, but it’s heated so doesn’t get too cold. Wasn’t the easiest livery to do my first full loco paint on! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2020 I stripped a repainted brake van I picked up on eBay this week and was toying with the air braked one when I noticed the axle boxes. I have a grampus kit half done but had completely forgotten about the spares! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Looks great, where did you get the buffers from please? I bought a kit built one which had roller bearings already so am doing the same conversion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 13 hours ago, SALTY said: No worries, glad to help. It was a week To fully do the 37. I painted it in the garage, but it’s heated so doesn’t get too cold. Wasn’t the easiest livery to do my first full loco paint on! Wow superb work, remarkable pace and circumstances too - excellent results! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 11 hours ago, 37114 said: Looks great, where did you get the buffers from please? I bought a kit built one which had roller bearings already so am doing the same conversion. The buffers were from slaters as used in there kits. I believe you can buy them separately. Cheers 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Picked this conversion kit at the weekend. Never heard of it before but it’s for the big big mk2’s of 1982 vintage. The kit converts four carriages to a mk2a tso and bsk, plus mk2b fk and tso. so the sides look scale and I’ll give it a try. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2020 I've seen plenty of cut and shuts but not the overlays of the later types. Any idea of the provenance just out of interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Hal Nail said: I've seen plenty of cut and shuts but not the overlays of the later types. Any idea of the provenance just out of interest? Hi believe it’s s post war Prototype conversion kit. I’d never heard of this kit before but it seems pretty good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted February 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2020 I was also watching this on ebay and for the asking price you can't go wrong..... I for one are going to watch to see how your project progresses. Good luck Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 I had a look at one of the mk2’s today, this actually looks like a decent kit at first viewing. I’m sort of making assembly up as I go along but the method I adopted was cut the coach in half, then Cut out the The part under the cantrail leaving just the ends. I glued plastic strip on the edge on the etch then glued into position. The instructions advise to use wood as the frame but how you get internal access to the coach if you do that is beyond me. So I will utilise part of the triang chassis but in a way that it can be removed. Here’s how far I got this aft. I think scale wheels will give me the correct ride height. Compared to a modified skytrex mk1 it looks to measure up correctly. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 James Looking good.... If you use wood for the flooring, can't you use the original screw fixings from the old chassis? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, jcarta said: James Looking good.... If you use wood for the flooring, can't you use the original screw fixings from the old chassis? Jim Hi jim unfortunately not as I’d like to fit an interior. The side roll on the etches means that to make the chassis removable it’d have to be rather narrow, once if assemble a full coach I will look at various methods but I’m thinking some form of underside support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 They're going to look great, did you use Evostik to attach the brass sides? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 15/02/2020 at 19:46, SALTY said: They are on the parkside Grampus spruce. So had a set spare from a kit. They are a good fit. Does the compensation still work or did you have to sacrifice that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALTY Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 05:58, Hal Nail said: Does the compensation still work or did you have to sacrifice that? The suspension bar works fine a you don’t effect that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, SALTY said: The suspension bar works fine a you don’t effect that. Thanks. I wasnt sure how far "out" the holes for the axles extend into the axle box without taking it all apart again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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