Tony Wright Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Woodcock29 said: I even had a discussion about the section that I'm having difficulty with after our running session yesterday. (I have actually done some scenery which John will attest to) I'm even hopeful I'll have a couple of months to get more done from July onwards, once I've completed all I need to do for Gavin's Spirsby. Although I'll be going to Gold Coast for a couple of weeks in late July. Lining of two V2s in LNER green is not difficult with HMRS Pressfix lining. Encourage, encourage! Andrew Remember, There's Bachmann's RTR V2 coming later this year (or early next year), at least one of which will be in LNER green. I state the above, as a dyed-in-the-wool builder (not an RTR-user), because it's more accurate in detail than any V2 I've ever built (20+). I wonder if the Finney V2 caters for the offset lubricators or the opposite opening of the cab roof ventilators? It should have the internal splashers....... Regards, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Well Tony I have just purchased the Irwell press book on the V2's so I have been starting to research more on the "standard V2" and then there is the timing of the modifications. The 2 that I am building will be sheded at York. The splashers are included and quite straight forward or ward to install and achieve the correct angle. I will check on the ventilators but I am pretty sure the offset lubricators is a install issue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 60027Merlin Posted February 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 A couple of kits, one finished and the other not too far away from the finishing line. The DJH B16 made its unpainted debut at Little Bytham last Autumn with the painting completed in early Winter. The K4 from Dave Alexander was then started and is now awaiting painting which may take some time as I spray the locos outside, which is not practical at present due to the extreme weather conditions, so it is now on to a few Parkside wagon kits to keep the activity going! 30 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 46 minutes ago, 60027Merlin said: A couple of kits, one finished and the other not too far away from the finishing line. The DJH B16 made its unpainted debut at Little Bytham last Autumn with the painting completed in early Winter. The K4 from Dave Alexander was then started and is now awaiting painting which may take some time as I spray the locos outside, which is not practical at present due to the extreme weather conditions, so it is now on to a few Parkside wagon kits to keep the activity going! Lovely models, Merlin. I have a K4 to build at some point soon. Dave's kits are usually very straightforward - I presume this was true for your K4? Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 60027Merlin Posted February 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2020 Mark The kit went together fine, the only thing to look out for is that the numbers of the parts on the frets do not match up with the numbers on the instructions! Dave must have noticed this when everything was printed and he has noted the sheets accordingly. As a matter of interest the smokebox/boiler/firebox in this later kit produced round about 6 years ago is etched whereas they were whitemetal in his earlier kit from the early 90s. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Enigmatic naming and numbering of parts is a familiar theme following my recent build of a test etch from a different source, following "not fully developed" instructions... Interesting opposite philosophy above to some DJH kits which have a cast boiler with etched cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowanj Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) The K4 looks very nice indeed, Eric. The loss of Dave's kits is a real shame,,especially as he was about to produce a North Tyneside Emu Artic set before he became ill. I think most of his kits had replacement etched boilers, produced for him by 52F Models. I found this a bit strange, as the DJH and SEF arrangement made more sense, giving an etched cab with thinner sides but retaining a heavy whitemetal boiler just where you need the weight. Either way ,his kits are a pleasure to build, though I understand there is the odd inaccuracy. He updated his K4 chassis a few years ago, and was selling the older main etch for £1 at local shows. I took 5 off his hands.. Edited February 13, 2020 by rowanj 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post CF MRC Posted February 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 Hope Sir approves of the new Belle Isle Up Home gantry for CF. The relevant dolls have working arms: in this video operated by hand, from below. The model will require bedding in and the main ladder fitted. It may be a while before they are connected to servos and the intention is that they will be operated by the passing trains. I had been musing over whether or not to make the signals work on CF. In its totality the number of signals and arms is completely overwhelming. However, I think it will be manageable to make strategic arms go through the motions. At least this gantry is as visible as it gets. Tim 13 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coach