D6775 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 13/11/2023 at 11:37, pwr said: Rule One and invest a back story!!!! Paul R Yeah, holding out for sub £400 27's atm amongst other things! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted November 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2023 23 hours ago, D6775 said: Yeah, holding out for sub £400 27's atm amongst other things! Hattons have D5389 for £398 at the moment and had an unnumbered green with FYE for the same price a few months back. I'm very tempted by the unnumbered blue one for £442, but my finances are taking a bit of a pummelling with other things right now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 15/11/2023 at 19:09, Solo said: Hattons have D5389 for £398 at the moment and had an unnumbered green with FYE for the same price a few months back. I'm very tempted by the unnumbered blue one for £442, but my finances are taking a bit of a pummelling with other things right now... Well I was holding out for a BR Blue one with FYE but as Hattons kindly dropped it to £239 earlier today I succumbed! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Solo Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2023 11 hours ago, D6775 said: Well I was holding out for a BR Blue one with FYE but as Hattons kindly dropped it to £239 earlier today I succumbed! That's incredible – I was wondering where they'd got to, as I too had my eye on one. Congratulations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 Saturday shunt - 08172 shunts a work worn BR 24.5t coal hopper. 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I do like that Bedford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) A little project for the weekend. Transform this second hand Heljan 03 I aquired to a scruffy 03 in industrial use. It's D2049 although doesn't carry the number. Already had it apart to fit a driver, Zimo sound chip, stay alive and speaker. Just noticed I need some round buffers for it! Let the painting begin... NCB Ex BR Class 03 D2049 - West Hallam Open Cast - 1981. by Martyn Hilbert, on Flickr Edited December 7, 2023 by Nick G 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted December 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2023 Don't forget the second air-horn. Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Steven B said: Don't forget the second air-horn. Already fitted and painted! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Progress so far on the 03 shunter project. Bodysides repainte in my custom mix of worn blue.Bufferbeams painted in faded red and weathered, couplings removed to be repaced with 3 links as per the prototype. Chimney capping and horns painted red with the extra small horn added. Most of the handrails painted black and chassis had first coat of weathering. Radiator filler pipes removed but brackets left in place. To do: Couplings to fit, round buffer heads to fit. Weather the bodysides and pick out some detail then a coat of matt varnish to seal it all. 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted December 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2023 I think the handrails are actually blue, its just that most of the paint has worn off leaving dark metal. Look at the bottom of the cab door handrails. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hal Nail said: I think the handrails are actually blue, its just that most of the paint has worn off leaving dark metal. Look at the bottom of the cab door handrails. I am undecided. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Looking good Nick, the weathering on the buffer beam is really well captured. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 minute ago, 37114 said: Looking good Nick, the weathering on the buffer beam is really well captured. Thanks Rob, copied the weathering from a photo. Finding round buffer heads is the next hurdle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Nick G said: Thanks Rob, copied the weathering from a photo. Finding round buffer heads is the next hurdle! Will Dapol 08 buffers work Nick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 26 minutes ago, 37114 said: Will Dapol 08 buffers work Nick? Possibly but they are like hens teeth nobody seems to do them as spares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted December 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 8, 2023 How about these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325643465860?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338749367&toolid=20006&customid=GB_1_325643465860.152233491319~1873891030541-g_EAIaIQobChMI1oTVhsyAgwMVwVGRBR21FQuYEAkYAyABEgIHZfD_BwE 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hal Nail said: How about these? Thanks, worth a go for £6... Edited December 9, 2023 by Nick G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 The 03 looks superb, was it all brush painted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, sb67 said: The 03 looks superb, was it all brush painted? Thanks, yes Steve brush painted with a decent flat brush. Done quite a bit more since the last photo, another photo update later... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 A quick update of the 03 weekend project. Weathering has now been started using photos of the prototype to copy. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 That looks so good! Was it enamels you use, and do you thin the paint at all? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, sb67 said: That looks so good! Was it enamels you use, and do you thin the paint at all? Yes enamels I can't get on with acrylics. For the blue I use Phoenix Precision not thinned. For the weathering some are thinned for using as a wash in the panel lines. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, Nick G said: Yes enamels I can't get on with acrylics. For the blue I use Phoenix Precision not thinned. For the weathering some are thinned for using as a wash in the panel lines. That's some fine painting 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 09/12/2023 at 01:03, Nick G said: I am undecided. definitely 100% chipped blue. easily replicated dabbed with a bit of course sponge with blue paint 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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