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'Something to Die For' by The Sounds
Stunning album, rare to find one I can listen to without skipping a single track...
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KT Tunstall's lovely cover of 'Sleigh Ride'
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Sisters of Mercy - Dominion
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Tackling an old 'Grampus' kit with Warrior Soul's 'Last Decade Dead Century'
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Modelling 1:144 aeroplanes while listening to a great bunch of new albums from the likes of Florence & the Machine, Amanda Mair, Nicola Roberts and Alice Gold, lovely slices of modern synthpop.
Hate to admit it but the new Cher Lloyd album is devastatingly catchy too...like it even more as the supposedly 'cool' brigade wouldn't touch it with a bargepole...
Brap brap!!
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How about doing a 378 "Caterpillar" to go with it?
That would be a challenge! I looked at one and while it has the same outline, just about everything they could change from a normal Electrostar, has been, can tell the designers like to keep modellers on their toes!!
I'd definitely like to do another Southern '377' soon, but at the moment my thoughts pondering just how good a new Hornby 4-VEP would look in grotty white Connex South Central livery...
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I've got a bit further with the rake of TEA wagon's receiving dirty make overs... here is BPO87887.
I am modelling each one based on the prototype photos I have and suddenly spotted the wagon in the photo was the same number as the Bachmann base model being used... what are the chances of that?! No fiddly renumbering...Result!!!
TEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
Apologies for the background guys, been meaning to try some outdoor photography but only have the garden bench as a backdrop for the moment! :S
In the meantime I've just bought myself an enormous plastic Boeing 747 kit so as I'm excited as a kid about having a go at modelling aeroplanes instead of trains for once, but I will try and keep the TEAs coming!-
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Hi James,
I really like your model of the class 377 Electrostar. Is it scratch-built? How did you acheive such a good rendition of the livery? I'm very impressed to see such a nice model of this prototype.
Here's one at Newhaven Town in 2009.
They look really sleek and stylish, but hard to model - or so I thought.....
All the best,
Hi Colin!
Thanks for sharing the image, nice to see it's not just me that takes photos of these handsome units!
My '377' model is a strange hybrid of being both kitbashed and scratchbuilt! The Electrostars use 20m bodyshells so Bachmann Turbostars were extensively cut down, with my scratchbuilt cabs, pantograph wells and underframe components added to create the model you see in the pictures.
Ironically it was the 377's beautifully refined Southern livery that made me want to model the units in the first place, turned out to be the trickiest part of the project!!
I used Phoenix Precision Southern colours to paint the unit itself, and it took hours to repeatedly mask the malachite green circles on the body! An absolute nightmare, but thankfully all over now. Next time I have vowed to use custom large bodyside transfers to do the job in a fraction of the time, lazy modelling or what haha!!
I must admit the final coat of Railmatch Matt varnish hides so many sins, patches of paint and 'flattens' the finish to look a million times more acceptable than before!
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Just found this thread Jim and wow, I'm very impressed at all the units you've done!
And even more impressed at the speed in which you've whapped on the 377 cab too, very nice work!!
Cheers,
James
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Was that to match your car!
Lol maybe! Hopefully the ST won't end up quite as rusty though...!!!
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Hi James,
Very nice, that wagon has that well used and faded look, well past it's best.
Cheers Peter.
Thanks Peter, I wasn't sure how this wagon would turn out, you'd never believe it but I even had it painted bright orange at one part of the fading process!!
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A little bit more progress on the wagon fleet, this time an OCA wagon, TOPS No.112325
OCA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
OCA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
OCA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr-
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Avicii - Levels
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Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer
Beautifully chilled new album from the very underrated electropop outfit.
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James, as has been said above, the TEA is very nice, and I will look further into how you did it. However, I must pas comment on simething you mentioned back in entry no. 22.
I quote: ", I have so many Southern 377/1 and 377/3 favourites from my old trainspotting days which I'd also love to model...decisions decisions!"
