RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 1, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2014 I do exactly the same with a new package through the letterbox!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 I may even get a few more in tonight. The pub is going to look brilliant too when it is done. I do exactly the same with a new package through the letterbox!!! Always difficult not to open it and do something with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 I've brought the work camera home this weekend so I'll get some nice wide angled shots of both boards tomorrow showing the track work almost complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Here is the view from the other angle showing the liner siding. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 And a few more windows installed! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 A little more on the box... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 While the glue on the first section of windows dries I've started on some more ballasting. This time I've been very sparing with the ballast and I think it may pay off. I'll check it in the morning once dry and see how it looks. I may also weather the rail sides a lighter rust colour just to tone it all down a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Well it was definitely worth the effort with the ballasting. Less is definitely more! I'm pleased with the result so will continue like this. I've also started filling in the voids between the access road from mainline to the Newquay bay platform. This will be sanded smooth and painted grey, then some appropriate scatters will be laid over the top. Best regards, Jeremy 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi Jeremy, I've just spent a while reading this thread and have to say. Wow some great modelling and very inspiring. Love the China clay wagons. Keep up the good work Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi Jeremy, I've just spent a while reading this thread and have to say. Wow some great modelling and very inspiring. Love the China clay wagons. Keep up the good work Phil Thanks Phil. It's been a long journey to get to the present state of the layout and I feel now that I'm making more progress than ever. Thanks for looking in and please keep on following the thread. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The box is looking great ,nice ballasting aswell Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Looking great as I look this morning through the windows of, erm Par box! Just a quick observation, it's difficult to see from the picture, but Liner siding is a tad wider from the Up Through Siding than you appear to have it mate. It makes quite a difference especially when viewed from Royal Bridge. It's very subtle - but these things make a fine layout outstanding!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Looking great as I look this morning through the windows of, erm Par box! Just a quick observation, it's difficult to see from the picture, but Liner siding is a tad wider from the Up Through Siding than you appear to have it mate. It makes quite a difference especially when viewed from Royal Bridge. It's very subtle - but these things make a fine layout outstanding!! Hi Craig, Thanks for the advice. I was wondering whether it was wide enough. I'll adjust it later. I've made some more progress on the windows and have just the rear ones to fit now, then I will mask off the brickwork and spray the whole model model white. I think it will be much easier to paint the etches this way than trying to paint it by hand with a brush. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Box and trackwork is looking great. Maybe a quick photo looking from the real par box to show you what to do with the siding? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack00 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Looking good Jeremy. 37's look propper Cornish. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Good evening, It's been a while and progress on Par has come to a stand still since my last update, lots of other elements getting in the way of any modelling. However, this afternoon, the soldering iron came out and I decided to have a go at my replacement 2FS society chassis for my Farish VBA van. Here are a few photos of the initial stages of the build. As you can see, it looks a hundred times better than the original already! May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Best regards, Jeremy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Good evening, A couple more photos showing further progress on the VBA chassis. I spent a couple of hours last night fitting the wheel bearings, cross ribs in the underside, and the buffer beams ends. Here are a few more photos. And with Tre Pol and Pen at the helm. Best regards, Jeremy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted January 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hi Jeremy The chassis looks good, but it looks to be riding a little low if comparing roof and bufferbeam heights with adjacent vehicles - does it need larger wheels? Or is it an optical illusion? cheers Ben A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2015 Or does the 37 need lowering? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted January 4, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2015 Or does the 37 need lowering? Possibly...which is why the raising the bogies solution is only a short term fix...better to get all the rolling stock at the same datum perhaps... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hi Jeremy The chassis looks good, but it looks to be riding a little low if comparing roof and bufferbeam heights with adjacent vehicles - does it need larger wheels? Or is it an optical illusion? cheers Ben A. Hi Ben, I think I will change the wheel sets for some 6mm ones. This should add some height to the van and bring it true to scale. The 37's buffers sit high anyway unless I lower the body, however on this one I have raised the bogies. Another shot of the van. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 You also have to take into account that the chassis is a 2mm kit (1:150 scale) whereas the 37 is a 1:148 scale model. Not a fat lot of difference as the buffer centre height of 3.5ft works out at approx 7mm for 2mm scale and 7.2mm for N (1:148). Certainly not what we are seeing here. It may be worth sticking a tape measure on them and see which is nearer the correct figure (Jez are you building 2mm scale with large stock or british N scale on 2mm track?, I personally build to 2mm scale for scenics as its easier (lazier?) to just multiply the buildings etc size in feet by 2 in my head than do 2.06mm for N, maybe I should be more stringent or is life too short?). I never felt my 37s looked high compaired to my other stock but I may well be wrong. The VBA has a slightly lower roof than a loco in any case but not a low as can be seen there, and the buffer bean is clearly very low. To me those wheels look very small. I would have thought 6mm wheels would have been the correct ones anyway on that wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Also a side note which has bothered me previously. The railfreight 37 seems to have its ploughs painted a slightly different shade of yellow to the bodywork. Stands out to me. Would it be a quick fix to lick em with the correct colour on a brush, just for me! Haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Also a side note which has bothered me previously. The railfreight 37 seems to have its ploughs painted a slightly different shade of yellow to the bodywork. Stands out to me. Would it be a quick fix to lick em with the correct colour on a brush, just for me! Haha. Those snowploughs have been annoying me for a while but my plan was to weather them up a little in the hope that the different shade of yellow wasn't noticeable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted January 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hi I used the N gauge wheels for mine which I think are 6mm diameter and the height of the buffers seem ok with other stock. I'm not sure but I think the chassis is actually to 1/148 not 1/152 to fit the bodies otherwise they would be a little short. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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