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Darius43
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Chivers Finelines 6-wheel LMS Fish Van kit assembled as a BR Stores Van. I wasn’t keen on the dummy cut-off centre wheels that came with the kit so I removed the “pinpoints” from some 14mm dia. wheels and fitted them to a scratch-built (from plasticard) “caddy”. This allows the centre wheel to move transversely and the wagon happily negotiated 3rd radius curves. Cheers Darius
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Another modified Mainline LMS parcels Van. Cheers Darius
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Another survivor from my friend’s childhood train set. Brass wire bracing added along with metal wheels, new couplings and a repaint of the chassis. Cheers Darius
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Some more Triang bolsters… Cheers Darius
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Another ex-LMS parcels van from the Mainline model. Cheers Darius
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Canopy completed and weathered. The brass rod rainwater downpipes also act as dowels to mount the canopy to the baseboard. Cheers Darius
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Refuelling point canopy under construction using Plastruct I section and 1mm/0.5mm plasticard sheet. Now waiting for channel section purlins and corrugated metal sheeting to arrive. Cheers Darius
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Modified Triang R17 single bolster. Bolster block removed and load added. Triang wheels replaced with metal ones and NEM couplings fitted. Cheers Darius
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Hardstanding laid for the diesel refuelling point. Cheers Darius
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Something different using the Parkside LNER CCT kit. Cheers Darius
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Received my Vol.2 from the RPSI yesterday. Wonderful stuff. Cheers Darius
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The folk in the know on RMWeb pointed out that the chassis was about 2mm too wide so I set about narrowing it… Cheers Darius
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Mainline BR parcels Van with new metal wheels, glazing, window bars and couplings - otherwise oob - plus some weathering. Cheers Darius
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More ballasting today - the lift-out section above the helix - and some buffer stops. The buffer stops need a spot of weathering to tone down the “redness” and the track needs to be dirtier. Cheers Darius
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Lima LMS GUV repainted into BR blue. Plus new wheels, couplings, cleaned up undergibbons, glazing and glazing bars. Cheers Darius
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And now for something completely different… Parkside Lowfit with Oxford Diecast Invacar. Tissue paper sacking padding and 0.25mm marine model rigging thread. Cheers Darius
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What is Future/Klear/Pledge Revive called now and is it available in Europe?
Darius43 replied to murphaph's question in Questions & Answers
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The initial rail blue enamel finish is sealed with “Klear” varnish before the decals are applied and the decals then sealed in with Klear. After the enamel weathering is sprayed on the datum area is “cleaned” with an 00 brush dipped in white spirit. Had a go at applying chalk markings using pen and white ink - with a bit of practice first. I concede the “handwriting” is the “same” but that’s 30+ years of engineering drawing to fight against. Cheers Darius
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I obtained these RTR from eBay and they have been knocking around the storage cupboard for a few years. The bogies were fitted with 10mm diameter wheels, which looked odd, so I replaced them with 12mm diameters. I replaced the handrails on the TPO coach with thinner brass wire examples and re-touched the paintwork on both coaches. The brake coach interior was painted and pax added. A light weathering of the chassis and bogies completed the operation. There is an “IFM” logo on each chassis - Irish Freight Models perchance? Cheers Darius
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Ballasting today… Cheers Darius
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Some more Parkside CCT kits built. Cheers Darius
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Some kit built EMUs, DEMUs and DMUs
Darius43 replied to Darius43's topic in British Outline Modelling
Bratchell Models Southern Class 455 EMU. Cheers Darius
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Started with these:- Single and double tunnel portals combined. These were cheap portals sourced on eBay and made from some flexible pvc/polyethylene material that was impervious to plastic magic, cyano and butanone (MEK). 5 minute epoxy worked though. I used offcuts from the “removed” wing wall to make the wall joining the two portals. The whole was sprayed with grey primer and then a dilute wash of track colour and black. Cheers Darius
