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    Beet wagons, what colour were they?

    in Questions & Answers

    Posted

    I've got a a couple of the Bulleid 'double stacked' beet wagon bodies from Shapeways as a 'try out'....

     

    I've got them all primed...

     

    But then...

     

    An obvious question stuck me.

     

    What colour were they? Where they left in the natural grey galvanised finish? Where they painted red oxide, or was it just rust? The pics I have here don't really make it clear.

     

    Can you assist me please?

     

    :) <- another of my winning smiles!

     

    -Rob

     

    ps ...and YES I will add them to my workbench thread with pics and everything! - I'm looking at you at Anto! ;)

    WANTED - LIMA NIR 201 in Blue

    in For Sale or Wanted

    Posted

    Hello my good fellows!

     

    I wonder if anyone has a Lima NIR Blue 201 - either 208 or 209, not fussed either way.

     

    What I would like = Mint boxed with all the detailing bits, but will consider any reasonable offer.

     

    I can only pay via Paypal but I will of course cover the fees.

     

    What have you got?

     

    From following Dave's thread, I understand AGO Models picked up a load of these locos, but minus detailing bits - I'd be more than willing to consider a minter of one of these.

     

    I'll let this run for a week or so, and then re-assess.

     

    ...and yes I do know St Paddy has one on the long finger, the very long finger... :)

     

    Thanks chaps!

     

    -Rob

    eBay Watch

    in For Sale or Wanted

    Posted

    Appropriate category at least :)

     

    I couldn't help but laugh... He's been trying to flog this lot for quite some time (three years!).

     

     

    Made by a member here - Irish Freight Models - I can't for the life of me remember what his sign-in was on old the yuku forums. He makes a fine wagon does Tom. An unusual prototype as you say, too - makes an interesting comparison to modern day Tara wagons.

     

    -Rob

    Tara Junction.

    in Irish Model Layouts

    Posted

    Thanks Rob-much appreciated:tumbsup:

     

    No worries :)

     

    I do like that stretch of track on your layout, it always looks busy without being too cluttered.

     

    Having got a pair of pairs of autoballasters myself, I appreciate seeing a longer rake of them 'out on the line'.

     

    Thanks for doing the vids!

     

    -Rob

     

    ps I'm not even going to go anywhere near my 'bogie timber wagon envy' problem either! <drool> =))

    Class 111/ 071 with Model Shop Belfast Sound Chips.

    in Irish Models

    Posted

    Rob that sounds (excuse the pun) pretty conclusive for anyone thinking about going down the sound route. Have fun with it and well down to Gareth and co for bringing it to the market.

     

    Rich,

     

     

    Rich, Over the last few years I've probably fitted sound to forty -> fifty, British, European and American engines, covering both steam and diesel - this chip is one of, if not THE best available anywhere - it even makes a very credible representation of that bottom end chug that 071s make when they're being given full beans.

     

    The chip is pretty much fit and forget for those that don't like tweaking - for those that DO like tweaking, there's plenty off facility for that too.

     

    -Rob

    Class 111/ 071 with Model Shop Belfast Sound Chips.

    in Irish Models

    Posted

    The nice thing about the 071 is you don't have to take the cab of the fit a decoder. Many a lamp iron got crushed while refitting the cabs on the 141/181

     

    I suppose I should clarify that the Lamp Irons on my 112 were misshapen on arrival, but it was pretty straightforward to straighten them out.

     

    Referring back to the thread title...

     

    My ModelShopBelfast sound chip arrived today for 112. It goes and sounds well, a minor criticism for those with lesser systems, is that some of the more useful lighting effects are well up the function key numbers - off the top of my head reverse reds are on F10. I'd sooner have lights and horns lower down the function numbers and couplers (that I'll admit I rarely use) further up. I said before that it 'goes' well. Well it does respond very nicely to throttle inputs, and the braking sound effects are subtle but VERY well done.

     

    Marks out of ten? a definite nine and probably even better as I explore it further. Is it worth the money? Given that sound chips are expensive, and having got that out of the way, the answer from me is a pretty emphatic yes.

