Darius43

Composite coach interior made from Ratio coach seating cut to length and bits of plasticard. And painted. Cheers Darius

I regularly buy online from Railtec and Fox Transfers - both one man bands as far as I am aware - and have had prompt, trouble free and courteous service for many years. I have in the past bought several items from DC Kits including Legoman decoders. I have not had any problems with the decoders but purchasing kits is another story. Some time back (before the Bachmann model came out), I purchased a Class 85 loco kit. Months followed with no sign of the kit so I started chasing and got the aforementioned gruff responses to the effect that how dare I chase him for the kit. It eventually arrived just before the Bachmann example. I don’t buy the ‘from Yorkshire’ excuse. TMC and Rails of Sheffield are also from that neck of the woods and have always been pleasant to deal with and reliable. Cheers Darius

After airbrushing the coach bodies in Crimson Lake and applying a couple of coats of Klear varnish, I hand painted the black edge beading using Humbrol 33. I then applied strips of Fox Transfers LMS coach lining - black/yellow to the outside edges of the coach sides and yellow/black/yellow to the inner beading. The decal lining strips were cut to length to fit between the door hinges and handles etc. and applied individually, using a cocktail stick to adjust/correct their alignment. Every so often a coat of Klear varnish was used to seal in the lining before proceeding to add more. Cheers Darius

Building these kept me busy over the Christmas break and has continued into the new year. I used FOX Transfers lining and HMRS pressfix decals. The Ratio kit plastic wheels were replaced with Hornby metal wheels in brass bearings. Cheers Darius

They are in business but getting stuff from them is a bit of a lottery. After paying for goods not received I will never do business with the owner again - despite his celebrity status on RMWeb. Darius

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C Rail containers and Oxford Diecast Ford Cargo repainted with MIR “Merlinir” decals applied. Cheers Darius

37037 completed. Cheers Darius

Number three in progress… Cheers Darius

Dunweatherin again. Cheers Darius

With the southern end of Cave Hill in the background I would think so. Brings back fond memories of the annual BRA school sponsored walks up over and around Cave Hill in the late ‘70s and early 80’s. Happy days. Cheers Darius

Decals, glazing and buffer beam details added. Cheers Darius

Power twin. Cheers Darius

Dunpaintin. Cheers Darius

Original Triang EE Type 3 fitted with Hornby Railroad bogies. Buffer beam details and a light weathering applied. Cheers Darius

Hi David, The Chopper bikes are by Smartmodels The Brute trolleys are by Shire Scenes Cheers Darius

Building some little things today. Bought these 3D printed marvels and painted them a few weeks ago. Cheers Darius

Second Triang EE Type 3 on the bench. This one will be a split headcode version using some Westward etched bits that I picked up on eBay a couple of years ago and some 3D printed headcode boxes that I just ordered. I will be using replacement Hornby Railroad Class 37 bogies fitted to a modified Triang chassis. Cheers Darius

Decals and glazing added. Next will be bogie cab steps and buffer beam details etc. Cheers Darius

Bogies wired into an 8 pin socket and decoder fitted. Body attached and running in commenced. Cheers Darius

Next project on the bench - a Triang EE Type 3. Replacement power and trailing bogies found on eBay. Like the recently completed Brush Type 2, this is a friend of mine’s model that I am upgrading. He wants the retro look retained to a certain extent but one of the main requirements is for the loco to run on code 75 track so new wheels are essential - these new bogies fit the bill. They will also, hopefully, sound less like a bucket of bolts than the modified Triang motor bogie when running. Lamp irons and handrails fitted to the noses. The taped “bracing” on the main grilles is to create an impression of the real thing. They will be removed after the next primer coat. Cheers Darius

Blue stars and Brush works plates added courtesy of Railtec Decals. Cheers Darius

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Cab steps made from plasticard strip attached to bogies and etched windscreen wipers fitted. Undergibbons given a light weathering. Cheers Darius

Hopefully he will be - but still a work in progress. Plan is to convert it to DCC with a high current capacity decoder. Cheers Darius