Squirrel Rail Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Bits of progress today, the doors have gone onto the 150 and the repaired front on the 31 has come out fine so I will get on and start sorting out the blue last up the yellow ends have gone on the what if western, coming together now 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Looking forward to seeing that Class 150 done and finished. Was always a fan of the London Midland livery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Been a frustrating week either waiting for things or having to do carers duties so a quick if not very exciting update. Add to that a sore arm and feeling a bit of colour after my Covid jab surprised what I have got done! The Chiltern bubble car is painted and decaled but waiting for replacement glass before it can be weathered and reassembled: The Yeoman 52 has now had decals and nameplates added but working out how to do the number.. The 31 shell has had the numbers removed and the Hornby weathering has now gone from both sides so this can start to go back together..it's going to be proper banger blue The DCR 66s are getting there, need to correct the grey above the cab on the front one. I sprayed these with Raibow Railways paints ( thanks to Ben @cambo74) for telling me about them, and really impressed with them. Next up painting some resin MU fittings for Bachmann 37s, the detail pack versions foul an NEM coupling and with the cost of replacements seems a shame to have to cut them in half. These ones I've made have a rubber cable that doesn't interfere with the coupling and just completes the corner of the nose rather than having a hole. I tried making it loop round to the buffer beam fitting but the coupling was still a problem. Fitting the brass wire coupling method gets round this but most of my customers prefer an NEM. Lastly two of the MPV cabs in their white and yellow. That's about it for the week so hopefully some finished stuff next week. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2021 I am loving the western. Thats very cool. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Now I am not a fan of fictitious liveries, but I would love to see that Wizzo full size. Surprised D1010 was never painted like that when it was masquerading as D1035 Western Yeoman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, D6775 said: Now I am not a fan of fictitious liveries, but I would love to see that Wizzo full size. Surprised D1010 was never painted like that when it was masquerading as D1035 Western Yeoman. It nearly was, thats my inspiration for requesting it. UK rail history could have been very different, but for the unions. AIUI several westerns were separated from Swindons Scrap line, for nearly 2 years... long enough for me to see them albeit I dont remember, my dad did get as far as putting them in my abc. (not my picture, this is from flickr). All my life as an enthusiast I recall this story, of several westerns set aside, pending Foster Yeoman taking them, following doubts on class 56’s. The idea was eventually killed by unions who wouldn't accept drivers of locomotives that were not BR owned / maintained. And so the 56’s came, stayed, until FY eventually broke the wall, and introduced the class 59, which lead to the 66. my back story to this, is the 52’s, if they had been successful would probably only lasted until the 59’s anyway... whilst a livery would most likely have been the Merehead blue used on the US Switcher.. but that would not have been anywhere near as much fun... I spent many summers near Westbury with grandparents, and my what-if had many years to think over (i had a bunch more what-ifs in mind.. Hymek is next). heres the rudimentary artwork I gave squirrel.. turned out nice hasnt it? Edited March 19, 2021 by adb968008 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Norski Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2021 Now that's instructions. Not like the vague emails i send Mr Squirrel. Love the Westerns, handsome loco and would lend itself to a number of fictional liveries. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Love your work Jerry, but I can’t unsee that western 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, rob D2 said: Love your work Jerry, but I can’t unsee that western Hi Rob, I’ll post some other stuff to help you out!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, rob D2 said: Love your work Jerry, but I can’t unsee that western 22 minutes ago, Squirrel Rail said: Hi Rob, I’ll post some other stuff to help you out!!! more western ! If Jerry is willing to take it on, Ive another Western planned after this.. no its not ARC i’ll leave that for someone else :-) 52’s were denied their rightful place in history.. correcting that would have changed the course of history for the 50’s.... and that means another livery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 The First of the pair of DCR 60's has now got most of it's decals on, next up detail pack, the other one is not far behind, The completion today is 56057 in it's as preserved state so a nice bit of large logo blue. The base model was DCR 303 so it has had Shawplan ariels fitted to give the right V configuration and has the different hi intensity headlight and split cab front handrails, enough to make it look a bit different.... I only had the bodyshell to work with so it's just sitting on the-is chassis so I could get a couple of pics. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 The DCR 60 looks superb! 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 Agreed that 60 does look good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Class 56 in large Logo very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted March 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 Scotrail 90. This one has been a project I have been messing about with for some time and trying to fit it in amongst the day to day customer work so here it finally is.... 19 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2021 Looking good that one Jerry! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelsteadLane Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Squirrel Rail said: Scotrail 90. This one has been a project I have been messing about with for some time and trying to fit it in amongst the day to day customer work so here it finally is.... now that just needs to be shoved with a blue nxea mk3 set!! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, WrattingRoad said: now that just needs to be shoved with a blue nxea mk3 set!! I'm slowly knocking off the list of Anglia hire in's I had for haulage so it had to be done, wonder what will be next????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Some inspirations... 90001 was my 3rd last haulage 90 todate, in May 2019 GA started a new 11am express from Liverpool st to Norwich, calling only at Ipswich, and catching up the 10.30 by Norwich, so me and my daughter took it for a spin. (check those buffers /bufferbeam out). The 11am was followed by the 1102 running almost right behind, on the more regular schedule..Colchester, Manningtree, Ipswich and Diss At Norwich there was further inspiration.. and a bit more.. 90004 would be my 2nd last class 90 ride.. with a glimpse of the new order.. with a return taking a break at Ipswich 90012 is my last ride behind a class 90... of course a respray of a GA 90, needs a rake and a DVT to join it. Edited May 16, 2021 by adb968008 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 90012 was my last 90 haulage just before Lockdown 1 kicked in and the Stadlers took over. I was fortunate that my daily commute was normally 90 hauled and I could usually jig my return journey to pick up any hire ins! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Squirrel Rail said: Scotrail 90. This one has been a project I have been messing about with for some time and trying to fit it in amongst the day to day customer work so here it finally is.... Love it! That's a lovely looking job Jerry. Always been a fan of this livery on the 90. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 That sleeper Skoda looks amazing! That’s certainly very tempting! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Squirrel Rail said: Scotrail 90. This one has been a project I have been messing about with for some time and trying to fit it in amongst the day to day customer work so here it finally is.... What a beauty!! I've always wanted one.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Mixed bag of projects today with a number of rescue projects on the go. First up was this 20 which I thought was just for weathering but it turns out needed "some" glue marks sorting out god only knows what had been stuck on there but it has been removed, new BR arrows and a base layer of fading applied, this will all get blended in with the airbrush... Here's the other side together with the 31 shell which was a rescue job as it had cracked corners, now repaired, new yellow ends, numbers and fading. The third rescue job is the 90 which had a lump out of it where it looked like it had been hit with a hot soldering iron. The owner made a great job of the repair and I have resprayed the centre cant rail section, replaced the line and it is now starting to be weathered. The DCR 60's have now had all their decals and I have added the bogie steps and pipework so tomorrow they will get a light weathering Last up is the London Midland 150. I have added the yellow ends today so these have to harden off for a bit but its getting there even if very slowly... 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris56057 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Big thanks to Jerry for getting 56057 British Fuels done for me. As my forum name suggests 057 has always been a favourite of mine and it's great to now have it in model form. 8 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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