Oh, come on... your just making me feel sooooo old now.... 377s from your old trainspotting days..? For me it was Deltics and Brush 4s and 2s... oh eck, I am old aren't I.
Nowt wrong with 377s.... quick clean and comfortable. But, they do lack character that the old Blue diesels had in abundance.
I'll get my coat.
Jon
Haha! Yeh sorry for making you feel old but yes! I'm 25 so my earliest railway memories were actually 4-CIGs in NSE livery but its scary that once brand new stock like Electrostars are coming up 10yrs old, where has the time gone!
What is even scarier is that in years to come I'd put money on my generation chasing the last Class 66s around the country like we do the '37's and '47's of today!
Nice work James, can we have a photo of amongst the others?
Cheers
Scott
Scott, I'll try and get a good snap next time Worthing MRC's Loftus Road is set up - for now the best I can do is one of a pre-weathered train!
Archive pic of Loftus Road by Worthing MRC by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr'92'-hauled of course! Couldn't resist redeploying the old Wells Green '92' fleet on Loftus Road, much to the resentment of my fellow operators who seem to hate these dual-voltage beauties!
Cheers,
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I've just had a spare weekend free due to my work overtime being cancelled, and instead rustled up a quick weathering project!
TEA by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
Based on prototype photographs (circa 2000), I've modelled TEA tanker BPO87469 in the faded BP grey/yellow/green livery, to tuck into my otherwise-uniform train of modern BP Green TEA tankers!
I was struck by the condition of the prototype and how such an ancient livery soldiered on in service and with a free weekend it made sense to crack open the paints!
TEA by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
I set to work with emery boards to damage the model, removing the smooth shiny surface and the horrendously-dated 70s/80s BP stripes!! The prototype was very faded and had large chunks of paint missing, with exposed undercoat, and the tank weld lines had rusted right through the livery.
TEA by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
I've explained in greater depth on my website www.wellsgreen-tmd.co.uk but the majority of the weathering finish was created by the full application of paint to the bodysides, wiped off vertically with kitchen towel and cotton buds to get a streaky effect. I'm greatly inspired by Martyn Welch for the technique.
TEA by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
The underframe was painted using my own special method of dolloping many different shades into a large foil dish and 'mottling' each one on with a paintbrush, letting the shades run into each other.
After spending so long on the old Electrostar, it was really refreshing to do a nice quickie project, on and off the workbench in 48hrs with surprising efficiency!!-
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Thanks for the nice comments guys - the photos came out well, though I think thats more to do with my mate's iPhone4 camera being not half bad too hahal!!
I never knew Wells Green was retired! thats a shame it was a nice little layout too!
NL
Cheers Nick, I definitely plan to bring it 'back' one day, couldn't bear to break it up! Does need a bit of a refurb though - despite being only 7-8yrs old at tops, its amazing how 6yrs exhibiting takes its toll on a layout!! I forget how many times the front Knightwing palisade fence has had to be replaced now...!!
I think it's a great time to start a new layout now, with so many new bits available to modellers, scenic products especially have come on so far even since the early 2000s and so many more RTR 'goodies' available. The last decade has seen D&E layouts really come out of the closet massively into the mainstream, and there are so many cracking layouts around now really putting Wells Green to shame! I literally cannot wait to start on scenics for the new layout, so many new scenes to model and I really want to push the envelope this time around!
I now travel in a MD 902 Explorer!
The only way is up! Little bit faster than the old ST then...all I can say is wow - remember the Sky Cops programme and seeing just how hard it must be trying the navigation and using the clever eye-cameras, and commentating simultaneously! Nice one!
Any plans for some of the other varients?
Still got my Ibiza Cupra... but boy i'd love an acid green Focus RS!
Simon
Hiya Simon!
I'd love to model more variants, just finding the time seems the trouble at the moment! I swear my next one will be quicker than the previous 2 year project timeframe though!! I'm tempted by the FCC 377/5s in the jazzy 'city' livery. It's tricky to decide though, I have so many Southern 377/1 and 377/3 favourites from my old trainspotting days which I'd also love to model...decisions decisions!
