Worsdell forever

Hi Jonathan, it went together very well although it's a good idea to paint the trusses before you fit them as they are all but impossible to do after, the plastic is grey. It's also a good idea to replace the buffers with Dave Frank's LMS ones, they are very good (usual disclaimer - satisfied customer). Forgot to mention, there is a privet hedge at work that is a little thinner than it was last week, it makes very good scale logs.

Continuing with the backlog of unfinished kits, here is the Cambrian LNER bogie bolster D that I started on the royal wedding bank holiday. It's now completed with the buffers replaced with 'LMS' whitemetal ones and it has been loaded with logs, they are not chained down correctly (the chains are glued on underneath) so the load can be removed.

Pete, there's only so far we need them to go with the detailing...

This just gets better

If you empty that glass first, goodness knows... (Like the glass, not too keen of the contents)

Spot the difference... Both these vans are built from the Parkside kit for the LNER planked van. The one on the left is built as intended with the addition of 'LMS' whitemetal buffers, the one on the right is built as one of 250 vans built by the LNER for the LMS in 1942. They were unfitted with LNER axleboxes and Morton brakes (they were LNER unfitted vans in LMS livery). I have used Bill Bedford brakes (which took a bit of folding up correctly), 'Craigwelsh' brake levers and 'LMS' whitemetal buffers.

So, you would say this kit is a bit better than the 20...

Looking the business Gordon, that's the gearbox choice I would go for, you shouldn't have any problems there. Edit:- you shouldn't need a flywheel with it anyway.

Milk van now pretty much completed, lettered and weathered, still needs glazing and couplings. Thanks to BillB for the 'XM' telegraph code info. Used Combine ZP for the photo, as recommended by Andy Y. I used three shots, it took just short of forever to process but the results are rather good.

Isinglass, I don't think I'd have had all this trouble if it had been the D&S one. The start of this kit. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/3252-worsdell-forevers-workbench/page__view__findpost__p__109080

Almost there, the bodywork was painted with 'Vallejo' Model Colour - Flat Earth acrylic, this seems to be a very good match for Precision LNER Teak. Jobs still to do are lettering, glazing, couplings and some brake shoes (another fault with the kit).

Agreeing with Rob and all others, lovely job, a great bit of metal bashing. B)

LNER D86/87 Milk van. I looked back to see when I started this kit and couldn't believe it was 25th March 2010... Anyway, progress was halted before I threw it in the bin. I decided to give it another go and have almost succeeded. There are some bits that will need sorting out at some time - the brake levers are just a flat etch and will need replacing with something that looks like a brake lever at some time. The door handles are a guess and the instructions were a bit vague on this. In brass before completion (the battery box has been straightened). Body complete and in white primer (it is white, not grey). Chassis in black.

Nah, the first lot were more fun... (Sorry Chris, great photos)

Can I add another WOW? superb attention to detail.

So, trains running when? tomorrow night? Looks like a great little project Chris, perfect for the 'car boot expo'...

Hi Wayne, How about another bridge span with the track lifted and now used for road access for P/W gangs etc.

Track looks great Ray. B)

A true comedy great, even though he may not have been in the spotlight the same as the stars he made.

They look like they are suffering from their excesses by the end...

I built a couple of David Geen's LNER 13t coal hoppers quite a while ago (I've built another more recently in EM BR) and have just started refurbishing three that I bought off a friend a couple of years ago. They have been weathered and one has had a repaint into 'unpainted' livery using Games Workshop 'Bleached Bone' then weathered with powders. A couple of them have loose wheels, I think the axleguards need re-fixing. Here's some photos of them on Felton Lane.