RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2015 Thanks for the tips chaps. I'll have a go with 'Brasso' and 'Klear' later today in the first instance I think. Cutting neat replacement clear windows will be a bit of a challenge! I forgot to mention, go very sparingly with the Brasso. And better try it out first somewhere were it will not be seen if possible. Brasso contains an extremely fine abrasive that leaves scratches on plastic that are filled by the Klear. Rather like the 'invisible' windscreen chip repairs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 ...2. Which other 4MT locos ran with this type of tender? Any Scottish ones at all? Just 76053 - 76069 inclusive. All initially allocated to BR(SR), but as ever check shed allocations just in case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Just 76053 - 76069 inclusive. All initially allocated to BR(SR), but as ever check shed allocations just in case. Thanks just checked Hugh longworths excellent book BR steam locomotives complete allocations history 1948_1968 everyone of those locos remained allocated to the southern region. I should be able to find an alternative tender on a well known online auction site though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I forgot to mention, go very sparingly with the Brasso. And better try it out first somewhere were it will not be seen if possible. Brasso contains an extremely fine abrasive that leaves scratches on plastic that are filled by the Klear. Rather like the 'invisible' windscreen chip repairs. I have found that the liquid in Brasso can craze some clear plastics - the finest possible wet-and-dry paper, used wet, preceded by a fibreglass stick if necessary, is safer IMHO. Regards, John Isherwood. Edited February 5, 2015 by cctransuk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowanj Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What will you do about the smokebox for the K4? I think it has a larger diameter than the boiler+cladding....I intend to follow the time honoured manner is rolling plasticard around the smokebox. My thinnest sheet is 0.5 and this looks too thick, so I'll try 0.25. Thanks for the reminder. I,m using a Beattie drawing which is a bit light on detail. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I used brasso on a model aircraft canopy and it dissolved. Agree that wet and dry paper 2500 grade? used wet works. Still got half a bottle of proper klear left, read a review of a new humbrol acrylic varnish (think it's called clear, not clearfix) which was supposed to be as good. Edited February 5, 2015 by railroadbill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have used toothpaste to polish aircraft canopies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
46256 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Can anyone inform me where you can get Johnsons klear....or its replacement product....mail order preferably as Ive looked in local shops such as morrisons who are supposed to stock it without success..thanks appreciate it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Can anyone inform me where you can get Johnsons klear....or its replacement product....mail order preferably as Ive looked in local shops such as morrisons who are supposed to stock it without success..thanks appreciate it Do a Google search on Johnsons Pledge Klear. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Do a Google search on Johnsons Pledge Klear. Regards, John Isherwood. As I understand it the original Johnson's klear/pledge was an acrylic varnish intended for floors. It was replaced by a different formula that includes other ingredients such as perfumes that make it unsatisfactory for modelling purposes. So no point in looking for current product it's not the same excellent stuff at all. Look on the humbrol website for a varnish called I think clear. When I get home I'll look that up. Got good reviews in modelling magazines. Hope that helps. Edited February 5, 2015 by railroadbill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pin Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) The following are the scheduled releases from GBL, up to and including issue 40. Issue 26 hit the stores Wednesday/Thursday, and the content of issue 27 is well known. On occasion publication schedules have, understandably, been altered and rescheduled, but the publisher’s intention is to go with this list. Confidentiality is not an issue, as this information has been freely available for sometime, although not always published on the GBL website. 26 The BR standard 4MT 2-6-0s 27 Stephenson’s Rocket + 4w carriage 28 Royal Scot 29 Holden B12 class 30 Collett 57xx Pannier tank 31 Maunsell ‘N’ class 32 Britannia and the 7MTs 33 Stanier ‘8F’ 34 Western diesel hydraulic 35 Gresley J39 class 36 Hawksworth ‘Counties’ 37 Lord Nelson 4-6-0s 38 Ivatt ‘2MTs’ (model is 2-6-2T 39 Peppercorn ‘A1/A2s’ (Blue Peter?) Apple green 40 Brush Type 4 Edited February 5, 2015 by King Pin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 33, 34 and 36 look interesting. But could also disappoint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) An interesting list, but no Dean Single! (Still I have already got one!). There are no real surprises, though some might be accused of being similar to previous issues. My B12 needs a new body... I assume (/guess) the originals are as follows:- 28 Mainline (Wrenn is unlikely IMHO), 29 Tri-ang, 30 Mainline, 31 Bachmann, 32 Tri-ang (other possibilities here), 33 Hornby, 34 Lima, 35 Bachmann, 36 Hornby, 37 Bachmann, 38 Bachmann 39 Hornby ('Tornado' would be likely I think), 40 Tri-ang. Later incarnations exist in some cases of course. EDIT for manufacturer of no. 37 (oops) 1632 Edited February 8, 2015 by Il Grifone 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperordalek Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What puzzles me concerning Kingpin's list is how he and Weathering Man appear to be coming from opposing angles on GBL's future releases.Interesting though nevertheless................ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I hope the class 47 is anything other than the Hornby version. Lima copy would be good Bachmann even better. Fingers crossed for a 37. Happy with the rest of the list. Will it stop at 40 or continue? Only time will tell. Would be nice if they bent the rules on what a locomotive is Blue pulman driving car, APT driving car? Eurostar? Maybe there will be a follow up series great British multiple units, well I can dream. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What puzzles me concerning Kingpin's list is how he and Weathering Man appear to be coming from opposing angles on GBL's future releases.Interesting though nevertheless................ Could they be related? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Compo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) 37 is Bachmann surely? (Good because I only have one of these). Edited February 5, 2015 by Brake Compo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiptonian Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Still no Hunslet Austerity/J94...................Waaaaahhhhhh, snivel snivel! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Strange that the 8F is there to Jo Public it must look just like the black five, mind you there's a few others that are a little close to previous ones too from all the main railway companies both post and pre grouping. I'm still surprised there's no EM2 in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Not sure about that. I suspect that some of the 'casual' sales will be to people who had/lusted after certain locos as a youth. Certainly for me the 8F is iconic from endlessly reading Hornby Dublo catalogues of stuff I couldn't afford. It's a very handsome loco, I think it will be popular. Meanwhile I've been working on every angle of 'King Pin' and I can't see any clues yet! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pin Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Not sure about that. I suspect that some of the 'casual' sales will be to people who had/lusted after certain locos as a youth. Certainly for me the 8F is iconic from endlessly reading Hornby Dublo catalogues of stuff I couldn't afford. It's a very handsome loco, I think it will be popular. Meanwhile I've been working on every angle of 'King Pin' and I can't see any clues yet! Hi Smiffy, Keep working on those angles! I decided to phone the publisher (not GBL) and asked them what models are scheduled for the coming weeks. Spoke with two very helpful people and the list was emailed to me. They could not have been more helpful. I mentioned this site, and they had no issues with it being posted here, even expressing a surprise that I assumed it might be a problem. The bottom line of course is sales, and if those meet expectations, they advised the current 'plan' is to stick with the schedule I posted earlier. But things can change. Thats's it, that's what they said. There is nothing to prevent any other member who is interested in these threads from doing the same. Edited February 6, 2015 by King Pin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi, The reason for the coal space divider plate was nothing of the sort - I bow to your superior knowledge !! Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Brit70053 Posted February 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'd be happier if 28 was copied from the Airfix/GMR version (assuming it won't be copied from the excellent Hornby model) - Wait and see I suppose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It was replaced by a different formula that includes other ingredients such as perfumes that make it unsatisfactory for modelling purposes. This is contrary to what has been posted here and elsewhere; many modellers from various backgrounds state that the new Pledge Klear, though cloudy in the bottle, dries to the same clear high gloss. See http://georgedentmodelmaker.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/klear-ing-things-up.html . I can't confirm this from personal experience - my shed contains a sizeable hoard of the original Klear !!! Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 This is contrary to what has been posted here and elsewhere; many modellers from various backgrounds state that the new Pledge Klear, though cloudy in the bottle, dries to the same clear high gloss. See http://georgedentmodelmaker.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/klear-ing-things-up.html . I can't confirm this from personal experience - my shed contains a sizeable hoard of the original Klear !!! Regards, John Isherwood. I've got half a bottle or so of the original left. Vital for modelling! It dries so thinly you don't use much anyway. I've read comments in various magazines saying that the new stuff won't work, but haven't tried it. Obviously the jury is out on this one! If it is as good as the old stuff then I'll certainly try it, when current supply used up. (Been several years since the original klear was available anyway). However, this varnish is getting good mentions, http://www.humbrol.com/coatings-thinners/varnishes/humbrol-gloss-clear-125ml-bottle.html and there's a video about it as well. Same uses as klear. So another trial called for. cheers Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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