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http://www.class50.com/c50_liveries.php?s_liv=44&type=2Not quite lined out or a new loco but im fairly sure it worked south on a service train, be an interesting one to see at an exhibition

Little but of an update on the multiple working fitted 04’s. I have finally got around to cutting and fitting the mesh behind the cab steps that I bought at DEMU, another coat of black paint is needed on these. I am trying to recreate the 12 control pipes that run from cab to cab with fishing line; I have glued them in to one cab and will then feed them into the other cab through the holes and probably keep them in place with blue tack so I can separate them if needed. Another thing I’m trying is to wire both chassis together to improve the running on these old style chassis and to try keep them in sync. I drilled a hole in the keeper plate and pushed wires up to each side of the split chassis, iv field the mazak block down to bright metal and taped the ends of the wires to it as it won’t solder, the wires are superglue so won’t move, ill repeat on the other chassis but might not glue the wires so I can separate if attention is needed. Finally ill shorten the couplings so they are a bit closer together. Cheers for looking James

I dont think iv ever seen a pic of a Deltic using troughs, let alone a blue one!Edit, found a green one: http://www.lner.info/forums/download/file.php?id=16617&mode=view

Thanks guys, they do look like steam enthusiasts, im sure the one on the left has a cover over a camera so is expecting a soaking. Did Deltics regularly use the scoops? I know they had them from new but thought they were rarely used/dispensed with fairly quickly? I suppose the troughs went pretty quickly after steam dissapeared and ETH took over

Never seen a shot of a Deltic picking up from troughs, wonder if the crew did it to annoy the PW gang! Im just finishing a model og 9020 in late 60s blue with no ETH. Its surprising how many were blue before ETH Cheers James

Well its been a while since I have done anything of note, been a busy couple of months of weddings and stag do's, so its nice to get back to doing something quiet and a bit cheaper. The Deltic that has been on going for a long while is slowly creeping towards being finished, transfers & varnish applied over the last weekend and shawplan windows getting stuck on this week. I had one plate for 55 006 when I bought it so one side is complete, the other will be Nimbus circa 1969 before it was ETH fitted as I had a spare plate in the tin from a long lost Lima deltic and only 1 ETH mounting bracket! However the plate is a bit battered and bent so its clamped up at the moment to try straighten it up. Hopefully it will be usable. The chassis is all done, tanks opened up under the body and shawplan buffer beam assemblies fitted on both ends, new steps and speedo drive fitted and the whole lot lowered on the bogies which I think makes a big difference to the look of it One thing I only just realised im missing is the headcode box surround so will have to get some ordered, im sure I had some knocking around....... DP2 has had a coat of rail blue but the rattle can ran out so currently waiting for a trip to an exhibition or Frizinghall models to pick up another to get it finished. Falcon is coming along now, yellow ends going on now so should be all painted pretty soon, the eventual plan will be to get a railroad 31 chassis to replace the noisy Lima one. The pair of 04s will be getting their mesh guards behind the cab steps soon so these will be finally complete after a long while of sitting around doing nothing, I may have another bash at close coupling and fitting the air control pipes between the cabs as well. That's about it for now, hopefully more updates to come shortly. Cheers James

Excellent work, looks fantastic does this Cheers for posting James

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371646030171 Interesting bit of kit, and an 'interesting' price. Looks like something out of my old schools science labs

Love the cloud of exhaust from Crepello opening up over the Stray, excellent as ever Dave Cheers James

Can i borrow your time machine Dave? Great pics as ever! Wish i could go to work on a 110... Cheers James

Evening, had a couple of hours on various things tonight whilst not watching the dull England game. DP2 had a bit of a fettle and a quick blow over with primer and then filler added, sanding will commence tomorrow The 04s are now varnised and back in one piece, very please with how they look now, just need to figure out how to do the multiple working pipes, all 12 of them... Finally have enough coats of yellow on the Deltic now too so, final painting can commence and the last little bits can be added. Falcon has had a second coat of blue as well, everythings coming on nicely now. Trip to DEMU on Saturday coming up so i best start making a list. Cheers James

Cheers John, i dont understand it really, only scenario i can see is it was an xmas present or something like that and when it wouldnt traverse rad1 curves it was duly 'fixed' im sure someone wouldnt have spent 70 quid or more and then do this, but then theres nowt as queer as folk

I agree, but i dont mind picking these things up and with a fettling come up with something new, wouldnt buy a new DP2 even at Hattons bargain price to respray blue, but then the idea didnt cross my mind until i saw this one on ebay.. Ill be keeping an eye on his ebay account incase anything else turns up as 'modified'

Must have been, some fair chunks taken out and the bottom of the body has been dressed with a file, major surgery

It was indeed, paid a bit over what i was expecting but the thought of a blue DP2 was too much to hold back on. Ran better out of the box last night than my Dads new one from Hattons did at Xmas, was it yours? Cheers James

Evening all, update time, the 04s are just about finished now, just need another coat of varnish but the weather has turned so they are still waiting for the time being. The Deltic is coming on slowly and iv just stripped down and started painting a Silver Fox Falcon i have had for years that needed ne hand rails so that is now on the go as well. Never one to miss something interesting, i found a Heljan DP2 in a sorry state on ebay last week and it duly arrived today. What appears to have happened is that that it wouldnt go around the previous owners trainset so he has tried to higher the body up using washers under the body mounting lugs, fair enough decent idea, however i dont think that alone worked so the red bufferbeam has been attached and some of the lower body side has been cut away to let the bogies swing! Apart from the obvious body damage DP2 is in good nick and im hoping it will be a pretty simple fix, iv already got on in two tone green and i dont particularly like the all over green so i think ill do it all over blue just to be different. Progress so far is the holes have been filled with plasticard to pack out the holes, which in turn will be profiled and then filler will be added to get a hopefully seamless tumblehome, thats the plan anyway..... Cheers for looking James

Very interesting news, hope they are a success, newton chambers next?? Hope so! Hope the awaited Janus takes off too too would love to have a Taurus to partner it. Wish Oxford Rail all the best with their range and hope some more interesting things are in the pipe line Very interesting news, hope they are a success, newton chambers next?? Hope so! Hope the awaited Janus takes off too too would love to have a Taurus to partner it. Wish Oxford Rail all the best with their range and hope some more interesting things are in the pipe line

Couldnt agree more Clive, i wasnt about to experience most of the places and especially the time when a lot of Daves pics were taken, the fact these are available for all to view to soak up the atmosphere of the place and time is invaluable for us recreating times gone. Added to this Dave's insights and recollections of the days and workings pictured add immesurably to the 'experience' of looking through this thread, also thanks to all other members who chip in with annecdotes and info about the pics. I see this thread as a valuable resource for my modelling and im sure others do to. Once again Dave, keep em coming! James

Afternoon RT got some more pics for you, hopefully these will be of some use: Ill grab some more pics if I get up there again. Cheers James

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262438877074 'MAY WORK' dont think id give it a try even for 99p...

Theres a few in here if you havnt already seem them RT: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/83121-harrogate-gas-works-barber/?fromsearch=1

I lost most of my pics from the return to steam gala after a laptop crash but my dad has some, ill get them off him tomorrow and get a trip up to Alston sorted