RBE Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 You don't have a pair of 20's in there do you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RBE Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Haha. Oh well. I'll just have to save up. I need many many more wagons first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RBE Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Yes I was lucky on that front. I picked up a 25 wagon rake of HAA's for under £200. Was very chuffed indeed. I still need a lot of other traffic though, Burton on Trent in the turn of the 90's was a busy place! Again sorry for the hijack! Edited December 10, 2015 by RBE 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I may keep an eye out for a Sector liveried 60 and that would bring my fleet of 60's to five which should be about right I think - for now! Not sure five is enough Simon! It is always nice to have a few more...... Sector livery all the way..... Nice fleet so far...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hi guys, Thanks for all the comments and PM's, much appreciated. I will get back to you, its been a mad few days work wise. The cab front on the 20 has now received a coat of grey primer to show any areas which require further sanding etc and there are a couple. Cheers Simon 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Evening, Class 20 No 2 arrived this morning. Purchased from Rails via Ebay. Stated as poor runner, it had been over oiled which was affecting the pickups and motor commutator. Once all cleaned, it runs well although noisy as it has brass gears fitted and the old style wheels. Going to convert the body and then decide whether to keep it running or make into a dummy. I suppose the brass gears are unlikely to split like the plastic ones. Here is a comparison side by side for the windscreen mod I have done. Cheers Simon 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Happy New Year to you all. Now with Christmas out of the way, I can resume working on Dallam. Continuing with the class 20's, I have now received some nice etches for the WIPAC headlights thanks to Pete Harvey. Now the cab and nose ends have been filed flush, its time to look at the bodyside and frame. I have made a start on removing the bottom lip along the length of the frame as this is not present on the prototype. Here is progress so far. Once sanded smooth, the long range fuel tanks will be fabricated and fitted into place. Cheers Simon 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi Simon, That etch looks like part of the 90 detailing etch. Your class 20 will be really special once done, looking forward to seeing it. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherry Lines Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 It is, but I think Simon is just intending to the wipac part of the kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks Jeremy, yes the etch is the class 90 detailing kit. More rubbing down of the solebar this evening to remove the bottom lip from both sides. Also removed the inner sand boxes from the bogies. These were removed during BR blue days but the Farish model was never modified to suit. Cheers Simon 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Looking good Simon. I am watching this with great interest! Right up my street. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thanks Cav, have you managed to pick up any 20's yet? Something else on the list of 'to do' items is possibly lower the ride height between body and bogie. Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 No not yet but to be honest I have a mount everest of stock to do for BoT without buying more. It can wait. I'd be interested to see if you can lower the 20s as I have a farish hst which could do with some gap reduction. The old chassis are pretty rigid in construction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Managed to get a bit done on the actual layout over the past couple of evenings. Made a start on the lighting for the layout. The lighting supports have been made using 44mm square timber braced in the corners. There will be 6 of these along the length of the layout. Just need painting now. The lighting units will be fitted with LED strips, probably 2-3 strips per lighting unit. My Virgin mk2 XC rake has also received some additional vehicles. Thanks to BigP and Shanks522. 86425 accelerates north for Glasgow from Birmingham New Street. Cheers Simon 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Looking good Simon, love the half mast ohle. This is also the route I went with my version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Looking good Simon, love the half mast ohle. This is also the route I went with my version. Hi Porkie, thanks, yes I had seen your version, think it was your layout that gave me the idea to modify the nbrass kit. Any more updates on Milton Grove in the near future? Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Well due to a busy week work wise, not much done on the layout itself. However a 3rd class arrived today, well actually yesterday, my wife found the wet parcel this morning which had been dropped over the gate yesterday but no note through door! Anyway it was bought for £30 as a non runner - which it is aswell. All 4 idler gears are split. So plan is to make this one good, got some spare gears and will fit the finer profile wheelsets. The blue 20 which I got last will now become a dummy as that has the older 3 pole motor. Picture below shows the conversion in various stages. So just require one more 20 to enable 2 flask trains to run on Dallam. Cheers Simon 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hi everyone. Due to work commitments, work on Dallam has slowed yet again. I have managed to construct 2 of the lighting units and mount the legs to the layout trestles. I will hopefully post some pictures of these once I have made the garage look a bit tidier, its become a bit of a dumping ground since xmas. Managed to finally pick up some decent priced class 08's to work the Dallam trip diagram. The BR Blue one will be renumbered to 08703, there is a clip of this running through Bank Quay to Dallam on youtube. The EWS one maybe resprayed as 08701 in RES livery, it was around the Warrington area in 2001. Shunting the warehouse. Cheers Simon 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 As mentioned in the last post, work has been progressing slowly on the lighting units. Below is a shot of progress so far. 2 lighting units have been assembled using a wooden frame and a length of UPVC gutter to mount the LED strips in.These units just slide into position on the lighting poles. The lighting poles are attached to the layout trestles using flush mounts from Screwfix.2 sets are used per pole - one at the top of the trestle and another at the bottom of the trestle. A fascia still needs to be added to the lighting units, still deciding what to make it from. Cheers Simon 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Evening, Finally got round to ordering some Warm white LED strip for my lighting units. I ordered the 600 LED 5M roll. Its easy to cut to length and has a self adhesive backing for mounting. Prior to fitting it to the UPVC guttering, I rubbed the gutter down with sand paper to help provide a key for the self adhesive backing. LED strip stuck down in the guttering, the next one I will apply them a little straighter! With power applied. Just the fascias to fit and then sand down the wood work ready for painting. Cheers Simon 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Impressive lighting Simon, may have to steal that idea. Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Impressive lighting Simon, may have to steal that idea. Graham. Thanks Graham, got the idea for the LEDs and guttering from looking at other layouts to be honest. Decided to erect 3 of the lighting units this afternoon along with 4 of the 6 layout boards to get a feel for how things may look from a presentation point of view. Found an off cut piece of hardboard at 8 inches deep so clamped it to the lighting unit to see how it looks and think I will stick with that depth of fascia. To give an idea of scale, the distance from the bridge at the far right(scenic break) to the red screwdriver across the tracks is 6ft. At each end of the layout the facia will extend down to the fiddleyard. This will allow somewhere to put info about the layout etc. Again a piece of hardboard has been clipped in place to get a feel for the right look. Cheers Simon 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Looks excellent Simon, can't wait to see it in the flesh one day! Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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