RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2023 12 hours ago, David Bell said: I have gone with green on the basis that by the fifties they had given up on the route colours and settled on green as a standard. Yes the colours were really pre war. I really don't know the answer to your question but I have seen several post war pictures of standard trams with Queen St in the background and they are all in green . The tram looks very good . Only small things i would say are maybe there's a bit too much white . Maybe paint the front brown below the windscreens . I think also the white might be better as a cream and perhaps the green should be a touch lighter . Sorry not being critical - its a pretty good representation of a Glasgow Tram as it is . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Legend said: Yes the colours were really pre war. I really don't know the answer to your question but I have seen several post war pictures of standard trams with Queen St in the background and they are all in green . The tram looks very good . Only small things i would say are maybe there's a bit too much white . Maybe paint the front brown below the windscreens . I think also the white might be better as a cream and perhaps the green should be a touch lighter . Sorry not being critical - its a pretty good representation of a Glasgow Tram as it is . Thanks for that, i am pretty happy with it given it can never be an accurate model, just a good quick fix. The white is actually cream but my picture seems to show it up white! I have a more accurate model in the works. An old white metal kit of a Cunarder. I had fogotten how laborious cleaning up white metal castings is! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, David Bell said: Thanks for that, i am pretty happy with it given it can never be an accurate model, just a good quick fix. The white is actually cream but my picture seems to show it up white! I have a more accurate model in the works. An old white metal kit of a Cunarder. I had fogotten how laborious cleaning up white metal castings is! Ahh a proper tram . Now you are talking ! These Cunarders and the Coronations before them were stylish trams . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 I also cleaned up the castings of a kit for the experimental car no 1100 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) We are getting there with what I might call the faux Glasgow tram. Also here are the next two off the blocks, the Cunarder and the Kilmarnock Bogie, lots of work to do on both. Cheers David Edited October 17, 2023 by David Bell 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Who did the white metal kits? I have fond memories of the Glasgow trams from visiting my grandparents in Paisley. Surely it’s time someone came out with a new model of them (Rapido, Corgi, EFE, et al , are you listening?). Cheers, David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 7 hours ago, davknigh said: Who did the white metal kits? I have fond memories of the Glasgow trams from visiting my grandparents in Paisley. Surely it’s time someone came out with a new model of them (Rapido, Corgi, EFE, et al , are you listening?). Cheers, David The kits are by Tramalan. I agree some new models of Glasgow trams would be welcome. Cheers David 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, David Bell said: The kits are by Tramalan. I agree some new models of Glasgow trams would be welcome. Cheers David Hadn't heard of Tramalan before, but looks like it now might be Majestic Kits http://www.themodeltramshop.com/majestic-kits-00-whitemetal/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) An alternative source for a Cunarder kit possibly? http://www.themodeltramshop.com/oo-scale-kits/glasgow/ Jim Edited October 18, 2023 by luckymucklebackit 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 I have been hacking the other Leeds tram to form the basis of a works tram 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 It is starting to look more like a works tram now 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 Back with the tram I have fabricated the destination blinds box. I used some plastic I girder sanded down on one side and bits of microstrip to make the box 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Meanwhile here is the works tram in its first coat of paint. It will be a reasonable representation of Tool Car No 20. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 A wee bit more detail on the works tram 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 A portent of things to come hopefully. A picture of the unfinished tram on an unfinished street! 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 The finished tram 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lund Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Wonderful modelling David. Both the tram and the cobbled streets and inset tramways. Giles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Harry Lund said: Wonderful modelling David. Both the tram and the cobbled streets and inset tramways. Giles Thanks Giles. I have been pushing to finish the tram because the tenement (c/o Brian at Braeside Models)that sits on this street arrives this week. I have seen photos of the final model and it is superb! Far better than i could manage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunalastair Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Looking good. When will we get to see the overhead wires? The corner(s) in George Square should have some interesting strain wires. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) The overhead is coming. I will do this bit on Parliamentary Road first, just a straight line. On this section i am going to include a double line for a trolley bus.As you say the section over George Sq will be more of a challenge. Interestingly if you look up in Glasgow you can still see the fixings on some buildings where the tram overhead was fixed. Edited October 31, 2023 by David Bell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted November 1, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2023 The latest masterpiece from Brian has arrived. 23 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted November 1, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2023 The back is impressive too 21 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 Here is the tenement in situ on the layout, sitting directly above the tunnel entrance to GQS. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted November 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2023 12 hours ago, David Bell said: Here is the tenement in situ on the layout, sitting directly above the tunnel entrance to GQS. Ahh right , I was wondering how Tenements fitted in . Is that Killermont Street ? If I'm right the road entrance to Buchanan St Bus Station would be roughly where these tenements are on the layout . Superb modelling . Typically Glasgow ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 59 minutes ago, Legend said: Ahh right , I was wondering how Tenements fitted in . Is that Killermont Street ? If I'm right the road entrance to Buchanan St Bus Station would be roughly where these tenements are on the layout . Superb modelling . Typically Glasgow ! It is Parliamentary Road. It is not what was actually there at that point on Parliamentary Road, just a typical tenement. Speaking of bus stations my plan is to have a representation of Dundas Street bus station behind the tenement. Dundas Street Bus Station was a fairly spartan affair, flat ,open to the elements with a low wall round the outside 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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