Ruston Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Which ones? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBlack Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The ones in the first picture? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 I meant which details? If you mean the oil drums: I bought the unpainted drums at Guildex, Telford. They're from Invertrain and Skytrex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBlack Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ok, thanks Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45157 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Unfortunately it's an oft-repeated complaint about O scale. It would be easier to stomach some of the high prices if the quality matched, but somehow the old attitude in Britain that "It's O scale so it must be expensive" seems to be applied regardless. More a case of "What price can we get away with charging?" than "What price is this really worth?". Another thing irks me about that sort of kit, just from looking at the box lid; okay - leave choice of wheels and coupler to the buyer (itself a bit of an out-dated notion, now, I think?), but no Transfers...???? Slaters do the same... to my mind it means the kit seems "incomplete", and also opens up a whole minefield of what transfers to get (assuming any are available) and their accuracy for the model. All I know is, I hope no wagon experts ever check out the numbers on most of my wagon fleet ... Wagons... schwagons.... Sorry, Rant Mode OFF. I'm very pleased to have read your comments about the tank kit as I have had my eye on one from that particular range for some time. I have built a Slaters one, and although it turned out well and I am very pleased with it, I had a lot of trouble (probably me) getting the tank perfectly round from all the individual panels and had to replace a few rivets along the way after a bit of filling and sanding. Obviously wrongly, I assumed the resin tank would simplify that part of the build, so I will be following this with interest to see what you think about the effort involved weighed against the cost of the kit. Tank wagons are lovely though, full of character. The rest of the layout is coming along a treat, that corregated iron looks superb and IMHO the concrete is excellent. I think surfaces like that are very hard to model as your mind will accept anything when looking at the prototype, because that's how it is, but I find my mind will not always accept the same treatment applied to a model. Thanks again for the review. regards Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted September 11, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2010 Dave, Congrats on pic of the week - in fact, it brought me to your layout, which I was very happy to discover and read as I am dabbling with 7mm things at present too I assume all the track (not just the turnouts) is Peco bullhead? The track plan looks neat and the scenic details to date are excellent - look forward to see some more. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mophead Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 wow amazing small layout or should i say big layout? currently planning a small industrial themed layout, hope mines half as good as this mophead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The concrete may not look very good but at least the locos still run on the track. Nonsense mate, that concrete looks absolutely great!! - you should've said you made it look like that deliberately, then we'd all be hailing your scenic genius!!! It's made Pic of the Week, anyway B) (which reminded me to catch up on your layout!! ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Nonsense mate, that concrete looks absolutely great!! - you should've said you made it look like that deliberately, then we'd all be hailing your scenic genius!!! I'll go back and edit my posts accordingly, shall I? I forgot to say that I used the same polyfilla mix to cast the steps into a mould made of plasticard offcuts. I then pulled the mould apart. The steps were then superglued to the floor and some dried up mix was crushed to powder and used to fill the gap. Pete - yes it is PECO bullhead except for the inset track, which is PECO flat bottom rail only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 I've dug the POWSIDES 14t anchor-mounted wagon kit out again and have had a go at making my own tank. On the left is the tank that comes with the kit, filled, filed and primed but still egg-shaped at one end and with a diameter that varies by as much as 4mm along its length. In the middle is a piece of drain pipe that I have used to make the tank on the right. The original tank should be about 46mm dia. but the pipe is 41mm so my tank will become a chemical tank that should have a dia. of 42mm. I'll get the extra milimetre by layering it with plasticard. I've glued two layers of thick plasticard to both ends and cut and sanded to shape. For HMRS Paul - length of kit frame over headstocks as built up = 123mm. Width = 48.5mm 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffayolle Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hi, Great atmosphere !!! Thanks for your sharing Regards, Fabrice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 It's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything about this and, to be honest, I haven't done much in the way of progress on the railway itself. I have made one more structure and have been tinkering with wagons so here's a few pics. Works chimney. The tank wagon, complete with home-made tank. The transfers are from Fox. I haven't weathered it yet because I'm still thinking of having some Bury, Thorn & Sons transfers made. I initially painted the tank in the same light green as I've used on the buildings and made my own transfers, with black lettering, on the ink-jet printer. The transfers weren't too bad but the tank looked horrible in green! So I removed the transfers and repainted it in black. I've also been turning this: Out-of-the-box 16t mineral RTR by Lionheart Trains. Into this: Horrible tatty mess. