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39 minutes ago, AlfaZagato said:

I don't know myself.  I imagine the discussion has been had to death in the Sutton Loco Works thread on their 25.

Didn't think of that, I'll have to look through that. 

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the subject of Class 25 roofs? 

I'm going to fit an etched roof fan grill, but I fancied having a go at replicating the revised exhaust fitted during the 70's. I'm not sure of the dimensions or where, exactly to fit it, also what to do with the old circular exhaust. In the Diesels in depth class 24/25 book, it says some were plated over, others just left in place. 

I can't find a photo of a prototype pic of the loco I'm basing it on, but I believe all members of the class had this exhaust mod. 

Many thanks 

I was a fan of Juniper Hill, it was the inspiration behind Ruston Sidings so I'm glad I found this thread. A great idea for a layout, I'm looking forward to seeing this develop. It's looking great so far 👍

4 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

From my extensive personal library!  I do have more that are very close up and better than these  but google photos seems to have mislaid them  at the moment so in  the meantime:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is a bad looking Spider! 

Started to remove front end and underframe details using a scraper and various files. 

I've been looking through books etc and at the moment I'm looking at basing the loco on a photo of 5216/25 066 at London St Pancras in the 70's. It still had gangway doors but there was a radiator grill and bodyside steps plated over. I believe the exhaust would have been moved by that time as well, but it doesn't show in the photo. It's never going to be 100% accurate and I know there's way more I could do but I hope to get a good impression.

I haven't decided yet whether to fully repaint it or just re paint the ends, I quite like the Hornby Blue. 

12 minutes ago, Phil Bullock said:

What a beautiful small copper! Always a favourite… thanks for sharing 

You are most welcome Phil. I thought it looked pretty fresh, and I've never seen one in our garden, they don't seem too common round here. 

Rescued this little guy from cooking in the greenhouse over the weekend, must have been tired it sat on my hand for ages until flying off.

Thank you @Stretch37266, can DM me details please.

Edit....

Where's my manners! 

Just messaged you Paul. 

On 29/04/2024 at 19:27, jbqfc said:

 

I don't think so but this page may help you Yellow rattle

 

John 

On 29/04/2024 at 23:14, J. S. Bach said:

Let them grow and see what you might have. I have done that and been (usually) pleased by the result.

Thank you both. Conclusion is they aren't yellow rattle, they're in a patch of my garden I leave so if they dont get outgrown I'll see what they are, could be rosebay willow herb? 

2 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

I can post some Huntsman spider photos if you want!

Never seen one of them in the flesh either! 

@monkeysarefun love to see Kangeroos in the wild like that. Not quite the same but I see these almost every day when I'm walking the dog.

Thank you, I might try that on another loco. I was trying to use stuff I've stashed away and I've got a Craftsman detailing kit and finecast flush glazing to use. Years ago I stashed, (hoarded!) all sorts of bits and pieces and I've given myself a task of detailing all my older locos to practise my skills and see what can be done with older stuff.

You wouldn't know a good paint match for Hornbys BR blue by any chance? I was thinking of just touching in any etched brass bits and just repainting the yellow ends.

@97406 thank you, the A1 is a bit cheaper, but there's more stuff I might want though. I might have to make up an order for Shawplan, that's a nice list of stuff they do!

I'm after an A1 models Class 25 roof fan grill, to replace one on aHornby Class 25.

Many thanks.

Steve.

A prototype rarely seen modelled, that's looking very nice 👍

2 hours ago, 03060 said:

Hello Steve, 

 after your first post regarding the slightly thin looking 0s on the headcode I went back onto the Class 25 Photo thread to look at a Flickr image that I posted on there of a 25 coming through the washer at Holbeck, the 0 in the headcode was noticeably thinner than the other numeral and letters in the code. Unfortunately I can't work out on my iphone how to repost it here and my tablet doesn't work with RM Web anymore for some reason (on which I do know how to link things !)

 

It's worth a look if you're interested, it's about 3 pages from the last post on the thread (if that helps.)

 

Regards,

Ian.

Thanks Ian, I've just had a look at that. 👍

I've put some headcodes on the loco. I found some Class 25 headcodes but they were too big for the Hornby box, so I'll have to stick with the Class 27 0000's, at the other end I found some dots, actually Class 35 headcodes! 

The number height on the correct class 25 headcodes was actually the same height as the Hornby box! 

The 0000's look wonky but it's the way they are misaligned! 

An evenings work and I've changed the headcode, the 0000 is actually from a Heljan class 27, I'm not sure if the font would be different? 

Next up the roof grill and try to remove the yellow paint on the front end. 

Edit- On closer study the 0's look a bit small, even though they fitted the space perfectly, or is it my eyes! so I might have to try and find some class 25 figures? 

Saw my first ones this year in Romford, I was 'buzzed' by three screeching and in formation! Later on there were a few higher in the sky. Amazing to think how far the come and how they come back to the same spot! Dunnow what's so special about Romford! 😉

@James Makin @MJI @Halvarras Thanks for your comments, I'll stick with my Tamiya tape, I've a fair bit of it any way!

I've had a burst of modelling energy! I'm got the 47, adding to a weathered 08 and I want to start detailing a Hornby class 25. I've started by working on the headcode, which I want to read 0000 at both ends.

While I was at it I thought I'd change a Bachmann 25 to something in keeping with the 80's. 

Does anyone know what would shift the yelow paint from the Hornby 25? 

Many thanks.

5 hours ago, Claude_Dreyfus said:

 

Not only did I hear my first Cuckoo, but managed to get a photo! Watched it sat in the tree having a shout for a few minutes.

Fantastic! I've heard them every year but only ever sen one in about 5 years!

2 hours ago, Nick G said:

I use underframe dirt from Phoenix Precision as it looks more brown than black.

That looks very nice, I've noticed the rusting on the exhaust of your model too, I'd forgotten about that! 

@PMP Ok, thank you. 

@PMP Thank you, what colours would that be? 

Thanks guys, other than the blemishes, I'm pleased with how the yellow has gone on. When seen from a distance the marks are not really noticeable, the one on the cab side will be covered in BR blue so I'll gently sand them, I'm worried about making more of a mess so I might just weather the other's out and lesson learned for next time, I've got a few Lima Locos I want to upgrade. 

I've read some stuff about using Vinyl masking tape for a clearer line, have you had any experience of that, I've only ever used Tamiya tape more masking?