mophead Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 hello ive recently been working on a few projects for a planned small steelworks layout set in the early 80's in sheffield modelling an electro furnace steelworks and thought i would share my progress with you all and maybe get some advice and other ideas off fellow members. ive detailed a few items of rolling stock but no layout to run them on yet if i ever get round to it. well here goes any help or opioins of my models would be great as this is my first attempt at any detailing or scratch building. first up a Bachmann class 04 modelled as an industrial example fitted with rt models headlights, gibson industrial buffers and modelled with a door open cut from a spare Dapol 04 kit, the loco still needs some work on the handrails, underframes, glazing, couplings and finished in a filthy industrial livery. next up a Bachmann HEA underframe fitted with a scratch built body made of plasticard losely based on some drawings sent to me by mark saunders of similar wagons at ravenscraig for internal scrap movements, the wagon still needs couplings fitting, final weathering on the body and underframes. i have a few of these wagons on the go at the moment. last but not least a Dapol lowflat wagon kit with scratch built bufferbeams after i broke one end fitted with the superb Lanarkshire Models & Supplies lowmac buffers, ive delibertely modelled this wagon as missing a buffer as i plan to model this wagon sat in a siding just needs final weathering and couplings fitted. i wil try and update on my progress soon as im busy moving house mophead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Makes me realise that I should get on and finish the projects that I started. Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 25, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2012 IMHo I would leave the loco in BR blue and patch paint the cab side to get rid of the arrows and allow a new number or/and name on the side.Paint the door in some undercoat and then weather away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 IMHo I would leave the loco in BR blue and patch paint the cab side to get rid of the arrows and allow a new number or/and name on the side.Paint the door in some undercoat and then weather away. Me too, I'd model it with standard fittings (perhaps one set of buffers different on the rear to give the impression of a work-horse machine, patched up with parts etc. I'd retain the livery of BR blue but patch paint (in a slightly darker shade of blue to look like fading of original livery) the numbers and replace them with new ones. Another interesting feature to model would be an additonal cage in-front of the radiator, often seen on industrial diesels. Perhaps it would be better off leaving the P.O. livery for a true industrial (Janus, Hunslet etc) just my 2 cents, looking forward to watching this progress Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mophead Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Me too, I'd model it with standard fittings (perhaps one set of buffers different on the rear to give the impression of a work-horse machine, patched up with parts etc. I'd retain the livery of BR blue but patch paint (in a slightly darker shade of blue to look like fading of original livery) the numbers and replace them with new ones. Another interesting feature to model would be an additonal cage in-front of the radiator, often seen on industrial diesels. Perhaps it would be better off leaving the P.O. livery for a true industrial (Janus, Hunslet etc) just my 2 cents, looking forward to watching this progress Paul A. Thanks Paul I'm beginning to be swayed now, I was going to fully repaint the 04 But after to seeing the picture below I'll just patch paint it as you've suggested http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/adogriff/4433106567/in/search/_QM_q_IS_Class+04+_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all Mophead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 If you need more info on industrial wagons there's a good book published by the Industrial Railway Society which can be found by scrolling down to the tenth book here http://www.irsociety.co.uk/books/books.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The Briton Ferry Steel Co. at Briton Ferry and Duport Group steel works at Llanelli were both big users of ex-BR shunters. . The following may be of interest:- . D2195 at Duport Steel, Llanelli http://www.flickr.com/photos/glevumblues/6049607289/ D2305 at Duport Steel Llanelli http://www.flickr.com/photos/glevumblues/6050160250/ D2306 at Duport Steel Llanelli http://www.flickr.com/photos/glevumblues/6050160062/ . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The Briton Ferry Steel Co. at Briton Ferry and Duport Group steel works at Llanelli were both big users of ex-BR shunters. . The following may be of interest:- . D2195 at Duport Steel, Llanelli http://www.flickr.co...ues/6049607289/ D2305 at Duport Steel Llanelli http://www.flickr.co...ues/6050160250/ D2306 at Duport Steel Llanelli http://www.flickr.co...ues/6050160062/ . Brian R I remember that lot turning up, along with a Hunslet 0-4-0 and a brace of Hunslet 0-6-0s- the theory at the time was that the works manager had spotted the lot at the back of Norwich shed whilst on a boating trip to East Anglia. It took a couple of years for them to get a repaint; Duport were 'careful' when it came to spending money. The 'shed' was part of the old Llanelli Foundry- my uncle Bill was the watchman there in the early 1970s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mophead Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Thanks to some horrible weather I've managed to finally finish an internal user scrap wagon aswell as getting distracted hacking a Dapol 04 kit into a semi derelict state, I should really finish off a few other projects but my curse of been easily distracted has struck again!! I'll upload some photos later Mophead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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