Marcus 37 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hi Sam Your right it does look better. It is a cracking model though. Ones even managed to sneak into PDW. Cheers Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Looking forward to more of your modelling Sam now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Thanks for all the likes and comments. Been working working on a complete re-livery of a Lima 67 into DBS red with added lights. A few more pics of the build and the finished loco on my workbench thread. Cheers 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 More nice modelling here Sam.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Evening All Been working on a couple of different projects recently. Automatic uncoupling I want to be able to shunt to my heats content without getting off my chair so I've been giving some thought to automatic uncoupling. The "Brian Kirby" method means I can convert my stock a bit at a time and it's cheap too! image.jpg I started with some 3mm dia, 4mm long magnets but they needed to be level with the top of the sleeps to work (as seen in above photo). I wanted to hide them below the ballast so orders some 3mm dia, 10mm long magnets and these work a treat even with ballast above them (the two spots of unweathered ballast below). image.jpg A simple staple is glued to the bottom of the tension lock coupling. A Sharpie was used to colour them black. image.jpgimage.jpg Also working on converting some old Lima bogie tank wagons into LPG tanks - photos to follow as they progress. Cheers <edit to sort pictures out!> Are these the ones you finally used? http://www.first4magnets.com/circular-disc-rod-magnets-c34/10mm-dia-x-3mm-thick-n35-neodymium-magnet-1-5kg-pull-p6216#ps_1- Edited May 23, 2017 by sn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Jig I made for attaching the staples to the coupling. Sorry for poor phone pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Are these the ones you finally used? http://www.first4magnets.com/circular-disc-rod-magnets-c34/10mm-dia-x-3mm-thick-n35-neodymium-magnet-1-5kg-pull-p6216#ps_1- Hi SN Assuming you're asking about the magnets, yes. 3mm dia, 10mm long neodymium rod magnets. Something like this. They can be fitted after the track is laid by drilling a 3mm hole in between the sleepers, pushed flush with the baseboard and then ballasted over. Just make sure you mark there location somehow! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Jig I made for attaching the staples to the coupling. Sorry for poor phone pics. IMG_0069.JPG IMG_0068.JPG That's quite a good idea - avoids too much superglue on the fingers! I spotted a youtube video at the weekend where the chap made a simple jig with a magnet which fitted in between the rails. This mean you didn't need to take the couplings off the wagon or coach and you got a consistent height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Managed to nip down to Laoson Valley last night just in time to catch a new arrival to the yard. (57306 - I've repainted her from a Bachmann FGW green loco, added the dellner coupling, red marker lights and detailing to the ends - more detailing in my workbench thread). Now she's complete time to do some more work on the layout! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 After being distracted by loco and wagon projects, it's time to turn my hand back to the layout (or at least stuff to go on it!) The PW yard is going to have a couple of old shipping containers for storage. C=Rails / Dapol / Bachmann do some lovely examples but being a bit tight and having a few old Hornby one lying around, I thought I'd repaint these; Now which liveries to repaint them into was dictated by the fact that I wanted to try printing my own transfers, so it couldn't be anything with white text. I opted for MSC, Maersk & for a bit of colour, Hapag-Lloyd. A fair few hours later I had designed the transfers in MS Powerpoint and printed on inkjet transfer paper. First time I'd attempted this and I was quite pleased with the results. Three light coats of matt varnish later and they were ready to apply. Next up - some serious weathering. I had a first attempt on Sunday eve using Humbrol weathering powders mixed with 50:50 Humbrol Thinners and Matt Coat. I looked on Flickr to find some real life examples to copy only to be greeted by an image of the awesome weathering James Makin had applied to a 45ft Adsa container (see his workbench thread). After comparing this to with my first effort I think I need to try harder - a lot harder! Photos to follow when they look less naff! The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted some extra transfers on the sheet - these have been added to the bagged ballast I made previously. I'm pretty chuffed at how these have come out! Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Look super! