Popular Post Ruston Posted January 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2021 Another little project. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastworld Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 11/01/2021 at 13:36, Ruston said: I added some more junk, yesterday evening. A crushed and rusty oil drum, and a discarded armchair. So that's what's meant by armchair modelling? Stu 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2021 Talking of armchairs. It's probably a generational thing, especially as there aren't many engine left these days, but one thing I remember from shed bashing back in the day was the amount of domestic furniture about the place, mainly seating of various types and styles. One shed, can't remember which, had a red Formica kitchen table and four matching chairs in the mess room, presumably depot staff cascaded their own old furniture into work use. Mike. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Dave I've not yet managed to read all the pages pertaining to CSM & WLS so I'm not up to speed with the Scale you are building. I can see on the front pages that it was oo but then you dropped that track plan and started the present one. Judging from your recent modelling photos the models look O gauge as the level of detail you add I would think is only possible in O plus your photos look immense. I am enjoying the read and watching your build but until I have played catch with my reading maybe you could tell which modelling gauge this layout is. Many thanks Best 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Barnaby said: Dave I've not yet managed to read all the pages pertaining to CSM & WLS so I'm not up to speed with the Scale you are building. I can see on the front pages that it was oo but then you dropped that track plan and started the present one. Judging from your recent modelling photos the models look O gauge as the level of detail you add I would think is only possible in O plus your photos look immense. I am enjoying the read and watching your build but until I have played catch with my reading maybe you could tell which modelling gauge this layout is. Many thanks Best It's good old OO. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow Dave your modelling and photography are fab-u-lous sir. Congrats. I'll set some time aside to-morrow to get up to speed with all the posts. Another lockdown read, thanks. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Barnaby said: Dave I've not yet managed to read all the pages pertaining to CSM & WLS so I'm not up to speed with the Scale you are building. I can see on the front pages that it was oo but then you dropped that track plan and started the present one. Judging from your recent modelling photos the models look O gauge as the level of detail you add I would think is only possible in O plus your photos look immense. I am enjoying the read and watching your build but until I have played catch with my reading maybe you could tell which modelling gauge this layout is. Many thanks Best Have to agree with you about how good this layout is, you really are hard pushed to tell in many pictures the scale. Dave's O gauge wagons were excellent as well, 5 of them now reside on my small scrapyard layout. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted January 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2021 The brown Peckett has been fitted with a Stones steam turbo-generator and some large electric lamps for the dark days of winter. 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriverMan Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Which component is the generator? The red apparatus between the smokebox and the running plate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 29 minutes ago, BusDriverMan said: Which component is the generator? The red apparatus between the smokebox and the running plate? That's a screw jack. The turbo-generator is behind the oil drum. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted January 20, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2021 Another new arrival in the process of being unloaded. It started out as the Dewars livery version, which was chosen mainly because they were on an offer at TMC that also included free postage. The other reason I went for this one is that it has the deep buffer beams of the very late build 48s. I removed the chassis from the body and then dismantled the body into bonnet, cab and frame. The glazing was removed from the cab and the stripes were removed by painting over them with cellulose thinners. The yellow and black quickly dissolved and left the red paint underneath. The body parts were given a spray of grey primer from a rattle can, followed by a couple of coats of brush-painted white. Three thin topcoats of yellow were then painted on. The wheels were painted with grey etch primer, squirted from a rattle can into the can top and applied by brush. The wheels were overcoated red. The cab roof was removed and bent and dented at the edges by manipulating them with pliers. A short exhaust pipe extension has been added by drilling through the roof and gluing in a short length of 30 thou, plastic rod. And with a little help from Photoshop, blue smoke rises from the exhaust. It does have sound though - the 48DS sound project as produced by Paul Chetter and supplied by Digitrains, who gave an excellent and very fast service. I chose a Zimo MX649N and a Kungfu stay alive. The speaker is a 12x8x8 sugar cube, which isn't really loud enough and may be replaced at some point in the future. It isn't the neatest DCC fitting that I've ever done but with the refelctions from the cab windows none of it is really noticable. 21 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2021 It's all good, Dave, but I particularly like the dented roof. Definitely lends an air of individuality. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriverMan Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Without meaning to disrespect whoever designed that red and white livery, real or fictional - it looks a heck of a lot better in yellow! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just exactly how did the loco get off the trailer? Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Firecracker Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Just exactly how did the loco get off the trailer? Mike. Very carefully? Seriously, as someone who got Shanghai’d into unloading and loading a caterpillar droit off one of those trailers - jacks under the rear of the trailer, take the weight and the rear wheels release and wheel out of the way. Then lower the end of the trailer bed to the ground, suitable dunnage and rail gives you a ramp, roll the diesel off. Jack the bed back up, wheels back in (much easier when there isn’t a load on the trailer) and away. The usual superb work, keep it up! Owain 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Just exactly how did the loco get off the trailer? Mike. Pretty much as Firecracker said. I believe it's known as a knockout axle trailer. 3 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 I forgot to mention the telephone number on Alfie Solomons' 48DS. I wanted a London number that suited the 1970s and 01 811 8055 just came into my head. Anyone who was a child of the 70's surely remembers that from Saturday mornings in front of the telly? 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriverMan Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Child of(/in) the 90s here - so for me it was 081 811 81 81, and later 0₁81 811 81 81, which didn't quite scan 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 In regards to the trailer - we still use similar trailers here in the US. I'd imagine such rigs are still used in the UK as well. Ours are hydraulic now, though - much to @Firecracker's likely relief. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2021 My Corgi (?) tank transporter worked in a similar way when I was a kid ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2021 It is how some of the railway (full size) exhibits have been delivered to the NEC for the Warley show.. if you remember them. Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Just exactly how did the loco get off the trailer? Mike. 11 hours ago, Firecracker said: Very carefully? Seriously, as someone who got Shanghai’d into unloading and loading a caterpillar droit off one of those trailers - jacks under the rear of the trailer, take the weight and the rear wheels release and wheel out of the way. Then lower the end of the trailer bed to the ground, suitable dunnage and rail gives you a ramp, roll the diesel off. Jack the bed back up, wheels back in (much easier when there isn’t a load on the trailer) and away. The usual superb work, keep it up! Owain 11 hours ago, Ruston said: Pretty much as Firecracker said. I believe it's known as a knockout axle trailer. What I really meant, in a slightly provocative/questioning /tongue in cheek manner!, was, where are the pictures of the exercise, we seem to have some good before and after pictures, did the shutter button jam part way through the operation? Mike. Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Firecracker Posted January 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: What I really meant, in a slightly provocative/questioning /tongue in cheek manner!, was, where are the pictures of the exercise, we seem to have some good before and after pictures, did the shutter button jam part way through the operation? Mike. Mike. I’d assumed old man Strong made one of his appearances at the yard then, so anyone pointing a camera at something and not grafting would get short shrift. Also it’s a bit of Solomon’s kit, so there may have been one of his lads, Little Ollie perhaps, or another of the Camden mafia about... Owain 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 20/01/2021 at 20:46, Ruston said: I forgot to mention the telephone number on Alfie Solomons' 48DS. I wanted a London number that suited the 1970s and 01 811 8055 just came into my head. Anyone who was a child of the 70's surely remembers that from Saturday mornings in front of the telly? But surely that's a Shepherds Bush number (well known recycling establishment there) rather than Camden? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Worsdell forever said: But surely that's a Shepherds Bush number (well known recycling establishment there) rather than Camden? I wouldn't know. Once you get inside the M25 it's all the same and a place best avoided IMHO. I used to have to go there for work and I sometimes still have the nightmares. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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