Pixie's Workbench - 2mm/ft Diesels and a 305mm/ft Cavalier

[Donw]

Scan one asleep?

 

Don

[modfather]

Could you do it from an etched profile and build the body up from solder?

[Enterprisingwestern]

Scan one asleep?

 

Don

 

Do they sleep stood up?

 

Mike.

[Nigelcliffe]

In the "prototype for everything" filing cabinet, whilst reading up on a few Suffolk stations comes the link below. 

 

Pixie's very own old Vauxhall modelling challenge :-)

 

http://www.railcar.co.uk/topic/shell-mex-advert/

 

 

 

- Nigel

[Donw]

Do they sleep stood up?

 

Mike.

Not as far as I know but they can often be seen having a lie down. Greyhounds are among the laziest of dogs being sprinters. The ones I know are not like collies which are always on the go.

 

Don

[Pixie]

Find a stuffed on and scan it instead!

Scan one asleep?

Ah, both excellent points but not helped by the fact I don't currently own greyhound, dead nor alive. I'm certainly not in a position to take on a live one (sadly) and I think a stuffed one would give me the creeps after a time. Maybe I should place an advert in the local paper?

 

WANTED: Loan of one stuffed greyhound for laser scanning and Jetsons-style miniaturisation. Would also consider narcoleptic, living Greyhound. Call 07791 123456 after 6pm.

 

I'm sure such as an advert would make someone smile at least.

 

If you search on eBay for "greyhound", under "Collectables", you'll find quite a few realistic figurines that could be 3D scanned.

Actually, that's a good idea. Cheers!

 

Pix

Edited December 13, 2016 by Pixie

[Strathwood]

Ah, both excellent points but not helped by the fact I don't currently own greyhound, dead nor alive. I'm certainly not in a position to take on a live one (sadly) and I think a stuffed one would give me the creeps after a time. Maybe I should place an advert in the local paper?

 

WANTED: Loan of one stuffed greyhound for laser scanning and Jetsons-style miniaturisation. Would also consider narcoleptic, living Greyhound. Call 07791 123456 after 6pm.

 

I'm sure such as an advert would make someone smile at least.

 

 

Actually, that's a good idea. Cheers!

 

Pix

Thats it this post has gone to the dogs...

 

Kevin

[BernardTPM]

The registration year ran from 1st August to 31st July.  The first year ran from January to July, which is why there were always relatively few A reg vehicles around.

Actually 'A'.  'B' & 'C' reg were pure 'year' letters. 'D' was cut short because car dealers suggested changing the letter in August would give them a boost at a quiet time of the year for new car sales. 'A' reg was rare because a lot of areas were busy finishing off the older style numbers.

[Pixie]

Hello all,

 

Another new year and another festive modelling binge. I have achieved two things this break - I've applied a lot of transfers and I've drunk a lot wine. Never simultaneously, but usually the latter as a reward to ploughing through the former. I do like most red wines, but this is by far the best I've had this Christmas - thoroughly recommended for a mid-bodied red.

 

 

Most of the things I've been sticking transfers on have been sat around for several years collecting dust, so

it's nice to see them trundling around the layout at long last. All have been 2mm'ed and DCC'ed, but I need to sort the handrails and windscreen wipers on them. I imagine that'll happen Christmas 2017.

 

First up, some Parkend stalwarts. All four are remotored and repainted Dapol examples, representing most of the liveries that the class carried. It's been quite tricky to find D6300s on the branch which can be modelled from the Dapol basis, most Forest visitors seemingly being D6333 onwards, but all four of the below are likely to have made an appearance at some point. I'm pleased with D6327; blue with small yellows is a groovy look.

 

 

D6319 is also coming along and currently awaits final fitting out. It appeared in the forest whilst in green but I don't think it ever made it there in blue. However, as 'the one that got away', having been very nearly being preserved, I felt compelled to model it. Besides, it's my train set and all that.

 

 

5826 is a definite Parkend machine, having been photographed on a ballast train at Lydney. The Farish model is really nice, but the factory applied yellow ends are very anaemic in colour. They were given a quick respray of a deeper shade which transforms the look.

