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Darius43
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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
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Track to lift-out baseboard section over the helix cut. This allowed me to get inside the helix and give the track a good clean. Cheers Darius
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Got tired of spraying them fish vans white… I always thought an SPV was something from Captain Scarlet. Cheers Darius
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Parkside CCT joins the roster. Cheers Darius
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Quick spruce up of a Hornby-Lina CCT. Chunky tension lock couplings removed and slimmer NEM types installed. Overall weathering/tone down applied. Cheers Darius
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There appear to be a greater than normal number of Silver Fox A Class loco models on the Bay of e at the moment. Can’t think why this might be the case. Cheers Darius
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Dunweatherin. Cheers Darius
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Hi Jason, It’s made from a downloaded “kit” from Smart Models where you print out the parts on photopaper, glue them to cardboard sheets, cut them out and assemble them. Lowgates Signal Box Cheers Darius
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The only downside with Parkside kits is that the van bodies are lightly smaller than the floor/chassis. They are very consistent with this fault so it pays to sand the floor a bit smaller all round. Not sure why they have been designed this way - perhaps it’s a shrinkage phenomenon. Suffice it to say that the kit designer would be singing soprano if we were ever to meet… Cheers Darius PS you also have to distort the chassis to get the wagons to sit square on the track - or use compensation.
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Track painting today. Cheers Darius
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Only seventeen more to build… Taking a break from fish wagon building today. Cheers Darius
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Couple of Parkside/Peco Insul-Fish wagons built today. Decals are a mixture of Railtec and Parkside/Modelmaster. Got a few more to build before weathering. Cheers Darius
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DCC Ready… Basic cab interior made from plasticard. Not too much detail as not much is really visible. Cheers Darius
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A few more details to the cab fronts and light weathering to the chassis. Next and final task is to wire up and test the motor. Cheers Darius
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If the shoe beam fits… Cheers Darius
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It’s the “ready to assemble” kit with the wheels package. The glazing is included. It was purchased from his stall at Ally Pally a couple of weekends ago. Cheers Darius
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Motor coach completed. Bachmann DMU motor and bogie shoehorned into the left hand end. Cheers Darius
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World of Books is just up the road from me in Goring by Sea. I have used them many times, usually through the Abebooks second hand book website, which I would also highly recommend. Cheers Darius
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Second driving trailer completed. Cheers Darius
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Query relating to a model train I found in thrift store
Darius43 replied to Mike's topic in General Chat
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Driving trailer completed. Cheers Darius
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Bratchell Models Class 455 EMU under construction today. Added handrails and hosiery to the cab front - unmodified cab front at right. Also drilled out the “printed” lights. Cheers Darius
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Another PowSides wagon kit completed and a couple of old Triang mineral wagons “cleaned up” and weathered. NEM type couplings fitted to all wagons. Cheers Darius
