TT100 Diesels

Stonkin line up with immense presence ! Something about split boxes....... Especially the 16 wheeler 👍 Cheers TT100 Diesels

Thanks Phil, but it is how they did it in the paint shop at Derby Loco Works, nice hand painted blue full yellow ends......... Also, just been looking at Trains in the attic (Richard) video of todays Belper mrx on his you tube channel. Bluish is on something like 14.20 in, rather embarrassing he picked a time when the layout was chocked full of my stuff and he dwellt rather a lot on the aforementioned Peak 🤔. Fortunately, Tony managed to shuffle a 76 and I scrambled to get your new 37140 put on the layout and it does feature running out on to the fuel point..... Cheers D.

Bluish on the road, today at Belper mrx. Phil invited me to help out and to provide some additional traction in support of his stunning mostly scratch build roster. Some pictures of the day: General set up with layout and integral stock display stand over the fiddle yard. Phil's latest scratch build diesel project hot off the work bench only this week, 37140. Comparing 37140 and my Lincoln Locos resin cast split box 37099.Both locos finishing based on contemporary photos. On the display stand, 37140 with a modified Airfix 00 crane, another one of Phil's modelling projects. Sitting behind the layout, this view looked good so it was snapped! Everyday scene on Bluish, plenty of 76's action, a Lincoln / Oaks n-rtr 08, Class 50, all Phil's, and a couple of my LL Class 25's. The fuel point is Phil's nod to Guide Bridge. His newly finished 37140 is fuelled, my 25125 is stabled while a trio of his superb 76's hum away on the juiced up Reddish side of the layout. A nice drone view of the overall depot complex, clearly showing the track plan. Plenty of traction, Phils 08, 47, 50 and 76's, with my 25's and 45/1. It was a super show, very much enjoyed the day helping Phil and Tony in a small way, and thanks again for inviting me to bring some locos to run on the layout. Another positive was the the show was very well attended, so that was great news for the Belper club, and I hope the traders all had a good day too. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a look and it was nice chatting to some of you. And thanks for all the positive comments about the layout and 3mm scale. Also worth mentioning that we were next to another 3mm layout, David Payne's retro style TT3 layout, so a bit of a 3mm scale enclave! Cheers TT100 Diesels.

Thanks for the amazing response there to my paint job Bradfordbuffer, much appreciated. Been cracking on with it, and another update, sorry folks kind of taking over the thread a bit again! 45127, a big ETH Peak. Its come on a bit. Still fair bit to finish though, weathering, matt varnish spray and the much anticipated 🤔 home brew flush glazing to do. The build is faithful to 45127 in 1980 trim, in so far correct plating over grilles, re skinned sides over boiler footsteps etc. Looking at it, I do have to say that even though its a bit rude to self praise, I am immensely pleased with it so far. So, if you like your Peak's electric heated, enjoy ! Cheers D.

Dropped some buffers on the beast and had to plonk it together for a couple of shots. Coming along nicely....... I'll say it has got some presence about it...... A proper stonkin' piece of heavy metal 😁. Big twin bank Sulzer, what's not to like. Still a fair bit of detailing and finishing so its not quite out of the oven yet. Cheers D.

Wow, they look absolutely superb, I just like to aim the 0.5mm / ft "growth ray" to them ! Actually the back to back power cars look ace, reminded me of when they came off Derby Loco as b2b power cars for a light engine test run to Saltley and back before final release over to the Carriage works for pairing back up with overhauled trailer vehicles. Kind of what you got at the moment, clearly lots of test running till the trailers are ready! Cheers D.

Thanks for the kind words Bradfordbuffer, A few notes on the painting, its all hand painted for a start. The 3d print came sprayed in grey primer as supplied by Lenny. I re primed in grey any areas where I used filler or added plated patches etc. On the nose I used 2 coats of white primer. Did the yellow nose first, 6 thinned down coats of Humbrol RC407 yellow ends, its my last pot and they have discontinued the RC range, shame it was my fave yellow for ends. Then, main livery element of Rail Blue, 7 coats of thinned down Railmatch 2207. Following the pics posted just up thread, I have matt blacked the window apertures, plus front marker lights and touched in / reworked the odd bits of blue bleed under the masking tape. I eas a bit jammy really, the masking job was almost spot on this time. Makes a pleasant change. And painted up the details on the front of the bogies. Best done bufferless, also most of this will disappear when its weathered. So, no costly airbrush kit, just got on with it. A key thing though is I am currently up for it, but not had any modelling mojo for a few months, so its a waste of time trying to make a good job if you don't feel like it. I think it is the most important tool in the box. Hope this post give you an insight into my paint shop secrets ! So a 45/1 rising nicely in the oven so to speak, I wonder if there are any 45/1's out there in 3mm land already ? Cheers D.

