John-r Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Great find lads, the spider tanks add a bit of variety, wonder where you would source the bell transfer for these. You'll probably do a really nice weathering job on these Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Hmm Leave that one with me on the Bell logo Can you email me the full file pic please at arranaird@gmail.com as i may be able to get that added on here . Regards Arran 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 24/12/2022 at 6:25 PM, MOGUL said: Here’s a few pics of the real deal for you.. I have three packs on pre-order but haven’t got hands on yet.. All their equipment is LEG1 these days or variants thereof, so 45ft PWHC, 9ft 6 high and 2.5m wide.. The dapol tooling is correct for this.. HI All Hows the Printing this time ? Regards Arran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-r Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, Arran said: Hmm Leave that one with me on the Bell logo Can you email me the full file pic please at arranaird@gmail.com as i may be able to get that added on here . Regards Arran Was kinda hoping you'd say that about the bell logo Arran, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOGUL Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 57 minutes ago, Arran said: Hmm Leave that one with me on the Bell logo Can you email me the full file pic please at arranaird@gmail.com as i may be able to get that added on here . Regards Arran I’ll be in the PC tomorrow and will stick the book on the scanner Arran.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 ECS 45' boxes, finally! Missing the locking bars and diamonds, but I'll survive. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) You may be able to get locking bars from Arran but make sure you get the right ones. Edited December 28, 2022 by popeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: ECS 45' boxes, finally! Very nice. Like the TINNELLY Scania aswell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 DAPOL COBELFRET 45ft Containers. Just arrived yesterday from Hattons the Cobelfret 45ft containers. They are nice containers but the printing is poor, it's ok from a distance but the technology is there to do it much better. I put the locking bars on the wrong way, they should be done like the one's in the last 2 pic's. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Looks like it was sprayed on with a stencil rather than being tampo printed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOGUL Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 4 hours ago, popeye said: DAPOL COBELFRET 45ft Containers. Just arrived yesterday from Hattons the Cobelfret 45ft containers. They are nice containers but the printing is poor, it's ok from a distance but the technology is there to do it much better. I put the locking bars on the wrong way, they should be done like the one's in the last 2 pic's. Ah no, will have to ONLY get two packs now.. wouldn’t stress too much about the door handles, here’s some pics of the real deal, the handles on the CLDN boxes are like you did them.. Obviously dapol tooled it to match your pics though Also more random doors( have a few hundred of these).. There seems to be a mix 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Much better printing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 13 hours ago, murphaph said: Looks like it was sprayed on with a stencil rather than being tampo printed. Its an inkjet printer , its how PECO do their N Gauge wagons but i think they must have a better one !!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Is it just me, or is the door print worse on the Cobelfrets than it was on the P&Os? We need 45's in @Arran's stable, that would be sweet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Jusr received some Ferrymasters and Samskips today. Been in the post for a few months. Sadly, these will be my last Dapol containers. I'd rather go without, than have any more funky looking fuzzy mis-aligned print... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connollystn Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Thinks the only way to mask the fuzziness of that printing is to weather those containers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, connollystn said: Thinks the only way to mask the fuzziness of that printing is to weather those containers. Yeah, get @murphaph To weather, gouge and rust them beyond recognition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Not to bad from a distance or run the trains fast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, popeye said: Not to bad from a distance or run the trains fast. The locking bars were painful. Six cuts per bar so 24 cuts per container. The sprues are stronger than the bars, so one of mine ended up in three pieces, roughly glued back together before fitting, and many of the others still have bits of the sprues attached. I was afraid to try clean them up as the bars themselves are so weak compared to the sprues. They'll be grand running around on 47' Flats but not great for yard photos or anything. I did all of the locking bars as per the photos from @MOGUL and @popeye but was thinking afterwards that I should have done one or two differently as if the containers had different doors or something. I have loads more of these locking bars to fit, and the blue Ferrymasters boxes (I think) seem to come with blue locking bars... Is that right or should they also be bare metal colour? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Nice Job, I know the locking bars are APITA you need to take them slow. I lost count how many times I Superglued my fingers to the door. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Yeah, real pain. Seriously, how the Hell are you supposed to clean the bits of the sprues off the bars without breaking the bars? To avoid gluing my hands to anything, I just used a cocktail stick to put a tiny drop of glue into each of the four holes for one bar, dropped that into place, then repeated for the next one. It was less dangerous than gluing the protrusions on the bars themselves, but did lead to glue splodges on a few doors. Just checking, and the blue Ferrymasters boxes definitely came with blue locking bars. Should these ideally be painted a metal colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOGUL Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Yeah, real pain. Seriously, how the Hell are you supposed to clean the bits of the sprues off the bars without breaking the bars? To avoid gluing my hands to anything, I just used a cocktail stick to put a tiny drop of glue into each of the four holes for one bar, dropped that into place, then repeated for the next one. It was less dangerous than gluing the protrusions on the bars themselves, but did lead to glue splodges on a few doors. Just checking, and the blue Ferrymasters boxes definitely came with blue locking bars. Should these ideally be painted a metal colour? Never seen a box with painted bars, they are normally just cast iron.. Also, the way the bars are made, they can only be done correctly the way you have done them.. The other way doesn’t work.. Will take pic’s tomorrow to show you what I mean Edited March 9, 2023 by MOGUL 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, MOGUL said: Never seen a box with painted bars, they are normally just cast iron.. Also, the way the bars are made, they can only be done correctly the way you have done them.. The other way doesn’t work.. Will take pic’s tomorrow to show you what I mean Grand, I was looking for an excuse to not do any more of them tonight. I couldn't figure out another bar combination that would have looked prototypical. There's no way to get four handles the same height onto a container with two handles facing left and two handles facing right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOGUL Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Grand, I was looking for an excuse to not do any more of them tonight. I couldn't figure out another bar combination that would have looked prototypical. There's no way to get four handles the same height onto a container with two handles facing left and two handles facing right. Exactly that, I only figured it out after I had glued all 4 bars on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Gave the blue locking bars a quick blast of the only paint that I had. Will give them a few more coats before fitting them. Not a perfect colour but better than blue. Original ones lying beside them for reference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 There will be blue bits showing when you cut them off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, popeye said: There will be blue bits showing when you cut them off. I know, but I reckon I can touch those bits up easy enough. Even the metal coloured ones are made of a blue-ish plastic. You can see it in my zoomed-in photos on a few of them, where the grey paint has come away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Well, they're a bit shiny and the paint is a bit thick, but they're still better than blue bars. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 18 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Well, they're a bit shiny and the paint is a bit thick, but they're still better than blue bars. Definitely an improvement on the blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I think lt looks very good, to be fair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Bandon tank Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 They have a bit of a weathered and corroded look about them. Good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I guess it would have been hard to make the bars look as crappy as the fuzzy print... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob229 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Good job but a pain in the ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Fuzzy Cobelfrets finally arrived. Been in the post about four months, I think. Grey locking bars instead of blue, which is handy. Will get gluing tonight. Few "Mode Rail Stuff" HO pallets of banded concrete blocks (HO-540MRST) arrived, too. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 In fairness, l think while being fuzzier than C Rail obvs, they look fine on a layout and, despite the quality concerns, l like them!!! There- l've said it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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