RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2016 Had a good look at the M&M kits at Kettering. They looked good and there were a couple of types I fancied. Don't recall for the life of me why I put the box back down but there was one detail that put me off. Can't have been important as I don't remember... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 A little bit more done on the LMS Vent Van, Railtec transfers added, a coat of Testors Dullcote and now awaiting the weathering process. I will hopefully get some weathering done later on today, and hopefully an update later on. Jinty 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Nice wagon ,did you manage to get down and survey the station buildings and tunnel,or is that still on the todo list jinty Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jintyman Posted April 24, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2016 Nice wagon ,did you manage to get down and survey the station buildings and tunnel,or is that still on the todo list jinty Brian Thanks Brian, I'm off to Talyllyn on the 7th May for a walk through the tunnel and an invitation to the station and tunnel remains on the 8th, stopping in a local B&B. It is the 200th anniversary of the tunnel (Original tramway build) on the 8th May, so that's why it's been opened. I joined the study group for the station and area, hence the invite for the opening. Back to the LMS van. After a pleasant, relaxing afternoon with weathering liquids, powders and the airbrush to finish off, I now have another completed wagon for Talyllyn. Here are a few pictures taken in the lovely sunshine of this afternoon. And here with a couple of its mates....... Apologies for the gratuitous use of pictures, it was just too nice of a day!!!! Oil change on the car now, then back to the 16t Mineral this evening!!! Jinty 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Lovely looking van and your building up a very nice looking rake a few more wagons and they'll look very nice behind one of you kit built steamers Lovely painting and weathering on them aswell Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Looking nice that rake now Jints Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bescotbeast Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Heavens! those are beautifully weathered vans Jinty , well done. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted April 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2016 Lovely vans there Jinty and the weathering is spot on. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Good evening, I've gone a slightly different direction with the 16t mineral. I had some Bill Bedford W-iron etches laying around and I preferred them to the cast one piece units with the kit. Now they're fitted I've been looking through the suppliers of cast (brass) components and I can't seem to find anyone who does separate spring and axlebox castings. Does anyone know of a supplier for these components please? Jinty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Superb work on the Wagons David, some of the best weathering I've ever seen in 7mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Hi Jinty, I haven't dropped by for a while, nice to see a bit of progress the vans look superb. The mineral build is looking good too. All the best Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Hi Jinty Have to agree with the other comments, that van is simply stunning. I have to say your move from 4mm to 7mm was definitely the right choice as I think your talents would have been wasted in the smaller scale. Excellent work indeed. All the best. Cheers Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isambarduk Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Nice job, Jinty but please close up those links in the three link couplings (my pet hate!); it's so easy to do with solder at the time but quite easy to do with epoxy at this stage, and it will look so much more like the real thing. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted April 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2016 Nice job, Jinty but please close up those links in the three link couplings (my pet hate!); it's so easy to do with solder at the time but quite easy to do with epoxy at this stage, and it will look so much more like the real thing. David I've noticed that some modellers assemble 3-link couplings by opening up the links, like a letter C. That makes it difficult to fully close them afterwards, and maintain the proper U shape end with a straight back. If you twist them open instead (looking a bit like a Pandrol clip), as you twist them back closed you can make sure the open ends come into firm close contact, and won't need any filling -- just a dab of paint. Martin (who spent several years working in a chain factory ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isambarduk Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Martin - a man of many talents, I see! Yes, I agree: I twist them sideways, clean up the ends with a fine file, fit them, apply a little flux, solder closed and finally wash away the remnants of the flux. Simple and effective :-) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Thank you all for the positive comments. David and Martin, thank you for a simple solution to the mal-formed 'U' at the bottom of my 3-links. It's funny how the answer stares you in the face sometimes, a simple twist is all it will get in the future. Jinty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well, after much procrastination, and putting alternate castings together, I've finally made a start on my 8750 Pannier tank. She'll be 9651 of 86C (Hereford), in BR black livery. I've just received a replacement chimney from Hobbyhorse (as well as a couple of other bits), excellent it is too. Add that casting to the other ones I've already got, and it should look the part (he hopes). I've got an ABC 3-Stage Gearbox and Cannon motor for it, Premier jointed rods, Premier plunger pick-ups, and many more bits and pieces, so it's all ready to go until it's complete, it's just waiting on me to get my finger out. I started with the frames. They have an outer half etched detail piece that is sweated onto the main frames. I chose to do this before fitting the stretcher pieces to the frames. This allowed me to cut the etched springs off so that the cast ones can be fitted. Also I've cut the frame ready for hornblocks on the front two axles. The rear axle will be fixed and I've drilled out the bearing hole to 5/16" and I've placed the roller bearings where the rear axle goes (I was going to fit roller bearings all round but they're too big for the hornblocks). Here is the four main pieces of the frames before being sweated together. Note the roller bearings in the rear bearing holes. After sweating the frame sides together, I then cleaned up and trimmed the stretcher pieces and upturned the chassis on a piece of glass and soldered it all together. That's all for this evening, I'm hoping to have the hornguides in place over the next couple of nights. Jinty 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Looking forward to seeing this one come together. 86C would be Canton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Looking forward to seeing this one come together. 86C would be Canton Hi Steve, 86C was Canton up to 1961, then Hereford '61 - '65. I don't know why the allocations changed, but my research shows they did. I will be corrected if it's not of course. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Railways_shed_codes#Western_Region (copy and paste into address bar, as I can't get it to become a link!!!) Jinty Edited April 28, 2016 by Jintyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 An hour in the garage this morning sees the hornguides, hornblocks, jointed rods and the jig trial fitted into the frames. There needs to be some more checking of measurements and free play before the hornguides are soldered into place. Here is a quick snap of the scene as I leave for work. Hopefully a bit more later Jinty 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Doh of course. Canton changed to 88A at the same time. I really should do my research before posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted April 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2016 You make these things look so easy Jinty!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hi Jinty. Those vans look really superb, so life like, fantastic workmanship. Great stuff and truly inspirational. Looking forward to seeing your progress on the Panier tank. It seems to me that you are almost back to your high speed modelling which we all enjoyed in the earlier days of this thread. Keep it up. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Doh of course. Canton changed to 88A at the same time. I really should do my research before posting!! Hi Steve, I very often do the same myself on quite a few occasions. You make these things look so easy Jinty!! Cheers Thanks Paul, but I can assure you it isn't that easy from this viewpoint. The Pannier has a different kind of method to the construction that I'm used to. It seems to me that you are almost back to your high speed modelling which we all enjoyed in the earlier days of this thread. Thank you Rod, as for the speed, it's not quite up there yet, but I'm hoping I can steam through this Pannier as there is another 2 57xx's on the shelf and I need some motive power. Jinty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted April 30, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2016 Hi, Very inspirational thread - especially when I'm supposed to be decorating! Apologies for an inexperienced question but when you say you've cut the frames for the hornblocks, what is the best tool to use to cut (and for that matter drill) brass? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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