Graham R Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Meh goodness! That’s Ma Mennie’s. I haven’t been inside it since the 1980s, something I should remedy perhaps once things lighten up a bit. A great pint as I recall. Did it not used to be painted a brownish colour? Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Graham R said: Meh goodness! That’s Ma Mennie’s. I haven’t been inside it since the 1980s, something I should remedy perhaps once things lighten up a bit. A great pint as I recall. Did it not used to be painted a brownish colour? Graham Probably twenty years since I’ve been in. Was always painted green that I remember, I was at the art college there in the late nineties, early 2000s. Was a while before I twigged that Mennie’s and The Speedwell were the same place! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) New project, a pair of old Hornby OAA wagons which were mine as a kid in the 80s. The bodies are pretty good but the chassis is terrible - complete with plastic wheels. I ordered new 3D printed chassis for them from Shapeways. The detail is incredible but they are also incredibly fragile. It’s my first go with something 3D printed so I’ll see how it goes - they look fantastic but we’ll see how robust they are in use.. They even have separate brake callipers which you can fit if your eyesight and hand-eye coordination is better than mine. Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Chassis primed and look even better. The striped layers in the printed plastic is barely visible. Filling the old buffer holes with milliput (the Hornby ones are too low because the ride height was all wrong). Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2022 Those chassis are really detailed. Alclad do a ‘primer with micro filler’ which I find very good for smoothing 3D prints. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 26 minutes ago, ColinK said: Those chassis are really detailed. Alclad do a ‘primer with micro filler’ which I find very good for smoothing 3D prints. That’s good to know, thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I'm just about to start refurbing some of the exact same wagons, I doubt I'll use them but those underframes look superb! Look forward to seeing these completed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 hours ago, sb67 said: I'm just about to start refurbing some of the exact same wagons, I doubt I'll use them but those underframes look superb! Look forward to seeing these completed. They certainly are, just a shame most of the detail will be invisible once they’re on the track! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Moore Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Just gone from start to finish on this thread. What a lovely layout. The buildings are so impressive. Me & my wife had our honeymoon in Edinburgh last year & one of the photos of the pub reminded me of walking down past Haymarket towards Murrayfield. It's so typical of the structures around Edinburgh. I've been slowly collecting kits & bits to build my dream layout in EM, North Leith citadel. I did have the old Bob Rowlands layout of it & my plan is to do it how John Roxborough did it many moons ago in em. Very nice layout I'm following the post with interest. Edited January 6, 2022 by Simon Moore 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Simon Moore said: Just gone from start to finish on this thread. What a lovely layout. The buildings are so impressive. Me & my wife had our honeymoon in Edinburgh last year & one of the photos of the pub reminded me of walking down past Haymarket towards Murrayfield. It's so typical of the structures around Edinburgh. I've been slowly collecting kits & bits to build my dream layout in EM, North Leith citadel. I did have the old Bob Rowlands layout of it & my plan is to do it how John Roxborough did it many moons ago in em. Very nice layout I'm following the post with interest. Sounds very interesting, it would make a great layout. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Some more progress on my improved Hornby OAA wagons. Buffers fitted (Lanarkshire Models), air pipes fitted (Replica Railways), first paint coat applied - one is in original railfreight finish with repainted ends, the other will be bauxite. Chassis and wheels given initial dry brush coat of frame dirt. Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, Auchend1nny said: Some more progress on my improved Hornby OAA wagons. Buffers fitted (Lanarkshire Models), air pipes fitted (Replica Railways), first paint coat applied - one is in original railfreight finish with repainted ends, the other will be bauxite. Chassis and wheels given initial dry brush coat of frame dirt. Nice underframe.....if not too personal a response 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Looking very nice, what paints did you use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) On 14/01/2022 at 06:15, sb67 said: Looking very nice, what paints did you use? Primer and black under frames from Halfords rattle cans. The rest is various acrylics brushed on with a Tamiya No3 brush. Railmatch, Lifecolour and Vallejo are the main ones I use. Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Great, thank you 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Some progress on the two OAA wagons; just a bit of final weathering and couplings to fit. Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) On a roll this evening! Some weathering and detailing on an engineers brake van, including coal for the guard’s stove. Some final rain streaking to the roof and frame dirt to chassis and it should be finished. Edited April 26, 2022 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 A very nice set of wagons there, great stuff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grampus Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 OAAs are particularly impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 22 hours ago, Auchend1nny said: On a roll this evening! Some weathering and detailing on an engineers brake van, including coal for the guard’s stove. Some final rain streaking to the roof and frame dirt to chassis and it should be finished. Brill stock....wouldn't like to be the guard using the zto and wanting a couple of black nuggets for fire where there stored! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: Brill stock....wouldn't like to be the guard using the zto and wanting a couple of black nuggets for fire where there stored! Thanks. You’d want to be clinging on tight! Here’s the photo I got the idea from. Pretty much capture the whole run-down look I’m going for with the layout. https://www.flickr.com/photos/invader1009/14980528404/in/gallery-91650295@N04-72157645459527451/ Edited January 21, 2022 by Auchend1nny 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Fantastic photo, love the detail on the brake van, you've captured the atmosphere of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 21/01/2022 at 17:52, Auchend1nny said: Thanks. You’d want to be clinging on tight! Here’s the photo I got the idea from. Pretty much capture the whole run-down look I’m going for with the layout. https://www.flickr.com/photos/invader1009/14980528404/in/gallery-91650295@N04-72157645459527451/ Absolutely brill....at least he's using safely rail!....its the grot around the train that's atmospheric and grimy 08.....oh love the 80s 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 13:05, sb67 said: Fantastic photo, love the detail on the brake van, you've captured the atmosphere of that. It’s such a good photo. If you look really close someone’s scrawled ‘Albion’ on the end above the running boards. I’m guessing West Brom from the location. It’s the kind of detail that’d look over done if you actually modelled it! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 13:05, sb67 said: Fantastic photo, love the detail on the brake van, you've captured the atmosphere of that. It’s such a good photo. If you look really close someone’s scrawled ‘Albion’ on the end above the running boards. I’m guessing West Brom from the location. It’s the kind of detail that’d look over done if you actually modelled it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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