Cupra still going strong then? Very nice car and I'm jealous of your fuel economy
Very nice work on the units, superb modelling. I agree with previous posts at first I too thought they were photos of a real location!
Loftus Road looks like a very nice layout. Is it finished? Shame to hear about Wells Green!
Loftus Road's getting there! Incredibly it's almost as old as Wells Green TMD but development has really picked up and at the club we're always adding new details to keep viewers entertained. We're doing a show in the Isle of Wight this year and Burgess Hill in May 2012 but always looking out for potential new invites for this up and coming layout! (hint, hint, exhibition managers..!)
Grimleygrid, I may have mentioned it before but I absolutely love your layout by the way!
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You couldn't lose the one I used to drive either! Glad your still enjoying the ST, I miss mine.
The unit looks good, I've been watching your progress on your own site. Its always nice to pop in and see what you're up too...
Cheers
Scott
Hi Scott!
Hehe I remember you sending me the pic of yours, definitely an eye opener shall we say!! Have you been given anything fun like an Evo X yet?
377 looks great James, i've followed it on your website and been really impressed with your skills.
All the talk of focus's makes me want my ST back.
Graham.
Thanks Graham - what did you replace your ST with may I ask?
I'm really taken by a green Focus RS but I'm too attached to the ST to part-ex it at the moment!!
Cheers for all the kind comments so far guys - I've got more new unpublished photos of Wells Green TMD that I hope to put up in due course, along with more updates on the many varied club projects I get roped into!
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Thanks for all the comments guys!
Hello James
Good to see you on here at last,Wells Green was always one of my favourite TMD layouts with its vast and varied loco fleet. Whats going to happen to Wells Green now its retired?
Thanks for the kind words, it's been great fun exhibiting Wells Green around the country over the past 6 yrs, the plan is to keep the layout stored for a while until I get that urge to dig it out and have a play in a few years time. I suspect the catalyst for that will be if a high spec RTR Class 90 or 92 comes out, then I'm sure the layout will be dusted off in no time!!
I can keep myself entertained for hours shunting locos on Wells Green but I've got itchy fingers to move onto something completely different! My modelling routes have always been in Cornwall and I am recreating a layout I first tried to capture when I was just 12. I hope to properly do it justice the second time around!
Hi James,
Good to see you over here. Like Peter I also still visit your website now and then to see whats been happening. It's great to see the 377 finished and in action. It's a lovely looking model.
What else have you been up to?
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Hiya Wayne!
Hope your doing well? Good to see you likewise! I have to admit I've always been on RMWeb, just a bit of a 'lurker'!!
Work's been mentally busy and the car's ferocious appetite for petrol consumes the entire modelling budget, but I'm getting there with the modelling! Alongside the Electrostar I've been weathering up a train of BP 'TEA' tankers and varying wagons for Loftus Road, still got a load of old Parkside Grampus & Rudd kits that I'm determined will get built! It would be easy to buy new Hornby RTR ones but I'd still feel guilty that these lovely kits didn't reach their final destiny hehe!!
Hi James, I just came across your thread and definitely have problems with working out reality in 2nd and 3rd shots, great work with the conversion. I would really love Electrostars in N but there's hope now the 350's are coming out. I have always thought about a rural Southern layout with 377's (the branding really suits them) with them joining and splitting at a terminus station. Love the Focus too, tho always Grey or blue for me
Tom
Cheers Tom, a rural layout with 377s would be pretty cracking I admit. I live near the Sussex 'West Coastway' line, some great inspirational places along the route for modelling, save the odd FGW DMU, we have wall-to-wall Southern stock!
As for the Focus, I'd have one in each colour if I could! But you can never lose an orange one in the car park!
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Hi all!
Welcome to my Workbench thread...it's almost a decade since this first post, so in retrospect following some requests, I've added a Contents list below to aid navigation!
