RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 10, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Phil Bullock said: 201 might be too many? Hee hee D326 already running on Abbotswood, looking forwards to seeing what you do with yours Haha and there’s me with just two 🤗 thanks Phil, once I’ve done all the little details I’ll be adding the stay alive 😳 Edited June 10, 2022 by PjKing1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 10, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2022 Body lifting points made tonight, not my favourite job but went a bit easier than last time 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2022 Happy with them, next up bogie bearer pads, also a photo of the steam pipes etc fitted to the bogie 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2022 A little posed shot before the bar opens, well it is Saturday 😊🍺 I’m hoping to get the bearer pads started tomorrow then I can add the few little other bits, sound fit it then weathering can begin 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 12, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2022 Bearer pads made 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 I had made bearers for the body and bogies but with lowering the ride height it was just to close for comfort so just the chassis has them fitted 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2022 Majority of the under frame detail is now finished just a few more bits to add then I can start weathering, must admit I’ve put more effort into detailing this than I did with my 7mm 40 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 The 40 responds well to fettling. One thing I should do to all mine is replace the O gauge jumpers, but I settled for weathering them for now which makes them less noticeable, except on D200 which is pristine. Before I lowered them, the gap between the bogies and the chassis was too much, and it reminded me of a monster truck! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 I like your modelling tools and their appropriate holder in the background! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 hours ago, 97406 said: The 40 responds well to fettling. One thing I should do to all mine is replace the O gauge jumpers, but I settled for weathering them for now which makes them less noticeable, except on D200 which is pristine. Before I lowered them, the gap between the bogies and the chassis was too much, and it reminded me of a monster truck! It’s something I’m tempted to do to but like you say a bit of weathering and they don’t look to bad. The ride height is the one thing that really lets the model down and this day an age should be addressed by Bachmann. I just hope Accurascale announce a 40 soon although I’d be skint 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I like your modelling tools and their appropriate holder in the background! Mike. They’re very useful I sometime let the mrs use them to cook… oh wait I do the cooking 🤔 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 8 hours ago, PjKing1 said: It’s something I’m tempted to do to but like you say a bit of weathering and they don’t look to bad. The ride height is the one thing that really lets the model down and this day an age should be addressed by Bachmann. I just hope Accurascale announce a 40 soon although I’d be skint 😂 I could deffo treat myself to a few Accurascale 40s if they get round to it, I have 6 Bachmanns and 1 Lima one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, 97406 said: I could deffo treat myself to a few Accurascale 40s if they get round to it, I have 6 Bachmanns and 1 Lima one. I’ve just the two but if accurascale brought them out if defo get at least six 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, PjKing1 said: I’ve just the two but if accurascale brought them out if defo get at least six 😂 With sound! I have 2 Deltics landing in the next week or so to distract me for now, though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 14, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, 97406 said: With sound! I have 2 Deltics landing in the next week or so to distract me for now, though! The deltic look fantastic and I nearly ordered one but the slightly underscale wheels were a deal breaker for me, so thought I’d save my pennies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, PjKing1 said: The deltic look fantastic and I nearly ordered one but the slightly underscale wheels were a deal breaker for me, so thought I’d save my pennies The curse of R2 curves. I have 2 early Bachmann 40s with Lima central body sections. The bogies are pivoted in a funny place and would knock off the correctly positioned bogie pivot brackets, which were missing off that version. I made some silicone moulds off the retooled 40s and cast them in body filler attached them, and there’s a chunk of plastic on each end of the water tanks that stops the bogies swinging too far. It works, but my minimum radius is 2’. The brackets are just about visible in this pic of 160. Edited June 15, 2022 by 97406 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 15, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 hours ago, 97406 said: The curse of R2 curves. I have 2 early Bachmann 40s with Lima central body sections. The bogies are pivoted in a funny place and would knock off the correctly positioned bogie pivot brackets, which were missing off that version. I made some silicone moulds off the retooled 40s and cast them in body filler attached them, and there’s a chunk of plastic on each end of the water tanks that stops the bogies swinging too far. It works, but my minimum radius is 2’. The brackets are just about visible in this pic of 160. Nice looking 40 that though matey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2022 1 hour ago, PjKing1 said: Nice looking 40 that though matey Ta. The early Bachmann 40’s windscreens were much too wide, so this was the first to get Shawplan screens fitted. The retooled version’s screens are much closer, but I eventually did all of them as well as they just have the edge if you’re willing to lose a little of the flushness. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 16, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 16, 2022 A little bit more ‘little details’ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 19, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 19, 2022 Nearly weathering time… (need to tidy the hose up) 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 21, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2022 Firstly I’d like to say what a great turn out for the RMT at Lime Street today and across country ✊🏼 As for the modelling just done a bit more on the 40, numbers are in the post from Railtec so D326 will have it’s proper identity shortly, I’ve also started weathering the bogies and the Maskol has been applied ready for the buddy to be dirtied up. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 23, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2022 Pickups where soldered on last night from the bogies to the circuit board and tested, if I get time later I’ll fit the chip that’s in the other 40 and attach the stay alive. Once that’s all up and running it’s just a matter of renumbering and weathering 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2022 RMT = Railway Modelling Time?!! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 23, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, Balgrayhill said: Whilst many members of the public couldnt get to work or couldnt visit dying relatives in hospital Enjoy your free doughnuts You obviously listen to all the media hype, if the torries etc get there way you’ll be travelling DOO within months with no station staff etc to help you. Do you think we enjoy striking? Loosing days of pay to try and protect ours and other jobs? I’d rather be in working than eating doughnuts, working like we did throughout covid whilst the majority of the country sat on there arsed furloughed or working from home without any thanks. I’ll leave it there 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted June 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2022 Paul Being a railway operator myself, I am still waiting for the senior team to say thanks for everything that we achieved after nearly 2 1/2 years of the pandemic ..... probably they are still working from home... Anyway, at least you got doughnut's, where's mine? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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