 

 

5142 is ready to go too - I've guess at a couple of headcodes that would have put it into the Gloucester area before being commandeered for a Parkend trip working. It looks at home on the layout, even if it's a bit dubious.

 

 

Just before Christmas a short price of grainy footage turned up on YouTube of a Hymek shunting at Parkend station - a holy grail that instantly required a model to be made. Sadly, I couldn't make out the number so decided to go for D7017. However subsequent digging about has revealed I should have modelled D7043. Like the NBLs, it's a Dapol model with a rebuilt chassis, repaint and a bit of tweaking. The handrails need some love at the front. The windscreens had some seriously weird shaped wipers moulded on so they were shaved off and the panes carefully polished up again. It seems to have worked out well, just need to put some etched ones on.

 

 

Another Parkend thoroughbred; a Tysely Met Cam set. This was the one and only ever passenger train to work to the Marsh Sidings; there should be another three car set but my cassettes aren't long enough. I need to produce the headboards when I get a moment.

 

 

Whilst on the subject of Met Cams; a few years ago, I bought a pair of 'rustic' Farish 101 bodies from eBay. Understandably they didn't receive too many bids and I managed to score them for a fiver delivered.

 

 

I'd hoped that under all the paint and vinyls that they would be structurally unmolested; however a dunk in stripper showed otherwise.

 

 

I thought they were a lost cause but with some careful cutting it was just about possible to turn them into a TBSL. I have to admit, I'm quite proud of the end result these have become.

 

 

The TBSL has been dropped into a partially repainted Farish 108, based on a photo from John Turner's Flickr page. At this juncture we start to drift dangerously away from Parkend stock and things that fall into the "cos I like 'em" category....

 

 

Whilst in a DMU mood; route-learner DB975023 has been finished. This got everywhere on the WR it seems. This started out as a Dapol model of DB975023, before being stripped to lose Dapol's weird shade of BR blue and repainting into the same livery and number. There's something about the shape of the Dapol Bubble Car that just doesn't quite sit right but I can't put my finger on it.

 

 

A pair of Toton choppers are nearly ready for service. They were picked up off eBay for a fair price from a seller in Taiwan. I think they're factory seconds but as the basis for a project I'm happy with them. Same seller also lists Farish 31s for respectable £50 from time to time; it's worth keeping an eye out.

 

 

 

 

A trio of Warships next; all based on the Farish model with a repainted and various details around the bogies and ends. D861 is notable as the first NBL I've modelled and the last Warship to carry MSYP in service; conveniently the prototype carried Swindon roof grilles to make it an easy project.

 

 

Finally; the first of the resin bodied Warships has been finished off as 810.

 

 

I even managed to get a few plane kits finished off; some look a little out of place in the layout....

 

 

...whilst others look surprisingly at home.

 

 

Phew; that was a bit of a lengthy post. Apologies for the photo-heavy, poorly-written style; it's hard to be lyrical about lots of similar project as being completed!

 

I hope all your 2017's have started well.

 

Cheers,

Pix

[jonas]

Brilliant work Pix! Your stock looks excellent as ever, and I have to say the scenic setting looks bang on. I'd love to see some shots of the layout as whole next time you've got it set up...what's the chances?

[MrSimon]

Great job on the TBSL - much neater than mine!

 

Cheers

Simon

[CF MRC]

Lovely stuff.

 

Chee Tor used to have a couple of EE Lightnings going down the valley. Prefer airships, myself.

 

Tim

[queensquare]

Great post Pix, I do like that late 60s, early 70s period and I agree about the BSYP livery, I have a Western earmarked for that treatment.

 

Jerry

[Chris Higgs]

Hello all,

 

 

 

Whilst in a DMU mood; route-learner DB975023 has been finished. This got everywhere on the WR it seems. This started out as a Dapol model of DB975023, before being stripped to lose Dapol's weird shade of BR blue and repainting into the same livery and number. There's something about the shape of the Dapol Bubble Car that just doesn't quite sit right but I can't put my finger on it.