The thread takes over from where my old Wells Green TMD website workbench left off, and covers all my main projects, meanwhile the Loftus Road by Worthing MRC thread shows where else I've been spending my time too!
Hopefully my modelling and photography skills have improved over the years so apologies in advance for the odd few dodgy posts here...but enjoy and feel free to drag up old posts for discussion if they might help anything you're currently working on!
Here's to the next ten years of bodging!!
Cheers,
James
WORKBENCH CONTENTS
Page 1 – Sep 2011 - Southern ‘Electrostar’ EMU 377207
Page 1 – Sep 2011 - BP Grey TEA wagon 87469
Page 2 – Sep 2011 - Railfreight red OCA wagon 112325
Page 2 – Oct 2011 - BP Green TEA wagon 87887
Page 2 – Jan 2012 - BP Grey TEA wagon 87669
Page 3 – May 2012 - Connex South Central 4-VEP EMU 3486
Page 3 – Nov 2012 - Ford Focus RS Mk2
Page 3 – Dec 2012 - Resin Electrostar Cabs
Page 4 – Dec 2012 - First Capital Connect 377 ‘Electrostar’ EMU build update 1
Page 4 – Jan 2013 – Wells Green TMD pictures
Page 4 – Jan 2013 – MTA ‘Doorand’ wagon 395008
Page 4 – Mar 2013 - First Capital Connect 377 ‘Electrostar’ EMU build update 2 & 3
Page 4 – Mar 2013 – Easter egg creations
Page 5 – Jun 2013 – Wells Green TMD photo update
Page 5 – Jun 2013 – Class 377 Electrostar Pantographs
Page 5 – Oct 2013 – First Capital Connect ‘Electrostar’ 377504 completion
Page 6 – Dec 2013 – BR Green 47004 D1524 ‘Old Oak Common T&RSD’
Page 6 – Jan 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 1: Couplings and corridor connections
Page 6 – Jan 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 2: Coach interior painting
Page 7 – Feb 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 3: Passengers
Page 7 – Mar 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 4: Shawplan Lazerglaze
Page 7 – Mar 2014 – BP & Shell TEA wagons 87984 & 87791
Page 8 – Apr 2014 – EWS HTA coal wagons with graffiti
Page 8 – Apr 2014 - EWS OCA 11242 & mesh-side OBA 110173
Page 8 – Apr 2014 – Dutch OBA 110076 & Maroon OBA 110035
Page 9 – May 2014 – Maroon & black/grey OBAs 110301 & 110073
Page 9 – May 2014 – Ex-Yeoman & ARC ZKA ‘Limpet’s 390256 & 390270 (made 2005)
Page 10 – May 2014 – EWS OBA 110237 & ex-Satlink OBA 110058
Page 10 – Jun 2014 – Maroon OBAs 110106 & 110266
Page 10 – Jul 2014 – BP Green TEAs 80561, 87260 & 87781
Page 10 – Aug 2014 – EWS 66113 (graffiti)
Page 11 – Nov 2014 – EWS 47785 Fiona Castle
Page 11 - Nov 2014 – Fragonset 47712 Artemis
Page 11 – Dec 2014 – FTG SPA wagon weathering – grey 461457
Page 12 – Jan 2015 – Scratchbuilt BP Petrol Station from Loftus Road
Page 12 – Jan 2015 – Great Western Trains 47846 Thor & Porterbook 57601
Page 13 – Jan 2015 – First Great Western ‘fag packet’ HST Power Cars 43134/43149
Page 13 – Feb 2015 – Dutch OBA 110199 & ex-Satlink OBA 110180
Page 14 – Mar 2015 – patch-painted OBAs 110050 & 110370
Page 15 – Mar 2015 – Ford Transfesa ‘Blue Train’
Page 15 – Apr 2015 – Lovat Spring VKA 210527
Page 15 – May 2015 – VGA 210593 & VKA 210551
Page 16 – May 2015 – Mainline Blue OCA 112001 & Loadhaul ZCA 460165
Page 16 – Jun 2015 – Brown VGAs 210558 & 210595
Page 16 – Jun 2015 – EWS MTA wagons 395040 & 395065
Page 17 – Jul 2015 – Silver VGA wagon 210618
