1722 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 07? Love pootling around with wagons myself. Get yourself a few Parkside kits. Once you start you can’t stop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 07? Love pootling around with wagons myself. Get yourself a few Parkside kits. Once you start you can’t stop! Thanks Chris, it's not an 07 and it's not a shunter either. I've built Dapol kits to varying levels of success but I think I will try a parkside kit. I do need a 21 ton coal hopper.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncorrectlySpelt Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thanks Chris, it's not an 07 and it's not a shunter either. I've built Dapol kits to varying levels of success but I think I will try a parkside kit. I do need a 21 ton coal hopper.... Kits are lots of fun to build (well the one wagon I built was) and also they're a nice way of keeping the cost down and variety up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thanks Chris, it's not an 07 and it's not a shunter either. I've built Dapol kits to varying levels of success but I think I will try a parkside kit. I do need a 21 ton coal hopper.... I'll guess a Heljan class 26 then? If you have not done a Parkside kit before, it may be worth starting with a steel sided open (such as kit PC01A; these were fairly widely used for carrying whisky barrels/casks), or perhaps one of the van variants, as these are more straightforward to build (and importantly, to assemble 'square') than the hopper wagons which are a little more complex? Just a suggestion of course. Atb, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 I'll guess a Heljan class 26 then? If you have not done a Parkside kit before, it may be worth starting with a steel sided open (such as kit PC01A; these were fairly widely used for carrying whisky barrels/casks), or perhaps one of the van variants, as these are more straightforward to build (and importantly, to assemble 'square') than the hopper wagons which are a little more complex? Just a suggestion of course. Atb, Martyn. Thanks Martyn, I'll check that out. Spot on with the loco guess by the way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Well I got home today after sixth form and I had a nice big parcel waiting for me. A bit of an anti climax as its only a small box of seafoam and some bags of scatter to make some trees. I'm quite excited to make some trees as I've never done it before. The sea foam loos really good and not a bad price either. Hopefully my Hattons order will come soon so I can have a play with the 26 and get the rest of the kadees I need. Thanks for looking. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nero Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Luke it’s always nice when a parcel arrives as the excitement is unbearable big kids at heart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Look what turned up in the post today! Now fitted with a DCC decoder it joins the distillery rosta. This is such a fantastic model and an absolute bargain at £60 new from Hattons (I did buy the last one in stock for that price) it will need a good weathering then some disks fitting. My only complaint is that I will have to remove some of the stunning buffer beam to fit a coupling. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booking Hall Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Look what turned up in the post today! Now fitted with a DCC decoder it joins the distillery rosta. IMG_20180920_181100184.jpg This is such a fantastic model and an absolute bargain at £60 new from Hattons (I did buy the last one in stock for that price) it will need a good weathering then some disks fitting. My only complaint is that I will have to remove some of the stunning buffer beam to fit a coupling. Really looks at home there. Edited September 21, 2018 by Booking Hall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 It seems that the managers of the railway line will be doing some inspection work from now on thanks to the delivery of their new inspection saloon. I've been wanting one of these models for quite some time now and it is fantastic. I've never had a Bachmann coach before and it is absolutely brilliant. I think that at £55 it could have a few more features like working lights but that's not a hard job for me to sort out. Also on the list to do with this model is to paint the interior, fit passengers and weather it. Im quite busy at the moment but am planning on getting some trees made soon. I think it will be one of those jobs which doesn't take forever but makes a massive difference to the overall appearance of the layout. Thanks for looking. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Wow! That forest grew quickly! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Wow! That forest grew quickly! IMG_20180923_080145046.jpg How impressive does that look!! Excellent work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 How impressive does that look!! Excellent work. Thanks Chris, to say I'm pleased is an understatement! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Well done luke, the trees look great. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mydadstoys Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Lovely modelling Luke your scenery work is really good which gives me inspiration for when I come to scenery bits on my diorama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thanks Steve and Woody, your kind comments are very encouraging. Over the last two days I've been working away at a new lineside hut and beginning to paint up some of the details for the layout. Firstly the lineside hut is an all card construction with a plasticard roof. The bbricks used as the foundations are very small and are stuck on individually. A bit fiddly and time consuming but worth the effort. I'm not happy with the overall paint finish of the model so I may repaint it at a later date but at least the actual hut is completed. Like the rest of the buildings I will leave them loose to the last minute then stick them down with the smallest amount of glue. The details I have begun painting are the whiskey barrels/kegs that I bought from scale model railway scenery. So far they have been treated with 3 thin coats of valleyo cork brown acrylic paint. I may give them another coat before I paint the ribbing but I'm not sure yet. These will be barrels that will stand exposed (not as a wagon load) so I want to get a good general finish from them. Here is a picture of them:IMG_20180830_084638949.jpg A quick question, would I need to paint the top of the barrel a different colour (ie: white/red/blue) as I have seen prototype pictures of distillerys with different coloured barrel tops?. I like this quirky little hut, Luke. Layout is looking really good! Marlyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hi everyone, I have a question for you all, do any of you know where I could source a model of a Highland cow. I'm thinking a big (well oo gauge) brown hairy thing with horns. I would be happy to paint it myself just wondering if anyone knows of any manufacturers of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torkardlane Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Harburn hamlets was where I got mine a few years ago,I think they still produce them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Harburn hamlets was where I got mine a few years ago,I think they still produce them. Thanks, I'll check them out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Bit of a boring bit of progress today. It's taken over an 1 hour to paint all the metal ribbing on the 20 casks for the distillery. I do intend to get more but they are quite fiddly to paint especially when you have to paint the metal ribs free hand with little in the way to guide you. I'm quite pleased how they look and have begun glueing some of the down on the layout. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mydadstoys Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Luke there is nothing boring about painting the straps on wooden barrels as you have definitely done a great job and they look really nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Very nice attention to detail on those barrels, they look great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Thanks everyone, today I received a sound decoder for my class 25 from Howes. I have now fitted it and am testing/playing with it. I'm very impressed with it so far! This should make my next YouTube video more interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Strange visitor to the layout tonight, never seen a loco like it before...... (I'm not talking about the 26) The camera is by far not the best for layout photography but you can get close down to the track level. I hope to share these photos with you soon, I needed to take some photos for an exhibition manager but they will be out up here as well. The layout is currently far from finished so I've tried to take photos of finished areas. Thanks for looking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Morning everyone, here are the pictures I took of the layout the other evening. They're not the greatest, just quick snaps on an old digital camera. Thanks for looking. Morning everyone, here are the pictures I took of the layout the other evening. They're not the greatest, just quick snaps on an old digital camera. Thanks for looking. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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