blueeighties Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi Mike, very interesting that, 'unpowering' a bogie is something I would never have thought of. Considering these things can pull wardrobes, I think that's a very good idea for a small layout! I have been speaking to Sean on FB and he tells me you have had some decent results with Heljan 37 bodyshells and JLTRT cabs, would like to see a piccy or 6 of that if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hello Lee With regard to the 37 I again purchased a pre production sample from Heljan some time ago. The thing that let it down in my opinion was the windscreen area, too flat and missing the beading. I've been pestering Brian at Shawplan to do his windscreen etches and laser glaze in 7mm but without success to date (I know he's a very busy man). My son Robert, (Lord Flasheart on here) has been detailing an old Triang Hymek bodyshell using some parts he obtained from JLTRT and found Laurie there to be very helpful. Anyway following a phone call we received a "parts list" and from this we ordered two complete cabs plus other various etches and castings. I'll just say I thought the costs were very reasonable without actually stating what I paid as it doesn't appear to be an official thing. Although I've not actually started work on this project yet some initial measuring/observing etc indicates that the profile of the JLTRT parts are very close to the Heljan ones so hopefully a successful graft should be possible in the same way I combined 4mm Bachmann and Lima Class 40 bodyshells some time ago. If not the sides and roof mouldings are available from JLTRT, though the intention is to just detail the Heljan loco with the JLTRT parts, not fully replace it. When I get chance I'll take some photos of the JLTRT cabs so you can see how they compare to the Heljan bodyshell. The plan is to also convert this to single motor drive, the spare motor bogie can then be used to power my son's JLTRT Class 50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Took a Bachmann 37 apart today as per usual prior to weathering. Did Bachmann have a 'let's soak everything in oily ' competition at some point? 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Right then as promised here are some photos of the JLTRT Class 37 parts. Drawing round the back edge of the cab moulding onto a sheet of card produced this template. Offering it up to the Heljan body shows it to be a close match. Photos below show the Heljan front and rear cab bulkheads fitted inside the JLTRT cabs, again a close fit. Finally a couple of comparison shots, hopefully they show what I mean about the shape of the windscreen. At some point I'm going to have to pluck up te courage and saw up the Heljan body - I'll let you know how I get on! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cheers, that's very interesting. I shall reserve judgement until you are making haste with a saw and glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) I do think Hornby were at the top of their game diesel and electric wise when they re did the HST a few Years ago. Bar a windscreen and a wiper, I have just finished this pair, repainted from a Virgin pair. 43113 'City Of Newcastle Upon Tyne' and 43153 'University Of Durham' 043 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 049 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 045 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 052 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A weathered Shark and Dogfish. 033 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 036 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 029 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Some of the haul picked up from Glasgow at the weekend. 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Amongst other things, I picked up one of Legoman's XL West Highland soundchips after being suitably impressed with the 4mm version. I'm going to try and get as much oomph out of this fabulous chip by going overboard with the speakers The blank canvas 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Usual 4mm 20x40 to show the potential space available. 015 by rothburyuk, on Flickr This is what I standardise on these days, the Alan Butcher (temporarily forgot the size). Packs quite a punch, I can usually get 2 into a 7mm loco. 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr However, I have been wanting to try this, the Alan Butcher 70x30mm. I purchased it to go in a class 40, but it wouldn't fit! Plenty of space here though, and I can't wait to fire it up. 018 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Depending on how it sounds, I still have space to get more in the tanks.... 024 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 020 by rothburyuk, on Flickr This is going to be a bit of a monster! Edited February 23, 2015 by blueeighties 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 43153 'University Of Durham', very nice. That livery really suited HST power cars, in my opinion! Loving the Type 5 power, especially Roseberry Topping! Oh how I like Metals Class 60s........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 A nice way to start the morning Heljan 7mm Deltic fitted with twin custom speakers, and Legoman sound. Decent hi-fi and headphones required 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 A pair of 08's finally ready for a bit of weathering. 029 by rothburyuk, on Flickr One of the strangely liveried 'striped' Bachmann Peaks in the process of being reworked. 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Bachmann 25 awaiting it's laserglaze. 024 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7mm 37 on it's way into large logo. 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Funny coloured Peak! 019 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Bachmann 40 with small yellow warning panels added. 017 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Another Colas 60. 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Wacky time! 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7mm Western Pioneer is progressing nicely, plates added, underframe painted body colour, and weathering started. 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 002 (2) by rothburyuk, on Flickr Yet another 7mm sound project, this time a class 08. First thingto do was check for any potential short circuit areas on the chassis. 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Had to find a way to mount the chip vertically, but other than that, a pretty straightforward installation. Sounds good too. Full light installation is the next job. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You do get a nice variety of projects, Lee. More great stuff. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 You do get a nice variety of projects, Lee. More great stuff. Cheers Dave Cheers Dave, I count myself very lucky to work on these wonderful things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winky84 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Loving the swallow liveried voyager. Bet I know where the inspiration for that came from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2015 Swallow Voyager is already looking awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phixer64 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Just gotta love the whizzo Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 One of these days, I will learn. When somebody rings up and says "I'm sending you a loco that someone has started, can you give it a tidy up"........ 