Page 17 – Aug 2015 – FGW HST & Coaches corridor connections & jumper cables
Page 17 – Aug 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish later body style
Page 18 – Aug 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish with graffiti
Page 20 – Sep 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle with graffiti
Page 20 – Oct 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle
Page 21 – Oct 2015 – Brown VGA wagons 210500 & 210530 with graffiti
Page 21 – Nov 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle
Page 21 – Dec 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish ballast load remains
Page 22 – Dec 2015 – HAA Hopper prototypes/Didcot Parkway electrification
Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Virgin XC Class 47s – 47702, 47817, 47841 & 47849
Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Flashback to FM Rail Blue Pullman 47712 (from Feb 2006)
Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Res 47722 The Queen Mother
Page 24 – Mar 2016 – OCA 112230 and aluminium-side OBA 110118
Page 24 – Apr 2016 – SPA wagons Dutch 460078 & EWS 460582
Page 26 – May 2016 – Faded BR Large Logo Blue 47467 (1999 condition)
Page 27 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 1
Page 27 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 2
Page 28 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 3 & Wimbledon
Page 28 – Jun 2016 – Railfreight red OCA 112325 (re-photo of 2011 wagon)
Page 29 – Dec 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 4 & Christmas cake
Page 29 – Feb 2017 – HAA wagons – Batch 5 & Ford Focus RS Mk3
Page 30 – Feb 2017 – HAA set on Loftus Road & Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Page 30 – May 2017 – EWS 67017 Arrow
Page 30 – May 2017 – EWS 66241 – Bachmann loco rebuild
Page 30 – Jul 2017 – Container weathering – ASDA & DHL 45ft boxes
Page 31 – Aug 2017 – MKA Limpet wagons 390187, 390202 & 390209
Page 31 – Sep 2017 – RfD 47348 St Christopher’s Railway Home
Page 31 – Sep 2017 – Res 47736 Cambridge Traction & Rolling Stock Depot
Page 32 – Sep 2017 – Mainline Grey 58017 Eastleigh Depot
Page 32 – Sep 2017 – Bachmann South West Trains Class 450 graffiti
Page 33 – Nov 2017 – Dapol Maersk 20ft container box weathering
Page 33 – Dec 2017 – Hornby Virgin Mk2E coach upgrades
Page 33 – Jan 2018 – Weathered containers MSC/GeSeaco/K-Line/Hamburg Sud
Page 34 – Apr 2018 – C:Rail Genstar 20ft container box weathering
Page 35 – Jul 2018 – Hornby Class 90 Remotor – Virgin 90002 & 90009
Page 36 – Jul 2018 – C:Rail OOCL 40ft Hi-cube box weathering
Page 36 – Aug 2018 – London Ambulance detailing & Didcot Parkway visit
Page 36 – Sep 2018 – Railfreight Petroleum 37350 (D6700)
Page 36 – Oct 2018 – RfD 47241 Halewood Silver Jubilee 1988
Page 37 – Jan 2019 – PCA cement wagon with graffiti
Page 37 – Feb 2019 – Brown VGA 210531
Page 38 – Apr 2019 – VGA wagons 210501 & 210575
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – GWR Class 387 ‘Electrostar’ commission
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60036 GEFCO
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60037 Aberddawan Aberthaw
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60052 Glofa Twr/Tower Colliery
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60053 Nordic Terminal
