brylonscamel Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Here's the latest addition to the fleet, and my first foray into brass and white-metal kit building - an ex LNER J35 from DJH Kits. I've described the process of (starting with) learning the techniques elsewhere. Lets just say that advice on this forum was forthcoming and really helped with understanding the basics - and where to go for the right materials. So I'll just leave it to a few photos to illustrate the thing coming to life! Edited November 14, 2016 by brylonscamel 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 argh! .. fitting the motor, filing the back of some bushes and opening up the cavity in the whitemetal body and everything suddenly gets more stressful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) .. so I have to remind myself of why it's all worthwhile. (see following videos) Edited November 18, 2016 by brylonscamel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) .. the same video on YouTube Edited November 16, 2016 by brylonscamel 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 .. and another 'watching the trains go by moment" with our Bachmann / Hornby hybrid class 40 D234 "Accra" as she passes through Braeside with an Edinburgh - Aberdeen express. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Next up .. some scrach built signal boxes. This one, based on the lovely tall boxes of the North East (i.e. Kittybrewster and Dyce Junction) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Here's an update on the 'Caledonian' signal cabins - which are now complete and have been returned to 'Braeside' to replace the temporary Metcalfe models that were gracing the layout. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 .. and some pictures of the latest project - the Aberdeen granite tenement buildings (the photos have been shared elsewhere on the forum but I like to keep this thread up-to-date) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 .. and finally, the tenements find a home on the layout after the paintwork on both models is finished! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) This lovely Heljan Clayton had been hanging around on the workbench for a while. It needed toning down a bit, without overdoing the weathering as they weren't as shabby looking as their reliability would suggest. They might have been short lived but they were a feature of the Scottish scene whilst they lasted.This example was the loco that hauled the last Deeside freight. Edited November 4, 2017 by brylonscamel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 After a bit of fettling, the Clayton made a visit to the harbour branch at Braeside. Where she bumbled about quite happily. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) My Dad has a collection of steam locomotives from the 'transition era' and one-by-one we've been doing things like fitting DCC chips, adding real coal, renumbering, weathering into various states and adding footplate crew.Here are some recent subjects, Hornby A4 60019 "Sparrow Hawk" and a Hughes crab from Bachmann ... Edited November 22, 2017 by brylonscamel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 The fishing boats in the harbour might be getting an upgrade ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Here's our "Brit" after I took her lovely pristine paintwork and made it all dirty. The shed foreman isn't going to be happy! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Nice Brit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Lovely grotty colours on the brit, very convincing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Nice Brit! .. thanks - it's a beautiful model to start with! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Lovely grotty colours on the brit, very convincing. .. thanks - I did stare at a few photos first. They were either fresh out of works or pretty filthy - I don't know what happened in between? PS I'm glad you think the loco is convincing but I know the bufferbeam pipework isn't! I've just been busy putting the correct arrangement of pipes on the front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Time spent on the workbench of late has been loco focused! We have a number of locos that needed to be DCC fitted, renumbered. detailing parts added (lamps, real coal, vacuum pipes etc.) and crewed. The latest set include a BR 4MT tank*, Britannia, Black 5 and an A3 - three of these are featured in the photos. We've been hijacking Hornby's TTS sound chips, fitting different speakers and adding them to appropriate locos. In this set, we've given the Black 5, Britannia and A3 some DCC TTS chips. The speakers, speaker housing and position make a big difference to these chips which provide a nice range of sounds for those on a budget. *I did spot that the pipe running under the 4MT had come adrift AFTER I took the photos.Another thing that has become clear is that our packets of loco lamps are entirely the wrong design. I've been turning a blind eye to this but now I'm aware of the problem it's become really jarring.Finally, I need to invest in an anorak! Edited November 22, 2017 by brylonscamel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Might have missed it but where are the crew from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Might have missed it but where are the crew from? The crew are from the shed at Kittybrewster in Aberdeen! .. sorry I couldn't resist ... The model footplate figures you can see leaning at cab windows window are from the guys at ModelU Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The crew are from the shed at Kittybrewster in Aberdeen! .. sorry I couldn't resist ... The model footplate figures you can see leaning at cab windows window are from the guys at ModelU Lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 The crew are from the shed at Kittybrewster in Aberdeen! .. sorry I couldn't resist ... The model footplate figures you can see leaning at cab windows window are from the guys at ModelU I use the modelu figures for n gauge footplate crews and think they are superb, but they really are incredible at the bigger scales. Yours have bee painted very realistically and look excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Another new layout to me, some excellent work done, Aberdeen looks very different today now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 Another new layout to me, some excellent work done, Aberdeen looks very different today now. Thanks! .. I think my Dad would be quick to point out that our layout has a very loose connection with Aberdeen! It's me that's taken to plonking a few scratch built structures onto the layout that have the flavour of Aberdeenshire - like the fish market, the tenements and the Caledonian signal boxes. Where possible, the locos and stock are supposed to fit the setting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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