Mr Brunel Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hi all, After a prolonged absence I'm aiming to ease myself back into railway modelling with a few small projects. The first of these has been altering my Hornby 'Tintagel Castle' to 5008 'Raglan Castle' - you may remember the enquiries which I made elsewhere: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/118317-renaming-the-Hornby-castle/ Well, I'm happy to present the result of that... Etched plates and transfers came from Modelmaster; the original bufferbeam numbers were removed with Microsol and a scalpel blade. The new numbers are a bit wonky but should be fine from normal viewing distances. I also have plates for a Bachmann 'Kinlet Hall' which will become 4989 'Cherwell Hall', but I am currently debating whether to give it a full repaint or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hi Mr B, Nice job - keep them coming! I look forward to the Halls. All the best, Castle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Brunel Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hi Mr B, Nice job - keep them coming! I look forward to the Halls. All the best, Castle Without further ado, then, here is a Hall... I suppose I should share its story. It's a Bachmann "Kinlet Hall", and I bought it quite cheaply in an eBay auction that also included a Hornby 'Flying Scotsman'. Both looked very sorry for themselves - non-runners, and covered in thick dust. Well, I just had to take pity on them... 'Kinlet Hall' took some time to get working, as the slidebars were damaged; therefore the crossheads weren't located properly and kept falling out. I ordered a replacement part from Bachmann and the chassis seems to be working fine now. On to the body... The body looked fine after a wash in warm water, except that the U-shaped bit of wire which forms the cab handrails had gone missing - so I made up some replacements. Easy job! As you can see, I've already removed the bufferbeam number in preparation for a change of identity - this will become 4989 "Cherwell Hall" (assuming everything goes to plan!) However, I've put off the application of plates because I'm still not sure whether I want to give the model a full repaint. On the one hand, I might be able to improve on the Bachmann finish (particularly the thick orange lining). On the other hand, I've never repainted a model before and might cock it up. I will probably mull it over for a bit longer - answers on a postcard please... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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