RMweb Gold 81C Posted April 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2017 Thank you Mr 81C Having checked with the drawings in Russells books, the queenposts on my coaches are the correct distance apart. The Comet tanks are just too big. What to do with the 12 'spares' I now have ? Hi Lofty my 6 tanks are going into a wagon/s as a load/s I had measured mine too and found them oversize which was odd by the late Jeff Brewin's (Comet) standards unless they were for LMS stock, I'm off to buy some Evergreen tubing & wire at the weekend it's the tanks that have stalled the finishing of 5 dining coaches I just want them ready for this seasons running sessions there's 6 Slater Toplights to detail and 6 modified Hornby Collett which have new sides to paint I think some of these will have to go on the back burner. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I will have to do some measuring and see if the tanks can be utilized on a Cordon. If they are , I feel a semi scratchbuild coming on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted April 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2017 Thank you Mr 81C Having checked with the drawings in Russells books, the queenposts on my coaches are the correct distance apart. The Comet tanks are just too big. What to do with the 12 'spares' I now have ? useful weights for kit built vans.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted April 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2017 I will have to do some measuring and see if the tanks can be utilized on a Cordon. If they are , I feel a semi scratchbuild coming on. Hi lofty nice try but the diameter is 4mm too small , a bit of a waste using them as ballast for vans 2 rows of 3 fit nicely on a three plank. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hi lofty nice try but the diameter is 4mm too small , a bit of a waste using them as ballast for vans 2 rows of 3 fit nicely on a three plank. Bob B#gger ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted April 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2017 I manager to get to a model shop today 15' of piano wire purchased and another pack of 6mm tubing plus some sheets of glazing now I have plenty to do over Easter I might even see the end of these Colletts very soon subject to SWMBO's whining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 H26 finished. Amazing how much work has to go into the build.Cobbling together the interior and getting the Bachmann bogies to fit seemed to take forever (I hadn't put a lot of forethought into them) Anyway a few pix 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardGWR Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Good job Lofty has kept us going, as I am afraid I have not (kept going). A few matters in the private arena have prevented progress. Taking a check on this, I realise I have achieved the main mileposts which motivated me, so that all that remains is the outer image (all?). To recap, I found ways to deal with the railroad Collett shortcomings. 1. I filed down the lumpy side of the roof on each side, using a piece section of the Comet roofing material to continually measure the accuracy of the filing. 2. I increased the tumble home of the body work by cutting a tiny gap into the end strengthener and then glueing that gap, up. 3. I reduced the width of the underframe by sawing it down the middle and glueing the two rough halves onto an accurate plasticard base former. 4. I sawed off the inaccurately positioned step board and glued a new plasticard one about 1mm above the bottom of the now-flat solebar. Now, all I am doing is providing an more accurate interior and then comes the finishing. That's the problem. It will be some time before I get to that paradise, if ever, and early summer holidays beckon. However, I will report eventually, even if the end result is no good! It's only a hobby and if I fail, that will be as interesting, I hope, as any successes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 H26 finished. Amazing how much work has to go into the build.... As I've said before, that coach is looooooong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I have stalled a bit. I have three 70 footers that need droplights painting....I want to make a spray mask jig as I am not happy hand painting them. 6 wheel bogies from Comet are in production so hopefully will have the restaurant coach finished soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I have a stockpile of about 18 Collett bodies needing butchering....best crack on at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 As I've said before, that coach is looooooong That's why they are taking so long........trying to find the other end! Khris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Again, outstanding work. I took the cowards route with a BSL/Phoenix body, 247 bogies and Geen fittings. Mike Wiltshire 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Again, outstanding work. I took the cowards route with a BSL/Phoenix body, 247 bogies and Geen fittings. H26 amil.jpg Mike Wiltshire After faffing about for weeks/months on these , I think you took the sensible option ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I got bored and hacked apart a brake and used up some left over spares made a start on another E128. This time I cut the ends into the body rather then keeping the Hornby original overlay idea. Anyone know if these coaches were handed left and right ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 My understanding is that only the one variant was made, there being not very many of them. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I got bored .... The Devil clearly finds work for idle hands to do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 The Devil clearly finds work for idle hands to do! Hell yes ! I also gathered up all of my off cuts and stupidly glued lots of odds n'sods together to form a rebuilt ex articulated brake van Dia A17 Even the roof is made up of about six different sections. I sprayed primer on it a couple of days ago but not been to look how bad it is for the second round of filling and sanding. If it's that bad, pix may never emerge, it's a test to see how far I can push my luck on joining pieces together. Both sides were cut and shut without roof attached so it really is a wing and a prayer ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) I notice that these old Hornby coaches do still appear on secondhand stalls at some shows. .....gathered up all of my off cuts and stupidly glued lots of odds n'sods together to form a rebuilt ex articulated brake van Dia A17 Even the roof is made up of about six different sections..... I might have missed it, but has anyone compiled a list of diagrams that you can turn these into via cut-and-shut? Edited June 6, 2017 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Here is the A17 in primer. Not the best as I made it from far too many off-cuts 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 E128 in Primer 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Bloody hell Lofty, If it was mine I wouldn't be complaining. Certainly looks quite smart.Those who do kitbash, will appreciate the amount of work involved to get it to this stage :ESPECIALLY" given it is made from leftovers of other projects. Khris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Just noticed bloody Photobucket-hosted photos have gone missing from this thread, so we can no longer admire all the handiwork that went into these Collett hybrids. Pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2017 Not having any knowledge of 'hosting' cannot the poster put up his 'master' photos or are all those in the 'ether' with access to them is denied? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Not having any knowledge of 'hosting' cannot the poster put up his 'master' photos or are all those in the 'ether' with access to them is denied? Given that he's probably got a hundred or more photos, I wouldn't blame him if he couldn't face doing it all over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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