David Holman Posted July 29 Posted July 29 The Weald and Down Museum in Sussex is home to all sorts of restored timber frames buildings that have been rescued from all over the South-East. Well worth a visit if you are in the area. It is also home to The Repair Shop TV programme, which I find a constant source of inspiration. 2 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted July 29 Posted July 29 3 hours ago, David Holman said: The Weald and Down Museum in Sussex is home to all sorts of restored timber frames buildings that have been rescued from all over the South-East. Well worth a visit if you are in the area. It is also home to The Repair Shop TV programme, which I find a constant source of inspiration. I enjoy The Repair Shop too and am in awe of the skills on display but all too often I find myself saying to the screen "Wait, wait! Where did you get that tool?, What sort of glue is that?, Show me that again, slowly" 1 1 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 29 Posted July 29 Think it’s a scratchbuilder thing - I get very excited over things like piercing saw blades and rivet presses…. 2 1 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted July 29 Posted July 29 1 hour ago, Galteemore said: Think it’s a scratchbuilder thing - I get very excited over things like piercing saw blades and rivet presses…. I think we should start a 'Tool of the Week' thread. Anoraks optional. 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted July 29 Author Posted July 29 A certain model railway magazine, for which I write the occasional article, has a regular “Tool of the Month” feature. One month the magazine printed all of the author’s mugshots, including mine, directly below the title… Cheers Darius 6 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 29 Posted July 29 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: A certain model railway magazine, for which I write the occasional article, has a regular “Tool of the Month” feature. I think I met that person in a pub last night............ 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 (edited) Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Cheers Darius Edited August 5 by Darius43 5 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Ah the benefits of a N Belfast grammar school education…. Ken Hawtin would be so proud…..;) Very nice work 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 I have to confess that I never studied Latin at BRA. I joined the third form (from England) in 1978 and, as I had missed the first two years, I was excused the subject. I spent the Latin periods sitting in the back of Geordie McConnell’s A-Level economics classes doing my homework. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Sadly both of us were there too late to see the runaway tram….. Quote
Mike 84C Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Gosh, those houses flashed me back to the North Oxfordshire village I lived in. Very 1960. 3 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted August 8 Posted August 8 @Darius43 I'm guessing you are waiting on someone saying 'nice chopper'? 1 2 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 8 Posted August 8 48 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: @Darius43 I'm guessing you are waiting on someone saying 'nice chopper'? I suppose he did whip it out... 1 Quote
gibbo675 Posted August 8 Posted August 8 Hi Chaps, I can't see any class 20's, confused. Gibbo. 2 Quote
irishmail Posted August 8 Posted August 8 49 minutes ago, gibbo675 said: Hi Chaps, I can't see any class 20's, confused. Gibbo. Want a double header on the summer Saturdays to Skeggy. 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 8 Posted August 8 11 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius This just screams "Hayes and Hounslow, late 1960s/early 1970s" 3 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 8 Posted August 8 Parts of Hounslow and Hayes still look like that, albeit with more satellite dishes and SUVs. Also the smell of curry. 1 Quote
Brendan8056 Posted August 8 Posted August 8 I wish my part of Hounslow had curry smells, sadly I am downwind of Mogden sewage works. Really well done, as are all your projects. those Peco laser cut houses do seem really good value. 2 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 8 Posted August 8 1 hour ago, Brendan8056 said: I wish my part of Hounslow had curry smells, sadly I am downwind of Mogden sewage works. .... Come to think of it, that's the last link in the chain for model railways. We have had steam and sound effects; all we need now are the smells to complete the atmosphere. Quote
Darius43 Posted August 9 Author Posted August 9 This street is similar to the one in Hillingdon which was home for me from 1965 to 1967 from age 0 to 2 - not that I remember it much but we have old photos. In 1973 I turned 8 and was given my first wristwatch - an Ingersoll - and joined the local cub scouts. Happy days. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
