David Holman Posted March 6, 2022 Posted March 6, 2022 Know nothing of the prototype, but very nice models! Quote
Darius43 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Posted March 7, 2022 Painted. Decals and weathering next. Cheers Darius 5 1 Quote
StevieB Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 You continue to amaze with your modelling of rolling stock. Stephen 1 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 Agreed. You build them faster than I can read your posts! 2 1 Quote
leslie10646 Posted March 7, 2022 Posted March 7, 2022 On 27/10/2021 at 6:38 PM, Darius43 said: …and painted. It’s a green “Brown Van”. Painted UTA green - not sure if this is prototypically correct but it makes a change from brown “Brown Vans”. it will get browner after a spot of weathering. Cheers Darius Darius, as Galteemore says, your output is remark - not just quantity, but QUALITY! Apologies for not commenting earlier. Loved the green Brown Van, as Jim says a rarely photographed van - the one photo of one I have in my "background" files belongs to someone else, so I can't reproduce it here. I'll look in other files. You can one "in the flesh" at the Whitehead Museum in the maroon form. Still got a good supply of the kits upstairs! Darius - I may have missed them, but how did you get on with your rake of Spoil Wagons? 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Posted March 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, leslie10646 said: Darius - I may have missed them, but how did you get on with your rake of Spoil Wagons? Hi Leslie, I have built two of them so far. I came across the box with the spoil wagon kits when I found the two MIR fertiliser wagon kits. I had better get back to finishing them - plus an unfinished Watford DC EMU - plus an unfinished LMS Clerestory Coach - plus another Brown Van in NIR maroon - plus… Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Posted March 7, 2022 Received this morning - Niu Models LNER Ammunition Wagon kit. 3D printed and a joy to build. Built to accompany Oxford Rail’s Gladiator rail gun. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Georgeconna Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Seriously mean looking wagon, Needs a SR Logo on the side looking at the green!! Edited March 8, 2022 by Georgeconna 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Posted March 8, 2022 Decals and weathering applied to the fertilizer wagon. Cheers Darius 4 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Posted March 9, 2022 Second fertiliser wagon constructed. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 On 26/10/2021 at 12:30 PM, Darius43 said: I have had this Irish Freight Models anhydrous ammonia tanker on the shelf for quite a few years after obtaining it in completed condition from the Bay of e. Over time the decals started to peel and it looked in a very sorry state. Today I decided to improve things so the remaining decals were scrubbed off and extra undergibbon parts were added using brass rod and plasticard. The tank and chassis have now been repainted. The original handwheels have been removed and will be replaced with etched examples. The lines on the tank were drawn on using a 2H pencil and a guide made from three layers of Tamiya masking tape. A new decal sheet has been obtained from MIR - still available on eBay. Cheers Darius Wow. Just wow. What extra underbody detailing did you add, and on what bogies does it sit? Quote
Darius43 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Posted March 10, 2022 Hi DJ, The bogies are the original IFM resin bogies supplied with the model. I added brass rods and actuator arms to the vacuum brake cylinders that were already moulded as part of the wagon chassis. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Posted March 10, 2022 Second wagon painted. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Posted March 10, 2022 Also converted an Oxford Diecast Robin Reliant with some home made decals and a roof rack soldered up from brass rod. Cheers Darius 7 5 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 12, 2022 Author Posted March 12, 2022 Got the plasticard out this afternoon - plus some spares box Ian Kirk bogies. Cheers Darius 3 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Painting completed. Just awaiting decals (Fox) and buffers (Lanarkshire). Cheers Darius Edited March 13, 2022 by Darius43 3 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 Is it an Eastern Region brake tender ? V nice work Quote
Darius43 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 54 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Is it an Eastern Region brake tender ? V nice work It is indeed. Inspired by an article in the latest Hornby mag. The article used 3D printed body but I thought it’s flat-sidedness would make it relatively easy to make from plasticard. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
David Holman Posted March 14, 2022 Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) Thought it was - the small hole in the side to access the sandbox filler is the give away - or, like a Midland Jinty, is it really where the key to the clockwork motor goes? Nice bit of scratchbuilding too! Edited March 14, 2022 by David Holman 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 Just found this in an old shoebox. Scratch built in plasticard about 35 years ago. Cheers Darius 2 1 Quote
StevieB Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 Lovely model, considering Its age. Stephen 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Found in the same old shoebox as the 1973 tube driving coach. Scratch built body on a metal Triang wagon chassis. I think a friend and I bought a few of these chassis for peanuts at Beatties in Bristol Broadmead in 1985. Cheers Darius Edited March 15, 2022 by Darius43 2 Quote
Mayner Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Found in the same old shoebox as the 1973 tube driving coach. Scratch built body on a metal Triang wagon chassis. I think a friend and I bought a few of these chassis for peanuts at Beatties in Bristol Broadmead in 1985. Cheers Darius Possibly an ERG (Bournemouth) wagon. Clear Plastic (acetate?) body on die-cast chassis https://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/erg/index.html ERG was a component an kit supplier/manufacturer, introducing plastic Rex kits in the 50s/60s, the owner appears to have retired/gone out of business in the early 1970s, may have sold the stock to Beatties and other retailers. The model shop in Monk Place Phibsboro stocked the kits, I remember looking at an open wagon with a clear plastic body and a metal chassis but it was beyond my budget at the time. Quote
Darius43 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Posted March 15, 2022 Actually I know that the body is scratch built as I scratch built it myself from plasticard sheet with paper and cardboard bracing and stiffeners when at University in Bristol. Interesting to know about ERG. Cheers Darius Quote
Darius43 Posted March 17, 2022 Author Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Buffers fitted and decals applied to the brake tender. The Fox Decals carrier film is applied around each “word” in each decal set rather than as a block, which makes them prone to distorting and “folding under” on application. Fortunately the film is quite strong so the errant decals can be recovered and re-applied with care. I have since sprayed the decal sheet with a coat of acrylic varnish to avoid a repeat of these issues on future brake tenders. Weathering will be next after I have built another brake tender. Cheers Darius Edited March 17, 2022 by Darius43 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 17, 2022 Author Posted March 17, 2022 Second brake tender under construction. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Posted March 18, 2022 More details added and primer coat on. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 18, 2022 Posted March 18, 2022 Love those London Underground models! Hand-built? Quote
Darius43 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Love those London Underground models! Hand-built? In the case of the 1973 Piccadilly Line driving car, yes, back in 1987 - in a one room bedsit from plasticard and balsa wood. I remember I had a couple of needle files and a Stanley knife as a toolset. No decals - the LU roundels were hand painted. The red 1938 tube train is more recent - RTR from EFE Rail. Cheers Darius Edited March 18, 2022 by Darius43 1 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Posted March 18, 2022 Buffers fitted and body painted. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
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