3 link Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Lovely work as usual Tony, glad to see your getting the hang of it at last . Hope to catch up with you and the rest of the Heysider's at Telford. ATB, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Hope to catch up with you and the rest of the Heysider's at Telford. ATB, Martyn. Have you been sending Jo down the docks like I recommend? Click. OzzyO. I'm now walking down a dark ally and this big fellow is following me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I will only attend if you wear your best dress . Martyn. P.S. Looks like I will be going after all, fingers crossed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Dress competition as well? I've been struggling with these 4mm signals for Dolgelly this morning, I got the arms mixed up, lamps in the wrong places. After some colourful language it was put right and they are nearly ready... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Dress competition as well? I've been struggling with these 4mm signals for Dolgelly this morning, I got the arms mixed up, lamps in the wrong places. After some colourful language it was put right and they are nearly ready... Lovely stuff! Servo operated once installed? JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks John - yes using the Merg system. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 At last 43155 can join her sister engine, I had problems with the weathering and ended up stripping off some of it, which can be a little disheartening. So this morning I have been re-applying and getting this one to a more acceptable state. The loco is pretty dirty as many of Colwicks engines seemed to be in the '60s. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Be fair....it was only the dirt holding them together! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Absolutely superb inspirational modeling Tony and just how I remember them when numbers increased here replacing aging J27's and Q6's towards the end of steam on the NER. Just a little grease / oil application on the motion would be all I could think of adding. Looking forward to getting my hands on my first MOK kit a 9F hopefully before year end. Regards Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Bob I'm also looking forward to getting a 9F from MOK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Steve I'm thinking you will be after a Double Chimney with 1A tender 9F variant. Last I heard from Dave Sharp was that they were only planning to do 50/60 kits. With Loveless, Masterpiece and Lee March all promising 9Fs we are lucky that MOK are still pressing on with their own kit. Mine will be one of Tyne Dock's Iron ore loco stud and hopefully will end up looking very like Tony's 43155 above. That will be of course if I can miraculously become an expert at weathering by then. Regards Bob Edited September 1, 2014 by Silverstreak 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've got a double chimney variant with BR1G tender pre ordered as I want evening star. Even with all the Korean built examples the MOK kit will still be the best option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 One of the pleasures of modelling is to inspire people, so thanks Bob. I wish it was a smooth journey, but I often break all my own rules: rush, panic, restraint, try to do to much at once - I could go on. I am continually learning- and I like that. I have to make myself step away sometimes and take a break draw breath, make the right decisions and then continue. I had a sleepless night over 43155 and ended up stripping some of the weathering off. If I'm not happy with something I will always put it right. If it came to stripping the whole thing back to the metal I would do. The Thompson coaches have been stripped twice now! I will picture those up when they are a bit more progressed. I have 3 DJH 9Fs to do next, they won't be as good as the MOK one, which I would love to do, but sometimes the cost/time/fidelity equation has to be considered. I couldn't afford to buy 2 MOK ones now in any case! The numbers are already chosen:- 92204,92031,92069. Regards Tony 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 I thought it would be interesting to share work bench view after seeing Tom's ( 2750 ) highly organised space as well as Dikitriki's state of the art facility. View out of the window is down the garden and to the hills opposite, library to the right, kits and stock stored in a massive cupboard behind and to the left of the camera. Window to the drive and office space to the left. There is no space on the walls to hang kits and nowhere to photograph anything sensibly! Workbench in chaos as usual, as I'm glazing Sidelines Thompson non-corridors... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't look now, but there is a lamb on the bookcase to the right.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Better than a rat! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isambarduk Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Or a TOAD :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Well, it is Wales after all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Well, it is Wales after all! What part? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 The middle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieS Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 The middle! Don't be any more specific than that or you will get visitors! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibateg Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Yes - they will be after my sheep! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The middle! Ok I'm down the bottom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Ok I'm down the bottom We guessed that, . Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 We guessed that, . Martyn. Where the little icon with the face blowing the raspberry?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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