Dunluce Castle

Thanks David ^

Hello everyone,

I know I said it would be next week until I get the chance to model, but no homework = free modelling time so I got some free hours and finished this one off, some may say the weathering is too much but I like it and it's in it's last year of service with the UTA anyway.

Thanks

Nelson

Interesting video, reminds me of this

[video=youtube_share;hcXM9ZYLoCU]http://youtu.be/hcXM9ZYLoCU

Very good video, enjoyed it quite a bit

Thank you gentlemen for your comments, I appreciate them a lot.

One of my earliest models, hence the lack of detail and no transfers but the kits are superb and very easy to put together. I have a couple more awaiting to be built, this time into NCC colours, if only we had more hours in a day lol.

Great pic and info Dhu Varren, very helpful indeed.

Those ratio coaches are actually models of the ones brought over during the blitz to help the NCC with damaged stock. 2 of them lasted into UTA. (I'll give a more detailed reply when I'm back home)

N gauge, blimy nice work

Thank you Kirley.

Hello everyone,

I got some handrails for the engine at model rail Scotland (which was a fantastic show btw) and put them on yesterday, apart from that the engine still looks the same, I'm now just waiting for some good wether then I can spray a primer onto her. Yesterday I also started this NCC coal wagon she is scratch built with platicard and some whitemetal buffers and axeboxes. I got a thin sheet of brass at my local craft store surprisingly enough and made the brake lever out of it, it turned out rather well so I'll be using the same method with my other wagons. School will delay this until next weekend, so until then

Nelson

Plenty of pics on the web, but here's a few I picked out, none of these pics are mine, I just thought they are good to show off the size of these massive guns.

1/72

Then 1/35

What's that you want something bigger......

1/16

Want something even bigger?

Wait for it...

1/6th

The funny thing is you can get a model of the Gustav in 1/35 at over 6ft long!

A friend of mine is building the same gun in 1/72nd and its only 3ft but still has taken over a year to complete.

What a beautiful model, so fine in detail.

Lovely job absolutely spot on

[video=youtube_share;KbUsKWbOqUU]

Thank you irish mail ^

Got a little more done on the engine, not a lot tho. This will will have to be put on pause for a short time until Saturday when I get some detailing bits and bobs.

Nelson

Hello Everyone,

The weather still isn't being too kind so I've just been sitting inside converting this GBL C class static model into a motorised GNRI PG class engine, the work included cutting through the footplate hollowing out the boiler and and cutting away the cab and cylinder covers. I've rearranged the splashers and added more sandboxes. The Tender has also been shortened and interior added. The engine Is still far from being finished but it's starting to take shape.

Thanks

Nelson

Awesome work

Thank you Mayner, John there are many, many, many more out there that can be used as a conversion but the only thing is when do you stop and when does it actually become easier to scratch build one instead of converting....

Looking forward to Saturday as well

Thank you guys for your comments and Mike neither could I, which is why I've used a GBL (great British locomotives) static model with a Bachman jinty chassis

It's a fantastic shop, so is modellers nook

Thanks enniscorthyman ^

Here's a sneak preview of the engine I've been working on whilst waiting for some good weather to spray.

Nelson

Edit: there's still alot of work to do, no where near finished incase anyone was wondering

The engine is coming along really good, nice one, I wish I could build brass kits, there seems to be more variety offered in brass. In the pic above the engine does look black.

Thank you gentlemen for your kind comments, glad you all liked the video.

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