Your neighborhood GWR diesel Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 28/02/2021 at 10:22, Sophia NSE said: it's a passenger loco! This, however, will be the local quarry's shunter Even if it is a passenger loco, I was saying it might also make a good industrial. Love both of those beautiful engines. True works of art! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Another update! It's not that I work quickly, but this bash is pretty easy thankfully Buffers, handrails, and a chimney cap are all on order and should be with me in the next few days. My grey primer spray has been stolen by the fairies so I'll have to go and get some more, as well as more PVA glue. Major changes will be taking place on my layout very soon! 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Your neighborhood GWR diesel said: Even if it is a passenger loco, I was saying it might also make a good industrial. Love both of those beautiful engines. True works of art! It might end up doing a bit of shunting in the yard at quiet periods of running. Be a shame to have it hiding in a fiddle yard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your neighborhood GWR diesel Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 01/03/2021 at 13:11, Sophia NSE said: It might end up doing a bit of shunting in the yard at quiet periods of running. Be a shame to have it hiding in a fiddle yard Cool! It also looks like the plastic is very malleable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, Your neighborhood GWR diesel said: Cool! It also looks like the plastic is very malleable. It's nice and easy to cut through with a razor saw and glues together quite well 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, Sophia NSE said: It's nice and easy to cut through with a razor saw and glues together quite well I can attest to that from experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert17649 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, RedGemAlchemist said: I can attest to that from experience. I wish the same could be said of the stuff they make J72's out of. The last time I did it took amix of plastic magic and superglue. Recovery took five days! Edited March 2, 2021 by robert17649 spelin igin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sophia NSE Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, robert17649 said: I wish the same could be said of the stuff they make J72's out of. The last time I did it took amix of plastic magic and superglue. Recovery took five days! My Mainline J72 took ages to glue together after I chopped it up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard 5374 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Can't remember if I have posted it here before, but my here is my take on the GER C53/LNER J70 based around the Caley Pug chassis. 3D printed body sold through Shapeways*, fits upon a cut down Caley Pug chassis. Still need to do a lot and detail it up, but priced against a RTR one I can have a fleet of four for the price of a ready made one. * - link to buy: http://shpws.me/QZW8 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard 5374 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Innards showing just how tight it all is in the boiler section! 13 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR18901910 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Here's aome updates on my SECR tank locomotive for the portable micro layout. The side-tanks have been cut off and some pparts need filling in. I tried using plasticard but it was rather fiddly. The original whistle has been taken off and made into a safety valve. The running board has been cut-about and levelled off. The windows have been filled in with Milliput. I thought about cutting the bunker down but ultimately left it as is. Once the other bits are acquired, they wil also be added. Keep watching for more! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard 5374 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Hasn't technically been a loco I've seen at where I work, but it is one that was once found at my workplace. Hornby 0-4-0 diesel was a bargain buy (they have potential, honestly!) so lets see what a new cab and detailing can do for it. Tried to angle the cab CAD design over the body shell as closely as possible, think it shows how the model will look in a few weeks time. Now got to wait on a package arriving from Shapeways. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Port of Par/Crucible shunter vibe! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoOscarMike Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Time flies! I had a jar of Tamiya bronze paint, a sort of metallic brown, which I'd decided to use for the fat pipes. But when the time came I found that it was dried up, so I prevaricated for a bit, then ordered another online. The painting is mostly finished now, although there's still some touching up to be done before I apply the lining transfers. I need to decide whether or not boiler bands are called for. I gave the driver a bowler hat. I'm not best pleased with it, but I think it'll be OK with some paint on. Edited July 26, 2023 by TangoOscarMike Restoring pictures 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your neighborhood GWR diesel Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 The tram, the SE&CR Thomas and 4-4-0, the Hornby diesel and the 3D printed tender loco are all looking great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Everything has arrived to continue with the Q1 so I slapped a bit of paint on Don't get too used to the grey though, as due to limited finances an SECR birdcage set is out of the question. Instead a light olive green is going on as befits a loco serviced at Ashford, plus coaching stock is far more affordable! 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 02:04, Cunningham Loco & Machine Works said: Here's a prospective pugbash; feel free to use the design. Found it! Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway No.6, later Furness Railway No. 102. 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoOscarMike Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 48 minutes ago, Sophia NSE said: Everything has arrived to continue with the Q1 so I slapped a bit of paint on Hey, that's good. Before the paint it was bits of toy train glued together. Now it's a model locomotive. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Sophia NSE said: Everything has arrived to continue with the Q1 so I slapped a bit of paint on Don't get too used to the grey though, as due to limited finances an SECR birdcage set is out of the question. Instead a light olive green is going on as befits a loco serviced at Ashford, plus coaching stock is far more affordable! Oh yes. I love the feeling of that first coat of primer when it all starts to become one item! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR18901910 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 21 hours ago, Vanguard 5374 said: Hasn't technically been a loco I've seen at where I work, but it is one that was once found at my workplace. Hornby 0-4-0 diesel was a bargain buy (they have potential, honestly!) so lets see what a new cab and detailing can do for it. Tried to angle the cab CAD design over the body shell as closely as possible, think it shows how the model will look in a few weeks time. Now got to wait on a package arriving from Shapeways. That looks interesting! It makes a nice private owner locomotive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 A few coats of light olive green later... 14 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sophia NSE Posted March 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 What a difference some lining makes! I even bothered to paint the wheels. Might rob the handrails off the other Q1 as a temporary fix. I also need to get some vacuum pipes for both ends and some thin black strips for the boiler bands 13 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your neighborhood GWR diesel Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: What a difference some lining makes! I even bothered to paint the wheels. Might rob the handrails off the other Q1 as a temporary fix. I also need to get some vacuum pipes for both ends and some thin black strips for the boiler bands Looks great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR18901910 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: What a difference some lining makes! I even bothered to paint the wheels. Might rob the handrails off the other Q1 as a temporary fix. I also need to get some vacuum pipes for both ends and some thin black strips for the boiler bands That looks amazing! Does it run well compared to Hornby's official H Class model? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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