blueeighties Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Hi Lee I've not done a 67, but had the same problem on a Hornby EWS 60. Hornby's "gold" band on it was more "yellow-ish" than gold, so rather than spend time trying to match it, easier to mask and re-paint the whole band with the correct colour. Have to agree - that 0 gauge 26 is most impressive !! HTH Ken Aye, that's the conclusion I came to as well re the 67. Remind me not to take any more Hornby 67's in for renumbering! Have ended up having to respray the whole of the EWS gold band. 67 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Quite a few bog carts on the go. 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 MERG.....yegads, it's alive! :-FT board by rothburyuk, on Flickr red by rothburyuk, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tase Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Very nice Lee. Are they from CR Signals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Absolute Aspects matey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) The first of a lot of weathering sessions this morning. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And I thought I had OCD issues! Good work Lee! Edited January 23, 2015 by Grimleygrid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 And I thought I had OCD issues! Good work Lee! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Final installation of sound and lights in the 26 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And she's finished! 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted January 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Great work as usual Lee, but the 26 looks stunning! O gauge is certainly tempting.... edit for poor typing on the tablet ..... Edited January 26, 2015 by mudmagnet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Beat work as usual Lee, but the 26 looks stunning! O gauge is certainly tempting.... Cheers bud. I picked up a pair of 7mm 37's last Year to re work...they are still sitting in their boxes! You don't know how difficult it's been this week trying to resist ordering a 26. Don't think I'll last much longer.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good evening. Bog carts seem to be the name of the game at the minute. I have been working on a pile of Bachmann 101's, and I have to say they scrub up, or should that be dirty down, very well. Meet Bob. He likes driving dmu's. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Lots of them! 003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The 0 gauge hoppers transferred up and varnished, they look superb. Weathering to finish. Oh, and some wheels 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr More large stuff 027 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And little and large stuff.... 031 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 034 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 N gauge. It's come a long way, but some of the practical drawbacks seem worse than ever. I could never see me using this scale. Why? Read on. Straight out of the box, the latest stuff is looking pretty decent these days. Here we have a Dapol 26 and 27. 019 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Then we move onto fitting dcc chips. Decent ones too, mini Lenz jobbies. And this is where the problem starts. 2 chassis, exactly the same. However for some reason, the sockets for the removable cab light plugs have been fitted two different ways. Neither are particularly useful when it comes to fitting a chip. In the following picture, you can see this. 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The one on the right is mounted correctly, and allows the chip rest on top of it. or so I thought. The one on the left is mounted upside down, making it impossible to fit a chip at all. This is the one fixed the correct way around, but even so, there is no space between the mounting socket for the chip, and the 'floor' of the circuit board that the chip rests on, to allow it to fit. 027 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And this is the one with the lighting socket mounted the incorrect way around. It's physically impossible to even get a chip into it's socket as can be seen. 030 by rothburyuk, on Flickr I also had this issue with a Dapol 58...exactly the same. The solution is that the metal chassis block should not be as thick...that in turn would allow some breathing space, the chip mounting board could be lowered a bit, resulting in a bit more space to accommodate a chip. As it is the chip cannot protrude further than the top of the chassis block as it prevents the body from sitting properly. How people work with sound and 2mm is beyond me. 00 and 0 for me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Can't persuade you to do the simple modification of setting back the bogie springs? Couldn't find a thread detailing this (pictures lost with Fotopic's demise), bur post 25 in this thread should give you the ghist for a 4mm version. 7mm model has the same issue though: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/13971-Heljan-class-26/ Final installation of sound and lights in the 26 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And she's finished! 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Dodgy Dapol dcc chip issue now sorted....answer is to use a Gaugemaster one! 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A personal project of mine, 56006. Just added laserglaze to it purchased from the ever helpful Brian at Shawplan. 017b by rothburyuk, on Flickr 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr I have added interior and taillamp lighting to a Bachmann observation saloon. 008 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Hornby 67 undergoing renumbering. Not the easiest of jobs, the full gold band has been resprayed, and it's a bit of a job to get the new decals to sit over the bodyside ribs. 020 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 021v by rothburyuk, on Flickr Not that common on the bench these days, a stranger from the South, class 33. Weathered, detailed, and Zimo sound fitted. 019 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The rake of 7mm HEA's have been lightly weathered and are now on their way back home. 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A quick heads up and thank you to Steve at Railtec transfers who supplies all of my decals now. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Romanian Grid in Original Railfreight, lovely! Nice job Lee. 002 and 024 next....... That Crompton looks rather nice as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Romanian Grid in Original Railfreight, lovely! Nice job Lee. 002 and 024 next....... That Crompton looks rather nice as well. Beasts aren't they? Just picked another one up, (later build), that will be getting done in large logo. Can never have enough.