 

 

 

 

Comparing this to a photo of the real thing e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_122#/media/File:55006_at_Bewdley.JPG I'd say that the front windows are too small/too low on the Dapol model. They should start well above and finish below the level of the main side windows. The glazing could surely benefit from some LazerGlaze. The window frames are also far too prominent.

 

The bogies and perhaps the rest of the underframe stick out too far. The bogies are a result of Dapol's method of pickups, and would not be easy to correct.

 

Not that Dapol are alone in getting the positioning of windows awry. The Farish 101 is also well out in that regard, although its less noticeable in all-blue than in B/G.

 

Chris

Edited January 6, 2017 by Chris Higgs

[Pixie]

I'd love to see some shots of the layout as whole next time you've got it set up...what's the chances?

 

Not a problem Steve - the layout is always up! That said; it's in a thing room so it's quite hard to get far enough back to get a decent shot.

 

The below two show a fairly basic overview - the viewing window is fairly small to try and focus the eye on it. The layout it still a little barren at the moment, I'm slowly adding lots of weeds and details. Please excuse the paper buildings too; I really need to build the real thing!

 

 

 

 

A slightly different angle!

 

 

The below screen grab from Google Earth should put it into context of the real place. The above photograph was taken from the right hand side of the Google Earth grab; you can still make out the scar in the trees where the headshunt went. The U-shipped bungalow is still there, as is the other three cottages. There's a few new-builds there now too.

 

 

Great job on the TBSL - much neater than mine!

We'll have to agree to disagree there Simon - you've done a lovely job and tackled a much hard livery! Mine is missing the window frames, door hinges, handles...

 

I agree about the BSYP livery, I have a Western earmarked for that treatment.

 

D1047 in BSYP is on my list too Jerry; we'll have to compare To-Do lists sometime! With the last few Warships almost finished, I was hoping 2017 would be the Year of the Western with a mainline run behind D1015 booked and the mojo raging. However, Champion has writing off its B-engine might be a bad omen for the initiative! I did get my prototype Western up and running over Christmas however.

 

 

Given the car content of this thread, there's no prizes for which one this will be. Just got to work out the rest of 'em, all were picked up as non-runners/faulty/deformed over the last few years.

 

 

Prefer airships, myself.

Will we see one on Copenhagen Fields? I'd certainly like to visit the Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen one day; it's a form of transport I'll probably never sample.

 

Comparing this to a photo of the real thing e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_122#/media/File:55006_at_Bewdley.JPG I'd say that the front windows are too small/too low on the Dapol model. They should start well above and finish below the level of the main side windows. The glazing could surely benefit from some LazerGlaze. The window frames are also far too prominent.

 

The bogies and perhaps the rest of the underframe stick out too far. The bogies are a result of Dapol's method of pickups, and would not be easy to correct.

 

I think you're right on the issues raised Chris. I wonder if Dapol's profile bulges out a little too much as the bottom; it's quite a subtle shape really. It's strange how some models just don't quite nail it whilst others capture the look perfectly - I've got a Bachmann 4mm SECR C that looks so right from all angles, whilst the Dapol 121 is a runt of the litter.

 

After the 25/3, the 116/117 family is the biggest 2mm gap for me. Perhaps Bachmann will scale down their 4mm in the depths of time.

 

BTW - Is there any development on the resin Pullman coaches? I'm still keen for a couple of it goes ahead.

 

Cheers,

Pix

Edited January 8, 2017 by Pixie

[Kylestrome]

Will we see one on Copenhagen Fields?

 

There is an airship flying over CF already!

 

Edit: Well there used to be. Looking at more recent photos of Copenhagen Fields it seems to have flown away. Hopefully it didn't crash?

 

David

Edited January 9, 2017 by Kylestrome

[CF MRC]

R33 has it's bags inflated and is well, thank you David. It only flies on the layout at exhibitions. I have some other models of Graf Zeppelin which flew over London a number of times and R101, which only made a couple of flights over the city. To complete the set I have a partially built full size (4' long) 1/144 WW1 airship of the type that disrupted a Model Railway Club meeting in London on October 13th 1916. If we get to come to Germany again with CF, I will finish the model and hang it on the front!

