blueeighties Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Tallpaul69 said: Hi Lee, Does the above mean that you are not in a position to take on any extra customers? Also, if you have capacity for say a full repaint, weather and renumber once a month for the next twelve months or so, on a mixture of classes? Are you up for modern stuff such as DRS and GWR or just blue era? If what I am saying is of interest please post your email or PM me it? Many thanks Paul Hi Paul. Would love to help, but sorry, I'm too overbooked to accommodate your work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 15 hours ago, blueeighties said: Hi Paul. Would love to help, but sorry, I'm too overbooked to accommodate your work. Thanks for referring me to Ben, but I had already been pointed in his direction! Still better referred twice than not at all and I am in conversation with him. Best regards Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 My HST power and dummy finally getting twin Leogman Paxman Valenta soundchips and EM2 speakers. Sounds very, very good. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Here are a pair of My Hornby HST power cars fitted with the latest Legoman/ESU V5 soundchips. Speakers are DC kits EM2 'earth movers'. These things produce a lot of bass.....the workbench vibrates during testing! Closest I have ever heard to that Paxman Valenta scream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286awy6w1JI&feature=youtu.be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 So.....you can probably remember when I was asking about techniques for producing rather distressed paintworka week or so back. I spend most of my days trying to achieve paint perfection, so my OCD is struggling a bit with this one!! However, after the various paint layers sprayed on have dried and cured, I have now started to attack it with wet n dry, a fibreglass brush, and lots more to come. This is the first stage, basically roughening the top coat, and getting the undercoat to show through. Stage 2 will be adding some textured rust, and then stage 3, applying the usual weathering muck. So far, it's been an interesting and new experience. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Hi tech clamping solutions at Lee's Locos 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 New Heljan 0 gauge class 56 cads. What do we think? 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 After being buried under a pile of 0 gauge class 37s for what seems like forever, a number of 00 gauge projects are now making good progress. Lots and lots to come! 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 31s look super ! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallows Close Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 ..... and the ‘56. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedman Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 04/10/2019 at 12:41, blueeighties said: New Heljan 0 gauge class 56 cads. What do we think? My thoughts:- You can only model 56091-135 (cab aircon vent). But 091-135 were not fitted with the coupling guard grid. It has a NRN radio aerial, but does not have the Immingham reliability modification, so you can model between circa 1988-95. As it stands from the CAD’s, the loco exhibited never actually existed! its a ‘FRANKENGRID’ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold cambo74 Posted October 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 Great work as always Leonardo ..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 04/10/2019 at 12:41, blueeighties said: New Heljan 0 gauge class 56 cads. What do we think? Looks a very impressive beast, apart from the head on image, the cab roof does not appear to have that distinctive dome shape, it's too tapered off/flat towards the edges. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 hours ago, thedman said: My thoughts:- You can only model 56091-135 (cab aircon vent). But 091-135 were not fitted with the coupling guard grid. It has a NRN radio aerial, but does not have the Immingham reliability modification, so you can model between circa 1988-95. As it stands from the CAD’s, the loco exhibited never actually existed! its a ‘FRANKENGRID’ Just remember...these are first cads and not cast in concrete!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted October 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, blueeighties said: Just remember...these are first cads and not cast in concrete!! Etched concrete? Now there's a thought to conjure with . . . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61661 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 18 hours ago, thedman said: My thoughts:- You can only model 56091-135 (cab aircon vent). But 091-135 were not fitted with the coupling guard grid. It has a NRN radio aerial, but does not have the Immingham reliability modification, so you can model between circa 1988-95. As it stands from the CAD’s, the loco exhibited never actually existed! its a ‘FRANKENGRID’ Just to clarify, before this becomes a(nother) scare story, the NRN aerial, cabside aircon vent and 'grid' under the bufferbeam will be separate customer fit items, so you can fit them or leave them off according to the specific loco you want to model. You'll also have the option of two styles of cab door handrail (round or flat section). With regard to the cab roof dome, it looks different on the real thing (and also the CAD) depending on what angle you view it from, so it's possible to source images that both confirm the shape shown on the CAD and the comments about it being too flat! There's also plenty of evidence that the real things vary in shape, which makes it very difficult to create a 'definitive' shape that will please everyone and cover every loco in the chosen batch. All the Best Ben 3 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, 61661 said: Just to clarify, before this becomes a(nother) scare story, the NRN aerial, cabside aircon vent and 'grid' under the bufferbeam will be separate customer fit items, so you can fit them or leave them off according to the specific loco you want to model. You'll also have the option of two styles of cab door handrail (round or flat section). With regard to the cab roof dome, it looks different on the real thing (and also the CAD) depending on what angle you view it from, so it's possible to source images that both confirm the shape shown on the CAD and the comments about it being too flat! There's also plenty of evidence that the real things vary in shape, which makes it very difficult to create a 'definitive' shape that will please everyone and cover every loco in the chosen batch. All the Best Ben Hi Ben Yep I'd agree the roof shape will look different from different angles of viewing. However from the front on CAD image above, I think the domed roof on a Hornby model ( also from front on) looks more accurate. Look forward to viewing the first EP of the model. Regards Ken Edited October 8, 2019 by tractor_37260 amend text 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedman Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 08/10/2019 at 14:57, 61661 said: Just to clarify, before this becomes a(nother) scare story, the NRN aerial, cabside aircon vent and 'grid' under the bufferbeam will be separate customer fit items, so you can fit them or leave them off according to the specific loco you want to model. You'll also have the option of two styles of cab door handrail (round or flat section). With regard to the cab roof dome, it looks different on the real thing (and also the CAD) depending on what angle you view it from, so it's possible to source images that both confirm the shape shown on the CAD and the comments about it being too flat! There's also plenty of evidence that the real things vary in shape, which makes it very difficult to create a 'definitive' shape that will please everyone and cover every loco in the chosen batch. All the Best Ben Thats good to know Ben, one loco you will not be able to model will be 56085 as for some reason it was built without cab front steps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 Here is a Hornby class 50 that has just rolled out of the workshop. A full repaint, Legoman soundfit, and detailing. 50008 'Thunderer'. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 A pair of weathered Heljan 00 gauge class 33s. Lovely wee things. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Always nice to see Thunderer which looks excellent. I'm sure I went past the real thing at Bristol on Monday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, blueeighties said: A pair of weathered Heljan 00 gauge class 33s. Lovely wee things. Those wee Heljans really come up trumps with a good weathering. Lovely little models, same as the Classes 26 and 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 12 of these beasts = an awful lot of bufferbeam detailing bits and bobs.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Module00 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nice 37s ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Look good those, seems a lot of your work is now senior scale ! although , it may be the angle, those Heljan pipes look a bit skinny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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