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randompilgrim Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Just spent the last hour and a bit reading through this when I should be cracking on with my own layout! Absolutely fantastic stuff, a great attention to detail and level of skill/talent a lot of us wish we had. Well done mate. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic9014 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Come on Sam, show us the weathered containers, they can't be that bad! Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Thanks Luke, Neil & Deltic! Some more weathering added to the containers. They will be grounded containers so grottier & rustier than containers still used for shipping goods. Still not 100% happy with them but they're not too bad. Any thoughts, comments or suggestions most welcome! Cheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempfix Rich Papper Posted July 15, 2017 Tempfix Share Posted July 15, 2017 These look fantastic Sam. Definitely worth having a go with the old Hornby ones. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Like those ballast bags you've made.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Sorry, more containers..... Having posted the above photos of the weathered containers something was niggling at me. I think they where a bit too heavily weathered, so last night they had a quick soak in white spirits and wipe down with cotton wool buds. I think they're a bit more subtle (& realistic) now. Better? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 (edited) A few weeks since my last update. So, where've I "bin". Well, making bins!Mid build of a 'roro' (roll on roll off) and a 'FEL' (front end loading) skip.A few more details added. All built from plasticard sheet and strip/bars.Whilst I was in the zone I thought I'd try some commercial bins.Wheels are 2mm beads threaded onto florists wire.Of course they had to turn red!And now in their current state (Humbrol Clear used to add the signage still wet in this pic). All the signs and notices where designed in MS Publisher and printed on paper.They need toning down and weathering but I'm quite pleased with how they've come out.Lastly an impulse purchase. Not sure where they'll go yet but I think they look great!(Thanks Narrow Planet - no connection.....) Edited August 17, 2017 by sdw7300 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) A few weeks since my last update. So, where've I "bin". Well, making bins! IMG_3339.JPG Mid build of a 'roro' (roll on roll off) and a 'FEL' (front end loading) skip. IMG_3423.JPG IMG_3427.JPG A few more details added. All built from plasticard sheet and strip/bars. Whilst I was in the zone I thought I'd try some commercial bins. IMG_3433.JPG Wheels are 2mm beads threaded onto florists wire. Of course they had to turn red! IMG_3492.JPG And now in their current state (Humbrol Clear used to add the signage still wet in this pic). All the signs and notices where designed in MS Publisher and printed on paper. IMG_3500.JPG They need toning down and weathering but I'm quite pleased with how they've come out. Lastly an impulse purchase. Not sure where they'll go yet but I think they look great! IMG_3430.JPG (Thanks Narrow Planet - no connection.....) Those skips and Ro-Ro's are fantastic, you certainly have an eye for scratch building in Plastikard. As for the nameplates, maybe a re-named 37 or 60????? All looking great Jinty Edited August 17, 2017 by Jintyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Those skips and Ro-Ro's are fantastic, you certainly have an eye for scratch building in Plastikard. As for the nameplates, maybe a re-named 37 or 60????? All looking great Jinty Thanks Jinty! I think one set of nameplates might end up on the workbench in the depot shed (when I get round to building a new one!). The other set might go on a renamed shutter for the oil terminal. I bought a Tarmac liveried sentinel cheap ages ago that is a potential candidate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Unbelievable - you put a brand new set of bins out and within a couple of weeks they're full of rubbish and covered in grot! Bin bags made from lumps of blutac covered in some bin bag with some black wire wrapped around the top. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 You have done an excellent job on those skips, both the construction and the final detail and weathering, the black bags look pretty convincing! Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 You have done an excellent job on those skips, both the construction and the final detail and weathering, the black bags look pretty convincing! Cheers Simon Thanks Simon. Loving the Dallam repaints you've been doing recently. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Hi Sam, I can only echo the above comments, the bins and rubbish look fantastic, you certainly have an eye for detail! Graham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Your rubbish isn't rubbish ....nicely done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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