Jump to content

Darius43

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    965

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    63

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Darius43

  1. Darius43
    Roof details in the wrong place on one side, not enough nose grilles on the other side, numbers in the wrong place on one side etc. The thread on RMWeb has more details should you be desperate enough to read it. To paraphrase the late Eric Morecambe, it has all the right details but not necessarily in the right places… Cheers Darius
  2. Darius43
    New arrival… The model has a nice feel to it and is about as quirky as you can get in rtr form. However it has its share of inaccuracies which has caused a veritable surfeit of mouth foaming amongst the illuminati on RMWeb. Anyway, I like it. Nil desperandum. Cheers Darius
  3. Darius43
    Agreed, does look odd. Cheers Darius
  4. Darius43
    So it was. Couldn’t find it in the box so I made a replacement. Cheers Darius
  5. Darius43
    Arrived today The thing is, I model in OO gauge It is rather nice, though, Cheers Darius
  6. Darius43
    Painting completed. Cheers Darius
  7. Darius43
    Started yesterday - work in progress on the Isinglass Models Gresley OO gauge TPO Sorting Van kit. Cheers Darius
  8. Darius43
    Oxford Diecast Commer Walk Thru vans. Same treatment as the Leyland FG vans. Cheers Darius
  9. Darius43
    Three Base Toys Leyland FG vans improved (I hope) by painting the edges of the window openings with matt black enamel. This disguises the thickness of the plastic body - especially around the cab. I completely disassembled each van to paint the windows, also painting the cab interior, the bumpers and the insides of the wheel arches. The main windows on the crew bus had their sides painted black to reduce the prismatic effect of the thick clear plastic The whole body was sprayed with matt varnish before re-fitting the glazing and reassembly. Cheers Darius
  10. Darius43
    Repainted and detailed Hornby (ex Lima) model. Cheers Darius
  11. Darius43
    Protective mesh panel for Test Coach Mentor observation windows made from brass wire and “N Gauge” steel mesh. Cheers Darius
  12. Darius43
    Bring me four fried chickens and a coke… Cheers Darius
  13. Darius43
    Two of the remaining few bits in the box were these cable drums. I built a “timber” support cradle using cardboard and fine chain to create a wagon load. And installed in a wagon (Parkside Kit). Cheers Darius
  14. Darius43
    I looked at photos of NR Class 73s and they don’t appear that dirty even around the exhausts. The NVA is used as a brake force runner. Cheers Darius
  15. Darius43
    Additional painting, details and weathering to complete the NVA (apart from couplings). Cheers Darius
  16. Darius43
    Light roof weathering applied. Cheers Darius
  17. Darius43
    Good point - will have a go later. Cheers Darius
  18. Darius43
    It’s a Dapol Class 73 in Network Rail livery from Olivia’s Trains. The yellow NR livery is courtesy of Dapol. I just added the buffer beam details at one end and applied light weathering to the chassis. Cheers Darius
  19. Darius43
    To haul/propel the Network Rail coaches that I’ve been acquiring. Cheers Darius
  20. Darius43
    Decals and light weathering to “rescued” Siphon O2. Cheers Darius
  21. Darius43
    Network Rail NVA built from a 3D printed kit. Only four parts: nicely detailed complete bodyshell, chassis and two ends. I printed the decals on clear decal paper and used Bachmann bogies. Still to do are the orange cantrail lining, warning flashes and some end detailing. Cheers Darius
  22. Darius43
    Just received this book, written by Joe Cassells, from the RPSI that tells the story of the spoil trains that ran from Magheramorne to Greencastle carrying the material for the reclaimed land that is now underneath the M2 motorway. Absolutely fantastic book with plenty of great photos!!! Definitely recommended. As we didn’t move to Belfast until 1978 these trains were before my time there but I do recall watching, from our house in Ben Madigan, the causeway for the M5 motorway link extending northwards. Cheers Darius
  23. Darius43
    Meanwhile the Parkside chassis for the LNER steel open wagon arrived today. I used strips cut from an old etched brass fret to make the door bangers. Cheers Darius
  24. Darius43
    Turned the leftover parts into another grounded van with the aid of some plasticard and cardboard. Cheers Darius
  25. Darius43
    Last two wagons completed. There’s always some bits left over at the end… Cheers Darius
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use

  I accept