JaymzHatstand
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testing Sprat & Winkles on Whitborough Quayside. More magnets may be needed, but that might take away some of the challenge!
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went into Monk Bar Models this afternoon and the new Bachmann Railfreight Brake Van is in! Hadn't even been put in the display cabinet yet, that's how fresh it is! Added bonus, no need to use a knife on it to fit S&Ws, NEM pocket unsecrews, brilliant!
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Weathering some ballast on Whitborough and trying to stop the cat eating the string holding the trestles together!
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That looks pretty tidy, I might have to dig my Dapol one out now! J
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has the weekend booked off work for Goathland show (July 23+24), so I'd best really get cracking on Whitborough Quayside!
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Yup, I got mine a few years ago while on holiday in Portmadog, bet you can't guess what else we did there! J
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pshticuff pshticuff! Not so very long ago, in the top left hand corner of Wales, there was a railway, it wasn't a very long railway, or a very important railway, but it was called the Llantisilly and Merioneth Rail Traction Company Limited. And it was all there was. I could go on, from memory, which, I'm told by SWMBO is 'very cute'! Obviously she doesn't realise how serious Ivor is!
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I thought I had a topic on either here, or indeed the old site, but it would appear not, so I shall bring you up to speed. I managed to aquire a rather cheap Lima Class 60, from a certain internet auction site, and thanks to a number of members of this forum, and some trade stands at exhibitions, have cobbled together a set of detailling parts. It was originally in Railfreight Grey with LoadHaul markings as 60050 Roseberry Topping, but with EWS vynils over the logos. I had originally intended to keep it in this condition, but have since decided to go for a full repaint into proper LoadHaul livery, but the actual identity, I'm not fully settled on yet! Progress thus far has centred around the Shawplan detailling set (thanks paulscot) and has involved plenty of cutting and sticking of various bits of whitemetal and etche to the bodysides (grill surrounds) and interior (radiator assembly). The main bodyside grills will be fitted once painted, as will the roof fan assembly. Here are a few photos of my progress thus far... Next I need to fabricate some steps for the bogies, and fit the sprung buffers, although I might use the cast ones from the shawplan set, decisions, decisions! I also intend to fit some better wheels and some sort of direcitonal lighting. I know express models do a kit for this but I was wondering how easy it would be to build my own. Can anyone help with that (or at least popint me in the right direction) please. I remember reading an article on it a while back, I think it was in Model Rail, but I'm not sure which issue it was in, but I'll no doubt have it somewhere! Cheers J
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has been tinkering with his LIMA 60 and Shawplan detail set this morning, now to find and update my thread on it!
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A quick (but rather visual) update on what I've been up to lately stock-wise... Fisrt of all in 00; Renumbered my Bachmann 03 to 03089 (a York machine) now awaiting weathering and a sutable runner truck Parkside Grampus (unfitted) bought at Warley and already painted/decalled and just awaiting a load of ballast and some filth! Parkside LNER Lowfit, found in my stash and built in an evening session, now awaiting BR paintjob Parkside Coal Hopper, built and awaiting body painting before the chassis goes on (I have built two of these) And now to the 009 stock for Scrayingham GEM Dolgoch, main body soldered together, now just needs couplings and pipework before painting in apple green early Talyllyn livery Finally a Parkside Hudson bogie in Load-Haul livery, which will be getting a coal load and a bit of weathering Plenty to keep me busy then, and plenty more that isn't listed here! J
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finishing off the Parkside Grampus I bought at Warley
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tidying the model room. If I can get it clear enbough, will I be allowed a new layout?!
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had a successful afternoon putting Parkside wagons together while watching the GP yesterday, now to get them painted before the chassis' go on