bogie Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 I have been off work this week with 'stress related' illness. Who needs meds? My BP is well down now as I have used the time to build an engine. It is a straight framed Saint. I used the Wills/SEF kit which has the curved front and back. I made a new front end and cut back the cab with new footsteps. Brake gear from the Mainly Trains/Wizard etch. The front end is now part of the cylinder assembly for added strength and ease of getting the body off. The cylinders are Hornby Railroad Hall from Peter's Spares. One challenge of these kits is shorting of the bogie wheels against the cylinders - not now as they are plastic. Has the added advantage of piston rods being supplied from stamped metal rather than the cast Wills ones. Just need balance weights and good clean up of excess solder before priming and painting. I will add the reversing rod when painted. Mike Wiltshire 31 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, 60027Merlin said: Mark The kit went together fine, the only thing to look out for is that the numbers of the parts on the frets do not match up with the numbers on the instructions! Dave must have noticed this when everything was printed and he has noted the sheets accordingly. As a matter of interest the smokebox/boiler/firebox in this later kit produced round about 6 years ago is etched whereas they were whitemetal in his earlier kit from the early 90s. Eric Hi Eric Many thanks for that. I think that mine was possibly the very last K4 kit that Dave had, so hopefully I'll have the etched boiler etc too Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 hours ago, rowanj said: He updated his K4 chassis a few years ago, and was selling the older main etch for £1 at local shows. I took 5 off his hands.. I got one of those - my Nucast K1 is sitting on it Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tony Wright Posted February 13, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, CF MRC said: Hope Sir approves of the new Belle Isle Up Home gantry for CF. The relevant dolls have working arms: in this video operated by hand, from below. The model will require bedding in and the main ladder fitted. It may be a while before they are connected to servos and the intention is that they will be operated by the passing trains. I had been musing over whether or not to make the signals work on CF. In its totality the number of signals and arms is completely overwhelming. However, I think it will be manageable to make strategic arms go through the motions. At least this gantry is as visible as it gets. Tim I'm in complete agreement, Tim, Lovely work. Speaking of signals, Graham Nicholas fixed the final ones today on Little Bytham. Though very nice in operation, the Viessman solenoids are very flimsy and nine out of nine have burnt-out or failed in the last five years! 100% failure rate, though not every one - some have failed twice. They're all now protected from burning-out by electronic devices made and installed by Andrew Burchall. They're a complete mystery to me, but they work. Graham brought with him for studio photography the B3 he's made, which Ian Rathbone painted. It's a privilege to be able to photograph such beautiful work, both in the build and in the painting. Finally, a confession. In my recent review of the Hornby LMS brake vans in BRM, I stated that the wheelbase was 20'. How daft; it should be 16', but I foolishly believed what Hornby had printed on the 'van. My thanks to Ian Nuttall for pointing this out. Regards, Tony. 21 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 A thing of beauty ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Willie Whizz said: A thing of beauty ... Indeed it is. At a time (as has been stated many times) when the hobby is awash with high-quality RTR, how nice to see something not made in a far-away factory, but by hand - in this realm. Regards, Tony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) Does anyone else get side-tracked in to making models that aren’t pertinent to one’s long term project or magnus opus? I seem to end up making models (kit or scratch-built) for a host of reasons such as “it’s an interesting structure”, “for the challenge and to prove it can be done”, or even just simply for the enjoyment of making something. And them I’m lumbered with a model (sometimes not even fully completed) for which I have no use and end up either selling or giving it away. Why can’t I get on with things I really want or need? For example, this N/2mm coaling tower was knocked up from some cardboard, a bit of styrene strip and some wire, and based on some photos of one without any plans. It’s something I’ve absolutely no use for and don't even have any interest in, and I ended up selling it. I’ve plenty of other examples. Edited February 14, 2020 by grahame 19 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Grahame, I have a cupboard full of such models most of them incomplete! l made a news year’s resolution to get some of them finished but if they’re not part of the master plan am I wasting valuable modelling time? Happy modelling, regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Erichill16 said: . . . . they’re not part of the master plan am I wasting valuable modelling time? That's what I tend to worry about. Well, maybe not worry, but have some concern about. Perhaps I should be getting on with necessary and planned models rather than spending time on frivolous projects? After all I do enjoy the building of both, although perhaps the making of unnecessary things is a welcome diversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 As long as anyone enjoys making models, whether they're pertinent to their overall scheme or not I don't think it matters. In my case, I often make models which fit in with Little Bytham, even though they're probably not really necessary. By that I mean, for example, how many Gresley O2s of all varieties does one need for a layout? Even a biggish one. Over a dozen? 