meathdane Posted September 27, 2021 Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) Not a mind-blowing conversion but a start! A heavy bash of the weathering stick and I have a (semi) passable rake of CIE wagons. I have to say I'm very impressed with the Railtec transfers! Next up is a K class conversion from the Bachmann Southern N class! Edited March 7, 2022 by meathdane 13 Quote
meathdane Posted December 16, 2021 Author Posted December 16, 2021 I've been continuing on with my conversions, and my largest one to date is ticking along, while not impressive to some of the master craftspeople here, it's my first foray into locomotive conversions. This is the progress on my N class conversion. Number 211 "Patsy" . Named for my late grandfather Patsy, and numbered for his birthday (21/1). Custom brass nameplates and running number have been attached to show this. More work definitely required, including but not limited to, coal and crew, lamps, weathering the other side, apply decals and painting the buffer beams, but I'm happy with. Hopefully some day in the future I might sent him away to get a smoke generator, directional lighting and DCC to bring him more up to date. The progress so far with the exception of a snapped cab side, but it's been somewhat repaired and will remain under the story of the engine being repaired after an incident with the repair scar there to prove it. After I'm finished Patsy, I'll be moving onto 255 "Daisy" so they can be reunited again in another form. Thanks all! Dane 12 Quote
murphaph Posted December 16, 2021 Posted December 16, 2021 Looks really well. Enjoying your posts 1 1 Quote
meathdane Posted December 16, 2021 Author Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, murphaph said: Looks really well. Enjoying your posts Thanks a million! Really appreciate it 1 Quote
meathdane Posted December 31, 2021 Author Posted December 31, 2021 Another quick update. Patsy is more or less complete, I've applied the varnish, which has dulled the brown weathering, so I'll need to have a look at that, as well as painting the bufferbeams red, still more work to be done! Seen here alongside my retired Y class locomotive 10 Quote
meathdane Posted January 4, 2022 Author Posted January 4, 2022 5 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Love the prototypical weathering! 9 hours ago, Rob said: Looks great progress- well done!! Many thanks lads! High praise coming from yourselves! 1 1 Quote
meathdane Posted March 7, 2022 Author Posted March 7, 2022 OfFirst scratch built building underway, a small shed for a shunting engine still have detailing to do on it, need to add a vent for steam and diesel fumes, some gutter work, downpipes, windows and a other bits before painting It's going to sit on a foundation on the layout so I don't need cutouts for the rails in the door. Quite enjoying this scratch building stuff, first attempt at it and I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying it! 7 Quote
meathdane Posted March 9, 2022 Author Posted March 9, 2022 I'm on a roll this week! Making use of some time off to finally get to the wonderful Bullied Corrugated opens supplied by @leslie10646 at provincial wagons. As a first time wagon builder, these kits proved to be an absolute dream to cut my teeth on, and produced some absolutely amazing wagons! However I've just noticed I put one set of brake shoes on the wrong way around..... Oops must fix that! But past user error I cannot recommend them enough and I'd urge anyone to go ahead and order yourself some! Just waiting on some Kadees and they can enter service as my first true pieces of Irish rolling stock! Thanks again Leslie! 10 1 Quote
leslie10646 Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 Hi Dane Looking very good. Excellent for a first go and nicely weathered. Leslie (PS the money's in a brown envelope - thanks for the plug - I think they're a great wagon and worth the effort) 1 Quote
meathdane Posted March 10, 2022 Author Posted March 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, leslie10646 said: Hi Dane Looking very good. Excellent for a first go and nicely weathered. Leslie (PS the money's in a brown envelope - thanks for the plug - I think they're a great wagon and worth the effort) Thanks Leslie! Much appreciated! The envelope will be return to sender for more kits soon. They've given me the bug for wagon building! Because I them I've actually built some tanker wagons I've had sitting in the pile for 2 years, so thank you for that! 2 Quote
meathdane Posted March 14, 2022 Author Posted March 14, 2022 Another day another wagon awaiting Kadees, a Dapol Class B tanker wagon ready for service, 4 to go! Weathering hasn't been fixed in yet, not 100% happy with it, and not decided on Decals, most pictures I've seen have them plain black with just a running number or in their original Esso livery, I may paint them in both fashions Im starting to build up a fleet of unfitted wagons as seen behind a suspiciously clean A15. Could also do with a layout underneath them.... I need to get on to Leslie after next payday for a few H Vans to compliment the appropriated ex-SE vans and a 20' flat as a barrier wagon 3 Quote