The answer to your question Phil is shown below: Its a Lincoln Locos ready to roll motorised chassis. The side frames came with it, I just slipped them off the power bogies to work on and paint etc. Note, the front and centre wheelsets are non powered flangeless dummies. Theoretically the whole package including the body is now classed by Lenny as a full on Ready to Roll product but in my case I bought the 3d body off Lenny in early 2020, about two years or so ahead of the chassis development catching up as a product. In fact the body was his first 3d Peak sales body. Just for clarity, the whole package. Hope this makes sense. Cheers D.

Nice work Phil, "working mu jumpers" I am really very impressed. Back to diesel traction, more Peak progress to show. With all the body shell repairs, tweaks and modifications finished, the base livery elements have been completed. The yellow to blue interface needs tidying up when the paint has hardened (other end is slightly less good). Handrails need to be fitted as well, but its progressed a lot in the last few days. Bogie headstock detailing. The one on the right is fully populated as it will be the cosmetic end, slightly less on the left hand one as a triang type D loop or wire loop needs to be fitted. ETH sockets and receptacles from micro rod and plasticard offcuts, 0.3mm n.s rod for the jumper, Lincoln Locos 3d print detail pack for the screw shackle, vac pipe, air brake pipe and main res pipes. Obviously still need to rummage through the bit box for buffers. Cheers D.

Thanks for the kind words Phil, very much appreciated. To be honest, I am mainly self taught, did a lot of lurking on RMweb and picked up hints and tips plus a few you tube tutorials, but essentially blagged it and learnt as I went along, and still learning as I progress. But when it comes to painting, my absolute mantra is many thinned coats, its the only way in my book. And finishing is all about patience. Don't try to rush and if you don't quite feel like it, put it away and come back and do it when you are proper up for it. In terms of modelling skills, there is a whole lot out there and must say, the post by Red Devil two posts back up thread showcases etched brass / soldering techniques that are exemplary. I am mightily impressed with the 08. It almost looks too good to paint! Cheers D.

Pete, It is defo worth the effort, I do it to all the overbearing window frames, particularly cab and windscreens. Obviously the Peak is ongoing, but as I said, massive improvement doing it on the 20's, also the met camm 101, in October mixed traffic, flushed off the front screens and its chalk and cheese. I will have to have a gentle word with Lenny next time I see him about this, but for me its more or less too late, I have already done or got in stock virtually all my loco needs. Still, its made me do some fairly precision careful modelling so upped my skills in the process. We can hardly buy stuff (if it was available in 3mm) from Accurascale or Suttons Loco Works etc and post on the workbench thread though .......🤔. Cheers D.

