Porkscratching Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 You and me both BB ! If you look at old pics of, particularly goods trains, you virtually never see a matched set of identical shiny wagons ! All my stuff, apart from about two items, is well used (tat!) and has, I think, a proper grubby 'railway' look about it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) The cradle was painted blue and refitted and the end caps to the tank, bending tabs over is always a nervy time, I normally leave the model on a radiator for an hour before I have a dabble. Normally I try to avoid bending a tab over as that is when most of my disasters strike so instead I give them a gentle twist with a pair of snipe nosed pliers and this does the same job. This isn’t always possible in confined spaces and sometimes you don’t really have an alternative to bending the tab. Anyway here’s a picture of work to date. The ladder and filler cap haven’t been secured yet pending the decals . Edited February 27, 2020 by Bassettblowke 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Re tabs, I was wondering with my tinkering too, perhaps if the tabs look a bit fragile and fatigued where they've been bent before, it might help ( prior to paint) to maybe run a thin layer of solder over the tab especially the point of bend ? Just occurred to me that it might solidify them so re bending isn't such a risk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) I would be interested in how that pans out, one of the problems I encountered when positioning the tabs to slide through the slots was the amount of fettling required. This was probably more of an issue on the Milk Tanker than it would be on other wagons, the milk tanker has numerous slots and tabs, ten on each cradle for example and the tabs and slots both needed to be clear of paint before they would sit properly and engage. The solder may well do the job of reinforcing the tab but you may well have to either enlarge the slot or file off much of the solder to get the tab through the slot. Edited February 27, 2020 by Bassettblowke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Take your point totally !.. I will experiment with this as I've a few tabs I wouldn't trust not to break, I've got a few scrap broken wagon parts that wouldn't be too tragic to 'destruction test'... The reasearch dept will report back on this one ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 My other suggestion when bending tabs is where possible use snipe nosed pliers, push the jaws onto the tab hopefully beyond the point where the original bend was made so that any fresh fold or twist occurs at a fresh point on the tab. on the subject of tabs I’ve noticed that Hornby liked to fold whereas Lionel and Marx at least judging by my US tinplate items used both twist and fold in equal measure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 The twisted ones are not my favourite...a lot more difficult to undo and remove without mangling the tab etc ! I've got a German crane that's got twisted tabs, luckily I only wanted to undo a couple I wouldn't want to take the whole thing apart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRASinBothell Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I have a JeP STEF van on which I wanted to change the couplings. JeP had attached them by twisting tabs. And yes, they were the devil to remove. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) A quick update on the decal hunt, Fox transfers do a 7mm set, not specifically Hornby reproductions but they would do the job as I am not about producing a 100% authentic replica. What’s holding me back is the price £11.80 which is only £4.20 shy of the purchase price of the tank wagon. I also tracked down the guy in Australia who has taken over the late Rob Hortons Wessex Transfers business, he is away from home and unavailable due to personal circumstances until mid March so it’s wait and see for a while yet. Edited February 28, 2020 by Bassettblowke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Yikes! That's expensive.. I know that some folk can make transfers from images printing via computer, it'd be way beyond my old bloke "computer stupidness" but you may be more savvy than I... Might be worth investigation as to how to do them diy, you could even then supply others for a small consideration! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRASinBothell Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 If you're a member of HRCA (Hornby Railway Collectors Association) you'll find in the spares directory section of their website a list of the Horton series transfers that David Cooke will be producing in the near future. I looked through, and didn't find any for milk tank wagons. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 I am indeed a member of the HRCA and I have contacted David via email, he isn’t sure whether any are available at the moment as he is away from home and unable to check. I will be contacting him again towards the end of March once he returns to his home address. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 For anyone interested I have had a reply from the new owner of Wessex Transfers to confirm that they are available at a price of $20 Australian which is approximately £10 plus postage and packing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 BB Could you possibly post the contact details for "new Wessex"? I'm in need of a couple of sets of loco-lining, and not being an HRCA Member (TCS and BLS), I haven't see any announcement yet. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassettblowke Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 David Cooke is the new owner his contact address for Wessex Transfers is dcooke@netspace.net.au 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edley Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Sadly Rob Horton died. However I have the last of the Korton United Dairy Hornby transfers. Which I bought for restoring a BL Milk Tanker [ Close, not exact but not too bad I can sell one set. However in addition I have also had the graphics done for the extra lettering on the BL version on the chassis and under the tank. I am just waiting on the artwork to restore a Carette Flatrol as it will e cheaper to get a batch done including a few others i have artwork done for. Contact me if of any use Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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