David Holman Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Fictitious sources of traffic for model railways have included treacle mines and even a factory that produced the holes for toothbrush handles, but seems there is also a large ketchup refinery in Ireland that I didn't know about! 3 Quote
meathdane Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 55 minutes ago, David Holman said: Fictitious sources of traffic for model railways have included treacle mines and even a factory that produced the holes for toothbrush handles, but seems there is also a large ketchup refinery in Ireland that I didn't know about! Someone has to supply the country with their breakfast condiment of choice! 1 Quote
leslie10646 Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 16 hours ago, meathdane said: I need to get on to Leslie after next payday for a few H Vans to compliment the appropriated ex-SE vans and a 20' flat as a barrier wagon They're here ready when you are ....... A pleasure to help a master builder! 1 Quote
David Holman Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 9 hours ago, Galteemore said: I do like a good fitted freight! 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) With all the sausages, eggs, milk and bacon on that train, I wouldn’t be fitting into anything afterwards ! Edited March 15, 2022 by Galteemore 1 Quote
meathdane Posted March 16, 2022 Author Posted March 16, 2022 How could you have breakfast without oil to cook it with? And how could I have an oil train without a safety lamp? Temporarily wired for a systems check until the bridge rectifiers arrive, might add a stay alive capacitor in the line yet. Weight needed to be added as the kit is very light and causing an occasional pickup issue, as well as helping to offset the resistance from the wipers, should have gone with the axle spring pickups in hindsight 1 Quote
meathdane Posted September 8, 2022 Author Posted September 8, 2022 Slowly starting to build up the fleet with these wonderful kits from @leslie10646, unfortunately I've lost my current workstation until the garage area becomes fully available. (naturally enough I must have removed a load bearing piece of rubbish as the roof has sprang a leak) But I can content myself with looking at the pictures for the next few weeks until I'm finally in a position to get cracking! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 EXCELLENT kits! I've yet more on order......... On 15/3/2022 at 6:47 PM, David Holman said: I do like a good fitted freight! I love those 6-wheel fish vans....... what's that 6w chassis like? Quote
Galteemore Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 Those ones are N gauge JHB, so not sure how much use to you ! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Those ones are N gauge JHB, so not sure how much use to you ! Got that - just wondering what possibilities for N gauge 6-wheel coaches! 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Got that - just wondering what possibilities for N gauge 6-wheel coaches! N Gauge Society did a Stove R which had a pretty good little 6w chassis. https://www.ngsjoin.com/stove-r-6-wheeled-brake-van-864-p.asp Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, Galteemore said: N Gauge Society did a Stove R which had a pretty good little 6w chassis. https://www.ngsjoin.com/stove-r-6-wheeled-brake-van-864-p.asp Nice little yoke, indeed. Often thought of a small BR blue shunting layout, maybe of a parcels depot with an 08. Been looking at pictures of the quite bewildering array of BR blue parcels vans ever since! Quote
leslie10646 Posted September 8, 2022 Posted September 8, 2022 Looking forward to seeing those wagons in traffic. Dane, if I didn't put in builder's plates for the 1953 vans, remind me, please. I have new transfers of them in production. As they say, plenty more of these kits available from me ....... Quote
meathdane Posted April 5, 2023 Author Posted April 5, 2023 7 wagons ready for the paintshop! More of Leslie's wonderful wagons and bar some user error and complete cockup of a kit, some lovely kits to build! Just 4 more cattle vans to be assembled and my kit backlog will be cleared! Thanks, Dane 12 Quote
meathdane Posted July 22, 2023 Author Posted July 22, 2023 With the poor weather about, figured it was worth finishing up on my bridge build, Wanted it to represent an older branchline bridge with a more modern girder bridge to allow for the mainline constructed after the original branch. I don't think it turned out too badly consider I'm relatively new to scratch building. Painting up next and I'll wait till its in position to add the road surface so there's no visible gaps in the scenery 7 Quote
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