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Really like the chilmark battery loco, great work:clapping_mini:Any idea what the big white box in the cab does? There's nothing like that in any battery locos I drive:unknw_mini:

And the photography's great too, specially the last picture of the Chilmark loco:good:

Will be reading the thread with interest.

'Ansum

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On 12/05/2020 at 13:37, Locksley said:

Finally for now, I did a bit of work on my Sentinel, hardwiring a Zimo MX600R chip, stayalive, and some LEDs into it, plus a set of Smith 3-links.

 

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And I treated myself to a 48DS, which again received some weathering, Smith 3-links, a hardwired MX617F chip this time, with a stayalive and some LEDs. Runs like melted chocolate now, beautiful :lol:

 

 

 

 

Beautiful models, out of interest where did you get such small, but bright LEDs? The Sentinel comes alive with them.

 

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Martyn

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11 hours ago, martyn11post said:

Beautiful models, out of interest where did you get such small, but bright LEDs? The Sentinel comes alive with them.

 

Thanks,

Martyn

 

Thanks Martyn, I believe they're called T0402 LEDs, you can buy them pre-wired from eBay for not much monies. Make sure you do get the pre-wired ones too unless you have Godlike soldering skillz as they really are TINY!

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12 hours ago, Geevor Clayton Loco said:

Really like the chilmark battery loco, great work:clapping_mini:Any idea what the big white box in the cab does? There's nothing like that in any battery locos I drive:unknw_mini:

And the photography's great too, specially the last picture of the Chilmark loco:good:

Will be reading the thread with interest.

'Ansum

 

Thanks mate, afraid I have no idea what the white box is lol

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I've been playing around with my 15 year old Hornby J94 for the last year or so since properly getting back into railway modelling. I resprayed it into an industrial example, weathered it, added some etched plates, real coal etc and was generally fairly happy with it as it ran stunningly well. I decided to put a Zimo MX617 chip in it, along with a stayalive last week and in doing so the lower plastic section finally gave up the ghost and the screw holes started to crumble away. I didn't want to condemn it as the rest was sound so popped a post up in the wanted section and an hour later had secured a mint condition replacement thanks to a very kind forum member!

 

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Not being one to keep anything in factory condition, I set about the body with the intention of turning it into a rough representation of a Hunslet 50550. It's been covered on the forum before, but the main thing I wanted to do was get rid of the awful saddle tank seam, so figured I might as well go the whole hog and convert it while I'm at it.

 

One of the biggest visual differences is the use of gib and cotter coupling rods. I had a go at printing some and though they are overscale due to having to make them fit the pins, incredibly they seem to work alright. These will be added to a set of Hornby Terrier wheels which are a closer match to 50550 wheels and are a drop in fit.

 

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The chunkier front and rear bufferbeams were next, these were superglued in place after razor sawing the old ones off. The rear bunker was also modified to give the characteristic slope seen on 50550s, as well as a replacement 3d printed cab rear to give the square windows.

 

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Next, I sawed off the bottoms of the saddle tank sides, actually much easier than I thought.

 

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These were then grafted onto teh upper part, filled and sanded smooth. Finally, a Markits smokebox dart finishes off the face quite nicely.

 

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The whole thing was then primed with Hycote primer, checked for any issues, then painted with a custom mix of a horrendous NCB green, to be toned down with heavy weathering. It's not quite as Kawasaki Ninja-like in real life lol.

 

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That's looking really good Alex. I think you're highlighting a whole new way of modelling here and on your layout by printing bespoke parts and buildings that you need. Nice work :)

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19 hours ago, sb67 said:

That's looking really good Alex. I think you're highlighting a whole new way of modelling here and on your layout by printing bespoke parts and buildings that you need. Nice work :)

 

Thanks Steve! It's a brilliant tool to have even of it feels a bit like cheating :lol:

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Surprised to find the Terrier wheels arrived yesterday so I was able to get the 50550 99% complete. It still needs a matt coat, crew, and works plates swapping over from the old body. The wheels look pretty nice with the gib & cotter rods.

