Darius43 Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 Handrails fitted and lining completed. Just the face to do now… Cheers Darius 7
derek Posted June 1 Posted June 1 (edited) 11 hours ago, Darius43 said: Handrails fitted and lining completed. Just the face to do now… Cheers Darius Lovely job Darius, but are you not worried that the finer details like the handrails etc. are going to suffer when the friend's grandson gets his hands on them. Depends on what age the grandson is I suppose. He could be in his twenties or thirties for all I know Edited June 1 by derek 1 1
Darius43 Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 He’s a bit younger than 20, but knows his trains and treats them well Cheers Darius 3
Darius43 Posted June 1 Author Posted June 1 Face on. I made the face using Humbrol filler putty applied to a plasticard disc. Cheers Darius 8 3
Darius43 Posted July 21 Author Posted July 21 Much modified Silver Fox NIR MV Class. Modifications include:- - Separate wire cab front and door handrails. - Lamp irons (staples). - Buffer beam hosiery. - Cab access ladders to bogies. - Remove Copydex glue that Mr Silver Fox uses everywhere and use a proper adhesive. - Chassis and body weathering. Cheers Darius 7
Horsetan Posted July 21 Posted July 21 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: .....- Remove Copydex glue that Mr Silver Fox uses everywhere and use a proper adhesive.... When you're paying that much for a Silver Fox model, the use of Copydex strikes me as daylight rubbery. 5
Darius43 Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 Bogie flat wagons made from spare Hornby LMS coach chassis, Bachmann LMS bogies, plasticard, card and wire. The rails and sleepers are from gash code 100 track. Cheers Darius 7
Mol_PMB Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Excellent and creative - and what an atmospheric setting to see them in. Rather reminiscent of this photo... 105 at Magheramorne loop | One of the more elusive MVs, MV 1… | Flickr 2
Darius43 Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago Looking at hand uncouplers online and thought I could make some myself using scraps of brass I’d collected over the years. Cheers Darius 4
Darius43 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago New project - conversion of a Hornby 08 into a D301 Class. Body removed and disassembled. Handrails and piping removed Bodysides sanded smooth to accept a thin plasticard skin. Next steps will be a new, shallower cab, new side boxes and louvered bodyside doors from plasticard. I may salvage the Hornby cab roof Cheers Darius 3 1
Horsetan Posted 6 minutes ago Posted 6 minutes ago 58 minutes ago, Darius43 said: ....Next steps will be a new, shallower cab... A single-arc roof cab is available on the Lima 08/09
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