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Grey Class 60 No. 60090 Quinag
Page 39 – Jul 2019 – Class 37s RF Metals 37518 & RF Construction 37680
Page 40 – Jul 2019 – British Steel Blue Class 60 No.60006 Scunthorpe Ironmaster
Page 40 – Jul 2019 – RfD Tinsley Blue – Class 47 No. 47145 Merddin Emrys
Page 40 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 67s No. 67002 Special Delivery & 67008
Page 40 – Jul 2019 – Intercity Class 47 No. 47840 North Star
Page 40 – Jul 2019 – Transrail Class 37s No. 37409 Loch Awe & 37410 Aluminium 100
Page 41 – Jul 2019 – EWS GWR Green Class 60 No. 60081 Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Page 41 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 66 No. 66057 & 66112
Page 41 – Jul 2019 – GBRf Medite Class 66 No. 66709 Joseph Arnold Davies
Page 41 – Jul 2019 – Freightliner Class 57 No. 57006 Freightliner Reliance
Page 41 – Jul 2019 – Scratchbuilt Ford Focus Mk2 model (from 2007)
Page 42 – Aug 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 60 No. 60079 Foinaven
Page 42 – Aug 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 60 No. 60088 Buachaille Etive Mor
Page 42 – Sep 2019 – Dapol Silverlink Class 121
Page 42 – Oct 2019 – MOD Containers & KFA flats
Page 43 – Nov 2019 – C:Rail Yang Ming 40ft Hi-cube box
Page 43 – Dec 2019 – EW&S Class 37 No. 37057 Viking
Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Mainline Blue Class 37 No. 37055 RAIL Magazine
Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Regional Railways Class 37 No. 37414 Cathays C&W Works
Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Transrail Class 37 No. 37073 Fort William/An Gearasdan
Page 43 – Dec 2019 – ML Grey 37194 British International Freight Association
Page 44 – Dec 2019 – EWS Class 37 No. 37401 Mary Queen of Scots
Page 44 – Dec 2019 – EWS Class 37 No. 37411 Ty Hafen
Page 44 – Dec 2019 – Didcot Parkway memories 1999-2000
Page 44 – Dec 2019 – Dutch Class 37 No. 37185 Lea & Perrins
Page 44 – Dec 2019 - Transrail Dutch Class 37 No. 37170
Page 45 – Dec 2019 – C:Rail Kien Hung 40ft drybox container
Page 45 – Dec 2019 – Transrail Class 37 No. 37799 Sir Dyfed/County of Dyfed
Page 45 – Dec 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 37 No. 37890 The Railway Observer
Page 46 – Mar 2020 – C:Rail Hapag Lloyd 40ft drybox container
Page 47 - May 2020 - Hornby OTA wagons - the first pair
Page 48 - June 2020 - Freightliner grey Class 47 No. 47157 Johnson Stevens Agencies
Page 48 - June 2020 - Freightliner grey Class 47 No. 47270 Cory Brothers 1842-1992
Page 48 - June 2020 - Loadhaul unbranded Class 37 No. 37516
Page 48 - June 2020 - Intercity Swallow Class 37 No. 37510
Page 48 - June 2020 - Res Class 47 No. 47787 Victim Support
Page 48 - June 2020 - Res Class 47 No. 47788 Captain Peter Manisty RN
Page 49 - July 2020 - Virgin CrossCountry Class 47 No. 47807 The Lion of Vienna
Page 49 - July 2020 - Virgin CrossCountry Class 47 No. 47845 County of Kent
Page 49 - July 2020 - Railfreight triple grey Class 37 No. 37417 Highland Region
Page 49 - July 2020 - Railfreight Distribution Class 47 No. 47053 Dollands Moor International
Page 49 - July 2020 - Railfreight Distribution Class 47 No. 47228 axial
Page 49 - July 2020 - BR Departmental grey Class 37 No. 37262 Dounreay