Bit more Peak progress. Global warming must have reached High Peak Junction workshop, as the glacial progress has speeded up a bit! First off, been looking at more pictures and finding more issues to sort. Now found that the Cl 40 bogie side frames also have sandboxes at the inner ends but Peaks don't. 45034 at Nottingham SP before Eastcroft depot was build there. My photo. Nice big plate frame on the inner ends of the plate bogies. So the Lenny 3d print Cl 40 frames were attacked with a razor saw to remove the sand boxes. A bit of cleaning up plus adding plasticard to build up the depth to match the Peak inner end plate frame profile. Another more like a Peak tick in the box. There is a structural transom between the ends so some compromise as I am not wanting to chop that up. Lenny's 3d print body. Not totally happy with the windscreens, very heavy overbearing window frames, and compared with the pic below, the top outer corners are too sharp a radius. All 3 bottom edges are slightly radiused as well. A /1 speeds north from Milford Tunnel twix Duffield and Belper. My photo. Some nice wet patches there for the pw to sort out. Looking at the cab windscreens, bottom edges are flat plus top outer corners are a generous radius. So plucked up the courage, a lot of very careful needle file work to reduce the moulded window frames down to just present without destroying the rain strip above. Filler introduced to the top outer corners and profiled to give the more prototype look (tweaked a bit more since the pic was taken). Also the bottom edges have had a bit of needle file action to flatten off, but might do a bit more fettling. Other end is at the wet filler stage so the donkey work is done on improving the look of the "face". The white primer is telling me that some filler repair work on the nose end still needs more smoothing off..... More to do, just keep going round the loop fettling what has been changed and checking photos to find more mods to do 🤔. It just shows though, even with Lenny's ready to roll stuff, there is lots of modelling potential to customise into something exactly specific. I found the same with the 20's, they were great, but to get them exactly to my liking, a lot of work was required (see my High Peak Jn layout thread page 5 and/or current (Jan) Mixed Traffic, and the forthcoming April issue for the concluding part 2 of the 20's build article. Anyway, hope this minutia type progress posts are interesting for folk and not too boring. Cheers D.

Ok Phil, since you asked, a tiny bit more on with the Peak. Priming up the modified and fettled areas, still a bit more filler to go back and smooth off when the primer dries off. Well pleased with the boiler outlet mod, it was a deep recess with a lip like the engine exhaust, see primed roof panel to LHS of exhaust. Similar body mods and filler t'other side. Bogies looking a bit more "Peak" now, with the 40 slot filled and flushed off. The original 3d print keep plate under the pony axle were a bit anemic so I removed them and added micro strip to match the more obvious presence as per photos. Front ends started to be primed in white, happy with the split box mods to slightly widen them and fill the deep recessed blind box, they appear flush on pics so again happy as this is far more "Peak" to me. Still not happy with the windscreens, the lower outer corners need some filler to make a gentler screen curve. Need to do that when in the mood for it! But yeah, inching forward at glacial pace, unlike Phil that just chucks a loco out the ground like a volcano... I like that, Phil is fire and I am ice..... Whatever next. Cheers folks, D.

I agree Phil, The winner is modelling. But as for mutual congratulation nonsense, I would say that a lot of folks on this thread are "doers", in their own different ways and means, so can more fully appreciate modelling efforts of others. So, to me it is simply credit where credit is due. Futhermore, following the 3mm Chairmans strategy of getting 3mm noticed, I find it very pleasing that this thread and other threads in the 3mm section are alive and kicking, no longer tumbleweed blowing through..... So while modest uptick in interest overall, its a positive step in the right direction. Cheers Dave

This demands more than a "craftsmanship / clever" reaction. Theses days whenever folk think of model 37's, the association is with Accurascale. Sure, they are 4mm but certainly that is what I think in my mind, and judging by the hobby chatter, AS is now synonymous with the class. So Phil just glues up some plastic / plasticard and etched bits and fashions a 37 out of "nothing". Sure, its not hi-fi, but just look at the photos in the above post, it looks 37, the proportions look just right to me, in fact as presented as a faded, dirty careworn example, it screams 37 to me. And yes, as Phil says, still a bit of tidying up to do, but my goodness, what a fantastic result, it hardly seems a few days ago when the raw plasticard was marked out. Phil, take a bow, you are a shining light in the world of modelling. Cheers D.

Very nice work Ian, I must say that "old" PO wagons are not at all my era, but have to say I am very impressed, especially "Dinnington", the weathering is very subtle. Congrats on the third in the Kingsbury competition, made all the effort worth it. Super modelling, Cheers D.

Made me smile, "labour of love" and "crazy guy"......... But joking apart, the Bluish bit of the review did seem to come over well, and a super advert for Phil's scratch building skills, certainly I don't disagree with the "labour of love" comments. But, have to say I am not a fan of you tube "reviewers". I generally don't search them out, only saw this via Mr Buffers link above. Ho hum, back to reading the actual paper magazine...... Cheers D.

Model Rail April 24 edition has just hit the shops, it contains a lovely layout feature article of Bluish. Congratulations Phil. Cheers D.

