Darius43 Posted August 7, 2022 Author Posted August 7, 2022 Head and tail lights picked out in silver and red. Light weathering to chassis. Cheers Darius 4 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Posted August 8, 2022 New Coles mobile crane by Hornby Trackside. Matt varnish and light weathering applied. Cheers Darius Quote
Darius43 Posted August 22, 2022 Author Posted August 22, 2022 Network Rail UTU3 coach - 3D printed resin kit that I spotted on eBay. Decals by Railtec. Cheers Darius 11 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 24, 2022 Author Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Made a start on a kit of the Network Rail version of Test Coach Mentor - obtained from the same eBay seller of the UTU3 coach kit. The kit-supplied pantograph looks like it was based on the Hornby “high speed pantograph” effort and is a bit over-chunky. I improved it by grafting on the Hornby arms and adding a scratch built collector soldered up from brass wire. The pantograph is non functional, fixed in the lowered position. Cheers Darius Edited August 24, 2022 by Darius43 5 Quote
connollystn Posted August 24, 2022 Posted August 24, 2022 @Darius - Looking very impressive already. You seem to be gifted when it comes to modeling. Everything I get has to be RTR, otherwise, the stuff I'd make would turn out like a dogs' dinner. 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 24, 2022 Author Posted August 24, 2022 Some more decals applied to UTU3, courtesy of Railtec. Cheers Darius 7 1 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 28, 2022 Author Posted August 28, 2022 Some more progress on Test Coach Mentor. Still need to add more roof gubbins and end hosiery. Cheers Darius 7 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Posted August 29, 2022 Coach end hosiery added using brass wire and plastic rod. Cheers Darius 5 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Posted August 29, 2022 Decals applied and light weathering to chassis. This is a great kit - really fun to build and amenable to added detail. Cheers Darius 5 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Box of old wagons and bits of wagons inherited by a friend of mine and taken to the “Repair Shop” Peco wagons spruced up with new metal wheels and couplings plus a new scored cardboard floor and the paper edges painted over. Cheers Darius Edited August 30, 2022 by Darius43 7 Quote
Darius43 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Posted August 31, 2022 New Peco “wonderful wagon” chassis assembled and fixed to the metal mineral truck body, followed by some weathering. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Posted September 1, 2022 Ex Dublo Van bodies refurbished with new Peco chassis, a lick of paint, new metal wheels and couplings, new decals and some light weathering. The third van body was converted to grounded form. Cheers Darius 7 Quote
Galteemore Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) These were ground breaking models back in the day. Modellers used to fret out the solid brake hangers and improved look enormously. Still hold their own in many settings, as you’ve shown. Edited September 1, 2022 by Galteemore 1 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) Totally agree. There’s a lot of fun and satisfaction to be had restoring these decent models and getting them back into service. Considering some rtr wagons are over £40 rrp these days, these 50 plus year old models certainly hold their own. Cheers Darius PS - I see one of the chief nitpickers on RMWeb is already pointing out errors in the wagon numbers and colouring. Like it matters - this was and is just a fun project restoring the contents of someone’s box of junk. Some people seem to go out of their way not to have fun with this hobby… Edited September 1, 2022 by Darius43 5 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Posted September 1, 2022 Meanwhile back on the workbench, I think that this may be an old K’s white metal kit of a GWR Siphon O2. Its going to be “interesting” fitting wheels to this one given that the chassis is pretty well glued together by the original builder. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Posted September 2, 2022 Managed to “squeeze” the wheels in with a little bit of bending after drilling out the axle holes and installing non-shouldered brass bearings. I sawed off the pinpoints from the centre axle and installed it in a housing so that it can float sideways. The wagon goes around 3rd radius curves without complaining. Now awaiting GW decals and a coupling resupply. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Rob Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 Always top quality work, no matter what is being done. Also, the speed at which the top quality work is churned out is simply amazing. Take a bow ! 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 I think this one is the Ratio kit of a GWR “Iron Mink”. Painted and plastic wheels swapped for metal ones. Also eased the brake shoes away from the wheels. Cheers Darius Quote
Darius43 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) LNER steel open wagon body (thanks to the guys on RMWeb who identified this for me). The bodyside “dimples” housed internal tie downs rings which I added using brass wire. I also repaired some damaged end stiffeners. Body painted and awaiting a Parkside LNER chassis to complete. Last wagon in the box - GWR box van. Roofless body on a mazak chassis. Googling has identified this as a wagon from a clockwork train set made by Pyramid Toys in the 1950s. It is most likely not to scale or of any actual prototype but it is rather nice so it will be re-roofed and wheeled etc. Cheers Darius Edited September 4, 2022 by Darius43 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 Brass bearings fitted to GW van chassis. Cardboard formers used to straighten out warped van body. New plasticard roof glued in place. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: Brass bearings fitted to GW van chassis. Cardboard formers used to straighten out warped van body. New plasticard roof glued in place. Cheers Darius A pretty good model for its day; its rejuvenation will be a great job - especially in your hands! 1 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 Last two wagons completed. There’s always some bits left over at the end… Cheers Darius 5 1 Quote
Robert Shrives Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 Makings of a low relief bike shed ... 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 5, 2022 Author Posted September 5, 2022 Turned the leftover parts into another grounded van with the aid of some plasticard and cardboard. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 5, 2022 Author Posted September 5, 2022 Meanwhile the Parkside chassis for the LNER steel open wagon arrived today. I used strips cut from an old etched brass fret to make the door bangers. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Galteemore Posted September 5, 2022 Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) Excellent. I really like reusing old bits of brass this way - seems a shame to chuck it out! The waste edges of a kit often provide very neatly defined thin strips that would be hard to cut from sheet without distortion. Edited September 5, 2022 by Galteemore 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 8, 2022 Author Posted September 8, 2022 Network Rail NVA built from a 3D printed kit. Only four parts: nicely detailed complete bodyshell, chassis and two ends. I printed the decals on clear decal paper and used Bachmann bogies. Still to do are the orange cantrail lining, warning flashes and some end detailing. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 Decals and light weathering to “rescued” Siphon O2. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 To haul/propel the Network Rail coaches that I’ve been acquiring. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
popeye Posted September 9, 2022 Posted September 9, 2022 Nice loco, did you buy it like that or did you repaint it? Quote
Darius43 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 It’s a Dapol Class 73 in Network Rail livery from Olivia’s Trains. The yellow NR livery is courtesy of Dapol. I just added the buffer beam details at one end and applied light weathering to the chassis. Cheers Darius Quote
popeye Posted September 9, 2022 Posted September 9, 2022 Would you not weather the roof a bit? it would usually have a bit of exhaust dirt. Quote
Darius43 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 Good point - will have a go later. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 Light roof weathering applied. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Posted September 11, 2022 Additional painting, details and weathering to complete the NVA (apart from couplings). Cheers Darius 3 Quote
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