 

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4 hours ago, Locksley said:

 

Thanks Steve! It's a brilliant tool to have even of it feels a bit like cheating :lol:

 

Don't think you've got to worry about cheating, it's just a new technique and you've still fitted the bits, painted it etc.  I can see a day where 3d printers may be as common as photo copiers and you can just download files or make your own up and print what you like. 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Picked up a pair of Pecketts last week from Clark Railworks. Unfortunately the W4 had to go back for repair as the coupling rods sheared a pin after a few hours on the rolling road, which is oddly very similar to what happened to the last W4 I had. The B2 though is rather lovely.

 

While I had the thing apart I hardwired a Zimo MX617 in there, as well as grinding out a slot in the backhead to pass a stayalive wire through to accommodate a medium Laisdcc one which I reckon I should be able to fit inside the coal bunker. After de-branding/naming with white spirit, most of the main weathering was done with light passes of various heavily thinned browns through the AB, trying to go for a used but not completely abused look. I then spent a few hours adding some Wilder Aqualine weathering pigments to the loco, mainly 3 different rusts and their common dust. Citadel Nuln Oil wash was used for the wet streaks down the saddle tank, and oily bits elsewhere. I managed to knock both safety valves off in the process and could only find one so I've got a brass replacement coming from RT Models which should be rather nice. The Smith 3 links were cut down and slotted into the holes left behind from the plastic hooks with CA glue.

 

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I ordered a pair of crew from Modelu last week originally intended to go in a Dean Goods but as that ran like a bag bucket of spanners and is off back to Gaugemaster for a refund, I decided to rehome them. Also got to try out one of their new loco detailing packs which is bloody lovely.

 

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I also finally got the W4 sorted out. I'd been having issues with it running really badly and I thought originally that it was binding up. I had it apart, faffed about with it, put some bushes on either side of the front axle to prevent the crank pins contacting the crosshead incase that was the issue, all to no avail. I'd just about chalked it up to bad luck, but after sticking it back on the rolling road for a while and it running perfectly I realised it was most likely just pickup issues... I'd already hardwired an MX617 in there so grabbed one of the small LaisDCC stayalives which I was able to cram into the cab and disguise with a crew, and now it runs flawlessly :rolleyes:

 

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My latest, slightly impromptu project turned up last week. After selling a few things on eBay I noticed I had a £21 voucher on there that I could apparently spend on any eBay purchase. So after eyeing up a Heljan O Gauge Class 03 and almost hitting the buy it now button, I settled on something a bit smaller. I've been after a Hornby L&Y Pug for ages but could never quite bring myself to spend £50 or £60 on one, but I saw a secondhand LMS example which looked in decent nick for less than £40, so with the voucher the entire transaction only came to £20 and £4 odd of that was postage. When an absolutely mint condition pug turned up which ran beautifully I was really rather pleased with myself :)

 

It's the first time I've ever really got to have a close look at one these outside of driving a mate's example at an exhibition a few years  back. They're absolutely beautiful little models that even hold their own next to the 30 year younger Pecketts. They do benefit from a little work so I set about mine with a razor saw and sanding stick with what some might describe as positively reckless abandon.

 

The chimney has been replaced with a corrected turned brass one from 51L, I added a smokebox door handle from Markits, a generic Hornby brass whistle spare, etched lamp irons from Silver Tay Models, Smith 3 Links, and some slightly more detailed 3d printed dumb buffers of my own design. I also added a bit of plasticard to the left hand cab opening to match the other side and to hide a bit more of the motor, as well as a few little bits and bobs like sanding the saddle tank seam smooth and filling the cutouts in the bufferbeams where the tension lock hooks went. The LMS livery was removed and a quick respray with Mr Color GX2 Ueno Black on the body, with Mr Color C327 Red FS11136 buffer beams. The decals all came from Railtec and were excellent as always, the custom 3d smokebox number and shed plate are particularly nice and the turnaround was astonishingly fast! Weathering was with a custom airbrushed brown mix, followed by Wilder Aqualine rust and dust colours. Just awaiting a crew on backorder from Modelu.

 

It's very rare for me to actually want another of the same loco, but I'd actually really like another Pug!

 

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