Phil Mc

This BYA was done in much the same way. I used the circuit board with capacitor included, and as it holds enough power to keep the light flashing for at least 10 seconds, I only added pick-ups to one bogie. I cut a couple of slots above the bogie to let the wires through. Then wired it all up. Ready for service. Cheers, Phil.

Next up was this..... I'd already added the Bachmann tail-lamp when I weathered the wagon. I'd drilled through the metal chassis, and glued the lamp from the underneath. So it was a case of cleaning up the glue, and exposing the clear plastic of the lamp. I didn't use the LED supplied with the board, I used an even smaller one, so it would fit tight up against the clear plastic of the lamp. I actually had it powered up as I glued it in place, to make sure it wasn't shorting out on the metal chassis ! Before covering it in Black paint. Unscrewing the side of the wagon showed me the space I had to work with. No room for a circuit board with a capacitor, but if I cut out the internal bracing post, there was room for a board without one. Again, all wheels are isolated from the axles, so pick-ups were added to all wheels. With no capacitor present, I really wanted all-wheel pick-ups, so I cut slots in 4 places to allow the wires through, at the bottom of the internal slopes and the bracing. All wired up, ready for re-building. The pick-up wires run across the inside of the wagon, Which I figured was less obtrusive than running them underneath, where they'd show around the hopper doors. A bit of weathering since the pic was taken has further disguised them. Back together, and job done. Cheers, Phil.

Long time, no update......but here goes.... Work has stalled on doing the WCRC rake, mainly because I haven't been enjoying it ! So I've distracted myself with adding tail-lamps to various things..... First up is this. Stripped down to component parts, to figure out what I'm doing. Lamp from a Bachmann mk2 aircon was added in place of the lam bracket. Plenty of Black paint added to stop the light showing through the plastic. All wheels are isolated from the axles, so I couldn't use axle-spring current collection. There's a nice convenient gap in which to run the pick-up strip though. Note, the wheels have had the blackening removed Drilled a couple of holes in the baseplate, to take the wires up into the body. Cut a square out at the end, to give access behind the lamp. I used an Illuminated Models Flashing Lamp kit with built in capacitor. I butted the LED up against the inside of the lamp, and ran glue around the edge to hold it in place, then covered it with more black paint, before re-building the wagon. Just needs a coat of weathering. before tagging on the back of my MOD train. Cheers, Phil.

Dangerously close to the Three-Quarter view, but quite a variety of DMU's in Sheffield today. 150, 2x158, 170, 195 & 222. There was also a pair of 156's in the platform to my left ! Cheers, Phil.

I took this pic today, mainly because the Meridian looked clean !! Cheers, Phil.

Have yourself a blast around the yard in one of the many 73’s that are always there !! cheers, Phil.

Is that 'Mater' in the carpark, before he got all rusty...... Cheers, Phil.

You got it !! 001 & 002 TnT on one SITT, 003 & 004 TnT another SITT. Cheers, Phil.

Wednesday evening at Tonbridge... Cheers, Phil.

Was worth a detour to Tonbridge on Wednesday evening..... And if you look closely, all 4 are in this pic... Cheers, Phil.

It is a ‘red top’ paper, but the pics are blurry, for the sake of decency….. cheers, Phil.

Still can't get in the mood for stickering up the coaches !! So I've weathered a tug !! Well I weathered it after I'd moved the electrification flashes on one side, so they are where they should be, instead of the random place Hornby chose to put them ! Driver added, as well as a spare hi-vis in the cab, newspaper on the dash, and sunvisors. All handrails were also painted Silver. A full air-dam was added. Out of my spares box, as the model only comes with the slotted version (to allow for couplings) Cheers, Phil.

Another satisfied customer here ! Definitely worth doing the mod's. They are easy to fit, and figuring out the wiring if it doesn't match the instructions is a bit of fun !! There's 'before' & 'after' pics in my thread of various 66's and 57's, if you want to see the difference. Cheers, Phil.

I can tell you, all the transfers, including the number, came from railtec…. I can’t tell you, anything else about the build, because I can’t remember !!! The details of what I did will more than likely be in my thread, but I’ll have a look at the underframe of the coach next time I call in to see my parents, which is where the coach lives. Cheers, Phil.

50017 (running as 50117) also carried 3TG, but only in preservation !! Cheers, Phil.

Very nice !! I knew you'd finish the stock before me !! Cheers, Phil.

I assumed it was an autocorrect/corrupt issue, but it just proper tickled me…. cheers,Phil.

That’s a hell of a machine…. cheers, Phil.

The transfers are (very!) slowly going on to the coaches... But a little distraction has taken place..... Since finishing the MJA wagons, I've been on the lookout for some suitably sized tube to modify the couplings to reduce the gap between the wagons. A work trip to Norwich gave me chance to call in at Great Eastern models. Never been before, but it's a well stocked shop with friendly staff, so I'll call in again when I can ! ( no connection, just enjoyed the visit !! ) Anyway, some suitably sized Aluminium was purchased, and a coupling has been modified to see if its worth the effort ! To me, the standard couplings look a bit thin and leave too big of a gap between each pair of wagons. They are also the wrong colour, they should be the same Blue as the wagon body. Standard coupling- Modified coupling- Pics from above. Standard- Modified- I think it's worth the effort. Will take more pics as I modify the rest ! Cheers, Phil.

Can anyone help, I seem to have misplaced the lid off my marker pen...... Cheers, Phil.

My rake is made up of all the first and second batch releases, apart from the one (maybe two, I can't remember!) where I removed the strengthening fillets in the top groove, to match the prototype of that particular number wagon, I couldn't tell you which wagon came from which batch !! In the latest batch, that's the same tweak that Dapol have done to the model !! They're a nice model to work on, they come apart and go back together easily. Just bear in mind, they're pretty heavy !! Cheers, Phil.

13440 just appealed to me, due to it’s unique nature. You work way quicker than me ! cheers, Phil.

Hi Jack, The 222 looks great !! Looking forward to seeing it on a certain appropriate layout sometime.... Cheers, Phil.

The stock has had a coat of Johnson's Klear on the bodysides, to give a glossy surface for the transfers. (and I want them quite glossy when they're finished.) Hopefully this pic shows the Pullman car is a slightly brighter shade of Maroon. Cheers, Phil.

Just realised there's been no pics of the loco for a while.... It had Yellow, then maroon added. Masked up, ready to have the roof sprayed... Paint added... Masking removed... Cheers, Phil.