blueeighties Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Back to the big 37, and it's head scratching time. 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Smoke generator out. 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A slightly tidier reinstall :mrgreen: No lighting yet though. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr There is quite a lot of space in the tanks, so I thought I would get a pair of large circular speakers in. I did....but I still think the sound can be improved upon. I have a couple of Alan Butchers to play with, so I'll try those too. Regardless, this thing is LOUD with a pair of speakers in :-surrender Just want to make sure it has the best sound possible. 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr It's all very enjoyable and good fun I have to say.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Sound. Quality is all important. Shame I couldn't fit a pair of these into the locos :shock: 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr But I digress. Back to reality, and more experimentation with the big 37. A while ago, I picked a couple of Alan Butcher speakers up, as I had heard they were of good quality. The only issue was that they were a bit on the large side to fit into anything, until now :-FT First job was to measure the space within the underslung tanks, and make a speaker housing to suit. Simple job with some 1mm plasticard. 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Everything wired up for testing, but not sealed. So far, sounding better than the circular pair yesterday. 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The test went okay, so next I sealed all of the holes, and ran glue around all of the joints. Wow, is all I can say. This is the best sounding loco I have ever experienced. Don't know if you can pick it up from the video. In other news, I have painted and ballasted the display plinth for the class 25. Next I'll weather the track and add a bit of grass. 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Fitted laserglaze, passengers and lighting to this. 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Sounds pretty good to me Lee. The available bass make a massive difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Back to work after a very enjoyable day spent at the DEMU show Going dotty! Been experimenting with a few different methods of producing domino headcode panels. 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A rake of MK2's in for Inter City branding, renumbering, and weathering. 003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Another batch of 40's has arrived. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Repainted into faded blue, heavy weathering next. 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Large logo for the 37, Thornaby red stripe for the tiny choppers. 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Edited June 2, 2014 by blueeighties 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Unless you're doing any mods to the tractor my guess would be 116......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Correct sir! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Will be keeping a close eye on those 20's. Looking forward to seeing your next update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Cheers boss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcyg Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Can't wait to see 37116, planning on doing that one myself 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) The only thing worse than repainting a Colas 70 is refitting/making and painting all of the handrails! Loads of the . 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Green Bachmann 40 in the process of being redone as 40106. 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Grille painting on Network Rail 37's. 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And made a start on the weathering of these 2 Cornish gronks. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Edited June 5, 2014 by blueeighties 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2014 Liking the 70 - need to crack on with my second. I know you're a fan of Fairy powerspray and I've bought a bottle last week. I have a few Q's if you don't mind. What's the best way of using it? Spray and leave in a sealed bag? For how long? I have a Bachmann 66 and 70 and Hornby 60 to strip - is it OK on those? Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Liking the 70 - need to crack on with my second. I know you're a fan of Fairy powerspray and I've bought a bottle last week. I have a few Q's if you don't mind. What's the best way of using it? Spray and leave in a sealed bag? For how long? I have a Bachmann 66 and 70 and Hornby 60 to strip - is it OK on those? Cheers, Mick Morning Mick. I just spray it all over, and leave it for a few hours. Thats enough to remove the decals, and enough paint for a rub down and prime. A repaeated application will take it down to plastic. I have found the 70 to be especially stubborn though, even my secret weapon of Phoenix Superstrip struggled! I have never tried 'bagging it', should do though as it will no doubt speed things up. And stop me from gassing myself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 6, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2014 Morning Mick. I just spray it all over, and leave it for a few hours. Thats enough to remove the decals, and enough paint for a rub down and prime. A repaeated application will take it down to plastic. I have found the 70 to be especially stubborn though, even my secret weapon of Phoenix Superstrip struggled! I have never tried 'bagging it', should do though as it will no doubt speed things up. And stop me from gassing myself I used superstrip on my previous 70 and agreed - it's quite stubborn paint! Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stadman Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The only thing worse than repainting a Colas 70 is refitting/making and painting all of the handrails! Loads of the ######. At least they don't require much weathering yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Took some doing, but finally got the damaged roof panel of the 0 gauge 37 down to bare plastic. Muchus filler and filing required! 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The weathering has been taken a stage further with the 08's. A bit of clay dusting added today. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Unless you're doing any mods to the tractor my guess would be 116......... 37 116 featured a smooth plated boiler roof panel - unlike earlier 37/0's which had riveted strips - so that's one mod perhaps worth considering, another being the filling in of the boiler filler door recess and some of the footholds, including the tumblehome one below. Then there's also the matter of the "trench" under the cantrail grille's - the tooling having being altered to suit 37 003 - (37LG) L/E , but now sadly incorrect for the majority of other 37/0s. At the end of the day, it depends how accurate you want to make it - and in Lee's case what his customer has requested. Either way, I'm sure it will turn out to be another one of his excellent reworks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium richierich Posted June 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2014 Just a quick question from your experience, how do you remove the detail parts off Hornby Class 56 super detail bodies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Just a quick question from your experience, how do you remove the detail parts off Hornby Class 56 super detail bodies? Hi Rich. I use small pliers, and small screwdrivers.Most of the parts can be gently pulled off, the handrails levered out with the screwdriver. Being moulded plastic the handrails quite often snap and distort, easy job to replace with new ones manufactured from .33 handrail wire. Edited June 8, 2014 by blueeighties Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Lee, have you ever been asked to respray a road vehicle? (I bet you can see where this is going...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Lee, have you ever been asked to respray a road vehicle? (I bet you can see where this is going...) lol yes mate I have, but it never happened. Is that the conversion you said you were working on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Phew. El scorchio today! Knew I would be working late, (still in the workshop now at 10.30pm), so breaktime was a noce walk along the Seafront to cool down a bit :cool: Loads of the usual resprays on at the moment, too many to document individually. I'll be posting more as they get completed. A couple of works in progress for the moment. A pair of the new DRS 90's. 003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr More ever popular Network Rail 37's. 004v by rothburyuk, on Flickr A Bacchy 108, repainted into plain blue. Looking forward to weathering this one. 005l by rothburyuk, on Flickr More of the 'why do I say yes to these projects'. Fitting lights to a Hornby Sentinel. I thought 08's were bad... I have had to remove some of the motor housing to make a bit more room. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Still have to get a cab light and the led resistors in here somewhere.... 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Bonnet back on showing markers and headlights. 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The Digitrax 6 function decoder can be seen here. 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Running the extremely thin Enamelled cables back from the led's to the decoder. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And then, we go to the opposite extreme. Lighting in the Heljan 37. Headcode boxes, tails, cab lights, and engine room lights have all been added. 015 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 017 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 019 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Right, I'm off for a stiff drink and a lie down after that little lot! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Health and safety is extremely high on the agenda at Annitsford Towers. So saying as my old mask fell to bits, the time came to purchase a new one! 015 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The Colas 70 finally back together. Yes, I know it needs the large box adding to the bodyside. 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 40106. Still need to add the headcode discs. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 003a by rothburyuk, on Flickr Hornby 56 done as one of the few large logo Western ones. 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 40141 weathered to a workaday condition. 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Transfer day tomorrow... 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 lol yes mate I have, but it never happened. Is that the conversion you said you were working on?Yes and no lol, I have something oxford diecast on it's way I have ideas for in addition to the conversion i'm working on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Starting to put more regular updates on my website now,hope you like :-) http://leeslocos.co.uk/wp/sound/big-sound-for-a-big-loco/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilkko Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Looking good as always, love the weathering on 40141. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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