blueeighties Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 Morning folks. Just finishing a few odds and ends before a couple of bank holiday weekend days off back to house refurbishment Heljan 0 gauge Deltic, repainted (not by me), weathering by me. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 A gorgeous, hot sunny bank holiday, and we see another dirty beast emerge from the workshop Another Heljan 0 gauge class 37, centre headcode, finished as 222. An interesting one this, one of the very few to retain it's bodyside steps, and unplated panels throughout it's life. Original bufferbeam cowlings retained, the only ex works part of this loco are the recently fitted air pipes after a visit to Doncaster works. Shame they couldn't be bothered to run it through the washer. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Heljan 0 gauge class 37 wanted. Morning guys, a request for a change! I am after a Heljan 0 gauge class 37/0 centre headcode box.....preferably blue, but anything considered. Drop me a line if you have anything you wish to part with. Regards, Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Back to 00 gauge today...a pair of Bachmann class 20s, weathered and soundfitted with the superb Legoman twin 'paired' soundchips. Regards, Lee. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Monday, another glorious sunny day To start the working week off, we have 45066. Weathered, and headcodes changed to dominoes, customer had already fitted sound. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Good morning. Todays offering....a fully repainted, weathered and sound fitted Heljan 0 gauge class 50. Finished as 50002 'Superb', in typical everyday 80s condition. 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 A current selection of 0 gauge reworks/repaints underway. A serious amount of workshop hours have already gone into these. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 An 0 gauge Heljan class 25 today, renumbered as 207, and weathered. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium glasmonkey Posted June 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hi Lee I'm liking the very subtle fading of the yellow on the front, very convincing. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 Today we have a pair of Grimy Dapol 08s 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Reality check. Some things humble one during a working week. Chap visited me today, just starting out, learning all about DCC, sound,layout building and the fun it entails. His age? A sprightly 91 years Hope I can help. 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 0 gauge transfer porn! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mabel Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) On 20/11/2013 at 19:25, Jon020 said: On the subject of grey 31s... here's 206 a few weeks ago and despite that dutch yellow band, the grey roof is certainly darker than the bodyside... and given the meticulous care that seems to have gone into preserving this loco, I'd be surprised if it was wrong. I know this is an old post, but just to clarify, 206 was painted at Brush Loughborough when it was owned by Cotswold Rail just before it was bought into preservation. It does indeed have a darker roof than bodyside. Edited June 26, 2021 by mabel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Been a while since I have installed sound in a big Heljan Deltic. ESU XL V5 chip, with Legoman sound, and a pair of EM3 speakers. Sounds bloody marvellous 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Started a batch of weathering today, among others including this Heljan class 20. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 It's another hot sunny day, so thought I would get my chopper out Heljan 0 gauge, weathered and Legoman sound fitted. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 I'm not 100%, but I can't help thinking that this PH Designs class 37 roof fan and grille is slightly overscale 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Morning chaps. A few shots of the new Heljan 0 gauge 47 on my layout. This was purchased from Mr Seven Mill last year. I have just rewired for DCC, and will be featuring further improvements in the coming months. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Monday morning, back to it! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 18:09, blueeighties said: Morning chaps. A few shots of the new Heljan 0 gauge 47 on my layout. This was purchased from Mr Seven Mill last year. I have just rewired for DCC, and will be featuring further improvements in the coming months. Hi Lee, Nice work on the class 47 you have really captured the run down look. Anymore pics of the layout? i need to build a small shed for mine yours looks great. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Morning guys. A relative rarity....one of my personal locos! This has taken me 3 years to complete simply because of the constant heavy workload of the business. Starting life as an unrefurbished green Heljan 0 gauge class 26, I introduce refurbished Railfreight 26032. Cabside tablet recesses filled, underframe air compressor tanks added, a full repaint, and fairly heavy/tatty weathering. This loco was in quite a state in it's later years, I will revisit the detail weathering at some point in the next 3 years and possibly add a bit more 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted July 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2021 11 hours ago, blueeighties said: I will revisit the detail weathering at some point in the next 3 years and possibly add a bit more Lee, it looks the bees knees ….. It will probably be withdrawn by the time you get round to it again ….. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) On 19/07/2021 at 11:23, P.C.M said: Hi Lee, Nice work on the class 47 you have really captured the run down look. Anymore pics of the layout? i need to build a small shed for mine yours looks great. Cheers Peter. Hi Peter....I''l try to remember on to take some more! Edited July 24, 2021 by blueeighties typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 A couple of 'behind the scenes' shots of Heaton Lodge Junction, gives a hint of the truly epic scale of systems and logistics of this monster layout. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, blueeighties said: Hi Peter....I''l try to remember on to take some more! Thanks Lee, Nice work on the class 26 too. I have a blue one that I need to repaint and detail at some point. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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