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  1. Father Dougal
    Is that snow?

     
    No Dougal, this is a well known oven cleaner- it might strip the paint off or it might melt the plastic.
     
    Don't like the look of these,

    Any image showing a hand melting is not good.
    Time will tell if we have a paint free model- or a bubbling pool of yellow plastic.
    Dougal
  2. Father Dougal
    Anyone with a passion for accurate track plans or a fondness for technical drawing had better look away now.
    Found an art app- I have drawn a very crude track plan. This really fits in an 8x2 foot space and includes a fiddle yard. The entrance will be hidden by a road bridge. I have two kits which should be ok once I have kit asked them a bit. I plan to try Das to scribe the stones as I don't like the moulded finish on the kit or I may use Slaters brick card again.
     
    Here's the plan. Sorry I have not written much on the plan but I found my hand writing looked like an 8 year old had done it.
     

    Dougal
  3. Father Dougal
    Hello,
    I have found some lovely kits for a SSA. I have looked at the excellent website of Paul Bartlett and this shows,
    http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/scrapwagonssa/h3918330b
     
    Plenty of SSA's.
     
    BUT- I can't figure out what markings are on the right hand side of the image. All images that show this end are covered in too much grime.
     
    Can anyone help with this. Any link or images gratefully received.
    Dougal.
  4. Father Dougal
    Just tinkering with a new technique (new to me) for the roofs of a few vans.
    These models are supposed to depict a few vans nearing the end of their working lives and about to be withdrawn.
    I'm not sure what the roofs were actually made of, but I guess it was a wood frame with felt or similar on top to make them waterproof. I expect that these would have become quite damaged by the elements during their service.
    To my unskilled eye they look ok, what do you think?
    Here's a little taster image,
     

     
    Have a look at my work bench forum for more details.
    Dougal
  5. Father Dougal
    Hello there,
    I'm trying to weather my vans to a level that is realistic for the 1970's period. I have read several articles which just tell me they got REALLY dirty.
    Photos have been unhelpful as they are either in black and white or of preserved stock which tends to be pristine. Here are a few of my wagons, what do you think too dirty or not dirty enough?? (Apologies for the quality of the images)
     

    This is an ex- LMS 12 ton van. Original colour is BR grey. Looks mostly brown now.
     
     

    These are a few Tevans- white is a nice background for dirt!
     

    This is an ex GWR van. Rusted up a bit at the ends. Bauxite is a really poor base for dirt as its hard to distinguish from the mud.
     
    Any comments or images gratefully received!
    Dougal
  6. Father Dougal

    First steps

    By Father Dougal,

    Well, here goes Ted. A start on my 2nd ever O gauge layout. Crilly street has begun.
    My layout will be 8 foot by 2 foot and depict early BR blue to sectorisation- it will be a simple run around loop with a few sidings and a half station- nothing original here, but it will give me space to run freight and build a few bubble cars for passenger services.
    I have a Hymek and a class 03. I also have about 40 vans - mostly Parkside, that I have been building over the last few years.
    Baseboards are now constructed and will be permanently erected along a wall in the spare room.
    As a novice modeller with a small monthly budget I plan to share my experiences with other beginners. I have seen some really inspirational layouts on this forum- I hope to achieve similar results at some stage, but it may take a while.
    My main goals are;
    - depict a grimy urban scene.
    - have as much operational interest as I can manage.
    - build as much stock as I can.
    - build as many of the structures as I can manage.
    - enjoy my modelling.
    - use my special 'modeller's licence' whenever I want to run something that might be a tad un-prototypical.
     
    Just finishing a rake of Tea vans for Mrs Doyles tea emporium (siding number 3 on my layout).
    I am considering using Mrs Doyle's likeness on the wagons - but the use of vinyls may be a stretch too far.
    Vinyls may look better on Father Jacks brewery (siding 4).
    Watch this space- pictures coming soon!
  7. Father Dougal

    Cup of tea father?

    By Father Dougal,

    First up is my Tevan. I really like the way the white has discoloured since I applied the varnish.
    I am building 2 more variants for an initial rake of 3 to serve Mrs Doyle's tea emporium. I think I need to tweak a few images at some point to create a logo.

    Beer for father Jacks Brewery! Must get a few more of these.

    This is my fuel point- I really like the rust effect on the roof.
     
    What do you think? Be gentle with me as it's my first attempt.
    This is scarier than getting undressed in public.( Bishop Brennan has told me I can't do that again)
  9. Father Dougal
    I have been busy weathering more of my stock.
    Here we see an engineers Squid being shunted past the Clay storage building.
    This has only had a first pass with weathing so far. I will add a few replacement planks and rust up the chains a bit. The Railfreight Livered OAA is pretty much done. I am not sure if I will use the wheel load or not. I assume the wheels were secured with some sort of blocks to prevent rolling. Any advice about securing this load in a realistic manner would be appreciated. (Sorry, can't upload the image as it keeps coming in upside down!
    my class 20 is now done. Fully repainted into BR Blue and all decals now fitted.
    Next up.... A class 33 awaiting a Blue repaint.

  10. Father Dougal
    Completed the weathering on the Engineer's Squid wagon and fitted a load of sleepers inside.
    The weathering is based upon a few shots I have. I repainted a few planks and added a coat of grunge. The chains and other metal areas have a rust covering.
    What do you think?

     
    Also managed to get a shot of the OAA with a wheel load.

    If anyone can suggest if this load would be likely in an OAA and also how it was secured?
    Thanks.
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