janner Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Really enjoying this! Likewise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) great job Neil, I'm absolutely enjoying this thread. The images really do justice to your work, what camera do you use? Edited July 22, 2015 by sleeper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 Thanks for the kind comments. My camera is an Olympus EM-5, with a LED ring light around the end of the lens to illuminate the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 25, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) The transfers are on, which means the loco now has an identity. No.47 still has some of its pre-war lining. Transfers are from Microscale, apart from the boiler bands which are from Fox. Edited August 4, 2015 by Nile 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 29, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2015 I've done some work to the front end. As well as refit the old handrails I've made a new one around the smokebox door. The door has had its number plate removed and handles fitted (Gibson). The top lamp iron will move to the base of the chimney. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Things have moved on a bit. The body has been re-assembled, handrails and smokebox door painted. It was then sprayed with varnish. First an overall coat of matt, then after masking the black bits at the front and cab roof it got some satin varnish. Edited July 29, 2020 by Nile font 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 9, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2015 Nearly there, some little jobs needed to be done to finish things off. Back-dating the safety valves to look like Ramsbottom type. This involved a bit of filing of the original parts and the addition of a bit of 14BA screw. A bit of square Nickel Silver bent to shape and glued on top, then painted with Steel paint. I've fitted retainers to the bogie to stop the wheels falling out, made from Phosphor bronze rod. They are not glued in place, so the wheels can still be removed. On top of the bogie I've re-used the spring from the original front wheel, to give it a bit of downward force. Real coal glued onto the original coal load. Putting it all back together results in this. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 16, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Some more photos for you. Here are two showing it alongside the earlier 2-4-2T version. And here are some scenic 'in service' shots. The crew were keeping a low profile. Edited August 16, 2015 by Nile 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 A great job Neil, considering how prolific a modeller you are the paintwork on your models is absolutely first class, well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 17, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2015 Absolutely brilliant Neil, you have the knack (and modelling ability) for creating freelance locos that look utterly real. Many thanks for the inspiration, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiptonian Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Superb stuff. The word "bodging" should have been removed from this thread 411 posts ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hello Neil, Creating your own pre-grouping railway company is an interesting and imaginative perspective on the hobby, I don't think I've come across this sort of thing before. Superb work, thanks for posting. Regards Lewis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 13, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words. It's about time I got on with the next project. The new Hornby model of the LSWR 700 class depicts the loco as rebuilt by Urie. As the first one, no.316, was rebuilt in 1920 it just about falls in my period of interest. I'll be back-dating a Hornby model to make no.316 as first rebuilt in 1920. This is the starting point. This is the only one released so far with the original shorter wheelbase tender. The bad news is that to back-date it I needed to open out the coal rails. This was done with a sharp fine tipped scalpel. Strips of plastic were bent and glued where the vertical bars should be. After cleaning up this is the result. I've removed the pipes along the sides, easy as they are separate parts. The front side sheets aren't very secure, one has already fallen off. I'll remove the other one as it will make repainting easier. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 As always Neil I look forward to seeing this one progress and again I'm amazed by your industriousness. Fellow forum member Ben Alder made a good conversion with one of these to a Caledonian 812 class loco as well, not sure if you saw it but here's the link http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69241-ben-alders-workbench/?p=1934347 Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2015 Very nice work on those coal rails - must have been tricky to open them out! So this one will not be converted to a LMWR loco? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looking forward to this taking shape, Neil. I have been contemplating the same thing so will be watching with interest. Am I right in thinking the L&SWR goods livery was Holly green ? Where will you source this and what transfers will you be using ? Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 14, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2015 Hi Rob, I'll be using Phoenix paints P402 LSWR goods green and HMRS transfers. It should end up looking something like this 0395 class. The downside of the HMRS sheet 9 is there are only enough transfers for one LSWR loco like this. An alternative would be most useful. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 17, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2015 The back of the tender needs a little bit of work. The LSWR used sockets for its lamps. It appears (to me) that the Southern converted these to lamp irons by inserting the irons into the existing sockets. This is what Hornby has modelled.. Backdating these to LSWR condition is simply a matter of cutting off the extra bits, leaving behind the original socket. This is what I've done to the one on the right. A new socket for the top lamp will be made from a small cube of plastic. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted September 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi Neil, I presume that's the factory weathering finish? Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 20, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yes Dave, and it will disappear under new paint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted September 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thank goodness for that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 22, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2015 That's enough of the tender for now. Onto the loco body, here it is split into its main parts. Most of the pipework has been removed and will be repainted copper before refitting. The pipe running along the driver's side was carved off, not easy as the plastic is quite thin and flexible. The end result isn't as neat as I would like but will have to do. The smokebox door needed the most work, removing the number plate and Southern lamp irons. I re-used the lamp irons to create LSWR sockets, with the addition of some bits of plastic on the ends. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted September 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hi Neil, I'm very impressed with your footplate extension for the 2-4-2. I may have to do something similar to convert a Hornby M7 into a long-frame version. Have you any tips, or pitfalls to watch out for? Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 The Hornby one should be easier as it's plastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD0-6-0 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 The Hornby one should be easier as it's plastic. Anything happening with the M7 you hinted at a little while ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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