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Excellent weathering on the roofs 

Can I just say that they all look very similar on the sides and if some light grey power was 

used on some wagons would help with variety.

Not a criticism, I just think it would make them even better.

I have attached a pic from Fred Dean to show what I mean.   

I have done one, still not finished and another not started.

Good luck.

Very nice Patrick 

Thanks Alan,

That makes sense, now I know more about hornblocks 

I know nothing about hornblocks but, If they move up & down could you do without

the compensation beam?

5 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I have a long-term plan to develop a model of an AEC Railcar, primarily etched brass with 3D printed components.

Others have expressed interest in contributing, including @Rob R and @lucas, so I thought I'd start a thread for the project rather than have it scattered around other threads. 

As part of my research for my talk on AEC Railcars this autumn, I have been gathering photos of them and I now have an index of about 640 images. Once I've tidied that up a bit, I'll post it here. 

I've also been gathering drawings from various sources, none are perfect but I think that between them I can develop a reasonably accurate shape. Here I've just pasted them all onto a drawing board. They're not even all to the same scale yet, bear with me (and sadly I don't have the originals to smooth out those folds).

If only we had the bodywork jigs and tools that Park Royal offered to Bulleid in September 1954...

This is a long-term project, I'll potter away on it from time to time. The first thing I want to do is create an accurate 4mm scale drawing, which is quite a task in itself.

 

It might be easier to 3D print the whole thing Body, Roof, Floor and Bogies.

Great to see it in real life.

Modelling of buildings, loco's, coaches and scenery were all top level. 

I will be at the Ulster Model Railway show this weekend and selling lots of second hand TTA wagons and 2 sets of 4 oil wagons that I have

repainted, new transfers and weathered. Also some nice rail cranes some repainted and weathered.

Hope to see you there.

They look great and the roof detail does make them stand out from other models.

Shades of green are always a problem. Mix your own to get the colour you are happy with.

You can't go by photo's but it helps. In real life they were varied and aged so pick a shade you like.

You do need to experiment with resins to find one that can flex enough without snapping.

I have some CK Prints wagons and they are ok with putting wheels in.

4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

When I saw the body that Rob printed, my immediate thought was to use etched W-iron units with one wheelset rocking. 

The https://pregroupingrailways.com  Irish open wagons use 3D resin printed W-iron units which can be made to rock, and can be supplied for 21mm gauge. I found I had to remove some material to get them to work properly. Flexing them to get the axle ends into the bearings is possible, but I broke one (of eight) - I managed to glue it back together again. So it is possible but space restrictions behind the solebars and the strength needed for 3D printed parts may be an issue.

4 wheel wagons don't usually need rocking W-irons and underframes could be made with a more flexible resin to get the wheels in. 

Very useful as the tops are not seen so much. 

Nice weather and nice weathering 

Nice models and look great.

1 hour ago, glenn19 said:

I tried swapping bogies, but seem to be mostly the leading bogie when coming to the end of the curves. 

So I went ahead and snipped part of the brake pipe around the bogie, and it seems to have solved the issue.... But will test more tomorrow. 

It does derail occasionally at point, but I don't mind that as it is an old Lima one which I will swap out.. 

Anyway more testing tomorrow 

 

Glass table is a great idea, unfortunately I don't have one 

 

 

Kitchen worktop would work too.

Tell her you have a headache 

What does L & BER stand for?

Hornby Hand Crane.

These are old with black base and red or yellow crane.

I have painted the whole thing grey and then weathered it.

Removed the oversized chains and replaced with 0.5mm string.

Little metal hand cranks have also been added. 

Beautiful work. 

New Projects.

Some items that I have been weathering.

3 containers  1 x Dapol Cosco, 1 x Evergreen hand painted and 1 x Bachmann Consent.

Hornby 75 Ton crane, the chains have been replaced with string since.

Hornby TTA oil wagons, repainted, new transfers and weathered.

Not over done, much better. 

That's just perfect, love the roof detail and the weathering. 

Can I ask, do the 3 x 20ft floors need to be removed to put containers on?

Can these wagons hold 45ft and 30ft containers?

And can the little lugs for holding containers be placed where needed?

I need one for a Park Royal and a couple for your Bredin coaches.

Very sad news. He got us to where we are today.

Always had time for a chat. RIP Paddy