RAY NORWOOD

Looking forward coming on Sunday

Sorry for your lose. In Looking forward see the new addition.

I will be there with Hounslow Sidings so I will say hi now.

Looking forward to going Richard. Be a fun weekend

West Country 34003 Plymouth is finished. I weathered it with my Airbrush then put in the coal iinto the tender. Put the southern head code boards on the front, then the train board (Atlantic Coast Express). I've ordered a crew from Modelu waiting for them to come. I have put in a Zimo MX648 sound decoder with a suger cube speaker and a red LED in the firebox

Hi George. Thanks for the comment. Yes the Airfix kit makes a good base for a good model. I also yoused the Albert Goodall components.

Airfix West Country update. I have put the transfers on a d in to the paint shop for a coat of satin varnish yesterday. Today I have put on the name plate and Crest. Hopefully I will do the weathering tomorrow.

Update on the Airfix WC. 34003 Plymouth. I sprayed the green with my airbrush then masked for the black on the bottom brushed the black along the bottom and the roof and front. Painted in the details. Ready for the lining and numbers plus the large BR tomtom on the tender.

Looking very good mate. Customer would be very pleased.

Update on this Airfix W.C. I put a coat of Hallfords gray primer. I have put Archers Rivet transfers. I will next give another coat of primer on. I for gotten the I have taken of the moulded vent on the roof and fitted a white metal one on.

Hi Dave. Thank you Dave. How do you change the thread title.

A bit more work on the Airfix WC loco. I have cut the ladders off at the back of the tender and fitted white metal ones and also fitted lose wax steps on the front and back of tender, I used brass wire to make a bar for the engine to tender coupling. Got to think about the vacuum brake cylinders that go behind the buffer beam.

Hi Jack. I have built the PDK W class and I have got the build on RMweb.I built the Q1 and down further is the W Class. Click on the link ://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/67066-pdk-bullied-q1-0-6-0-kit-pdk-maunsell-2-6-4t-w-class-kit/page-5

That's looking good Bill. I had thought you would extended the legs so you have the gap under the glass.

Hi Glade to here you are coming out the other side and all is well. I have lost my mojo in the last few months, I am now coming out the other end and finishing a airfix W.C with a Comet chassis. I have put it on the urine G16 thread.

I have started on the tender. I rubbed the ladders off and the moulded lines down the tender sides also cut the coal out and made a false bottom to out real coal in. I got brass vacuum cylinders to put behind the coal bunker and cut the water filler top off and put a white metal one there and a hard water treatment cover. I also put a bottom to the tender so I have some where to fit pick ups to This what it all looks like when put together. Still got more to do on the tender.

It was good seeing you at Manchester the other week. Sorry to Andy not to good hope he gets better every soon.

It was seeing you at Manchester. Shame Andy was not with you. Hope he gets well soon.

Hi Simon. Yes was a very quiet show,on both days.Not sen for a long time how are you.

A few photos I took of Hounslow Sidings at Highbridge last weekend.

Hounslow Sidings is loaded in car for an early start for Highbridge Christmas model railway show.

I started to build an old Airfix kit with a Comet Chassis a few month's ago. The chassis has all three driving axles sprung and I did a lot of cutting and changing the main frames for the Airfix body. The body sides I sanded the moulded details of as it did not look right, I will put the rivets back using Archers Rivet Transfers. The smoke deflected are etched brass. The boiler front smoke box door is replaced with white metal wins from RT Models, and ash pans are white metal from RT Models. The back of cab is white metal as well with the drawbar below cab is also White metal also from RT Models. Here is some more photo's of this build.

I started to build an old Airfix kit with a Comet Chassis a few month's ago. The chassis has all three driving axles sprung and I did a lot of cutting and changing the main frames for the Airfix body. The body sides I sanded the moulded details of as it did not look right, I will put the rivets back using Archers Rivet Transfers. The smoke deflected are etched brass. The boiler front smoke box door is replaced with white metal wins from RT Models, and ash pans are white metal from RT Models. The back of cab is white metal as well with the drawbar below cab is also White metal also from RT Models. I have some pics of the chassis. I will post when I find them.

Kay and I had a fantastic weekend at Manchester. It was great to see Terry, George T on Sunday and Ray Taylor, Anna, also Colin Hill. I wish to thank all the members is the MMRS for a great model Railway show.