David Holman Posted August 9 Posted August 9 9 hours ago, Horsetan said: Come to think of it, that's the last link in the chain for model railways. We have had steam and sound effects; all we need now are the smells to complete the atmosphere. Though I have no knowledge of vaping, suspect there are opportunities in making a system usable for model railways. However, the impact of this on an exhibition doesn't bear thinking about! 1 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 9 Posted August 9 3 hours ago, David Holman said: Though I have no knowledge of vaping, suspect there are opportunities in making a system usable for model railways. However, the impact of this on an exhibition doesn't bear thinking about! I don't think there'd be any problem recreating body odour.... 2 Quote
gibbo675 Posted August 9 Posted August 9 15 hours ago, Darius43 said: Now with added shrubbery… Cheers Darius Shcwubbery ? Why not a Whrockewry ? 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 9 Author Posted August 9 30 minutes ago, gibbo675 said: Shcwubbery ? Why not a Whrockewry ? Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! 1 2 Quote
Horsetan Posted August 9 Posted August 9 2 hours ago, gibbo675 said: Shcwubbery ? Why not a Whrockewry ? Daylight shrubbery! 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 I picked up this second hand Lima Class 101. Someone had done a reasonable job of detailing and weathering the chassis but more can be done. First off the Lima pizza cutter wheels on the trailer coach were replaced with better wheels. The interior had the floor painted grey. I repainted the floor and painted the seats and partitions before applying home made upholstery decals. This was followed by peops and a driver. The body was then given a clean and re-fitted. The plan is to replace the pancake motor bogie and trailing bogie of the with more recent Hornby DMU examples. Cheers Darius 6 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 18 Author Posted August 18 Motor coach interior completed. Replacement motor and trailing bogies located. I have ordered the newer Hornby 101 chassis part from Peter’s Spares as it will be easier to fit the newer bogies to it. The old Lima bogies will be added to the spares box. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 18 Author Posted August 18 (edited) Spotted on and obtained from eBay - 3D printed resin model from CMAC. The parts are nicely moulded but small print support “trees” need to be trimmed away and the parts cleaned up with a light sanding - especially around the buffers. I sanded off the moulded BR arrows and removed the cab front handrails. I will add brass wire handrails after painting. The undergibbons part is a loose fit to the body with no support points so I added those using strips of 1mm thick plasticard fixed with superglue. Alas a trio of air tanks are located where the pantograph should sit and these are impossible to cut away. I therefore stitch drilled around them and carefully cut between the drilled holes to remove them. The resultant hole was cleaned up and filled with plasticard. Hopefully CMAC can delete these air tanks from future prints… A bonus with this loco is that it doesn’t need to be motorised, which simplifies the construction considerably. Priming next. Cheers Darius Edited August 18 by Darius43 4 Quote
gibbo675 Posted August 19 Posted August 19 22 hours ago, Darius43 said: Spotted on and obtained from eBay - 3D printed resin model from CMAC. The parts are nicely moulded but small print support “trees” need to be trimmed away and the parts cleaned up with a light sanding - especially around the buffers. I sanded off the moulded BR arrows and removed the cab front handrails. I will add brass wire handrails after painting. The undergibbons part is a loose fit to the body with no support points so I added those using strips of 1mm thick plasticard fixed with superglue. Alas a trio of air tanks are located where the pantograph should sit and these are impossible to cut away. I therefore stitch drilled around them and carefully cut between the drilled holes to remove them. The resultant hole was cleaned up and filled with plasticard. Hopefully CMAC can delete these air tanks from future prints… A bonus with this loco is that it doesn’t need to be motorised, which simplifies the construction considerably. Priming next. Cheers Darius Hi Darius, As is usual in the world of modeling the CMAC 3d prints appeared about six months after I had completed my set of the early AC electrics built from old Trix bodies and various motor bogies. Just for comparison here are my class 84's Both have now been finished and run well. The unpainted one is now 84 003, also in BR Blue refurbished condition. Gibbo. 2 Quote
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