Newbryford's mostly Yellow workbench - "it's a drag, man......."

[newbryford]

Silver is the new yellow red blue

 

60066 is apparently being painted up to replace Tata liveried 60099. This'll tie in nicely with plans to do 67026 or 67029.......

 

Cheers,

Mick

[Jaz]

Blasphamy

[Swifty11]

So will there be 2 or will 60099 be taken out of the colours?

[newbryford]

So will there be 2 ###### or will 60099 be taken out of the colours?

 

Not certain, but it will be different to 60099. I think 099 didn't go through the full refurb program, but did have a few "reliability" mods carried out.

 

60066 has the grey lower body stripe and roof of the standard red colour scheme.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49068127@N06/11052242984/in/photolist-hQDCMw-hQ8Rpf-hNJR3q-hR2bHV-hKegM4-hHfF29

 

Cheers,

Mick

p.s. I knew I'd bought that S/H 60 at the demu show back in July for a good reason.................

Edited November 25, 2013 by newbryford

[big jim]

60066 has the grey lower body stripe and roof of the standard red colour scheme.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49068127@N06/11052242984/in/photolist-hQDCMw-hQ8Rpf-hNJR3q-hR2bHV-hKegM4-hHfF29

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now where have i seen that livery before............

 

Edited November 26, 2013 by big jim

[newbryford]

 

60066 has the grey lower body stripe and roof of the standard red colour scheme.

 

 

 

More livery froth..........

Latest story/rumour/gossip from wnxx is that 60066 will be branded to work biomass hoppers to Drax PS...............

 

 

Cheers,

Mick

[newbryford]

Mick if I was you, I would stop making 99666, it in the works at the mo, so there is going to be some changes!

 

Looks like another SGT set....... 99666 is to be coupled to new SGT1 72630. Now where did I put that spare SO.......

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited November 27, 2013 by newbryford

[newbryford]

When we gonna see a Colas 47 with the RILA equipment? ;-)

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65941202@N04/9397935506/in/photolist-fjsSNN-fjdGXV-fk5CPy

 

 

 

Lee

 

 

its out again on tests tomorrow night, well, early bells on Saturday orning, Wigan Wallgate to Wigan Wallgate.

 

 

Lee

 

 

Lets hope someone can get some better pictures so we can have a go at doing it, wouldn't mind one myself. 

 

Connor 

 

There's been a 150/1 out and about from Southport with the RILA equipment.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65941202@N04/11070159056/in/photolist-hSesBj

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65941202@N04/11069668763/in/photolist-hSbWRZ-hSbrzp-hSesBj

 

Note that the 150 has a "Movember" sticker!

 

 

I believe there was an issue with traincrew on a later working that resulted in it being removed. (Probably not for discussion here..........)

 

Just about to make a restart on 977974/977868/977985/977986 and a couple of others, as well as planning my next projects.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited November 30, 2013 by newbryford

[Swifty11]

I saw 150115 today! Still running woth the 'tash, one of the last to still have it.

[newbryford]

Mick if I was you, I would stop making 99666, it in the works at the mo, so there is going to be some changes!

 

 

Looks like another SGT set....... 99666 is to be coupled to new SGT1 72630. Now where did I put that spare SO.......

 

 

99666 has replaced brake force runner 977986 and  ended up coupled to SGT 977985.  (977986/99666 are the two ex FO's that have all the passenger windows plated over) 

As Rorz intimates, 99666 has been in the works. It turns out that three of the four doors have been sealed up, with the associated windows plated (or painted) over and door handles and handrails removed.

 

So my 99666 has also received this treatment - pics soon.

This is a vague pic of the prototype 99666.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63714318@N02/11153795566

 

 

 

Also on the workbench are Mk1 BG generators 6262/6263 and a pack of transfers have arrived from John at Precisiion Decals for a couple more (previously mentioned) projects.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[newbryford]

99666 has replaced brake force runner 977986 and  ended up coupled to SGT 977985.  (977986/99666 are the two ex FO's that have all the passenger windows plated over) 

As Rorz intimates, 99666 has been in the works. It turns out that three of the four doors have been sealed up, with the associated windows plated (or painted) over and door handles and handrails removed.

 

So my 99666 has also received this treatment - pics soon.

This is a vague pic of the prototype 99666.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63714318@N02/11153795566

 

 

 

Also on the workbench are Mk1 BG generators 6262/6263 and a pack of transfers have arrived from John at Precisiion Decals for a couple more (previously mentioned) projects.

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

99666 - I had already drilled out for the handrail and door handle, but these were filled in again, along with the door joint. The footboard has also been removed.

Note - this mod has been carried out on three of the four doors. Haven't yet decided on how to blank the window - it is recessed. I'm tempted to use Shawplan laserglaze.

 

The SGT vehicle 977985 is having roof detail added. I drilled a couple of 0.5mm holes close together and opened them out with a scalpel. A small strip of styrene is then fixed into the hole. It is later cut down and trimmed to size once properly set.

 

 

The two generators 6262 & 6263 have been stripped and the inner pairs of doors sealed up.

 

 

The large window on the right has been prepared for a blnk, by simply "squaring off" the rounded corners.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited December 7, 2013 by newbryford

[newbryford]

The main blanks are now fitted. The large windows towards the ends will be fitted with Evergreen sheet to represent the air intake grilles

 

As the Mk1 is a curved profile, I've glued the blanks in slightly proud, so that they can be filed/smoothed off to match the curve.

