RMweb Premium Popular Post newbryford Posted December 20, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2021 Couplings to refit, a tiny bit of weathering and good to go. Great decals by @railtec-models. The red ones need a bit more toning down though! That makes a rake of 20 now.... 21 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Looking good. I have Little & Large on the WB at the moment. Hopefully have them at least in Primer later in the week and hopefully top coat next week. Just done a third fill which should be the last & waiting wheels for the large one now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 8, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2022 I "deflowered" a couple of Virgins last night.......... Gentle use of T-cut with a cotton bud and cocktail stick to remove the branding and numbers, I find that gentle scraping (almost brushing) the white paint/ink with the edge of a scalpel blade to break the surface helps to make the T-cut work and not attack the base red too much. Undecided at the moment if they'll get Network Rail logos as 43290/43299, or with Colas logos as 43251/43272. leaning towards the Colas pair as I can then make up another test set with the likes of my ex-Caley BUO. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mc Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, newbryford said: Undecided at the moment if they'll get Network Rail logos as 43290/43299, or with Colas logos as 43251/43272. leaning towards the Colas pair as I can then make up another test set with the likes of my ex-Caley BUO. 251/257 would work for the model. 272 has the other style of lights, from when it was a Midland power car Jack 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 8, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Jack Mc said: 251/257 would work for the model. 272 has the other style of lights, from when it was a Midland power car Jack Ok - ta for that. I hadn't got round to checking lights 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted January 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Jack Mc said: 251/257 would work for the model. 272 has the other style of lights, from when it was a Midland power car Jack Indeed, I had completed 43272 prior to realising the other options. Still I can renumber if I see fit. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I'll be interested to see this one come together Mick. We had 43251 and 274 in to stable in December. Check out all those layers of slightly different coloured red vinyl on 251. I reckon it's Virgin on the original vinyl, then the duller red is LNER, with another dull red patch with EMR before a brighter red patch to obliterate the EMR letters and then a yellow Colas sticker over the top. Does the Hornby model have the black / dark grey lower band missing, or is it a trick of the light? I know Dapol missed it off theirs. That green HRA stands out from the crowd too, doesn't it! Jo 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 9, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2022 22 hours ago, Steadfast said: Does the Hornby model have the black / dark grey lower band missing, or is it a trick of the light? I know Dapol missed it off theirs. The black band is there on the model - but not on the box artwork! (Makes a change for the artwork being correct, yet the model isn't) 43251/43257 numbers on the way from Railtec soon. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 10, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2022 Any more layers of vinyl and it will be out of gauge. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post newbryford Posted February 2, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 This lot is bit cheaper than £750............ Average cost of the donor coaches £8.50 (include a donor BSO to provide extra doors and window), a bit of time, paint, a few LEDs and some Laserglaze 9701/02/03 aren't too far off being completed. 18 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairnsroadworks Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 17 hours ago, newbryford said: This lot is bit cheaper than £750............ Average cost of the donor coaches £8.50 (include a donor BSO to provide extra doors and window), a bit of time, paint, a few LEDs and some Laserglaze 9701/02/03 aren't too far off being completed. I came across a box full of airfix mk2s - FO and TSOs. If they’re of any use PM me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 3, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, cairnsroadworks said: I came across a box full of airfix mk2s - FO and TSOs. If they’re of any use PM me. Hi Andi, Ta for the offer but I probably have enough to do all the test fleet a second time round! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pteandy1402 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 22:09, newbryford said: This lot is bit cheaper than £750............ Average cost of the donor coaches £8.50 (include a donor BSO to provide extra doors and window), a bit of time, paint, a few LEDs and some Laserglaze 9701/02/03 aren't too far off being completed. This is my attenpt at using a Bachmann dbso and my 3d printed bits, phdesign etched bits and 3d decal rivets 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 20/12/2021 at 14:26, newbryford said: Couplings to refit, a tiny bit of weathering and good to go. Great decals by @railtec-models. Finally got Large or the WB this week, my 4mm one isn't too far behind. Having a nightmare with some of Steve's tiny details, did you have issues too? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 11, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, D6775 said: Finally got Large or the WB this week, my 4mm one isn't too far behind. Having a nightmare with some of Steve's tiny details, did you have issues too? The only ones I missed off were the jacking point decals that fit in the extreme corners of the chassis members. I used all the others. Nearly 60 of them per wagon. (x20!) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 minute ago, newbryford said: The only ones I missed off were the jacking point decals that fit in the extreme corners of the chassis members. I used all the others. Nearly 60 of them per wagon. (x20!) Think I have ditched them on the 4mm one too, and I think I've messed up at least one of the 1A etc's! I'm now tempted to try and source some more kits to do some Red ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 18, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2022 The beginning of a large project. Accurascale HYA shorty hoppers. Thanks to @njee20 for the stl file for half a hopper so I can practice some graffiti. (Must get round to doing the peeled vinyl effect) 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2022 I saw the picture on FB and thought “my CAD isn’t bad, looks a lot like that one” 🤣 Glad it’s been of use, they’re looking good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 25, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2022 And here's the first of 20 to be treated. The number is wrong (looking at a replacement decal) and there's a bit of weathering to be done - but I'll save that for when I have a few to do. 7 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted April 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) I must admit I do like the graffiti on the real thing, I’ve pulled it around a few times there is a really good ‘Thank you NHS’ wagon been knocking about since lockdown 1, not sure which type though this one is pretty good too Edited April 26, 2022 by big jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 13, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2022 The workbench has been a bit quiet lately, but now starting to get things moving again. I'll be doing a demo stand at the DEMU Showcase event in Sutton Coldfield on 23/24 July. https://www.demu.org.uk/showcase/showcase-2022 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 12 hours ago, newbryford said: The workbench has been a bit quiet lately, but now starting to get things moving again. I'll be doing a demo stand at the DEMU Showcase event in Sutton Coldfield on 23/24 July. https://www.demu.org.uk/showcase/showcase-2022 Prepare to be harangued! Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 14, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 14, 2022 52 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Prepare to be harangued! Mike. Prepare to be confused with numbers longer than four digits.................. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 13/06/2022 at 21:23, newbryford said: The workbench has been a bit quiet lately, but now starting to get things moving again. I'll be doing a demo stand at the DEMU Showcase event in Sutton Coldfield on 23/24 July. https://www.demu.org.uk/showcase/showcase-2022 On 14/06/2022 at 09:37, Enterprisingwestern said: Prepare to be harangued! Mike. See you both there..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post newbryford Posted June 25, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 I have been attacking my Accurascale HYAs..... 4 in various stages of devaluation......... 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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