RMweb Premium Moxy Posted March 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 Any recommendations on which filler to use would be greatly appreciated Squadron white putty works quite well. No connection with the shop linked to, just the cheapest link that came up. I got mine from Eileen's Emporium, no doubt other stockists will be available. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoOscarMike Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: Ah. It's all starting to make sense to me now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, TangoOscarMike said: Ah. It's all starting to make sense to me now! Hopefully this helps a little more 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted March 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hope you have a nice new chimney to replace the broken original on the body at present. Looking good so far. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chris116 said: Hope you have a nice new chimney to replace the broken original on the body at present. Looking good so far. I have a couple of dead bodies I can harvest one from. Oh wait, that didn't sound good at all. Loco bodies, honest! 2 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoOscarMike Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sophia NSE said: Hopefully this helps a little more Hopefully you don't mind me doing this, since it's none of my business and what I've done is a hasty botch. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, TangoOscarMike said: Hopefully you don't mind me doing this, since it's none of my business and what I've done is a hasty botch. I don't mind at all! I like your work here. The rear bogie will be moved back a tiny bit before being secured to the chassis but this helps me a lot as I can see that it's close enough to an H class to make me happy. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 G'Day Folks A good 'Car body filler' will make that look as good as new, I often find the first coat fills the big cracks, followed by a rub down, then if need be a second coat, just smeared over, then another rub down, and you won't see the join. manna 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks A good 'Car body filler' will make that look as good as new, I often find the first coat fills the big cracks, followed by a rub down, then if need be a second coat, just smeared over, then another rub down, and you won't see the join. manna I use Holts Cataloy knifing putty, it’s a fine filler for filling stone chips and scratches on cars. Only £3 from Halfrauds for a 100g tube https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-and-body-repair/fillers-and-preparation/holts-cataloy-knifing-putty-100g-154211.html It lasts quite a while but it looks like I’ll be needing another tube soon Edited March 14, 2020 by chuffinghell 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Having spent the afternoon hacking away excess metal from the chassis, we have reached this point! Next step is fixing the bogie to the chassis before attaching the body 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sophia NSE said: Having spent the afternoon hacking away excess metal from the chassis, we have reached this point! Next step is fixing the bogie to the chassis before attaching the body Hi Sophia, The proportions are looking just right, a tidy up with a bit of filler and a repaired chimney should see it looking just right. Gibbo. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Sophia, The proportions are looking just right, a tidy up with a bit of filler and a repaired chimney should see it looking just right. Gibbo. Thanks, that's quite some praise from a modeller of your standard! I do need to shave the flaring off the tank tops too and remove the sanding box (?) from the front splashers. I'm also hoping to shave off the moulded handrails and replace with metal ones. Must fix the front cab window areas too. Not too much left then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just now, Sophia NSE said: Thanks, that's quite some praise from a modeller of your standard! I do need to shave the flaring off the tank tops too and remove the sanding box (?) from the front splashers. I'm also hoping to shave off the moulded handrails and replace with metal ones. Must fix the front cab window areas too. Not too much left then! Ha! I'm not that good, poorly lit photography helps somewhat. Gibbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said: Ha! I'm not that good, poorly lit photography helps somewhat. Gibbo. I'm not buying that for a second, sir! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 19:52, Moxy said: Any recommendations on which filler to use would be greatly appreciated Squadron white putty works quite well. No connection with the shop linked to, just the cheapest link that came up. I got mine from Eileen's Emporium, no doubt other stockists will be available. I actually use car surface filler. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: I'm not buying that for a second, sir! Flatulence will get you nowhere.... so to speak ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxUnpopuli Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Everyone seen this? For a review and to see one in action, go see 'Budget Model Railways' on Youtube. https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/0-4-0_complete_chassis_assembly_-_black_wheels.html 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StueyG Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Thanks for this. I have just ordered 2, like he says in the video, you still only pay one lot of postage for more than one so good value. Actually cheaper, in my experience, than buying second hand locos at toy fairs just to get the chassis. Now to think of something to mount on them, watch this space. Stu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 She's up on all eight wheels for now as an unpowered loco! Everything looks straight and level, though I do need shorter bolts for the bogie and body fixing points 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Got a bit fancy so now the bogie has springs between it and the chassis Also been carving up another body to see if I can remove the sanding box on the front splashers and the flaring on the tanks And here she is sitting next to an unmodified R1 for a height check Hopefully I can sneak out after work tomorrow and pick up some filler to start cleaning up the bunker. Something to keep me occupied as work is shutting down until after Easter 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo C. Cupier Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 On 16/03/2020 at 00:28, FoxUnpopuli said: Everyone seen this? For a review and to see one in action, go see 'Budget Model Railways' on Youtube. https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/0-4-0_complete_chassis_assembly_-_black_wheels.html Can I add my thanks for this tip. A package of three units arrived today. Not sure yet what will become of them, although one may be the power unit for a freelance version of a LNWR railmotor. Will be something to do during my self-isolation. :-) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Bought myself some car body repair putty after getting sent home from work early yesterday (precautionary shutdown) and thought I'd give it a try. It's stinky stuff! Also had a try at repairing the chimney. I'll fill the gap with superglue and sand it down Well now, some accidental research has revealed I'm actually building a Q1. Not the Southern's austerity monster, but a rebuild of the even older Q class. All were withdrawn in 1930 and scrapped according to Wikipedia, but a minor history change will show that one was sold on the cheap to the WKR in that year. An R1 will be joining it in the future after a little bit of work on my not bench! Edited March 22, 2020 by Sophia NSE Extra information 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 There has been a bit more surgery than I had anticipated, firstly the boiler has been extended with a 14mm wide strip of brass (unfortunately I only noticed the front join was mismatched after the araldite had set - hoping I can hide the slight discrepancy with a boiler band). I started off trying to salvage the original footplate, but eventually came to the conclusion that is was easier to cut the bits off it (splashers, buffer beams, steps) and graft them to a new one made from 1mm thick plastikard. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunningham Loco & Machine Works Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 No, the project isn't dead; I just prefer actually working on it to maintaining a constant post schedule. It's acquired some green stuff filler and air and feed water greebles by now.. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 The latest pug bash I am working on - Based on the pivoting installed, it can go round pretty tight curves! Yes it is a Pug bash, this is running on a pair of Hornby Pug chassis under there somewhere! Best wishes Simon 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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