Thanks Pete for posting Aireworth, blimey, that was under my radar! What a magnificent townscape, in 3mm, awesome, but would be great in any scale to be honest. Such a gem and first time I have seen or heard of it. Nice to see triang stuff mixing it with kits as well, to me it all looks "right", trains melding into the landscape........ Ian, sorry to hear your woes on the fish van, but sounds like you have a plan. Totally agree with the mantra of only attempting difficult stuff when up for it / in the mood. Good luck with it. Cheers D.

Hi, I very much enjoyed seeing Depot Lane today at the Nottingham Spring MRX at Hucknall. Nice to chat and learn about the layouts build history and latest scenic features. Overall, this layout is an object lesson of how to get a quart into a pint pot! Very nicely done, and love the concrete hard standing, it defines the scene as a proper depot. Cheers TT100 Diesels

I would say the mechanisms would be very much of interest, while the rc side of things is more unconventional, however, someone did an article on an rc triang 31 in recent years. I suppose its more about pushing the boundaries of the scale, given the overall society demographic (steam), I am not sure how many folk are interested in my diesel outline modelling articles ? (present company excepted). But John Sutton is always eager to publish the work of great modellers, and as I said up thread, yours is very innovative. I suppose I am just being enthusiastic about your work, but obviously, don't feel obligated to have to write up an article. Cheers D.

You are a genius Red Devil, what a totally off the wall but brilliant idea, bit like battery / emu concept on the big railway, top up on the turnbacks or in your case, fiddle yard. When this is done, you really should do an article for Mixed Traffic, it ticks so many boxes, diesels, 14.2, radio control, active charging....... As I say, brilliant, Cheers D.

Nice to read all the work bench posts and progress from Phil and co above. So a minor update from me on the 45/1. More filler, patches and 'plating over'. About there with the filler eliminating and sheeting over the boiler access steps (both sides). Patch and first pass filler to fill in the roof boiler exhaust port after filing down the raised bit. On the body side, plasticard patches to represent the two plated over grilles (on both sides). Filler repairs to a 3d print groove and a solebar chip repair. After sanding flush second pass headcode filler, some defects still evident all 4 so third pass filler drying off. As ever, with this sort of thing, its all about methodically keeping going round the loop so to speak. Still, its getting closer to a /1. Cheers D.

A quick update to Phils question about filler on 3d prints, today, I sanded flat the Delux Materials Perfect Plastic Putty and happy to report that it was good, it did not crumble away. However, of note, the Lenny 45 shell came supplied already sprayed up in grey primer, so the plastic putty had something to key to. Still need to apply a very small thickness to finish off but before that, started on the headcode box mods, with 0.5 mm thick micro strip glued to the inside edge of the split headcode boxes to extend the width of them to improve the look vs photos. However, the excess needs trimming so I am again leaving it a day so the glue is nice and hardened off. See I just faff, that's why stuff takes me so long even when I have hold of a round tuit. Cheers folks D.

Wow, thanks Hobby, that is an impressive roster that Garry has gathered. I thought I had got a good few locos from Lenny in 3mm but pails compared with what Garry had in 3mm and now TT120. And I agree, Garry has a great knack at modifying Triang chassis and etching his own sides for bespoke versions, and he has written up a lot of this good stuff in the 3mm society magazine Mixed Traffic. I think it is fair to say he honed is craft in 3mm and is now focussing the lessons learnt to create lots of opportunities for a loco roster way beyond Hornby's current state of play in TT120. With all the 3d stuff about, modellers and creators like Garry can have open house with TT120 and as Hornby and perhaps others produce more variety in rtr over time then that equals more motorised chassis to exploit. Whilst I acknowledge that it is still going to be a fair old wait for folk who purely rely on rtr for a potentially cohesive rosters, clearly the race is already on for modellers and creators who are getting other stuff going. Indeed, I see on the scale specific thread, TT120 section, Blefescu had already knocked out a Deltic and is on with a 313 EMU (so dead easy to get all the PEP derived units!). For the modellers, TT120 is out the bag, got legs and is running. Pure rtr is probably considered to be still just toddling, but as promised phases belatedly come to market, steps will become strides...... Cheers TT100 Diesels