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Gun truck painting completed. Cheers Darius

Niu Models 3D printed Coastal Defence Train. The loco body is designed to fit onto the Bachmann L&YR 2-4-2 Tank chassis. Also acquired some occupants… Gun trucks assembled (minus guns). Cheers Darius

Roadrailers and cement wagons in action on the layout today Cheers Darius

Hi DJ it was an ill-fated attempt to combine road and rail freight in the UK in the early 1960s. Containerisation was the way forward. https://cutt.ly/S6woJzq Cheers Darius

Completed Cheers Darius

Two more 3D printed JGA cement wagons on the bench The yellow and green “Tarmac” colours are brush painted Phoenix Precision enamels. I had considered airbrushing but the overspray masking was too complicated. Masking for brush painting was much simpler. Cheers Darius

Two more with the scratch built wheel assemblies completed - brings the rake to 15. One more bagged kit to assemble. Cheers Darius

Scratch built undergibbons. Less detailed than the kit part but should not be too apparent once painted black. Cheers Darius

The tractor units that are supplied with the original kits are AEC Mandators. Cheers Darius

Two more trailers completed. Three more on the workbench - two of which will require scratch built undergibbons. Cheers Darius

Fantastic stuff!!! Duly ordered Cheers Darius

Nuff said. Cheers Darius

Smor. Already built examples from eBay. Repaired, tidied up and fitted with metal wheels. Three more original bagged kits to build. Plus this pre-built example, which is going to need some TLC to bring up to scratch. And two of these… Cheers Darius

A year or so no ago I built a couple of vintage Scalecraft “Roadrailer” kits that I found on eBay. When first tried out on the layout the trailers were a bit jittery so I added tyre weights - sprayed black so as to be less obtrusive. Running on the layout last weekend. Some more trailers added to the rake. Built examples obtained from eBay refurbished and repainted. Cheers Darius

Some more stock running in the shed today. Hornby MGR wagons behind a Bachmann Class 37. 3DWagonWorks JGA cement wagons behind a Bachmann Class 66. Hornby Class 101 DMU (with Express Models head/tail lights fitted) and Bachmann Class 108 DMU. Ian Kirk kit built articulated suburban coaches behind an Oxford Rail N7. KR Models GT3 hauling modified Triang Mk1 coaches. Cheers Darius

Roof glued on and weighted down to be left overnight to cure. Cheers Darius

Sides and cabs cemented together. Roof dry fitted to check the fit. Cheers Darius

DC kit obtained several years ago. My original intention was to graft the kit body onto a Bachmann Class 105 chassis, but the chassis is about 2mm too long due to it being for a single cab coach. The revised plan is to use the DC kits chassis and graft on the Bachman motor casing, bogies and undergibbons. Cheers Darius

Took the opportunity to stage a more atmospheric photo. Cheers Darius

Rake completed Cheers Darius

Now only 6 more to go… Train-Tech tail light fitted to last wagon. Cheers Darius

Some more wagons converted… Only 13 more to do… Cheers Darius

Hornby MGR wagons modified so as to be a permanently coupled rake. I first replaced the large Hornby tension locks with pivoted magnetic couplings but the pivoted connection wasn’t strong enough and there were several failures in service as seen below. These couplings are now being replaced with hone made fixed bar couplings made from black plasticard - as used on the rake of Hornby Freightliner flats that I modified a year or so ago. Four wagons completed - a lot more to go. The coal loads are a mixture of cast resin loads (from eBay) and Wills plastic coal loads with real coal bits stuck on with diluted pva. The Hornby MGR wagons themselves are all from eBay obtained at minimal cost. I replaced the Silver Seal wheels with metal ones and “tidied up” the roughly applied weathering using an airbrush. Cheers Darius

Rake completed I have ordered a couple more - for the white/yellow/green liveried Tarmac versions. Cheers Darius

Train-Tech battery operated flashing LED tail light modified to fit inside the hollow tank body. Cheers Darius