blueeighties Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Another 37/4 today, this time 37419. Same recipe as yesterday! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Morning guys. A pair of the marvellous Heljan 0 gauge class 03 shunters today. Both renumbered as 03107, and yes I know that number was actually a Heljan release, but they had all gone. Con rods painted yellow, weathered, and Paul Chetter/Zimo sound fitted. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Something else I have been working on.....this is a pre production Heljan 0 gauge class 47. Repainted and finished as GD tat 568. It was in a very rundown condition, I still have a bit more weathering detail to complete, but thought you would like to see it so far. I think it looks pretty good :-) i believe these are due to hit the shops late this year. As always if you want one or 6, get in touch! 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellwar Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, blueeighties said: Something else I have been working on.....this is a pre production Heljan 0 gauge class 47. Repainted and finished as GD tat 568. It was in a very rundown condition, I still have a bit more weathering detail to complete, but thought you would like to see it so far. I think it looks pretty good :-) i believe these are due to hit the shops late this year. As always if you want one or 6, get in touch! What colours do you use on this Rail Blue look if I may ask?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Hi. Phoenix Precision. Various different shades with added white and grey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 Speaker restock time. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Another Heljan large logo 37/4. Renumbered as 37412, cantrail stripe and additonal lamp brackets added, as running after transfer from Scotland to the West country. Sound via Legoman and a big EM3 speaker. And yes, I have correctly located the bufferbeam ETH jumper 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Loving your stuff as usual, but what the fudge have Heljan done to the ETH backing plate ? real v model 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Never noticed that before tbh, looks overly wide. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, blueeighties said: Never noticed that before tbh ...... Few of us would - if that's the worst defect it's a bl**dy good model! John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 9 hours ago, blueeighties said: Another Heljan large logo 37/4. Renumbered as 37412, cantrail stripe and additonal lamp brackets added, as running after transfer from Scotland to the West country. Sound via Legoman and a big EM3 speaker. And yes, I have correctly located the bufferbeam ETH jumper Thanks Lee 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 11 hours ago, cctransuk said: Few of us would - if that's the worst defect it's a bl**dy good model! John Isherwood. I disagree . I looked at the model Lee was doing and immediately something odd jumped out . You can't get away with stuff like this in O gauge . but this is a debate for elsewhere not Lee's thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Afternoon guys. I think last week was the first week since business began I didn't put a post up! A very, actually quite taxing week preparing a number of 0 gauge locos. 5 class 37s, a 25, and a 31. All of the 37s had their bufferbeam skirts removed, reshaped, and edge profiling added. New kick plates, headcode boxes, and roof fan grilles, plus the completion of the nightmarish sanding and filling, and rivets re added on the bodysides. The class 31 has had its old nose end doors removed, and new PH Designs ones added. Bodyside footsteps, and boiler roof panel added. Hopefully these will all see primer this week. Some nice locos will be coming out of this lot. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Today I shall mostly be priming 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Some oddly coloured and shaped locos rolling off the production bench this week. First up the Heljan 0 gauge class 17. Completely unfamiliar with these, never seen one for real. Numbered as D8576, weathered and Legoman sound fitted. 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Heljan golden ochre class 31, very lightly weathered and soundfitted. 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Love the start of new liveries 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 A full shift of masking 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Module00 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Great, really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Hi Lee, some superb stuff on here. Can i ask if you repaint the yellow on the Heljan 37/4s I noticed yours don'thave the black around the markerlights on the headcode box. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 On 23/05/2021 at 09:37, P.C.M said: Hi Lee, some superb stuff on here. Can i ask if you repaint the yellow on the Heljan 37/4s I noticed yours don'thave the black around the markerlights on the headcode box. Cheers Peter. Hi Peter, nice to hear from you, I hope you are well I remove the painted black around the marker lens sockets....they are meant to replicate lens rubbers, but weren't present on sealed beam marker lenses. It makes a surprising difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 One of the new Heljan 00 gauge class 25s, weathered to a suitably tatty condition. Door handrails have been altered to fit a tad better. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 And still on the class 25 theme, yet another one, this time in 0 gauge. Heljan, numbered as 25207, weathered, and sound fitted. 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 4mm again today. A renumbered and weathered Hornby class 08. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 28/05/2021 at 01:19, blueeighties said: Hi Peter, nice to hear from you, I hope you are well I remove the painted black around the marker lens sockets....they are meant to replicate lens rubbers, but weren't present on sealed beam marker lenses. It makes a surprising difference. Hi Lee, Going ok thanks though back in bloody Lockdown again. Thanks for the info I will have a go at removing the black I didn't fancy repainting the whole front end. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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