     

    -Rob

    Kirley's Projects

    in Workbench

    Posted

    Lifting rings, would these be of use? HO for US diesels, but at this size scale would be negligible http://www.ebay.com/itm/Detail-Associates-HO-1101-Lift-Rings-18-/230851345358

     

    I have bought plenty off this Ebay shop in the past, very good service.

     

    Sorry this is a bit 'me too', but errr... 'me too', In the mid 2000s I bought most of my detail bits from the guy in that link, with the bits showing up within a week. Sadly Homeland Security and the TSA have been 'justifying their existence' in the meantime, so it can take a bit longer nowadays.

     

    -Rob

    Rob's Workbench

    in Workbench

    Posted · Edited by Robert Davies
    another thought...

    Thanks Grange Castle :)

     

    Skill? I don't know about that... Time and the odd technique picked up over the years, maybe ;)

     

    Talking of which....

     

    All my work is brush painted, and masking off and painting lines for brush painting used to be a recipe for disaster for me, until I was taught this little trick:

     

    The Bodger's Guide to Masking and Painting...

     

    Take those ballast wagons, where the sole bar meets the hopper there's a black line all the way across the bottom of the hopper. What with all those vertical stanchions crossing that line that looks like a recipe for heartache, with the black leeching up the stanchions under the masking tape. This is where the trick comes in - mask up the wagon as normal, but before you apply the black, apply a light coat of the yellow first. This seals the tape, and if any should leech under the tape, it doesn't matter because it's the exactly the same as the colour underneath. Let that light coat paint dry thoroughly, NOW brush or spray on the black. When you come to remove the masking, a perfect line will be revealed :D

     

    -Rob

     

    ps If you're working in gloss or metallics, it may be best to use a light coat of gloss varnish as the masking 'sealing' coat.

    Rob's Workbench

    in Workbench

    Posted

    Nice work rob, any more shots of the patio loop? Are you going all container-tastic on us?

     

    Thanks Rich, I've had a dig around but the patio was a house move ago, and I cannot find any more :(

     

    ...and yes a Kalmar ContChamp Container lift is next up.

     

    Post a few how to pics on the grabber - I've one to start myself!! :)

     

    That might be tricky in that it's half done already - I started it and left it - there are one or two important 'gotchas' that I've found - when you come to do yours, give me a prod and I'll update the thread with the details, if I haven't already!

     

    Thanks Anto and Rich (Red one!) for your kind words - not a patch on your work, but it keeps me off the streets :D

     

    -Rob

    Ballybeg

    in Irish Model Layouts

    Posted

    I have just retired and will continue working on Ballybeg as well as a new project in N Gauge finescale "Llangollen" a BR/GWR preserved station in North Wales.

     

    Llangollen by road is fourteen miles from me. A friend of mine was the first CME of the Llangollen Railway, (ie the railway in preservation) whilst another was the former Operations Manager. Gerry, if you have any questions I'd be more than happy to forward them to either or both of those two guys.

     

    -Rob

    Rob's Workbench

    in Workbench

    Posted

    A little something to run behind 112 to make it feel at home

     

    or, something I found in my stash in the garage one day....

     

    Some Lima Seacow ballast wagons, got the old strip down, undercoat and relivery - just waiting for some of Weshty's transfers to arrive to finish the job off

     

    seacow.jpg

     

    They were originally EWS livery from the days when I had a loop of track that went around the patio and rockery.

     

    patio.jpg

     

    I wonder if there's a clues in the NIR ballast wagon pic to indicate what my next victim may be?

     

    -Rob

    Ballybeg

    in Irish Model Layouts

    Posted

    Glad you liked the photos Robert.

    The gray 121 seemed to grap my attention and won

    me over when seeing it haul the goods.I did take a video

    of it,but it won't load from my I pod touch to photobucket

    for some strange reason.

     

    That grey 121, I didn't know 121s ever wore that livery, it sorta looks like the old L&N livery in the States.

     

    I think we could write a book on our postal work.

     

    With names changed to protect the guilty :P

     

    -Rob

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