47606odin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Multiplying 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 31, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, 47606odin said: Multiplying In a bid to stop this happening, I hit on the idea of getting 2nd bodies (or trying to sell spare chassis) so I could ring the changes for slightly less cost. I want a 2nd mitchell 45xx tank but sods law the one I have is probably my worst runner. Simarly now I've converted a class 45 to a 46 i can't share chassis with my spare 45 body and cant cover 2 eras as the buffer beam is a different colour, so had to buy a third. So that idea has been abandoned already! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Hal Nail said: In a bid to stop this happening, I hit on the idea of getting 2nd bodies (or trying to sell spare chassis) so I could ring the changes for slightly less cost. I want a 2nd mitchell 45xx tank but sods law the one I have is probably my worst runner. Simarly now I've converted a class 45 to a 46 i can't share chassis with my spare 45 body and cant cover 2 eras as the buffer beam is a different colour, so had to buy a third. So that idea has been abandoned already! yes, I see your dilemma. Short of different numbers on opposite sides it’s not really that practical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 She sounds great 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Parked on the back road 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Steps made for the pits, now all I have to do is raise the floors to meet them 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 Pits completed ready for painting. Ben and Bob demonstrate the different depths of the pit as they fall and rise away from the drains 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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47606odin Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Hmmm, now what sector to put the 56 into…….? No surprises there lol and new numbers for 099 Edited June 10, 2022 by 47606odin 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 It’s the pits! Everything has a coat of grime now and the worn safety lines added 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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47606odin Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Corrected. Yellow lines are now white 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 First part of my Dungeness flask train arrived. Just need the HEA’s, flask wagon and 73’s 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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47606odin Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 A slight re-profiling of the class 56 cab roofs to remove the lump on the corner and make it more like the real roof dome shape. much better before, during and after… 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Before and after, correcting the black below the windows to follow the frames rather than the ledge. Unfortunately this highlighted an issue with the bottoms of the windows not being the same as each other in the centre 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, 47606odin said: Before and after, correcting the black below the windows to follow the frames rather than the ledge. Unfortunately this highlighted an issue with the bottoms of the windows not being the same as each other in the centre I thought that the screens weren’t quite symmetrical on some of your earlier pics, but I assumed it to be down to the driver’s desk misleading the eye. Reminds me of the fun with the Class 50 windscreens with the Shawplan etches. One was really wonky - more so than the 56 and I ended up re doing it, after doing a full Large Logo paint job, too! It looks like the frames are separate etches, as I can’t see tooling based on CADs being wonky, so if that’s the case, maybe you can rectify with a bit of deft scalpel action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2022 …and using acrylic varnish to tack them back in place allowing for some movement. When set, superglue is then applied around the inner edges with a cocktail stick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, 97406 said: I thought that the screens weren’t quite symmetrical on some of your earlier pics, but I assumed it to be down to the driver’s desk misleading the eye. Reminds me of the fun with the Class 50 windscreens with the Shawplan etches. One was really wonky - more so than the 56 and I ended up re doing it, after doing a full Large Logo paint job, too! It looks like the frames are separate etches, as I can’t see tooling based on CADs being wonky, so if that’s the case, maybe you can rectify with a bit of deft scalpel action. no etches there. It’s a moulded frame and painted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 47606odin said: no etches there. It’s a moulded frame and painted Strange, that. Maybe it’s the plastic shrinking irregularly after moulding Edited June 25, 2022 by 97406 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class27 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 For what it's worth I think it is less obvious after your modifications 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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47606odin Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Now officially 56103 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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