15? This one now makes ten. This old Nu-Cast example is now complete, apart from painting. Why do I keep on building locos, even though there are more than enough? Because it's what I enjoy. Just to put the record straight.......... The Isinglass pigeon van I've just completed is made (at source) entirely of 3D-printed resin, not cast. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium D.Platt Posted February 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi Tony I would think the answer to your question how many O2s do I need (as with any other class ) is how many different members of the class would pass though on an average day ? Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Sometimes I build something as quick fix to get my modelling mojo back and then I think the only thing that matters is I’m proud of what I’ve done. It might give me enthusiasm to get on with some a little more grand and relevant. regards robert 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Tony Wright said: As long as anyone enjoys making models, whether they're pertinent to their overall scheme or not I don't think it matters. In my case, I often make models which fit in with Little Bytham, even though they're probably not really necessary. By that I mean, for example, how many Gresley O2s of all varieties does one need for a layout? Even a biggish one. Over a dozen? 15? This one now makes ten. This old Nu-Cast example is now complete, apart from painting. Why do I keep on building locos, even though there are more than enough? Because it's what I enjoy. Just to put the record straight.......... The Isinglass pigeon van I've just completed is made (at source) entirely of 3D-printed resin, not cast. Good evening, Perhaps you’re striving to create the perfect O2! regards Robert ps Blue Hunslet from Doncaster running a lot smoother, many thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffer Davies Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 hours ago, grahame said: Does anyone else get side-tracked in to making models that aren’t pertinent to one’s long term project or magnus opus? I seem to end up making models (kit or scratch-built) for a host of reasons such as “it’s an interesting structure”, “for the challenge and to prove it can be done”, or even just simply for the enjoyment of making something. And them I’m lumbered with a model (sometimes not even fully completed) for which I have no use and end up either selling or giving it away. Why can’t I get on with things I really want or need? For example, this N/2mm coaling tower was knocked up from some cardboard, a bit of styrene strip and some wire, and based on some photos of one without any plans. It’s something I’ve absolutely no use for and don't even have any interest in, and I ended up selling it. I’ve plenty of other examples. Guilty as charged. I’m currently building an EM chassis for a Bachman GN Atlantic. They would never have run through Clayton but very few green liveried engines did and they are very pretty so when we’re not at exhibition then rule 1 will apply. Cheers, Frank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowanj Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks to those who posted advice here about how to get hold of ex-NER coaches. I now have 4 and just need to work out how to build them.... As they will be depicted running in their twilight years in the early 50's, I believe they should be brown, ( as opposed to teak} . I confess to have failed in my research to identify an appropriate paint, after an afternoon spent Googling. Any ideas? Thanks in anticipation. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, rowanj said: Thanks to those who posted advice here about how to get hold of ex-NER coaches. I now have 4 and just need to work out how to build them.... As they will be depicted running in their twilight years in the early 50's, I believe they should be brown, ( as opposed to teak} . I confess to have failed in my research to identify an appropriate paint, after an afternoon spent Googling. Any ideas? Thanks in anticipation. John I use Phoenix Precision LNER Teak . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Precision Track Dirt (997?) was Larry Goddard's colour of choice and looks very good. Humbrol 62 or 186 with more or less black is as good. If you want a very dark shade, Triumph Russett brown also looks nice, but it can be hard to weather effectively. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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