RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 I said you'd be quicker than me ! Looking good Manna. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 ... the ( C12 ) chassis is from Craftsman, I have the body as well, but the two won't run together... Back in the long ago land of DC, mine was known as 'old sparky'. I think the body ended up 80% brass and 20% insulation tape, Araldite, and anything else that might just stop the bloody shorts. Looked good. I'd seriously consider a powered coach to push-pull along the model on a branch line if I needed one now, since there are such good low profile bogie drives. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks Things are staggering forward, gas tanks have been fitted to the the ECJS coach, and it's had a coat of paint, not a 100% pleased with it at the moment ! but time will tell. The Ivatt single has had a rub down but the plastic is very tough, so I'm trying an experiment, I've painted the single in wartime grey, after a couple of coats I'm hoping that when I try to rub it down again, the paint will have filled in some of the lines in the bodywork. manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2018 The A5 has got to be in full apple green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted May 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2018 The A5 has got to be in full apple green. You'll tip him into insanity. Looking good Manna, I use filler primer on the rougher 3D prints, just a couple of goes and it cleans up ok. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I've taken a fair few notes off this thread, very well done on bringing the GNR to life again. ScR. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) G'day Folks Thank you Scots region, the poor old GN, doesn't get much of a look in from the RTR boys, and a lot of the kits are old, poor, or far to expensive for me, some are all three, so it's a case of make them yourself. Glad you like them, most of them are'n't to difficult to build yourself. Here's another job I started a while back, but as usual I hit a snag, which has take a while to sort out, I usually get there in the end. These started off as a couple of Tri-ang, Thompson coaches, i hacked them up and put them back again but not in the same configuration, they are a bit long but not to bad. manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) G'day Folks The A5 is looking good in GNR grey, but what about LNER Black, let's see......... manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 No stop playing around Terry what colour should it be really, a nice green. What a lovely graceful little loco which I must say looks bloody awful in plain black or Gray! Sorry my view. Steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks On the other hand you could have it in green ! Only the first coat. manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 That's better its a propper job now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks Last weekend was a Public holiday in SA, and also the main Model Railway show in SA. I had arranged to meet up with 'Woodcock 29' at the show,as he had some 'deceased estate' coaches and wagons for sale, some were poorly built, with wheels that wouldn't go round, bogies that wouldn't rotate, bad paintwork, no couplings, think you get the picture, well money changed hands, and a box was slide into a shopping bag, after a wander round the exhibits it was time to head home. The 'box' was smuggled into the study (lol) and the contents were checked out again, a Gresley artic twin, an all third, and a Thompson 'Deal' full brake, which would need the most attention. The 'Artic' twin, was to low on it's bogies, so they couldn't swivel, and the brake shoes were to close to the wheels, half hours work saw it running on Edgware. The all Third needed the underframe shortened as it was stopping the bogies from moving in any direction except a straight line. Included in the 'Haul' is a Gresley 1st/3rd suburban Comp coach, unmade. Which will now give me a second rake of suburban coaches for Edgware. That will be the last of the coaches I need for Edgware, except for some GN 6 wheelers that make take to the rails.............one day. The Deal full brake, had the wrong wheels (spoked tender wheels) and a terrible paint job and glue everywhere, the wheels were changed, the roof was removed, the glue cleaned up, the roof was painted black, and the body painted into BR crimson, it is a bit late in my LNER timeline. A couple of wagons have been gently treated, new couplings, I'll come back to them later. The C12 has had a couple of bit's done to it, the white bit's on a mostly black body. I have three parcels on there way to Oz at the moment, tenders, motorized and un-motorized, wagons, chassis, bodies, and a host of other bits I've forgotten about, so it's about to get busy. manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks Very busy at the moment, been have a go at the luggage third, which I've now found out is a NER vehicle, but no matter she's coming on a treat, under-frame is finished, ventilators fitted over the compartments, (whitemetal) gas lamp tops made and fitted and dome(?) ventilators made and fitted over the corridor, almost time to try and fit the windows. The A5, has has a rub down, and a clean up before another couple of coats of paint, I managed to buy a tender off of E-Bay, (ex kitmaster Stirling single) to run behind the A5, well sit behind, until I can convert a 'Schools' motorized tender. The 1st/3rd Kirk coach has been built, almost ready for painting, but I had to make the truss frame and battery box as it was missing from the kit, never mind it's all practice. My parcels arrived, with tenders for the Stanier 2-6-0. A chassis for another N2 ( I had a spare body) a B1 tender, some wagons and a wagon kit, a Lima J50, got plans for that one, but more later. Piccy time Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted June 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2018 What sort of chassis is it for the N2? It doesn't look like the RTR one (whether Mainline or Hornby)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 G'Day Folks 100% Hornby, has the brassy type wheels (Filthy though) manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted June 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2018 Thanks; I just thought the coupling rods looked different / finer than the Hornby ones! The Hornby N2 chassis that I've had seem to run a lot better than the Mainline ones, so hopefully you'll be fine with that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 G'Day Folks I will agree with your comments, Re. Hornby Chassis, Very good runners, with the earlier chassis, I've never had any problems, except the magnet is so powerful it lifts the coupling hook.? manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) G'day Folks Busy, Busy, Busy, so much to do and loving it. I've started to line the A5, but I think I'm out of practice, haven't lined a loco in at least 35 years and the transfers are at least that old to, but it's a start, bought a lining pen off of E-Bay, I feel some practice coming on !!. Also fitting class numbers on coach doors, have now run out so new ones ordered manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks Giving a bit more time to the Ivatt single, lining.............not easy when your using 35 year old transfers, (my fault.) so it's been a case of a bit of lining then a coat of floor polish to hold the lining down, but it's worked, in some cases I had to cut the white off, other bits require black/white, so very little was wasted, still a bit to do on the single, but it's coming together. I have also numbered an N2 and the C12, they both need weathering. Enjoy manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted July 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2018 Top stuff Manna, we knew you'd turn those bits around. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 G'day Folks A bit scary when you first start, then you start to get your confidence, I think I'll buy some more lining, for the Atlantic (C1) when I get back to it manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted July 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2018 I'm going to have to redo the lining on mine - that looks brilliant Manna. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) G'day Folks Bit more work done on the A5, dart for the smokebox door, builders plate on the splasher, and a brass ring around the windows. manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted July 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2018 Hi Manna, that looks lovely! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) G'Day Folks Thank you JCL, it's fun. I've got most of the coaches out of the way and over the shed and into service, few little niggles, the artic set has tiny flanges on the wheel, so I fitted another bogie which had Hornby wheels.........perfect running (says a lot about my track though ?) The Ivatt single has had it chassis motorized, but I'm in two minds as to whether I fit it or not, as I'll mean cutting a chunk out of the boiler, I'll think about that. While I think about it I've brought out the C1 out of the draw, I've built the running plate as far forward as the cylinders and fitted them over the main wheel, all looks a bit rough at the moment, next job is going to be the cab. Loco identity will hopefully be 3299, I just have to find a decent picture........... manna Edited December 15, 2022 by manna Replacing content 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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