sir douglas Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 not much to show this time, just the brake gear on the horsebox, and my first vacuum fitted vehicle 9 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sir douglas Posted August 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2021 Continuing with the brake theme, making brake pipes and the emergency brake rodding on on the attendant's end. Some other additions are the corner handrails and the bumps stops on the drop down section of the main doors I remember reading somewhere of brake pipes being made by coiling wire, so i had a go 11 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 The only metalwork left now are the brake levers, additions since last post; louvre vents, door handles, brake pipes, emergancy brake rodding finished, hook plates and buffer stocks. I was about to fit the copperclad footboards but ive left my solder and flux at the club 6 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Got my stuff back Friday night and got on with some soldering yesterday, getting the footboards on and putting the brake gear together. as you can see its being painted, im going to try get a good match for LSW goods brown, this is 2 coats of Railmatch sleeper grime which is a bit dark but ive got a chocolaty Tamiya (X-9) to go on top, that should look about right 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 nearly there... but then i forgot to sand down the centre line mark on the ends before painting 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2021 Its looking good, Sam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 i was just looking at Middleton's website since some coming events of interest had been mentioned to me and what do i see on their events page, my Deffors being used as the thumbnail for the model weekends, a pleasant surprise https://www.middletonrailway.org.uk/index.php/special-events/events-2021 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 22/08/2021 at 11:27, sir douglas said: Got my stuff back Friday night and got on with some soldering yesterday, getting the footboards on and putting the brake gear together. as you can see its being painted, im going to try get a good match for LSW goods brown, this is 2 coats of Railmatch sleeper grime which is a bit dark but ive got a chocolaty Tamiya (X-9) to go on top, that should look about right This is fantastic! The closer you get the better it looks. Very impressed. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 I went and asked elsewhere about painting a lettering this, it should be a much darker passenger brown rather than goods and i got an example model for the lettering https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/166590-lswr-horsebox-lettering/ and then the other day i found a much better quality drawing which of course only found after building mine https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7260&hilit=lswr+horse+box&sid=bbe7e147447a8c3fe2d96d33abaad421 Buffers, couplings, glazing and roof done, theres just the lettering and weight to do. The painting is a custom mix of acrylics protected by the usual coat of matt varnish, the chassis was weathered with a thinned sleeper grime wash 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 11:57, sir douglas said: i was just looking at Middleton's website since some coming events of interest had been mentioned to me and what do i see on their events page, my Deffors being used as the thumbnail for the model weekends, a pleasant surprise https://www.middletonrailway.org.uk/index.php/special-events/events-2021 What day(s) are you exhibiting, Sam? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 i'm not they just used a photo of my layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) because of the dark colour i was having trouble getting good lighting, it was either too dark or was whited out by sunshine or camera flash, this is the best compramise i could do Edited August 28, 2021 by sir douglas 8 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2021 I would not be complaining about that photo, it is so much better than most model photos that I have seen! We won't even mention ebay photos! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 can yo tell what it is yet 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34006 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Looks like the bottom half of a chaldron wagon. atb Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 how about now 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted September 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2021 Ooohh, it’s one of them contractors side tipping thingies? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 bingo my main references being Tom Rolts "making of a railway" and photos from the Beamish Transport blog from when they were donated 2 large scale models many years ago http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/2010/11/model-side-tipping-waggons/ 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 going back to the chassis for a second, this was built up with Mortis & Tenon joints. You may ask whats the point since they wont be seen, they lock the parts together without relying on glue. This worked out some time after fitting the 2 brass stay rods (as shown in the first photo), the glue broke on one of the end stretcher timbers and it came loose but it couldnt fall out so i just wedged to gap in the mortis with a splinter on the underside is a brass sheet with hornguides to solder in axle bushes. Also better shown here are the 2 stay rods which are fixed in by soldering little brass square on either end to look like nuts, the same was done with the coupling loops Back to the build, most of the parts i had made for the body had to be scrapped and re made for various reasons except for the side and end planking and sat on the chassis propped by an off cut in unrelated news, one of my still un finished carriages has been de commisioned intoo a grounded body. the chassis was cut off and replaced with timber, eventually some of the windows will be boarded up and tarp on the roof. I think ive mentioned before that ive lost interest in carriages and never got around finishing any of them 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) ive not done much home modelling for a while apart from doing drawing work for future projects on the computer but back in with something remotored Dapol pug which i plan to put a Bagnall on it half inspired by the ones that Giles built, ive got a good set of drawings https://www.flickr.com/photos/154226058@N08/albums/72157685686224975 a club friend has got into 3D printing this year and is doing various commissions for friends and stuff for himself of course, BRM readers will have now seen his 80T Warwells, ive asked to try the cow catchers for my BR Hunslet which will save me having to cut and solder a load of brass strip, here is the first printed out and sat against my model, ive also asked for the radiator grill, mine looks okay from a distance but its crap Edited September 20, 2021 by sir douglas 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) The pug conversion continues, the motor mounting had to be altered to fit under the body when built, the plug is moved to the side to hide in the bunker instead of sticking out of the front of the firebox, again once built. The chassis extensions have some thin sheet stuck over the sides to hide the joins Replaced the overly chunky keep plate, all the motion is being re used just with the con rods being modified; drilled out the rivet on the small end that ran as a pseudo cross head and filed down the rod profile to be slimmer, the coupling rods will be re used without any change. Edited February 19, 2023 by sir douglas 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) cylinders next, this time cutting from a block instead of folding and soldering lots of little bits together aqnd mounted on a piece of bent nickel sheet, footplate also shown Edited February 19, 2023 by sir douglas 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted October 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2021 They look a lot more realistic than "put together" ones. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) ups, downs and a bit of burning. i was soldering on the end plates to the cylinders but the heat needed made them drop off the mounting frame, while trying to fix this one of them fell apart, since the blocks are not whole but 3 layers of 3mm, photo below of one of the cylinders which spat out of the pliers into bits got it back together with some aluminium in the holes which dont get stuck by the solder, but now i'm having difficulty getting them back on the frame and staying on Edited February 19, 2023 by sir douglas 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) all 3 parts printed for the Hunslet eventually got the Bagnall cylinders back together Edited February 19, 2023 by sir douglas 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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