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  1. Sylvian Tennant
    Sorry, I've been really busy at the moment and even now, I'm readying myself for a three night comedy show. I'll blatently plug it too. http://www.facebook....57209164384831/
     
    Anway back on topic.
     
    This was my most recent commission for a friend of mine. It was an unpainted Dapol conflat which he wanted to be a match truck for a class 03 he bought from Bachmann. You know the nice faded blue one. He basically said "Go to town with it" so I did.
     

     
    I added vac pipes and air brake pipes made from guitar strig and brass wire respectively. I also scratchbuilt some chocks which, though inaccurate once I had done my post updatre research!, look okay and give the model a bit more life.
     
    The weathering is pretty much as standard... however the model was primered white and given a coat around the edges of that new humbrol rail colour stuff which worked quite well to be honest This was followed by humbrol black which was hand painted on. I didn't know if anybody would do transfers and I wasn't brave enough anyway and the initial idea of taping the sides didn't go too well so basically the black marks were marked up with pencil and I went straight to it with only those for guidance!.
     

     
    Finally along with the chock I added some spare bits from the loco iron irons pack from springside and some lamps from said manufacturer.
     
    Anway enjoy
  3. Sylvian Tennant
    Just a quick post to show some updates I have made.
     
    I have made up some lamp brackets from plastic L strip also the brass rear steps were fashioned from some brass... (obv)
     

     

     

     
     
    I has spreayed the whole thing with grey primer to highlight any areas that needed more attention (of which there were a few). I'm just waiting to get some more filler to work on the smaller areas. Whilst I am waiting to purchase that have also made some brake gear to give the chassis a little bit more depth, and added vaccuum pipes and steam heating which I beleive was given to J39s... I think!
     
    Progress isn't too fast but it's coming along!
  4. Sylvian Tennant
    Okay so far I have come to a point where I would consider the tender almost finished.
    Here are a few shots, I've started work on the actual locomtive now but as ever, the work will be a little lengthy due to other commitments, however here are some pictures.
    It was sprayed with Halfords matt black with several coats of humbrol 60 for the, brake handles buffers and buffer beam painted on by hand. Transfers by HMRS and varnished using humbrol 49.
     

     

     

     
    Hopefully the weathering will hide the dodgy varnish finish!
  5. Sylvian Tennant
    Right so here I am again, tlaking about the J39.
     
    I decided that in keeping with all of my other modified locos the front coupling hook needed to be replaced with some brass wire, to necessitate this I sawed off the mount and reattached the steam heating pipe to the buffer beam sealing in with cyno-glue.
     

     
     
    I also added some steam injector/ejector pipes to the underside of the footplate as per some refercne photographs I have seen. I find that although I'm not making an absolute scale model of the loco, certain small details such as this can really add some extra depth to the overall outcome and generally differs this model from your basic off the shelf J39.
     

     
    Also after consulting some photos, I added a pipe to the air reserviour tank using some brass wire put into a drilled hole.
     
    I ahve also decided to open the ventialor hatch with a drill bit filling it general away to the slide bars and replacing the original hatch with some plastic strip. The white thing at the batch of the cab roof is the taraulin. This was made with some tissue paper (from shirt packaging) crumpled three times, bundled up and soaked in pva/water and elft to dry on the cab roof. Once dry you will have a nice roughly curve the same as the roof, peel it off and put it aside to be painted. the pva once dry should come off the plastic easily.
     

     
    As you may have seen there is also a smaller piece of tissue paper which (hopefully) will become the firemans coat.
     
    I finally decided to add the air reservoiur tank and the boxes to the tender in perparation for painting.
     

     
    And now, I've taken the model completely apart, cleaned it with white spirit and have put it to one side to awat weathering
     

  6. Sylvian Tennant

    Hve I ruined it?

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Oh dear! I it appears I may have, all of those bright colours... ah well never mind.
     
    TBBH I'm awful at implying risk. But honestly After adding the vibrant rust colours I was a tad worried it may look awful once finished.
     
    Anyway, as you'll find out later it turned out all okay.
     

     
    Firsly was to applied a 50/50 mix of matt black and batt leather to the uncleaned bits of the loco (cab interior, roof, smokes, running plate, chassis, tender tops and coal space etc)
     
    than once dry add the rusting colours.
     
    As anyone who follows these blogs (you poor devuils) may be aware I tend to leave a signature piece of adding red to the chassis top where you'd expect to see the inner workings of the chassi and I have not let you down this time
     

     
    I have also painted the cab interior as this was quite an exposed position.
     

     
    Finally, I've wanted to add a crew but I simply cannot stand just adding a crew simple just coaling the loco and sat there looking into middle distance to I got all Ed Gein on them and butchered some Dapol work men figures.
     

     
    TBC... soon... very soon... almost immeadiately
  7. Sylvian Tennant

    WD-40

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Well I'm back again
     
    This time I have this wonderful Bachmann WD limited Edition based on the one at the KWVR.
     

     
    I have to make sure I do treat this one with the respect it deserve, no unecessary...
     

     
    OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!
     
    Yeah, I didn't want a KWVR loco! I'm doing North Eastern Locos! This loco will eventually be Stockton Based 90155.
     

     
    I have so far carried out the following. Replacment smoke box darts.
     
    Lubricators piping and water feed piping from 5 amp and 15 amp wire respectively
     
    A new front coupling loop from brass wire.
     
    A whistle from 15 amp fuse wire crimped gently to represently the pipe and whistle (strangely missing from this model)
     

     
    I cut away the front coupling mount and replaced with some plastic card to represent the basic design of this truck.
     
