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  1. Spitfire2865
    So what your saying is the only thing holding this together is the coupling hooks. Haha. Its smaller than I though it was. From a distance, it doesnt look printed at all.
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    Decals for a plane. Ughhh.

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    2. MarkC

      MarkC

      Better than snakes on a plane though...

    3. Grafarman

      Grafarman

      Decals for a plane seems a fair swap

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      What? No applying them. Layering decals, getting them to sit flat over stupidly large bumps.

  3. Spitfire2865
    Damn wood rust again! Is nothing safe?
  4. Spitfire2865
    Arguably, that rust actually looks really good. Inappropriate on a loco, but hand him a 16T mineral and thatd look good.
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    Beautiful. Nice cheaty way of doing the stepboards.
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    Planning a 2 foot long shunting layout. Yes..very restricting.

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    2. Grafarman

      Grafarman

      Doing it in Gauge 1 would make it even more minimalist...

    3. Adamphillip

      Adamphillip

      T guage xD

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Noo. Im going for OO and discovered through scarm last night that if I want turnouts, I need to use Peco short Ys. Managed a minimal inglenook with two of them. Though...Id like to complicate that with a couple wagon turntables.

  7. Spitfire2865
    Quick update. Comparison with my LMS brake van. Yes the LNWR is to scale. Not sure why so big.
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    Hello again! Well today started with me finally putting the stepboards and final two handrails on. All while watching the old film The Ghost Train because I was bored and it came up on my youtube recommended list. So, lively film, and more importantly, after a long wait, I have the brake van nearly complete. Extra light to show the last minute addition to the inner veranda. Found out they had windows, had to add them. Tried painting them, but just ended up sticking plasticard to it and painting it on that. Can barely see them anyway. And... Ive started the L&Y van from David Geen. Going to give it springing as I didnt like the way the axlebox castings attach. Though that means I either need to cut apart the lovely castings to get springs and boxes, or order some seperately. May just cut up castings and let it hang off the solebars. Paint isnt perfect and Im not a huge fan of this new gray colour. Has a strange tint to it that doesnt show up in photos. Kinda greenish maybe? Hard to describe but not totally gray. Well theres my update. May get it lettered by tonight even!
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    Very nice. Wasnt expecting red. Handrails look great
  10. Spitfire2865
    I admit, the sheets have the crumpled appearance of plastic tarp, but in 4mm scale, youre NOT getting a fabric look, feel, and shape. Although they are Very thin so maybe doping it like a balsa plane would produce the smooth look of fabric.
  11. Spitfire2865
    I rather enjoy the cutting and bending part of handrails, its the drilling, gluing, and painting parts that bug me the most. The vans coming together. Any plans on glazing?
  12. Spitfire2865

    Classes have taken so much out of me I dont even have the energy to build anything.

    1. 69843

      69843

      Ah, I hate that feeling.

       

      Nothing worse than planning out an evening of work, then after 'education' being too knackered to do anything

    2. GWR88

      GWR88

      Yup. Whole week off planned and wham! GCSE revision homework everywhere!

  13. Spitfire2865
    Ok, so for such a big break, I havent had much work done. Still working on little bits and Im starting to hate painting. The stepboards are built, not fully painted yet though. I was bored last night so I made a quick spool for wire. Its about 5 scale feet tall so will become a wagon load. The traction wagon hasnt progressed much. Got the floors on and scribed, and I made a start on the buffers. Im using Bachmann sprung buffers with a plasticard backplate. And the fruits of an order started months ago. Tarpaulins printed on wax paper. Very nicely done I must add. For £4 a sheet, its not a bad deal when the only other premade option is smiths costing more for less. Heres the contact info if anyone wants. (Usual disclaimer, just a satisfied customer) And heres my attempt at dirtying one up. I sprayed black paint on the back, then with thinners, I rubbed the front, pressed it in a damp cloth, dirtied it with weathering powder, added the ropes, and crumpled it. Looks good to me. And a final boredom build, a large crate. Wooden frame covered in plasticard and L beams. Another hopeful load for a wagon. Well. Maybe not what you expected, but An update nonetheless. Im losing more and more time to school.
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    Not exactly sure how these are supposed to look, but to take away from the overall greyish, why not make those chains stand out? But they do look nice.
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    Very interesting 3 links. Would never think to use the moulded ones. Though as a brake van, they wont need to hold up to much abuse.
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    Even a broken iron wont stop my progress. Soldering with a butane lighter is interesting.

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    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Apparently it takes a long time to upload a 1 minute video...yes I actually recorded something.

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Yes Im very out of frame, and my voice is terrible. But a demonstration nonetheless.

    4. SHMD

      SHMD

      Impressive. Thks.

  17. Spitfire2865

    Managed to melt the tip of my soldering iron.

    1. 69843

      69843

      Wow. That takes some doing!

    2. DonB

      DonB

      using a blow-torch for heating?

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Just decided to overhear and melt it. I keep the tip in good shape, keeping it coated and avoiding corrosion.

  18. Spitfire2865

    Two David Geen kits on my workbench, a scratchbuilt wagon in production, and a brake van awaiting steps, and Im spending my time making armor for a Nerf war.

    1. 69843

      69843

      1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a Nerf war....

  19. Spitfire2865

    So either the engineers drawings of this wagon are off, or the wheelbase is a foot off-center...yay working off drawings.

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    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      Be careful of plans in magazines. I'd built ten wagons before I realized they didn't have two bl--dy great staples in the middle of the bodies

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I've been trying to reduce a drawing to 4mm scale. Not as easy as it looks!

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Its fixed now, but I did have to rip the springs off 3 times.

  20. Spitfire2865
    I had to take a double take there between photos. The transformation is shocking. Any reason you chose the 3 letter abbreviation rather than 2 letter on the rest of your freelance stock? Honestly curious. Maybe its my LMS preference but it looks good with the letter on the ducket.
  21. Spitfire2865
    Hello everyone I have a new project. A while ago I asked if anyone had any info on this wagon. And someone responded the other day. So I got to work The solebars and the eventual headstocks are both cosmetic and dont actually hold the frame together like my brake van which still needs stepboards. So thats all for now.
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    Circuits in physics, all I can think is "Resistance is useless"-Vogon grunt.

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    2. Boris

      Boris

      Resistance is futile.....

    3. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Oh dear, Boris is getting amped up again....

    4. MarkC

      MarkC

      Ohm alone?

  23. Spitfire2865
    Coming along very nicely.
  24. Spitfire2865
    Those stepboards look so nice. I just had a try at making some from brass bits and its next to impossible. What did you use for the actual plank? A cut L beam?
  25. Spitfire2865
    Very nice. Do you have a closer photo of that flat car in the front? It looks like an old metal HO Lionel car.
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