Darius’ Workbench

[Flying Snail]

I hope you're not gone too long - I really enjoy following along your workbench

[WRENNEIRE]

On 31/5/2025 at 7:48 PM, Darius43 said:

I’ll be taking a break from IRM but hope to be back some time in the future.

Cheers

Darius

Love your Irish stuff man, well done!

[Darius43]

Back with something Irish - repainted Oxford Diecast Bedford CF vans in NIR livery.

Based on the vans in this image of the Magheramorne loop, which I will be incorporating kinda sorta in a new layout  that I will hopefully be commencing in the next month or so.

Cheers

Darius

Edited July 5, 2025 by Darius43

[flange lubricator]

Nice painting. 

[Darius43]

Modified Metcalfe cardboard kit.

The playground walls are made from 2mm card stock with Scalescenes brick paper applied.

I added Scalescenes tile strips to the Metcalfe roofs to add texture and colour variation.  Painted brass rod rainwater downpipes hide the exposed card edges of the kit corners.

Cheers

Darius

[Patrick Davey]

Looking forward to seeing the layout develop Darius. 

[Darius43]

Modified EFE Ulsterbusses.

Cheers

Darius

[Jarl]

Very nice buses, Darius. Did you create logo transfers yourself or is there a commercial source?

[Darius43]

I made the destination blind transfers myself using MS Paint and white decal paper.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Modified Dapol LMS 2P in progress.

Cheers

Darius

Edited July 31, 2025 by Darius43

[Mol_PMB]

24 minutes ago, Darius43 said:

Modified Dapol LMS 2P in progress.

Cheers

Darius

Tres bono!

[Horsetan]

2 hours ago, Darius43 said:

Modified Dapol LMS 2P in progress.

Cheers

Darius

Are the driving wheels and rods the wrong way round? I see the balance weights are in the wrong place, which suggests that the leading pair have been mounted on the rear axle, and vice-versa....

[Tullygrainey]

16 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

Are the driving wheels and rods the wrong way round? I see the balance weights are in the wrong place, which suggests that the leading pair have been mounted on the rear axle, and vice-versa....

Didn’t notice the balance weights but the rods are certainly upside down

[Darius43]

Oops - sorted.

Cheers

Darius

[Horsetan]

20 minutes ago, Darius43 said:

Oops - sorted.

 

Driving wheels still transposed, though.... looks a bit mad when the balance weights are in the wrong place 

[Darius43]

Alas that’s the way Dapol made it.

Cheers

Darius

[StevieB]

Lovely photos but I’m not sure what you’ve actually done, or am I being just plain dim.

Stephen

[Darius43]

- Disassembled loco.

- Removed whistles and cab glazing.

- Removed LMS lettering and numbers.

- Removed some bodyside equipment.

- Removed pony truck brake shoes.

- Refitted LHS boiler handrails.

- Added boiler pipework.

- Primed and repainted body and tender satin black.

- Painted edges of driving and pony truck wheels black.

- Refitted driving wheels - at least four times.

- Reassembled loco.

Cheers

DariuS

[Darius43]

Tender lining and UTA crests applied. 

Cheers

Darius

[Galteemore]

Dunluce Castle it is then! I used to have the whistle off 83 ‘Carra Castle’. Looking very well. The UT Black looks well when clean. Wonder what a VS would look like in it  

[Darius43]

Lining to locomotive body completed.

Nameplates next.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Nameplates fitted and light weathering “tone down” coat applied.

Cheers

Darius

[Tullygrainey]

That looks really well. A fine job on the lining. Can I ask what you used for that?

[Darius43]

I used Railtec light yellow lining decals.  The number and nameplates are also by Railtec - from their “3D Decal” range.

Cheers

Darius