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Beasts aren't they? Just picked another one up, (later build), that will be getting done in large logo. Can never have enough.... They most certainly are Sir! LL.......Nice! Indeed, Grids all day long! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 This O gauge lark certainly ups the game where detailing is concerned... 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 014 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Superb isn't it? It's a Bachmann Brassworks 08, painted and with a full detailing kit added by a very talented Gentleman. Not myself! My job is to bring it to life with lights and sound, a job I am really looking forwards to. A very special locomotive indeed. In other news, a big thank you to Steve at Railtec for my latest supply of many many decals. With still more to follow. (Sorry Steve ) 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Another interesting arrival to on the bench is this 7mm crane. BR yellow, working lights and a dcc decoder for this fella. 028 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 030 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 034 by rothburyuk, on Flickr I couldn't resist a photographic line up of these 40's in the 3 major scales. The big one is mine, shortly to be changed into one of Gateshead Depot's stalwarts, 057. 038 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 041 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Which 2 scales are these? 043 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Anyone care to guess where I'm going with this. 050 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Anyone care to guess where I'm going with this. 050 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Haymarket? 08973? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Anyone care to guess where I'm going with this. Haymarket? 08973? Correct! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I do like a bit of type 5 action 003 by rothburyuk, on FlickrThe ever popular Colas livery. Suits these locos well.006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr60050 'Roseberry Topping' prior to weathering.031 by rothburyuk, on FlickrYet another repainted Bachmann 40, in the best colour 018 by rothburyuk, on FlickrAnd I have started work on my rather large Whistler. Initial things done have been toning down the underframe with a basic frame dirt colour (lots more to do here), repainted the nose ends as they were way too orangey for my liking, removal of 2 of the cabside arrows, and gloss varnishing the bodysides ready for transfers. The ever brilliant Steve at Riltec has just done me some Gateshead crests, can't wait to get them on!022 by rothburyuk, on Flickr025 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Edited February 12, 2015 by blueeighties 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Time to start work on these beasts. Both destined for large logo, 37114 'Dunrobin Castle' is one, not sure of t'other. cc by rothburyuk, on Flickr Happiness is a new airbrush trigger 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Steve at Railtec transfers is my new best friend! Some of the stuff I'm asking him to do is driving him up the wall. Sorry mate Here is the latest challenge. 08793 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 011 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A couple of my power cars I have been on with for ages. Getting there now, weathering and varnishing to complete. 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 020 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Got the numbers wrong on the 7mm 26, been changing them to larger Glasgow version ones. 027 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And my big 40 now has her identity. Excuse the transfer film, all of these are works in progress prior to transfer settling, varnishing and weathering. 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Edited February 14, 2015 by blueeighties 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Very nice Lee, love the HST power cars. Wouldn't mind a set like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Deep breath, needed to be brave today...... 029 by rothburyuk, on Flickr This is the first stage of converting a couple of beastly Heljan 37's into Large logo Scottish monsters. Off with the buffers and skirts. 033 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 035 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The big Western, which was green, now has a rather shiny coat of blue! 024 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 026 by rothburyuk, on Flickr And yet another large beast, my 40057. A bit more early weathering work, grilles dirtied, and the tank/ outer bogie areas have been 'oiled' as per the prototype picture. These will get a varnish sheen next to simulate gunky oil. 013 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 012 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Loving these big monsters! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Nice to see a 7mm Class 26 being modelled so I thought you may be interested in the work I've carried out on the locos for our club layout. The locos being modelled are 26038, 26041 and 27025. For the two 26s we obtained a pre production example from Heljan and a spare bodyshell and bare chassis block from Howes. As on our layout the locos are only required to haul a maximum of three coaches we didn't consider traction would be a problem so one of the powered bogies was removed from the complete loco and placed in the spare chassis. For the other (trailing) bogie in each loco we used etched bogie frames from PRMRP fitted with Heljan bogie sideframes obtained as spares from Howes. As we now had only one motor in each loco, initial trials were carried out fitting them with basic cheapo Bachmann decoders and they worked fine. Subsequently we have now installed "standard" Loksound decoders from Legomanbiffo and again they work fine with no sign of the decoder being overloaded. To install the decoders the complete Heljan PCB was removed along with the lights and an eight pin prewired decoder socket from Digitains installed so then the decoders could just be plugged in in the normal manner. Given we had plenty of room (one big advantage of 7mm modelling!) connections to the pickups were simply made with chocolate block connectors and a 40mm x 28 mm speaker from DC Kits installed in a homemade enclosure. They sound fantastic! Hopefully the photos below will make it all much clearer. The chassis for 27025 has received similar treatment, the bodyshell being converted from a Heljan Class 33 by my good friend Sean. As a result each of these locos, fully detailed and painted stand us at about £200 (less the sound decoder but these have "only" cost £100 instead of nearly £200 for the XL versions). 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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