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What to do with old Tri-ang Princesses....
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
Point that out and offer a tenner! -
What to do with old Tri-ang Princesses....
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
Do a "Hush-Hush"? Nice and simple with my Template. Or, a cab-forward/camel-back type! -
I was addicted to the "Hokey-Cokey" but I've turned myself around...
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Abandoned rails in the road.....(or elsewhere...)
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
That is a good spot! Go back in winter, might be more.... -
That looks in much better proportion. I agree about the grill. Removing the piece between the windscreens may also benefit the look.
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What to do with old Tri-ang Princesses....
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
Safety valve bonnets. I have used the green bit from poppies, with a piece of plastic from the hole punch glued on top, and push in peg board pins, the tall ones, cut down a bit. A "Wood push pins" set from Am@zon come in lots of lovely shapes which could be suitable for boiler mounts, buffers, sand boxes etc, 114 pieces for £9. Brass thumb tacks, plastic peg board pegs, all different types great for modelling and cheap too. -
What to do with old Tri-ang Princesses....
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
Old biro, felt tip or marker pens give you some tube to work with. Cut the cap off the chimney and insert a piece of correct length and glue cap back on. -
What to do with old Tri-ang Princesses....
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
How about "Elephant and Castle"? -
Abandoned rails in the road.....(or elsewhere...)
33C replied to 33C's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
With all this digging they may find some "rails in the road..." -
Yes, it bugged me that in the initial intro of the suitcase, you can see the bogie and the tender for the Duchess. But, the brief was followed, and no one was a died in the wool enthusiast so it didn't bother them as much as us! Just nice to see a young lad getting so much pleasure from grandads old trains.
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No! If you ain't got the money, and it works for you, great, your modelling! Just get a hacksaw from the shed and some glue and all will be well. AND your taking the next step...
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A Steampunk Cakebox- West Riding Monorail Transportation Co.
33C replied to Ben B's topic in BRM/RMweb Cakebox Challenge
Any chance the photos could be restored? -
Often wondered about cutting it down, just in front of the radiator and behind the cab then reattaching the buffer beams, with simple wire loop coupling bar. May help to anglicise it more and improve the proportions. One day.... Don't forget to glaze, and crew, the cab!
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And a couple more because they were cheap, interesting and the last was my very first Hornby electric train set! Just going to change my trousers....
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Couldn't use my arm whilst off sick but, could use a finger (oo-er!)...and bought the train sets i always wanted. Average price was around £30 each. The artwork always did it for me!
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Gerry would be proud. Top work.
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Modelling mojo and state of mind
33C replied to Coldgunner's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Try a restricted nerve. I would happily swap. After my NHS dentist retired, I went looking for a new one. No dice. All full up. Nearest vacant, 159 miles away! And then they closed/merged. Looked at private prices nearby and was surprised that for most work, it was a third more expensive than I was paying for NHS treatment. (Yes, no free for me!) I can book and be seen within the week, the service is excellent, the building is beautiful. (Not relevant but true and there is an interesting library!) and I can walk along the beach to get there in 20 minutes. 3 monthly check ups keep the big bills at bay and a tin on the side pays for them if they do. I had 2 check ups, 4 x-rays, full tooth enamel clean/whitening. £250. £39 cheaper than my last NHS appointment. May be expensive to some, but shop around. Just happens they were the best for me after a lot of searching, and don't leave it 10 years! -
That's the kind of thing that could reinvigorate the trade. I love it, kids should love it, roaring around at 100mph! A shed full, in all different colours, eye-catching too. As a body/tender "kit", keeping costs low, and/or to be the add-on to juniors first train set, even as an armoured train, to introduce the "vintage classics" kits to a child's play, and making the triptych of rail, road and air! Could, at a stretch, encourage learning if the packaging had a potted history of the real thing and suggested liveries and other products to incorporate in play, like the old Matchbox kit boxes that used every surface for information and were artistic and genius.
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Imagine "starter sets", containing chassis, choice of bodies, (steam or diesel), pack of options and paint, glue, brush and transfers. How much? £20-25 fair? Some great artwork on the header and, in a blister pack style, Airfix style, so you see what your getting. Almost a CKD or pocket money kit. (Hornby can nick this idea...)