    Fire Iron store on the tender (also strangely missing from this model)
     
    I have also given that gap between the loco and tender a fall plate and added cab doors which allow the loco to round 2nd radius curves. As with the nature of these locos I have added one of the cab side doors in an neglected open position.
     
    Anway... more progress to follow soon!
  8. Sylvian Tennant
    I hate Cold of Death, it's so small yet so, so unbearable... meh!
     
    I've managed to pretty much finish my lower body for my 16mm scale tram loco, only the floor planking is left to do which is currently drying off.
     
     
    I'll need to cut into the planking for locating the speed controller and battery pack but all is done pretty much
     
    The side skirts are 020" plastic card, with foot holes and panels cut out. Strengthened with mahogany and removable plywood panels added for access and to give the option of seeing the motion.
     

     

     

     
    The cowcatchers (another b*****y nightmare!) were given a playwood base with plastic strip and brass making up the corner bars.
     

     
    the vacuum pipe (a very sophisticated railway) is just some plastic pipe with copper wound around it.
     

     
    I added a pouty out buffer beam as per the loosely based prototype and the rivets (70 in total) are peco track pins cut to length and fitted into drilled holes.
     

     
    All of this and other inane bits of my life are descried in great detail on my blog http://sylviantennantmodelling.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/death-is-a-runny-nose/
     

  9. Sylvian Tennant
    Well so far, I now have three wagons for my 16mm scale project. All in mostly finished condition.
     
    The models were primed with some not to be use wilkos cheap primer. The several coats of humbrol borwn and grey followed by a coat of ronseal satin varnish!
     

     

     

     
    The lettering was done with a white gen pen with the larger lettering finished off with revell matt white.
     
    The tarpaulin is baking foil which will be painted, possibly green or matty black.
     
    Most of the descriptive weathering is mentioned on my blog. But mainly finished off with tamyia NATO black and flat brown with some humbrol leather and metalcote drybrushed on the metal work.
     

     

     
    As it stands the live steam stuff is a bit of a learning curve but if you're willing to invest in the patience and treat any errors with a degree of respect, as well as your locomotive then you are onto a real winner, this is something much different from the Hornby and Bachmann models. Of whom I still love dearly, but unlike them with their artistic temperament towards reality. This is already the real thing, I don't need to justify the teddy bear in the cab or the chuck appearence of the loco or track... because I'm dealing with a real steam locomotive which is oily and damp and hot.
     

     

     
    Anyway enjoy.
  10. Sylvian Tennant
    Okay so after 8 months I've now finally come to the end of the first chapter of 16mm scale modelling. With this, my new brake van.
     

     

     
    It is a modified IP Engineering kit with saftey chains, handrails, foot boards and a furnished interior built from scratch.
     

     
    The van is weighted wth a fishing weight under the chassis and hidden by a box ala LMS style.
     
    The roof is removable to access the interior which include a seating area with table, a stove (built from plastic tube and a seal-able bottle top)
     

     

     
    Bramwell the guard chats to Ted about his new Van he seems happy.
     

     

     
    Now I've finished another chapter of 16mm scale, I'm gonna give it a bit of a rest, save some running and concentrate on some 4mm project I have in mind.
     
    ext up: Sulphate wagons.
  12. Sylvian Tennant

    Ex-NER brake van

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Hello, I'm back for a little while before disappearing again like an elusive ghost in the night.
     
    At the moment I'm working on my sulphate train which will include an ex-LNER brake van bringing up the rear. The brake van is made up of a Dapol kit which is being extensively modified to take up it's representation. So far the chassis is night on complete and just requires the body to complete (well almost, we still need to paint it and number it and weather it).
     
    Any so here he it is.
     

     

     
    I'm hooping to have the full train complete in the very near future but not guarantee can be made on that.
     
    Anyway, I have a new blog which details the process a little bit more. Please take a peek... http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-goods-train-goods-train-goods-train.html
     
    Warning, contains strong Language and abrasive humour.
     
    Night night folks.
  13. Sylvian Tennant
    It's just finishing on Film 4 now.
     
    But that's not important...
     
    What is is the progress on my Sulphate train.
     
    The Brake van is almost complete. Only the glazing and some weathering to do.
     

     

     
    It's not turned out too bad really...
     
    Also, I've come a long way with the sulphate wagons, where the progress so far with them all.
     

     
    The decal have been added and under frame has been painted with the planking highlighted with various shades of grey and grey/brown to represent replacement and weather planks. I'm hoping this tones down when weathered
     
    For more information please go to http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/
     
    WARNING: contains strong language and a fascination of Doctor Who.
  14. Sylvian Tennant
    So far the wagons are generally complete, they have now been assembled (with some problems and weathered (which was quite fun!)
     
     
     

     

     
    as they were apparently sheeted, I am using a technique which involves cling film, newspapers and lots of PVA/water
     

     
    and finally the break van
     

     
    for more on these updates please take a look at my blog, http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/wine-women-and-cops.html

  15. Sylvian Tennant
    Merry Christmas folks.
     
    Just an update to show my new complete sulphate train.
     
    I honestly don't know how accurate it is so I suspect it's not that accurate but reference pictures were a nightmare to find... or non-existent. So I did my best anyway.
     

     

     

     
    Nothing is perfectly but for the moment, I'm happy with the outcome.
     
    For a more indepth look, along with extra added frustrations on life... please follow the link http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/
  16. Sylvian Tennant
    Hello chaps
     
    Just a quick update to say that I've finished my first engine shed.
     
    Loosely based on or around Malton for our exhibition Layout "Hartburn Junction
     

     

     

     
    For more information please look at http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/goodbye-dear-ladies.html
     
    or
     
    http://www.stocktonmrc.co.uk/
     
    anyway, must be off, work and all sorts tomorrow
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