47606odin Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, D6775 said: I could but I think it was about 98' when they went up there. I think the issue is if I have one then I'll end up with 8. I've already got more 37's than planned and only half of them are ready for traffic! Nice touch with the Engineers flashes on 022, always liked a DCE loco, usually pretty battered. it was in the end....battered by 33055 and 47455 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, 47606odin said: it was in the end....battered by 33055 and 47455 From memory 22 wasn't too bad. 33055 & 47455 seemed to take the brunt of it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, D6775 said: From memory 22 wasn't too bad. 33055 & 47455 seemed to take the brunt of it! not after they cut the side out to remove the power unit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, 47606odin said: not after they cut the side out to remove the power unit Well yes, but that that was consequential damage!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, D6775 said: I could but I think it was about 98' when they went up there. I think the issue is if I have one then I'll end up with 8. I've already got more 37's than planned and only half of them are ready for traffic! Nice touch with the Engineers flashes on 022, always liked a DCE loco, usually pretty battered. It was October 1999. 33030 and 33025 worked from Aberdeen until Feb 2001. Actually i remember it took a couple of months for the locos to get to Aberdeen from Motherwell. Somewhere around Dec 99.33019 was kept at Motherwell as a source of spares. 33109/33116 worked a railtour to Inverness in 1995 and Aberdeen 1996 Not much 33 action in Scotland before that. Cheers David Edited March 20, 2021 by David Bell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 41 minutes ago, David Bell said: It was October 1999. 33030 and 33025 worked from Aberdeen until Feb 2001. Actually i remember it took a couple of months for the locos to get to Aberdeen from Motherwell. Somewhere around Dec 99.33019 was kept at Motherwell as a source of spares. 33109/33116 worked a railtour to Inverness in 1995 and Aberdeen 1996 Not much 33 action in Scotland before that. Cheers David skirl of the (bag)pipes tour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 That will do until tomorrow. I tend to get carried away and try to sand it back too early, and clog the sand paper and tear off the Tamiya putty, so I must resist 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, 47606odin said: skirl of the (bag)pipes tour That's the one. Or should I say that's the two! I remember 33030 and 33025 being quite the celebrity locomotives during their time in Aberdeenshire even though they were just tripping freight. I suppose we had long since seen the demise of our favourite 26's and 27's so these two 33's became a welcome substitute and something different from the usual 37's. It is a pity 33025 disgraced herself by catching fire on a trip to Elgin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, David Bell said: That's the one. Or should I say that's the two! I remember 33030 and 33025 being quite the celebrity locomotives during their time in Aberdeenshire even though they were just tripping freight. I suppose we had long since seen the demise of our favourite 26's and 27's so these two 33's became a welcome substitute and something different from the usual 37's. It is a pity 33025 disgraced herself by catching fire on a trip to Elgin. lots of rumours abound to why it caught fire, however, it was the end. Luckily there’s still a couple running around Edited March 20, 2021 by 47606odin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, 47606odin said: lots of rumours abound to why it caught fire, however, it was the end. Luckily there’s still a couple running around Yes indeed. The 27's were prone to catching fire if they were thrashed. perhaps it was similar for the 33's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyfox Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 33/1's worked in Scotland in about 93/94 south of Glasgow. The closing sequences of Mission Impossible were filmed there using 33's and 2x 4TC sets. On the film i believe it has bedn computer enhanced to look like a Eurostar - albeit the single line and scenery gives it away. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Congratulation Ian, on getting the honour of having your pic of the 33 chosen for the header on the, O Gauge Home and Exhibition Layouts Facebook Site, Excellent mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Andrew P said: Congratulation Ian, on getting the honour of having your pic of the 33 chosen for the header on the, O Gauge Home and Exhibition Layouts Facebook Site, Excellent mate. Have I? I better have a look, not been on FB this morning 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Headlight gone, but not the best paint job, still fighting airbrushes, will give them a pickle in some thinners and see what happens 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 33050/022/055/008 on shed this morning once I’ve got 008 and 055 transferred up, then it’ll be onto the fun part of making them dirty because 008 stands out looking plasticky 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 That’s more like it 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 I’M IN PRINT!!! 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 woohoo! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Excellent, well done, well deserved!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Well done Ian, great stuff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Now that 022/008 are ready for weathering and chips, attention has turned to the Heljan sector locos removal of the sector logos, as the colours are very wrong, removal of the radio pods, still undecided after 008, whether to remove the headlights, but I should really, and some may consider it OCD, but I need to move the orange strip up 1mm to its correct place, which doesn’t sound much but creates a grey strip above the radiator. I must be mad, but there it is. My other sector 33, I’m considering painting it general grey as one of the early departmental locos Edited March 24, 2021 by 47606odin Missing letter 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 3 hours ago, 47606odin said: Now that 022/008 are ready for weathering and chips, attention has turned to the Heljan sector locos removal of the sector logos, as the colours are very wrong, removal of the radio pods, still undecided after 008, whether to remove the headlights, but I should really, and some may consider it OCD, but I need to move the orange strip up 1mm to its correct place, which doesn’t sound much but creates a grey strip above the radiator. I must be mad, but there it is. My other sector 33, I’m considering painting it general grey as one of the early departmental locos Or you could buy another ha ha! Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, 47606odin said: removal of the sector logos, as the colours are very wrong How have you avoided big polished patches where the logos were? Edited March 24, 2021 by Hal Nail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, Hal Nail said: How have you avoided big polished patches where the logos were? it is slightly shiny where the logos were, the upper grey band has been touched in, and I may need to touch in the lower grey once I can mask the upper grey again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hi Ian, Well done on getting into the mag. I am enjoying the influx of Cromptons 33008 is really looking good and the blue machines should look really good when they get weathered up. Cheers Peter. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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