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here's a link to JCL's guide to the Silhouette Cameo cutter, this should help you to know more.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/79025-a-guide-to-using-the-silhouette-cameo-cutter/page-35&do=findComment&comment=1676346

The pub looks good finished Geoff, think I've seen it in a parallel world, nice little diorama by the way

cheers Roly

It's been quite a while Mark, nice to see you around again. I like the results you've achieved with those figures, a lot of character there.

When I lived in East Sussex there was a shop in Pevensey Bay just like your one, I like the terrace of houses too

Excellent Peter, excellent.

A lot of very complex and well executed masking gone on there, a superb job, just as I imagined it to be.

Well done mate.

It's looking a bit 'piebald' at the moment but I know, I can see it in my mind, what it will look like shortly. Nice one Pete.

Yes I agree to a point, the only minor problem being they're made of steel whereas the deodorant cans are made of Aluminium which is an easier material to work with.

I'm a bit sceptical about cutting one of the steel sirop cans with the Dremel, I've visions of sparks and splinters of metal flying off, but yes I certainly think they would be long enough.

Hi WS,

Thanks for the compliment regarding the weathering, unfortunately I didn't provide any hinges to the doors which I now regret and might just add prior to the final varnishing.

In my next blog I'll be showing off my newly purchased 12v mini drill, with which, hopefully, I will be able to rout some slots out beside the doors to insert some scraps of brass in to represent hinges, and then some rust streaks as you suggest.

The rust patches on the strapping is done with an eye make up set I bought in the local supermarket, I got some strange looks from the women around the checkout. Sadly my Fench wasn't good enough to tell her it was for my hobby!!!  

The wheels have been weathered with the same colour as the underframe, you can just see this in the 2nd picture down, but I didn't paint the flanges because I didn't want to inhibit the free running, so that needs to be done. One ot the remaining job is to file back the brake shoes slightly as they bind very slightly on the 14mm wheels fitted.

Ray,

as always a very concise and well prepared article.

I'm well impressed with your neat control panel wiring, being an ex plumber I know full well you have to think well ahead if you don't want to end up with a bunch of spaghetti in the airing cupboard!

You said right at the start of this post that it was a GRRRRRRRRwestern engine, I see what you mean now!

what a difference a coat of paint makes

I am quite looking forward to getting it done I want to get it sold so that I can get another project purchased.

I have felt that with this particular project you have sometimes had difficulties compared with the others, but again well done Pete.

It seems to be a Harris designed kit, the date on the etches is late 90's I think. 

The website was last updated in 1999, do they still produce kits, or are they gone now?

This has been a fantastic blog, thank you very much. It has reminded me of my long distance trek across the Pyrenees 14 years ago

Mark and Kevin, thanks guys for the kind words

I like that job it looks really convincing, well done

Excellent James, It's just a pity you didn't show a full side on shot so we can see what the end result looks like, any chance?

Roly

Hi Roly,

the fuel tanks are next to the cab.

I did say I was no authority on diesel shunters! I can see what you've said now, you meant the bend isn't square to the sides

Hi Pete,

I'm no authority on these diesel shunter's but looking at the third picture down it looks as though the sides of the fuel tank enclosure (I presume that's the middle one) are cut off at an angle  purposely to  give the top a slant similar to the other two 'boxes' so that the rain runs off, it just seems strange why this one should be different to the others. Could it be the level topped box on the other (right) side is wrong?

Roly

a very nice layout Ray.

Is this part of a larger layout? Image 6 shows another line going under the very low looking bridge (which I suspect leads nowhere) but leads me to wonder if this is part of a larger layout.

Would it be possible to give us some idea of the dimensions of the layout as shown in the diagram?

The picture showing the signal box and water tower together certainly shows up the difference between Scaledale and Scenecraft. The Scenecraft signal box looking much crisper and more realistic than the scaledale offering, although the price of the Hornby one is probably more 'realistic'

In all some nice work there Ray and typical of your attention to detail, thanks.

I admire your foresight Pete and how you seem to spot the forthcoming problems instead of just blindly following the instructions.

How did you go about forming those curves on the bonnet edges so evenly?

That's looking superb now James, well done. Puts my scratch built card version to shame.  I'm tempted one day to do a better rendering, one day.

Hi James

Sorry for not replying sooner, my internet connection has been down AGAIN!! and I have been in the process of changing my ISP

I'll try and put the metro-vick project up in my blog.                                                                                       http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1250-the-sleepers-workspace/

 there should have been a picture of one of the original metro vics attached to compare. but the picture hasn't displayed I'm sorry.

I am very interested in this entry as I scratch built one from card once and it will be good to see how it turns out.

I think KH1's idea is a good way to lessen the impact of those oversized mouldings, if a little tedious given the amount of panels

immaculate! superb job Pete, well done. I like photo 5 just got the height right, looks like you're stood there beside it. This certainly looks the bizzo now.

Nah! that's one you made earlier!

Seriously, a tremendous improvement, a true phoenix, well done mate.

PS where'd you buy the steel toe capped flip flops?