Page 50 - July 2020 - Post Office red Class 47 No. 47575 City of Hereford
Page 50 - July 2020 - Railfreight Distribution Class 47 No. 47146 Loughborough Grammar School
Page 50 - Aug 2020 - Trainspotting at Eastleigh & Class 50s - 12th August 2020
Page 50 - Aug 2020 - BR Trainload Coal Class 37 No. 37894
Page 50 - Sep 2020 - Railfreight Distribution Class 47 No. 47033 The Royal Logistic Corps
Page 50 - Sep 2020 - BR Trainload Distribution Class 47 No. 47314 Transmark
Page 51 - Sep 2020 - BR Mainline Blue Class 58 No. 58014 Didcot Power Station
Page 51 - Nov 2020 - Hornby OCA Timber Wagons makeover
Page 52 - Nov 2020 - Refresher - Fragonset 47712 Artemis & EWS 47785 Fiona Castle
Page 52 - Dec 2020 - Bachmann VAA, VDA, VXA Wagons makeover
Page 52 - Feb 2021 - Parkside Dundas ZKV Barbel Wagons - first batch
Page 53 - Mar 2021 - Hornby HST Power Cars Great Western Trains 43027 Glorious Devon & 43041 City of Discovery
Page 54 - Dec 2021 - BR Railfreight Red Stripe Class 56 No. 56019 & BR Trainload Metals Class 56 No. 56061
Page 54 - Dec 2021 - EWS Class 37s No. 37370 & 37669
Page 55 - Dec 2021 - Intercity Mainline Class 47 No. 47528 The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry
Page 55 - Dec 2021 - EWS Ex-Celebrations Red Class 47 No. 47627
Page 55 - Jan 2022 - BR Trainload Grey Class 60s No. 60067 James Clerk Maxwell & 60069 Humphry Davy
Page 56 - Jan 2022 - BR Trainload Grey Class 37 No. 37888 & EWS Class 37 No. 37899
Page 56 - Jan 2022 - BR Transrail Class 56s No. 56052 The Cardiff Rod Mill & 56086 The Magistrates' Association
Page 56 - Jan 2022 - EWS Class 37s No. 37712 & 37717 Berwick Middle School Railsafe Trophy Winners 1998
Page 56 - Jan 2022 - Mainline Blue Class 37 No. 37013 & BR Trainload Grey Class 37 No. 37225
Page 57 - Feb 2022 - EWS Class 60s No. 60005 BP Gas Avonmouth & 60045 The Permanent Way Institution
Page 57 - Feb 2022 - Transrail Class 37 No. 37154 & EWS Class 37 No. 37426
Page 58 - Feb 2022 - Trainload Petroleum Class 47. 47224 & Trainload Distribution Class 47 No. 47229
Page 58 - Mar 2022 - EWS Class 56s No. 56069 Wolverhampton Steel Terminal & 56094 Eggborough Power Station
Page 58 - Mar 2022 - Mainline Class 58s No. 58034 Bassetlaw & 58042 Petrolea
Page 59 - Mar 2022 - Trainload Grey Class 37 No. 37676 & EWS Class 37 No. 37684 Peak National Park
Page 59 - Apr 2022 - Trainload Grey Class 47 No. 47276 & Freightliner Class 47 No. 47296
Page 59 - Apr 2022 - BR 'Dutch' Class 47 No. 47315 & EWS Class 58 No. 58037
Page 59 - Apr 2022 - Trainload Construction Class 60 No. 60016 Langdale Pikes
Page 59 - Apr 2022 - Transrail Class 60 No. 60089 Arcuil
Page 60 - Apr 2022 - EWS Class 37 No. 37042 & Trainload Metals Class 37 No. 37711
Page 60 - May 2022 - Network SouthEast Class 47 No. 47711 County of Hertfordshire
Page 60 - May 2022 - Intercity CrossCountry Class 47 No. 47810 PORTERBROOK
Page 61 - May 2022 - Transrail Class 37 No. 37404 Loch Long & BR Large Logo Class 37 No. 37408 Loch Rannoch
Page 61 - Jun 2022 - Railfreight VAA Wagons x3
Page 61 - Jul 2022 - Virgin Class 87s No. 87029 Earl Marischal & 87031 Hal o' the Wynd
Page 61 - Jul 2022 - Re-photographed: BR 'Large Logo' Class 47 No. 47467
Page 62 - Jul 2022 - Intercity Class 90 No. 90010 275 Railway Squadron (Volunteers)