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 015 by rothburyuk, on Flickr I had a number of Hornby 56 bodies and chassis lying around, mainly because the lights for some reason refuse to work with ex sound chassis. After investigation, I have discovered that Hornby have wired everything completely back to front on these things. So, I ripped all of the boards out, re wired everything, and hard wired decoder in. Basically Hornby in their wosdom had wired everything negative common, for dcc it needs to be positive common. Why? 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr On a brighter note, this turned up the other day. Dapol n gauge HST. With the exception of a largeish body to bogie gap, I can't really fault this. 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 020 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 025 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 For a moment, Lee, I looked at those photos of the 57 and thought "Oh, dear, he's completely lost it there". A tidy up, eh? Well, you like a challenge, don't you Lee? Looking forward to seeing you rescue that one. Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 For a moment, Lee, I looked at those photos of the 57 and thought "Oh, dear, he's completely lost it there". A tidy up, eh? Well, you like a challenge, don't you Lee? Looking forward to seeing you rescue that one. Cheers Dave A challenge I do indeed enjoy my friend. However I have never been that clever in the complete miracles department....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 It's been a very busy week! Remember the 57 weathered by the school of Stevie Wonder? Well...... 050 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 054 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Not perfect, but a slight improvement I think. A nice pair of Hornby grids with their basic large logo livery applied. Shawplan etched roof grilles and bodyside lifting jack covers have been added. 069 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 074 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7mm large logo this time, to be 37114. All bodyside alterations done, this is getting a new Shawplan roof grille and fan, and if it ever turns up, a PH Designs detailing kit. 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr This was the start of weathering on the 7mm 52, it's now finished but I'll post pictures next week. 003a by rothburyuk, on Flickr Now this has turned out rather well. This is the 2mm 3d printed class 128. Nearly finished, I have just clagged the marker lenses on for the photo. They need to be trimmed and set into the headcode boxes properly. Mark my words, 3d printing will be the next big thing in model railways when it matures. 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A couple of 08's. 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 029 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 024 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A weathered and detailed class 24.Sound fitted, Shawplan laserglaze and etched headcode discs added. 045 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 047 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The ficticious Voyager is just about done, just the front fairings to finish painting and number. Smart innit? 042 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 036 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 033 by rothburyuk, on Flickr and last one for this evening, the 2mm HST has been weathered. I also added the very nice etched brake discs that you can just make out in the pictures. Well worth the effort. 059 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 062 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 065 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Some of the roofs on the mk3's were a very strange grey, I have only ever known them painted black on the prototype. So I painted them all to match. 068 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hi Lee The fictitious voyager in Intercity livery looks cool mate... as does the rest of your work and productions always great to drop by to have a look at you excellent work... Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Finally got those pesky headcode lenses sorted on the 2mm 128, oh what fun that was! 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Gratuitous size comparison shot with a 7mm Deltic 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Lighting added to the 7mm 08. Trial run to get things working... 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Then proper installation, tidy up, and securing then painting the wiring. 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 024 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Had to trim the very nicely detailed cab bulkhead along the edges as I missed the fact it wouldn't fit back in with all of the wiring. Oops! 028 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And then out into the garden to photograph a couple of large beasties I have been working on. The Heljan 40 has been done as one of my favourite Gateshead examples, all transfers kindly supplied by Steve at Railtec. I repainted the nose ends as they looked a bit too orangey to me, new leccy flashes, weathering, and a bit of interior detail painting. I still want to do some detail weathering, and the cab is crying out for a driver. 037 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 059 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 053 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 051 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 038 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And a Western that is just about complete, awaiting headcode blinds, and again, a little bit of detail weathering. 067 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 060 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Edited March 25, 2015 by blueeighties 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Veeeerrrrryyyyy nice, Lee. I love the end detail on that 40 and the incredibly detailed transfers around the number. Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Class 40s were before my time but boy does that look the business! 7mm is rather a nice scale.....Cannot wait for the Heljan 60! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Those 7mm 40s are superb And you have done a cracking job on that one. I must say I like the heft more than their smaller class 37 cousins. A 40 in railfreight grey would have been a beast haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 bits and pieces today. This is a Heljan 26 I finished ages ago, unfortunately the dreaded filler crack has occured on one of the filled tablet recesses. Fill, snad, fill,sand, prime, fill sand, repeat about a thousand times...... 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Some tasty 7mm 37 bits. 017 by rothburyuk, on Flickr This afternoon pot of many colours! 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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