TurboSnail Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, wainwright1 said: By the way, there are other detail/livery options for the SE & CR Terrier. Safety valves in particular. I've not seen that picture of it before, not sure where that is given presumably GW and LNWR wagons behind it? There are loads of details and pipework missing off my 751, but I have added a few things over the base Dapol model. Must have been one of the first detail/repaint jobs I ever did, maybe 9 or 10 years ago - I think it still holds up reasonably well considering! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 IIRC 751 was re-boilered in something like 1909-10, but I think you knew when you chose to do the model in Maunsell grey that it was not consistent with the Stroudley boiler; one can't have everything in life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 9 hours ago, TurboSnail said: I've not seen that picture of it before, not sure where that is given presumably GW and LNWR wagons behind it? That looks like Battersea Park - ex-LBSCR - taken post-grouping as the wagon on the right is lettered LMS. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 10 hours ago, Edwardian said: IIRC 751 was re-boilered in something like 1909-10, but I think you knew when you chose to do the model in Maunsell grey that it was not consistent with the Stroudley boiler; one can't have everything in life! Yep - if I was attempting it now with some of the skills I've acquired since I'd have a go at changing the boiler, but I'm happy with it as it is. I think the main thing is the placement of the dome and lack of boiler bands, but that would be serious surgery and I'm unwilling to repaint it again! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Having a weird mix of stock pays off when you need unique vehicles for a shunting puzzle! The loco, all wagons and all buildings in this pic are scratchbuilt, which not that long ago I would have thought beyond my skillset. They may not be perfect, but it's encouraging to know I may be able to do better in a few more years time. 5 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted September 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2021 What a lovely layout. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) On 12/09/2021 at 21:42, TurboSnail said: I've not seen that picture of it before, not sure where that is given presumably GW and LNWR wagons behind it? LMS on the right, I think, and 16" GW on the iron mink. So it's post-grouping, probably by two or three years. With pooling of ordinary opens and vans, those wagons are of no assistance in pinning down the location. Edit: apologies, I see @Nick Holliday was there before me. I should read all the posts before posting! Edited September 19, 2021 by Compound2632 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 It's a grey day, both outside and on the layout! Finished repainting the C Class chassis this morning, so I guess I can call it done... sort of. Does anyone else find that there are multiple stages of a project being completed? Stage one done for me tends to be finished in 'pristine' finish and usable on the layout, and it'll get left like this for a while while I do other things. Then eventually I get round to making it stage two done, which involves some extra detailing, crew, weathering etc. Or maybe it's just me being lazy and not finishing it properly the first time round! 6 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) As well as the loco liveries shown a while ago, my experiments with inkjet printer transfers also involve wagon liveries. These two were made from @Skinnylinny's excellent CAD, I've only done the transfer design - one on clear backed transfer paper, one on white backed. A little bit of touch-up work required in places, but I think they look alright! A couple more loco liveries were printed at the same time, but I haven't got round to applying those yet. Watch this space... Edited October 1, 2021 by TurboSnail 8 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Had a little running session on the layout tonight (I'm not used to having a layout that actually works!), here's one small scene from it. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 Apologies to be a bit sales-y, but I'm still thinning out the collection. Hard to let them go when I've put a lot of work into them, but realistically aren't going to get a lot of use on the layout. Up on eBay at the moment if anyone's interested, are: SECR C Class, repainted to wartime grey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294433031662 Furness Sharp Stewart 0-4-0st https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294433072648 SECR liveried SER van https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294433104019 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 SPUDs don't have a great reputation, but I think they can be made to work ok. This one needs running in, which I think will help cure the slight stutter every now and then. I'm pretty happy with it though! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 More Peckett work going on! Two versions to test two different motorisation methods - one with an N20 vertically in the firebox, which leaves lots of space for weight in the boiler and tanks. The other has a 'proper' gearbox with a 5-pole motor, which traditional wisdom says will be smoother. Doubly so if I add a flywheel. Experiments to begin shortly... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm not sure I've mentioned this before, but there is another layout in the works, and it reached a milestone over the weekend - the first loco running on it! Minimum space, in O-16.5, and designed to pack down into a pelicase (admittedly quite a large pelicase) as I won't be getting any more living space any time soon. It's still a back burner project as I have more to do on the OO for now, but next steps are to make a control panel and figure out how to inset all the track into concrete... oh, and come up with a name for it! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 Given all the distractions I currently have, I probably shouldn't be messing with AnyRail any more, but it has just occurred to me that with a Quarry Hunslet and some Peco slate wagons, a OO9 Inglenook could fit in the same space as an A3 piece of paper... No! Must not get sidetracked! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Do it. Cheaper than trying to go O-16.5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 O-16.5 is probably going to end up being cheaper for me, as I can reuse some of my OO chassis for locos, and use up all my spare OO track! Though of course, in the long run I may end up doing both... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 For the ultimate in compactness, I think you could get a Feldbahn on a 4x6 notecard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Two rival factions meet at Guilford Colliery 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That little blue one on the right is going to start everything. I just know it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 Getting the Manning Wardle H out the other day for that picture prompted me to finally get around to doing the transfers. I've been trying to sum up the courage to do this for some time... 3 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 hours ago, TurboSnail said: Getting the Manning Wardle H out the other day for that picture prompted me to finally get around to doing the transfers. I've been trying to sum up the courage to do this for some time... Nice job but I'm Not I'm sure about the cabside lining. Looks a bit rude. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Needs pipework, crew and a couple of other details, but the worst of it is done. Edited November 15, 2021 by TurboSnail 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schooner Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Is that the your/Hardy's bodykit for the W4 chassis? Looks bloody good. Mine is high on the list for when I get back (after building a layout for it to run on, obviously)...although I might have to restrict the rear lining on my MR-green liveried version to the bunker...! Thanks for little inspirstion- and morale boost, and loving the re-appearance of your lovely little Class C leading the charge, above 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, Schooner said: Is that the your/Hardy's bodykit for the W4 chassis? Looks bloody good. Mine is high on the list for when I get back (after building a layout for it to run on, obviously)...although I might have to restrict the rear lining on my MR-green liveried version to the bunker...! Thanks for little inspirstion- and morale boost, and loving the re-appearance of your lovely little Class C leading the charge, above Thanks! It is the Hardy's kit, but a pre-production test I did, so it has a slightly different mix of footplate and body parts to the kits on sale - a little late finishing it, but I got there in the end! The C is on the back burner for a while, until I decide what to do with the chassis. It works in theory, but isn't the smoothest with the two axle drive, and doesn't have compensation so might struggle for pickup over the three-way points on my layout. But if I swap to conventional one-axle drive, then I have to figure out how to make tiny but functional conrods... I think I might re-jig the Class F first, and see how that turns out - getting progressively smaller! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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