Page 62 - Aug 2022 - Triple Grey Class 60 No. 60028 John Flamsteed & Loadhaul Class 60 No. 60038
Page 62 - Aug 2022 - MKA 'Limpet' Wagons - Loadhaul & BR Engineers Grey
Page 63 - Sep 2022 - VAA Box Wagons - EWS Maroon & Ex Railfreight Distribution Green
Page 63 - Oct 2022 - EWS VBA Box Wagons x3
Page 63 - Oct 2022 - Worthing MRC's Loftus Road - Worthing Show Update
Page 64 - Nov 2022 - Scratchbuilt Ex-Carless TUA Fuel Oil Wagons x2
Page 64 - Dec 2022 - First Great Western HST Fleet for Didcot Parkway
Page 64 - Dec 2022 - Accurascale Class 92 on Worthing MRC's Loftus Road
Page 65 - Jan 2023 - BR Dutch OCA 'Bass' Wagons x3
Page 65 - Feb 2023 - Accurascale EWS 'MHA' Coalfish Wagons (New Body) x3
Page 65 - Jun 2023 - Accurascale CDA China Clay Wagons x6
Page 66 - Jul 2023 - Faded Railfreight VAA Box Wagons x2
Page 66 - Sep 2023 - Accurascale British Steel JSA Hood Wagons x2
Page 67 - Oct 2023 - RfD Class 47s No. 47186 Catcliffe Demon & 47312 Parsec of Europe
Page 67 - Nov 2023 - Virgin Class 47s No. 47822 Pride of Shewsbury & 47827
Page 68 - Nov 2023 - Res Class 47s No. 47742 The Enterprising Scot & 47777 Restored
Page 69 - Nov 2023 - Accurascale Class 37 No. 37059 in tatty Trainload Distribution livery
Page 69 - Dec 2023 - RfD Class 47 No. 47326 Saltley Depot Quality Assured
Page 69 - Dec 2023 - Res Class 47 No. 47741 Resilient & Virgin Class 47 No. 47844
Page 69 - Jan 2024 - Transrail Class 60s - No. 60058 John Howard & 60063 James Murray
Page 69 - Jan 2024 - Intercity Class 47s No. 47812 & 47854 Women's Royal Voluntary Service
Page 70 - Jan 2024 - Trainload Metals Class 60 No. 60031 Ben Lui
Page 70 - Feb 2024 - GWR Class 47 No. 47484 Isambard Kingdom Brunel & IC Mainline 47523
Page 71 - Feb 2024 - Trainload Distribution Class 47 No. 47304
Page 71 - Mar 2024 - Freightliner Class 47s No. 47197 & 47206 The Morris Dancer
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Original first workbench post from 2011:
Hi Guys!
Although I've retired my exhibition layout 'Wells Green TMD', I've been working on several new projects for our club layout by Worthing MRC - 'Loftus Road'.
We needed third rail EMU's, so I've gone and built a Southern Class 377 dual-voltage EMU using shortened Bachmann Turbostar components and my own scratchbuilt cab ends, pantograph wells and underframe parts.
If anyone's interested, there's a bit more info about my Electrostar 377207 on my old website http://www.wellsgree....uk/index.shtml ('On My Workbench' page), please find a few photographs below for anyone else who likes these units as much as I do!
Scratchbuilt Electrostar by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
Scratchbuilt Electrostar by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
Scratchbuilt Electrostar by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr
It turned out OK I think, hope you like it!
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Florence & The Machine - What The Water Gave Me
Superb, haunting new track
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Great summer tune and the
is well worth a watch
Recently/currently listening to...
in Wheeltappers
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Florence + the Machine - 'Lover to Lover'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UM1CgHjrg