 

Tim

Edited January 9, 2017 by CF MRC

[Chris Higgs]

Not a problem Steve - the layout is always up! That said; it's in a thing room so it's quite hard to get far enough back to get a decent shot.

 

The below two show a fairly basic overview - the viewing window is fairly small to try and focus the eye on it. The layout it still a little barren at the moment, I'm slowly adding lots of weeds and details. Please excuse the paper buildings too; I really need to build the real thing!

 

 

 

 

A slightly different angle!

 

 

The below screen grab from Google Earth should put it into context of the real place. The above photograph was taken from the right hand side of the Google Earth grab; you can still make out the scar in the trees where the headshunt went. The U-shipped bungalow is still there, as is the other three cottages. There's a few new-builds there now too.

 

 

We'll have to agree to disagree there Simon - you've done a lovely job and tackled a much hard livery! Mine is missing the window frames, door hinges, handles...

 

 

 

D1047 in BSYP is on my list too Jerry; we'll have to compare To-Do lists sometime! With the last few Warships almost finished, I was hoping 2017 would be the Year of the Western with a mainline run behind D1015 booked and the mojo raging. However, Champion has writing off its B-engine might be a bad omen for the initiative! I did get my prototype Western up and running over Christmas however.

 

 

Given the car content of this thread, there's no prizes for which one this will be. Just got to work out the rest of 'em, all were picked up as non-runners/faulty/deformed over the last few years.

 

 

Will we see one on Copenhagen Fields? I'd certainly like to visit the Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen one day; it's a form of transport I'll probably never sample.

 

I think you're right on the issues raised Chris. I wonder if Dapol's profile bulges out a little too much as the bottom; it's quite a subtle shape really. It's strange how some models just don't quite nail it whilst others capture the look perfectly - I've got a Bachmann 4mm SECR C that looks so right from all angles, whilst the Dapol 121 is a runt of the litter.

 

After the 25/3, the 116/117 family is the biggest 2mm gap for me. Perhaps Bachmann will scale down their 4mm in the depths of time.

 

BTW - Is there any development on the resin Pullman coaches? I'm still keen for a couple of it goes ahead.

 

Cheers,

Pix

 

I had to research this DMU side profile when I did some 4mm etches of Classes 115/116/117 for Mostyn. It's pretty difficult to measure even when you are stood right next to the real thing. Perhaps I could do a negative etch to put up against the Dapol side. Or perhaps not.

 

I had forgotten about the Pullmans. I realised there are in fact a number of different end profiles for the various types and my 3D CAD skills need to be upgraded with compund curves for that.

 

Chris

[jonas]

Such a great layout. Really captures the forest! Don't forget to let me know if it ever heads out near it's natural environment, it's only down the road from me...

 

Also: look at all those 37s!

Edited January 9, 2017 by jonas

[D869]

Hmm... maybe the Association should introduce an annual gloat box trophy?

 

The Round Tuit Award?

 

Regards, Andy

[Ian Morgan]

 

maybe the Association should introduce an annual gloat box trophy?

 

But how do I transport my whole shed to an AGM?

[Chris Higgs]

But how do I transport my whole shed to an AGM?

 

We will judge them by photographs.

 

Chris

[Chris Higgs]

Hmm... maybe the Association should introduce an annual gloat box trophy?

 

The Round Tuit Award?

 

Regards, Andy

 

It's a pity they are all Westerns. If they were Deltics, we could take over Copenhagen Fields for a day for a BR Blue session. Have to remove that airship though.

 

But as it is, we need a model of Paddington to run them on. Or at least Old Oak Common.

 

Chris

[Kylestrome]

But how do I transport my whole shed to an AGM?

 

Can't you find a trailer the right size?

[Ian Morgan]

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Can't you find a trailer the right size?

 

 

It is 'out of gauge'

 

 

 

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