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  1. Been somewhat quiet on the modelling front...was very pleased when these arrived from TMC though 🙂
  2. And the other Electra Graphics set I had a go with was the NMT...first attempt at butchering a coach and building a representation of the OHLE test coach
  3. DBS management train - Electra Graphics went on nicely.
  4. Next was various scatter material and a bit of static grass - very satisfying seeing everything starts coming together! I had some ancient wire trees that I added some clumps to and added a few bushes etc stuck down with pva Lastly I put the catenary gantries in place - at this point I've decided against trying to add the wires...maybe later on. I wired up the signal to a 3 way switch - just for effect - and I reckon for the moment it's finished...time for some wagon pics!
  5. Once all that was dry and smoothed down a bit, I added some cork underlay...and when dry started on the track and ballasting. The track was then coloured by a light spray of sleeper grime and assorted weathering powders brushed on - initially I was concerned I'd overdone it a bit but in the end it doesn't look too bad hopefully. I wanted to experiment with a colour light signal and other bits and pieces so I ordered some of the peco accessories - lineside cabinets, concrete trunking etc...a signal and some OHLE kits from N Brass Locos...and a roll of backscene
  6. In my wagon kit building topic there's a few pics of the finished articles...in the most uninteresting of compositions, like on a tray or a tiny length of track nailed to a bit of wood! I haven't got a layout ready for them yet so I set about making up a small scenic section of track that might do the wagons more justice in the photos. Its nothing sophisticated, a section of double track...and as for length, its 2 pieces of Peco code 55 flexible track set on whatever bits of plywood I had in the garage 🙂 As you can see in the pics it's the ply track base, cardboard strip formers over scrunched up paper all then covered with some of the woodland scenics cement stuff...
  7. I was actually wondering if I'd fall foul of something like that tbh - the Dapol buckeyes sound a good alternative if I get stuck - thanks for that 🙂
  8. Thanks for that, a useful tip! 🙂 Couldn't agree more - it's a great kit and the build is nothing like as traumatic as it first appears when you open the box - will definitely be getting another set of 5. For couplings I'm going to try the Hunt magnetic couplings, I've not got anything to run them on yet though, layouts are very much work in progress. Certainly I can see the bogies aren't going to be very forgiving when it comes to curve radius! The colour inside is roughly halfy halfy mix of RailMatch railfreight grey and sleeper grime acrylic paint - seems not toooo far adrift from colours in photos. I've made up wagon loads for all my previous builds in this thread so haven't had to worry about the interior colour too much - I may yet do the same for these
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