RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 The little 14” Bagnall seems to be trying really hard to imitate one of EFE Rail’s new Austerities... Seems like I simplify this livery every time I do it.... Now with the black applied. Unfortunately inferior paint has caused a slight reaction which might need wet sanding out (around the filler lid and a few other spots). Ah well, at least its just the black and not the colour. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 A trip to the (sadly closing) Hornby shop in Swindon landed me this Terrier, to join the NWR roster soon. The water tower was nicely discounted too! I figured that it may be possible to remove the Terrier's red lining and substitute my usual white/black/white. The loco in this universe was previously No.58 Wandle, but instead of being scrapped in 1902 it finds a new life on the West Sodor Railway Lining has begun on the little 14" Bagnall, this is somewhat simpler than its bigger brethren. The buffers (not yet fixed in place) are the Bagnall 8-rib type designed by @Adam FW and sold via the Railway Mania shop. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Is your small Bagnall on a Hornby Peckett? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed82CB Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 wait, Hornby in swindon is closing??????? NOooo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 7 hours ago, AlfaZagato said: Is your small Bagnall on a Hornby Peckett? Yes it's the Hardy's Hobbies kit on the Peckett W4 chassis. 1 hour ago, Shed82CB said: wait, Hornby in swindon is closing??????? NOooo! Alas yes 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Any ideas when it’s last day is? Not sure I’ll be able to make it in time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 27th September but the discounted stuff is disappearing fast. All the Pecketts were gone when I was there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Do you think the Peckett cylinders are a good match for the Bagnall's? I was looking at Alfred & Judy the other day, and noticed there was some suggestion of a steam chest near the top of the cylinders. The Hornby Peckett has a much less pronounced steam chest, so I was concerned about maybe using the Peckett as a donor for the low Bagnall. I haven't seen a Peckett in the flesh, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 It does depend on which one you are modelling. On the 14" Bagnalls like this one, there is no protrusion above the running board as far as I can see - the sandboxes are above the cylinders though. I suspect that on Alfred and Judy the steam chest sticks up as the running board is so much lower. What I was going to do with this one is cut away the vertical part of the cylinder cover (as I have done on the 0-6-0 chassis), and potentially also add a wrapper to increase the diameter of the cylinders slightly, maybe from brass or styrene strip, to bring it closer to the underside of the running board. Hornby made the motor block as tall as they possibly could on both Pecketts, which restricts what kind of bodies can go on. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2020 Didn’t take long for the Terrier to be pulled apart to repaint... 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Corbs Posted September 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 "Why do you want to borrow the company camera?" -"Well...." Nothing kills like overkill I guess, and in my defence my little camera was over by the desk. The little 14" Bagnall is ready for weathering and nameplates before it joins the Tidmouth Docks Authority fleet, posed here with its stablemates. I got some cheap laser cut card organisers for my work area which work quite well. I had wanted to posh MDF ones but once I'd added them up the cost was substantial. I've cleared what will become the layout/diorama area. and got some of these to help me organise 'active projects' and prevent parts going missing. My supervisor said this was a good idea, as were head and/or tummy rubs. I also splashed some birthday cash and got one of these beauties - have been after one for ages and this had a little discount due to a damaged box. Soon to become a TDA loco. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted September 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2020 The 14" Bagnall looks good Corbs - I do like the TDA fleet livery. Looking forward to the USA appearing in the TDA livery - they are lovely locos (I just wish there was a RTR one in 7mm scale) There's a very useful book on the USA tanks which covers their history, and the examples owned by the Southern - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Southern-Tanks-Howard-Sprenger/dp/0954485939/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1599210738&refinements=p_27%3AHoward+Sprenger&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Howard+Sprenger The laser cut card organisers look rather useful. I approve of the supervisor - very cute! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Oi! You've pinched my livery! 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted September 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ha! Somewhat simplified due to laziness.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Corbs Posted September 15, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 Sliced off the stovepipe and replaced with something more anglicised, a copper cap. Also decided to do the lazy method of masking off the wheels without removing the body. Simplified the lining even more to avoid having to do curved corners, think it kind of suits the boxy loco design. I really like this livery! 20 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Corbs said: I really like this livery! Hi Corbs, I liked the livery so much I painted one of my motorbikes in it: Gibbo. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted October 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 Been a while since the last update as I find it hard to concentrate on anything for long periods of time! No big projects undertaken but here are a few bits and bobs... The two TK&F 2-6-0Ts had been niggling at me for a while. They seemed rather out of proportion, the wheels were in the wrong place, cylinders too big. I finally settled upon a solution, to remove the large rectangular motors (replacements to be sought), swap the original cylinders and valve gear back on, saw off the front, shorten and convert them to 0-6-0Ts. Proportionally I think they are much better now. I made up some front and rear frame extensions in styrene. Old vs. new. The L&M locos are huge for narrow gauge but in SG just didn't seem to warrant the pony truck. No.7 in the process of being cut down. No.6 is now awaiting couplings, revised cylinder covers, and of course a motor, but I am SO much happier with it now. The ex-Furness K2 has arisen once more to torture me. The stupid rubbish FUD material from Shapeways had reacted with all the black paint, so that was repainted again. Here it is before being sealed with matt lacquer, which actually worked and didn't react for once. I have stared and grumbled at it but so far it has not fitted itself with a motor or working bogie mount. I also took some test print parts and combined them into an Avonside B4 kitbash. The square tank is from failed print that had a hole in, the running board and bufferbeam is an early 'Portbury' one, the pop safety valves are made from scratch. I used a taller round tank chimney and sawed the top off to make a stovepipe one. The cab is the Lambton Austerity one from RT Models, made for me by Ruston of this parish. The dumb buffers are from Train Crash Models. The NCB and number transfers are Railtec ones, but the NW Area Division logo was drawn and printed by me as a test, not 100% happy with it but grime will help! Most of the Harwick Colliery locos will have the wheel-type door handle, which I like. 9 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Hi Corbs, Is the trouble with the black paint reacting with the FUD material a problem specific to the type of paint used or is the FUD material the underlying problem in that it is not suitable for painting ? Gibbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted October 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 25 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Corbs, Is the trouble with the black paint reacting with the FUD material a problem specific to the type of paint used or is the FUD material the underlying problem in that it is not suitable for painting ? Gibbo. I'm not sure exactly, the paint was somehow sparkling like lots of glittery dots. The reasons I dislike using FUD are: -It costs a fortune -It's so brittle. I think it's much more brittle than standard Elegoo or Photon resin. I have accidentally snapped parts off every FUD model I've bought within seconds of owning them. -It smells like marzipan and I hate marzipan -It comes caked in a waxy residue which needs to be scrubbed off (risking breakage) - I suspect I failed to get it all off resulting in the reaction 1 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted October 28, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2020 Nice work Corbs, no. 6 looks so much more SG now. Slight problem that it doesn't have a motor anymore either The blue livery looks so good on the K2, glad you're persiting with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Sorry to see you're still having issues with Edward, mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Glad I'm not the only one that hates marzipan... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoOscarMike Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 23 hours ago, Corbs said: I'm not sure exactly, the paint was somehow sparkling like lots of glittery dots. The reasons I dislike using FUD are: -It costs a fortune -It's so brittle. I think it's much more brittle than standard Elegoo or Photon resin. I have accidentally snapped parts off every FUD model I've bought within seconds of owning them. -It smells like marzipan and I hate marzipan -It comes caked in a waxy residue which needs to be scrubbed off (risking breakage) - I suspect I failed to get it all off resulting in the reaction Indeed. I've had OK results with ordinary acrylics on FUD, but only after a lot of work on getting rid of the waxy scum. I've also had some warping of a FUD part, although it was rather long and thin...... I'm really looking forward to your Edward. But don't feel you have to rush for my sake - there are always Nile's pictures to keep me going! I like marzipan, but I prefer it when it's incorporated into some kind of pastry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoncasterK3 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 27/10/2020 at 20:25, Corbs said: The reasons I dislike using FUD are: -It costs a fortune -It's so brittle. I think it's much more brittle than standard Elegoo or Photon resin. I have accidentally snapped parts off every FUD model I've bought within seconds of owning them. -It smells like marzipan and I hate marzipan -It comes caked in a waxy residue which needs to be scrubbed off (risking breakage) - I suspect I failed to get it all off resulting in the reaction Hm, i heard sparkshot also offers models via his own 3D printing service with a Photon if you email him, might be worth looking into if you buy another kit off him? Or possibly to replace the current shell but at the current stage with all the lining and etc i don't know if you'd want to. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Corbs Posted November 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) A little experiment - swapped some W4 wheelsets (3ft 1in) for the B2 ones (3ft 7in) on the blue one. Think this looks much better for the Avonside B4 as most of them had 3ft wheels. The pickups aren't in line but as it'll be going RC they'll be getting binned anyway. It's not the cheapest option (you need to buy 2 wheelsets as the W4 is a 2-axle loco) but they come with the bearings etc. already fitted and the gear is a match so far as I can tell. Now I need to cut the top of the cylinders off as with the other chassis to give the rounded top face. Edited November 14, 2020 by Corbs 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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