Frappington Jct Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 That looks great, you've obviously had more success (or patience) with the running plate than me. One question. Did you remove the plastic lump in the cab and if so may I ask how? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I did manage to take that big lump out... (Terrible old photo alert) I used a saw to take off the back of the lump. You can just about see how far the motor comes into the cab though. I fitted the backhead from a Dapol Schools kit to cover the motor. For the effort of sawing out the back of the lump I only gained about 1mm in cab space, not nearly enough to fit the crew that I wanted to add. If I were doing it again I'd be tempted to keep the lump in place and detail it to look like a boiler backhead, rather than try to remove it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Thanks. Did you have to reduce the cab sides before using the saw or did it fit OK without damaging the cab wall? Also, I think another thank you is in order, as I think it was your build thread here that assured me that this was do-able! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I think I was able to fit the saw into the cab from above after I cut away the rear of the cab roof. When I reached the bottom of the cab cut-out I switched to a tiny blade fitted into a scalpel handle and even then it was a tight squeze when the cab walls were factored in. When I reached the final cut along the cab floor I can't remember if I used this smaller blade or whether I switched to a stanley knife. Also, I think another thank you is in order, as I think it was your build thread here that assured me that this was do-able! Yep, that's one of mine. I never cease to be surprised how many other forums I've seen linking back to it (!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 So, progress has been made, and the model is now just about finished and ready for paint. I managed to remove the plastic lump in the cab. This was done by sawing off the top third of the lump with a hack saw, before sanding the face until the plastic was very/quite thin. I then set about attacking it with a Stanley knife. This left a large hole where the face of the lump used to be. Annoyingly I forgot to take pictures at this point, but for any one who's interested, see James Harrison's post above which shows what it looked like. I then took the back head from the schools kit and modified it to take off the bottom section so as the back head fitted better and so that you can't see the motor behind it. The pictures below show all. The back head protrudes a bit more than I would have liked, but it can't be helped. I now have to wait until the start of next month until I have the money to send it off for re-painting, but that's not too long, so I shan't have to get too impatient 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 You've managed a neater job of the front end than I managed! The boiler backhead does protrude quite some ways but I found that once I had painted mine (black) it didn't stand out so much. Sadly that still didn't let me squeeze a crew in (!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks. I've just started to try test running the engine, and I think dust in the motor is stopping it running. Do you know how to get the body shell off? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Looks good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 If you turn the loco upside down there are three screws- one is under the cab and the other two are behind the driving wheels, one on each side. I recall being able to gently pull the body off the chassis once I had undone these screws. Be careful though!- the lovely curved frames around the bogie can catch on the wheels and get snapped off (this happened on mine, and I had to glue them back on). Incidentally, the model is a 2-4-2 version of an 0-8-0 masquerading as a 4-2-2. The front and rear axles are set into the chassis with a large amount of sideplay, whilst the rear 'bogie' axle is geared to the motor and actually helps drive the model, along with the large single drivers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 I just emailed Bachmann (and then promptly saw this reply) and got the same info. Annoyingly I can't find an appropriate screwdriver, so I'm having to text round anyone who might to find one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Well, motor's fixed, but it's with my Grandad as he fixed it for me so I won't have it back until Easter. However, I've decided to do the majority of the painting myself, leaving just the lining and numbering to be done by someone professional. Below are some pics of the engine as it is currently, the paint work isn't perfect, but it's only the first coat: And for something a bit different, here's the model with the face blue tacked back on: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Good work, she looks quite good in the gloss/satin black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 She doesn't look too bad, but her gloss finish is so out of place on the layout that she will be matte varnished Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Looks good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I think black suits it quite well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks for the compliments. Black does suit it quite well, but it should look better when lined and matte varnished Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) No real progress has occurred on the Stirling really, aprt from the fact that I've got the chassis fixed and it now runs. However, when I was at my Grandad's house to collect it, I stood it alongside his old kitmaster model. I'll let you spot the differences - beside the different style of tender, but it was interesting to note how much smaller the kitmaster model was in relation to mine, now I know that it's mine that's over scale not the kitmaster, but still, and interesting exercise. Edited April 17, 2014 by Frappington Jct 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 That's good to hear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Right, new project. The single has been sent off for painting and I'm moving on to another, slightly more ambitious project. This is a conversion of a Hornby Railroad Gresley teak brake 3rd into a diagram 97 sentinel railcar. This is inspired by Manna's project - which is/will be a lo better than mine! So far I've managed to remove the body from the chassis, the coach ends and all of the windows, along with part of the non-window section of the coach. These still all need to be filed down, but it's getting there. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 G'Day Gents Good start..............................and He's off. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Excellent work nice start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Update time. The sentinel's going nicely, with the window frames sanded down, the cabs made (and what fun they were...) with windows cut out and now attached to the body, and a recess has been put in to take the chimney. I would have gone a bit further tonight but I've got two exams tomorrow so haven't really got the time. One more point, as may be noticeable in a couple of the pics, I've left the clips on either end of the body to connect it to the chassis. These are fairly well disguised, with the plastic at the non-engine end cut down so that it's below window level and at the other end it's been coloured in with a black permanent marker. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Nice work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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