Turin 60

I haven't managed to put anything up here recently so here's a little catch up! For the EM gauge we have another 3H ex LNER van this time with wooden underframe and full fitted brake gear (brake gear plus the buffers from ABS/Fourmost), this exhausts my stock of un-built 3H van kits which is a shame as I'd like to have built one as a 10' wb wooden chassie with full vacuum brakes. I'll have to keep my eyes open for another one. This van is now awaiting some more weathering and a decision on wether I continue with the DG couplings or change over to 3mm S&W's. For the 009 we have a freelance bogie flat wagon with ends, this came from the 009 Society 2nd hand stand bits box and might originally have been a standard gauge wagon. I've removed the sides and fitted bogies beneath it, not sure what it's purpose in life would have been. Don't the Americans refer to this sort of wagon as a "bulkhead flat"? Sittingbourne had some I believe although with metal ends? 2nd 009 wagon is built from an etched brass kit by N Brass for a Glyn Valley Tramway tar tank wagon, although for my purposes I'm saying it is a water tank which is used to take water to a station up the line without it's own water supply. It's a very small wagon and quite fiddly but worth it in the end. I've just got to make a water hose out of solder, paint it and secure on top of the tank with some matt varnish or matt medium. Oh, the model building in the background is a small workshop for my new small 009 working diorama or shunting puzzle. i was going to take a photograph of it as well but the batteries in the camera went flat at the vital moment , oh well next time maybe. John.

Hi, I've had a look at your wagon photo's as above, Im curious what you do with the hoses & so on that clutter up diesle buffer beam. Don't these dangling appendages get in the way of the DG couplings? Yours John.

Looking very good, any chance of a view underneath of your drive system, I bottled out on my EM 48 & used a chassie from those nice people at Hollywood Foundry. I have built two O gauge versions though, one with twin motor drive the other with delrin chain. John Bruce.

I can confirm that the late lamented EAMES did produce a kit for a chaldron wagon as a friend of mine has one in his collection, I've never seen another mind! John.

windows look very good, don't remember seeing any windows that clean mind! When I converted my 08 to EM the oil soaked pickups literally fell apart as I took them off, bless them and thier oil in China! John Bruce.

Bother, same weekend as our own clubs show in Andover. I'll be there both days with my EM gauge layout "The Works Yard" so I'll have to see your Calshot another time. I've visited a few of the forts along the south coast but not Calshot yet, keep up the good work. John.

Looking good, lower part of the weathered wagons still looks a little clean perhaps. Where is the new layouts debut? John.

It's been a while but I,ve not been completely idle, the 06 is slowly being weathered but that's one of those jobs I have to be in the mood for otherwise I make a right hash of it! By way of diversion I've been building an etched brass kit for a Glyn Valley Tramway tar tank wagon, doing quite well but there are as far as I know there are no extant photographs of the beasties. So some educated guesswork is needed to complete the brake gear, more on this in due course. To go with the 06 I've been completing an old 3H LNER van kit, not quite as intended as I've fitted it with a steel underframe and modified the strapping, brake gear & vent arragement. Lengthened the roof a little as well, I now need to sand this down a little then it's into the paintshop for a coat of unfitted BR grey and grot!

Like the look of this one, mind you I liked the look of the Mk 1 version! I look forward to future posts. John.

My but it's a long time since I put anything into the blog, however to make up for it there are two seperate items. First the 06, I had fully intended to put up a couple more entries as it progressed from grey to full green but that didn't happen. So here we are now in British Railways green and all lettered up, the weathering has started but there's a way to go yet. I know the lettering font is wrong but I couln't find the type that corresponded with all the photographs I had, and to be honest I wanted to complete the model as it's taken far longer than I anticipated. Second we have progress to date of a very small and simple shunting puzzle in 009, base board is built from an old picture frame, foam board (salvaged from skip hence colours!), blue insulation board and small section stripwood. More about this in due course but the setting is a small Cornish harbour or tidal creek set in the early 1920's. John.

Hello all, I do hope no one's been holding their breath since my last/first/initial blog entry as I'd hate to be responsible someone asphixiating themselves! Attached should be an image of the bulk of my 06 rebuild in grey primer before going into the paintshop (read garage) to be dressed in British Railways green courtesy of those nice people at Railmatch. The cab is awaiting priming and I am currently building a control panel for the aforementioned cab, completely forgot about that until now. Technical details, body Hornby, chassie and some detailing parts by Branchlines, motor & gearbox Highlevel and wheels by Markits. Hope to finish the control panel and get that and the cab primed this weekend, mind you the weather is nice outside!! John.

Evening all, thought I'd have a go at one of these blog thingies, how difficult can it be? Please don't expect frequent entrys from me, the modellings slow enough without blogs, groups, forums and so on! I,m trying to finish a conversion of the old Hornby 06 to EM gauge (hence my recent request re top rear lamp iron, thanks to those that helped). Body as above, chassie by Branchlines, gear box by High Level and wheels by Markits/Romford. Very pleased with it's running, a little bodywork still to go. The thought occurs though that for the cost and effort involved I probably could have bought and built the excellent kit by Judith Edge(?). Doh! John Bruce.