wiggoforgold

Its real ash from the grate

PPS. I've put an entry in my blog with my versions of these, and the LMS van.

PS. Nothing wrong with the Golden Syrup van that can't be solved with a coat of paint and a new chassis. Strictly, I think its a model of a BR built version of the LMS design..Its got vertical strapping that was a retrofit to some of the earlier ones, so its slightly different to the Ratio one.

These look nice. I've done both the wagons. I used a Parkside chassis for the D1927 and made a fitted one.

I've got an unmade kit for the RB19 made by a company called Torcraft and picked up at an exhibition years ago. Your pictures prompt me to make a start. Theres a nice pic of the inside of a 1/35 one on the Accurae Armour website.

I'm going to watch htis one with interest. My father was a member of the sailing club at St Germans for years, and I know the quay well, so I am fascinated by your interpretation of it. Is the warehouse the one that still exists on the end of the quay and is now used by the sailing club? Interestingly, the Lego one looks rather reminiscent of it!

Alex

Following this one with interest Simon. I like what you've done to the roof. Interesting how much difference removing the existing detailing and reprofiling has made. I presume the change in body colour is due to the removal of the factory paintwork? Do you propose to change the underframe, or do you find the Hornby one OK?

Alex

Jon

Seriously impressive! On a purely selfish note I'm finding your mods to the Bachmann bogies of greaty interest.

I particularly like the pictures of the stages of the work in progress - keep them coming.

With regard to drafting the blog in MS Word are you doing the whole thing in word first and saving it to a file before posting to the blog?

Alex

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How about this one?

http://grahame910.fotopic.net/p62294309.html

Alex

Sean

Thanks

Actually in the pic I was working from (taken in about 1970 the livery had gone a stage further in that the "Ds" had been removed from the numbers - hope that wasn't the time the bodyside stripe was removed as well.

I rather like the economy livery worn by Britannias in the last years of their lives - unlined green with painted on nameplates. Theres a lovely video of Owen Glendower on You Tube where the painted on name has been spelt in Welsh.

Alex

Mark

Thanks for the kind comments. Apologies for the heavy fingered republishing of your post!

In my imaginary world the March-Cambridge Loopvia St Ives formed part of a line promoted by the colliery owners of S.Yorks/ Nottinghamshire to carry coal to London avoiding the ECML. BR tried Peaks out on this line. (I expect they would have tried 9fs as well(He He)

Alex

Hi Alex,

 

Have now had time to have a proper look at your new 'Peak'.

 

I'll have to dig out my old 'Power of the Peaks' book as well now. Having been brought up with Class 45's on the Midland Mainline I'm a bit of a fan of these locos. Only ever saw one Class 44 in service though, and that was 44008 'Penyghent' at Peterborough in the early 80's.

 

Nice design and I actually prefer the 44 over the 45/46.

 

As for your model I think it captures the look just right, especially around the nose area and the front bufferbeam.

 

I like the finish too. Green suited these locos better than blue and the weathering really enhances the finished loco.

 

Now the big question is: Did they make it to St.Ives?

 

Looking forwards to the next update.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

Just been and checked the boxes in my garage- you win, mine were 38p each.They do however still have the Sellotape on the boxes. My wife has just commented (a) "And you still haven't made them"and (B) "How many have you got" (I haven't counted, but there seem to be examples of most of the kits down there.

Seriously though, its a fantastic tribute to the original pattern maker that a kit that is almost 50 years old can hold its own both in terms of of accuracy and ease of construction with todays offerings. The brake gear is a bit heavy by modern standards, but you have addressed that admirably, and I will follow this with interest as inspiration to make some more myself.

Alex

James

Following this with interest as my Detail Associates brake cylinders arrived from MG Sharp last week as well - looks like they got a back order in!

I am planning to redo the steps on my 37 as well - this is what I'm planning to use:

http://www.phd-design.co.uk/Products/Class37steps/Class37steps.htm

Alex

David

You are right - D6723 did still have frost grilles in 1967. Don't worry, I've got some etched grilles to go on. They are not fitted yet as I wanted to make sure the radiator louvres are painted before I stick them in place. They'll go on when the body painting is done (but before weathering).

Pete

I use DGs and really like them(satisfied user only)

I like the controller. Is it suitable for 4mm?

Jon

I think the Deltics look superb. I particularly like the weathering of the bogies. What did you use for the chains for the brake actuators? Are the actuators attatched to the chassis or the body? If the latter, how do you separate them? How much turning movement do the bogies have with the actuator chains in place?

(Sorry for bombarding you with questions - I,m working on a class 37 and I'm wondering how you have tackled this)

For the backscene I'm planning a cloth backdrop, hung from a beam at the back of the layout. I'm thinking of using a material suich as roller blind fabric. It would be a single piece so there wouldn't be a join where the baseboards connect, and it would roll up for transport. In keeping with East Anglian "Big Sky" country I wouldn't have any scenery on the backsceen at all, just sky.

Pete

You've sold the idea of a shadow gap to me. I'm going to make one too!

Alex

Hi Pete

I'm interested by the "shadow gap " idea. How will you create the gap between the fascia and fabric?

Alex

I've just been reading this with great interest. We seem to have similar ideas about presentation (take a look at my blog), although you are a bit ahead of me. I particularly like the 1/50 scale planning models. I also particularly like the idea of the section of Moorswater viaduct dividing the scene. With regard to the backscene, I have found with my existing layout that a high fixed backscene makes for unwieldy sections. I still want a high backscene, but I'm planning to use a single piece of something like roller blind material, which can be rolled up when the layout is taken down. Your planning models have the operator at the rear, have you thought about operating from one end at the front, so the operator is not cut off behind the backscene?

I'm going to follow this one with interest as I reckon I'm going to learn from this. Can't wait for the next instalment!