popeye Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Here are a few pic's of a CIE Brakevan that i built. It's not the right length, it's a 10ft wheelbase and i believe it should be 12ft. But i had started to build before i found out about the correct length. To late now. Edited April 16, 2013 by popeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Popeye, that is very very impressive. Is the vacuum pipe scratchbuilt? The lamp brackets...!? even custom J hangers wow.. the brake gear underneath and the weathering is suitably sublime. It doesn't even look too short in the photo. R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel281 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hello Popeye, nevertheless a great vehicle you built despite the wheelbase. BTW: I think I would not have noticed it... . I like the modifications you made to the underframe with these round spring-pots and also the nicely done weathering. Could you perhaps say a word how you made the brake pipes? I need a set to complete my A Class wich alas comes from Silverfoxmodels without pipes. Great work, thanks for sharing! Cheers, Gerhard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Lovely job, great attention to detail, and some amount of work. The painting and weathering are very tastefully done too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi Thanks for the comments. The brake pipe is just a bit of guitar string. I never did learn to play that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Very nice as always Popeye, any chance of seeing more of your layout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi Thanks for the comments. The brake pipe is just a bit of guitar string. I never did learn to play that thing. Nice! I've even heard of someone using the filament of a light bulb to do the same thing. Not me, honest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Popeye, I would have not noticed anything different, very well done, a great piece of work, detail look's great, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel281 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi Thanks for the comments. The brake pipe is just a bit of guitar string. I never did learn to play that thing. At school I had a classmate that played the guitar very well, today he's a professional at our musical hall. He always told us guitar players jokes like this one that I remember best: What's the difference between violin and piano? The piano will burn longer... Thanks for the hint, I will have to look for a shop selling guitar strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi Thanks for the comments. The brake pipe is just a bit of guitar string. I never did learn to play that thing. I made up some brakepipes using 0.6mm wire with 0.15mm wire for the ribbing, prototypically correct but looks too fine for a model. Guitar wire definitely is the job. D light gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevrail Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great Job How long did it take you to complete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great detail on your build, especially the underframe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hidden-agenda Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great end result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm a great fan of the old plastic card myself, you made a great job of it, excellent finish as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 superb work! how did you make the lookout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) It took a few months to build on and off. The lookouts or duckets were taken from an old brakevan. Here is a pic of my Ploughvan also too short & the duckets made from plasticard it's hard to get the shape just right. the lines on the glass were made by scrapping lines across with a pin & run a black marker over the glass then wet your finger & rub it off then some will stay in the lines that you made. Edited April 16, 2013 by popeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Popeye well done she looks brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Both really look the part, the spring hangers and dampers transform the under frame, what chassis did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Very, very nice, and being scratchbuilt, you probably love it more than you would any superdetailed Backky or Hornby equivalent! You could probably tell a tale for every square centimeter or it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Great tip about the lines on the glass:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Absolutely STUNNING! Very realistic weathered paint job too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hidden-agenda Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Nice job and like the windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Wonderful work, both vans look the business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 The chassis that was used on both Parkside Dundas 10ft underframe kit PA16 £2.00 or 12 ft kit PA10 £2.00. They are cheap & you can modify as you like. I changed the brakegear & made my own buffers to make it look more irish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 A really nice job,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandbridgejct Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Popeye, that is very very impressive. Is the vacuum pipe scratchbuilt? The lamp brackets...!? even custom J hangers wow.. the brake gear underneath and the weathering is suitably sublime. It doesn't even look too short in the photo. R. I'll second that. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barl Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 That's a great job, the underframe detail is excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Here are a few pic's of a CIE Brakevan that i built. It's not the right length, it's a 10ft wheelbase and i believe it should be 12ft. But i had startedto build before i found out about the correct length. To late now. [ATTACH=CONFIG]6703[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6704[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6705[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6706[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6707[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6708[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]6709[/ATTACH] Only found this old post tonight as I was trawling old threads. An absolutely stunning example of scratch building using plastic card, detailing, and then finishing off with a precise painting and weathering finish. Sublime and inspiring as to what can be done. Clickey for page 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Superb job, absolutely brilliant. Jobs like this show that a modeller on an extremely restricted budget can still follow this type of example and produce something totally convincing. Top class job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Thanks. This was posted 4 years ago, Time flies. Now that the ballast wagons are on their way i will need to build another ploughvan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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