 

Moulded handrails are sliced off but not fully smoothed off - yet.

 

 

They are used as a marker for drilling holes for the new wire rails to be fitted later.

 

 

The remains of the moulded handrails will be smoothed down when the window blanks are done.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited December 7, 2013 by newbryford

[newbryford]

Next up for the generators are roof modifications.

 

The existing moulded ventilators have been removed to be replaced by MJT 2943 scalloped type.

The holes for the handrails have been filled and extra holes drilled for the roof mounted grilles. (The position of the grilles is marked with the squiggly pencil line) The BG's were originally fitted with roof mounted periscopes and Bachmann have blanked these off - the blanks need filing down slightly.

 

 

Next up, before fitting the new roof vents, will be to reduce the moulded ribs.

 

 

SGT2 is also coming along - I've turned to the fitting of the "dustbin" - the laser measuring gear.

 

The corridor connection has been removed and plated over. When the corridor connection is removed from the model, the recess isn't deep enough, so I've cut out the corridor section.

 

 

A new blank has been cut to be fitted on the inside of the main body moulding.

 

I'm starting to consider how the laser gear will be constructed, along with how I can create the red laser light of the prototype.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edit: link amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2013 by newbryford

[newbryford]

Hi Mick

Looking good mate, could you not use nano red LEDs in the bin? Run the wires into the coach to a circuit board?

Cheers

Bob

 

That's one possibility - I may also look at a wide angle 3mm or 5mm LED.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[KalKat]

Possibly make up a cone of metalised/chromed plastic then shine a high intensity LED at the point perhaps?

 

 

Emma

[newbryford]

The problem is to try and recreate the full ring of red light, as the prototype actually rotates. Maybe that's the way forward.

I previously did the SGT optical car with it's white light system, but that used 7 Hi white LED's shining through a number of slots - I had far more room to play with.

 

 

Cheers,

Mick

[newbryford]

Work has been progressing on detailing the roofs and ends for a few yellow coaches, but every now and then, along comes a distraction.

 

I'm siure a few of you may be aware that Colas are getting some 70's

 

Thanks to Beast and Meld, here's a link to 70805 being en route from the GE plant in Erie, PA.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153627101940637&set=pb.222359370636.-2207520000.1386953557.&type=3&theater

 

Thanks to another rmwebber (you know who you are...) for a few painting hints and tips re: Colas 70's,  I've managed to get one of these brutes into black, orange and yellow a couple of months ago, but was awaiting final details regarding yellow ends and one or two other bits.

 

Now 70805 is finally out in the open, I can bring my 70801 back up to the top of the pile.

 

This is where I'd got to:

 

 

The diagonal line is a right swine to mask across numerous grilles and panels and still needs some touching up. It also transpires that the cab black/yellow and black/orange divider is sloped, when it was originally thought to be horizontal. There was also some uncertainty about how the grilles and handrails were painted where the black crosses them.

 

Also needed are the two new extra bodyside boxes that were retrofitted to 70801 a couple of weeks ago. Safety yellow ends are also required

 

Because I'd stripped most of the green paint off my green team 70006, the opportunity was taken to fill in the diagonal creases on the cabside (incidentally, only carried by 70001-70006)

This is a before/after smoothing down the filler shot.

 

Precision Decals already do transfers for 70801, so there's a set waiting to go on, as soon as I alter and tidy up the paintwork.

 

 

Cheers,

Mick

p.s. Once again thanks to the guy that's already painted a Colas 70.............................

Edited December 13, 2013 by newbryford

[newbryford]

 

Also needed are the two new extra bodyside boxes that were retrofitted to 70801 a couple of weeks ago.

 

 

 

Link to prototype mod; http://www.flickr.com/photos/turners_pics/11172466936/

 

 

A few minutes with 40 thou plasticard and some Evergreen 4031 and this is the result. The main square is 7.5mm cut at an angle.

 

 

And just placed on the model.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited December 13, 2013 by newbryford

[big jim]

the only problem we have with the extra black under the windows is on the picture of the real thing the ends are covered in snow so i can't make out if the black goes straight under the window or follows the contour of the body, ie the black is deeper below the centre of the windscreen

[newbryford]

The black comes down to the corner of the panel joint above the override/light boxes. I would reckon that it follows the same line across the front.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[Martin_R]

The black comes down to the corner of the panel joint above the override/light boxes. I would reckon that it follows the same line across the front.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Does this help?

[newbryford]

Does this help?

 

Errrrr - yes!

 

Ta very much.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[cairnsroadworks]

Is there any modeller out there who didn't have a Colas 70 ready painted? ;-) I've been getting bored waiting for the real thing to appear to see how close I got to it. As it turns out, bang on!

 

A

[newbryford]

Is there any modeller out there who didn't have a Colas 70 ready painted? ;-) I've been getting bored waiting for the real thing to appear to see how close I got to it. As it turns out, bang on!

 

A

 

Any pics of it? How about an update on your workbench thread?

 

Cheers,

Mick

Edited December 14, 2013 by newbryford

[big jim]

Is there any modeller out there who didn't have a Colas 70 ready painted? ;-) I've been getting bored waiting for the real thing to appear to see how close I got to it. As it turns out, bang on!

A

i had the advantage of having the official paint spec and drawings and still got small bits wrong such as the black under the side windows as its actually finished different to the spec!

 

the biggest help was having the dimensions for the logos, writing, numbers etc so they are spot on size wise on mine (they are a different size to a 56, 66 etc)