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted October 4, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2010 That works chimney looks big. It seems to have a certain sense of bulk. Makes a change to some of the undersize items that you see about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 It scales at about 65 feet high so as large as it may look, it still isn't a big as it ought to be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 It's almost a month since I posted anything about this but I have been doing something with it. First off, the 16tonner as finished. I've already posted this pic elsewhere but here it is anyway. And a general view of other things that have been going on. The backscene has a full-height building along part of it, a water column has been made and is fed from a water tank made from an old lancashire boiler (Duncan Models castings on an old silicon sealant tube). Some ballasting has also been done. The building in the foreground is the engineers workshops. And for the far end of the railway (which is still completely bare) I've started to make a storage tank for the tar when it is unloaded from the cars. It's made from foamboard and cereal packets. You can just about make out the scoring on the card to represent welded panels. It'lll show up more when the thing is painted. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian1401 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Finally some progress! I too own some O gauge industrials, this layout is coming on very well, I especially like the look of the weatherd 16 tonner Kristian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 This is begining to look great! I love the old boiler used as a water tank, it's so typicaly industrial. Regards Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 2, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2010 That tar tank is looking rather nice. Are the pins are just holding the card in place whilst glue dries, or are they the start of some riveting detail? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 7, 2010 Author Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi, Kris No, they're only there to hold it until the glue dries. They're much too large for rivet heads and the tank is supposed to be of welded construction anyway. I've added a small detail to the water column. I think this fellow is about to pour some petrol on the the brazier that keeps the water from freezing up (a hollow resin drum with some holes drilled in and suitably weathered and some gloss varnish around the column to represent leaking or spilled water). The staircase is made from 32 individual parts of plastruct channel, plastic rod and Slaters treadplate effect plasticard. Gratuitious shot with steam effects photoshopped in. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Nice pics Dave. I'm not normally a fan of photoshopped steam but I think that works rather well. I have to say though that the wood in the brazier looks a little too new and clean. The S2a fits in nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 7, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 7, 2010 That photo shopped steam does look good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Nice pics Dave. I'm not normally a fan of photoshopped steam but I think that works rather well. I have to say though that the wood in the brazier looks a little too new and clean. The S2a fits in nicely. I think you're right. It's not glued in so I can remove it and dirty it up a little. I'm not sure I'll leave the Land Rover in though. I can't imagine anyone would use an 88 to deliver drums of chemicals. It'll only hold 3 at the most and it would be quite a task to get them in. What I really need is a Transit-sized van or small, short wheelbase lorry. I'm not sure if a Transit fits the time period? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I think you're right. It's not glued in so I can remove it and dirty it up a little. I'm not sure I'll leave the Land Rover in though. I can't imagine anyone would use an 88 to deliver drums of chemicals. It'll only hold 3 at the most and it would be quite a task to get them in. What I really need is a Transit-sized van or small, short wheelbase lorry. I'm not sure if a Transit fits the time period? Nice Layout Dave, you should be fine with a MK1 Transit, but not aware of Any 0 gauge ones? Shame to lose the Series 2 though.. Doh - Just seen Halfwits post, that C reg one looks nice, would also be a nice project to convert it into a tipper truck as the rear end is a nice easy scratchbuild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 This suitably repainted might do the job, note the 'C' plate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Perhaps you should try this - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/18108-radio-controlled-road-vehicle/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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