Darren.d Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 Bought an alphagraphix kit of a 141 to get a feel of the size of a gm in 0 gauge 7 1
Galteemore Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Excellent. Worth having a go at making a single cab end out of plasticard just to see how you get on. Those card kits make excellent working drawings 2
Darren.d Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 Yeah I'm going scan and print a few spares off.can cut it up for individual panels 1
DJ Dangerous Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 13/4/2026 at 11:40 AM, Darren.d said: Bought an alphagraphix kit of a 141 to get a feel of the size of a gm in 0 gauge I’m following this with interest, Darren. I have one or two of the AlphaGraphix 141 kits in my “one day” box with EFE Rail Class 15’s to sit under them. Maybe not this year, maybe not next year, but soon, in the grand scheme of things. 1
Darren.d Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 Iv a pile of projects I keep adding to.really need to sit down and get them done. 2 1
DJ Dangerous Posted April 15 Posted April 15 10 minutes ago, Darren.d said: Iv a pile of projects I keep adding to.really need to sit down and get them done. LOL, same here, just struggling more and more to find the time the past few years.
irishmail Posted April 15 Posted April 15 On 26/3/2026 at 2:54 PM, Georgeconna said: leaving stuff outside the door is par for the course now. Gotta keep a sharp eye out. Even with parcels that are supposed to be "signed for".
irishmail Posted April 15 Posted April 15 12 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Maybe not this year, maybe not next year, but soon, in the grand scheme of things. Like me, often buying stuff for a future project or a "roundtuit" 3
DJ Dangerous Posted April 15 Posted April 15 2 hours ago, irishmail said: Like me, often buying stuff for a future project or a "roundtuit" Be a great name for a layout: Roundtuit! 1
Mol_PMB Posted April 15 Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: Be a great name for a layout: Roundtuit! One that never gets finished? 1
DJ Dangerous Posted April 15 Posted April 15 1 minute ago, Mol_PMB said: One that never gets finished? I don’t think the majority of layouts are ever truly finished, they just keep evolving. 1
Tullygrainey Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I think the majority of us are exponents of SABLE. Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy. 3
Mol_PMB Posted April 15 Posted April 15 3 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: I think the majority of us are exponents of SABLE. Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy. Very true. And with many sources of parts and kits rapidly disappearing, I have an element of FOMO to the extent that I've just ordered some wheels from Scale Link suitable for a loco that I will probably never build. But just in case... 2
DJ Dangerous Posted April 15 Posted April 15 If only there were a way to combine FOMO and SABLE purchases to reduce both stockpiles… 1
Tullygrainey Posted April 15 Posted April 15 2 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:I've just ordered some wheels from Scale Link suitable for a loco that I will probably never build. But just in case... Me too 1
WRENNEIRE Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Waiting for some transfers to finish this Photos are crap! 7 1
DJ Dangerous Posted April 15 Posted April 15 24 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said: Waiting for some transfers to finish this Photos are crap! Where are you getting your transfers?
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Posted April 15 On 10/4/2026 at 6:31 PM, Darren.d said: 141 would be ideal.i got a 30 ton brake from enda at Ck prints.tis a fine bit thing.could do a shunting layout with a 141 and a few wagons I've see those and other CK Print stuff in the flesh. It is truly superb and extremely good value. 1
WRENNEIRE Posted April 16 Posted April 16 8 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Where are you getting your transfers? Railtec, some work to be done 1
DJ Dangerous Posted April 16 Posted April 16 7 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said: Railtec, some work to be done How’d you twist his arm? You have some dirt on him???
Darren.d Posted April 25 Author Posted April 25 Iv had a go painting with an airbrush .itss new thing to me.i bought 2 big big hymeks to practice on before I spend 700 quid on a heljan 0 gauge hymek .I used a vallejo grey primer and the orange top coat was very dark.anyways the hymek was 51 ft in real life and the 141 class was 44 ft.in 0 gauge its about 50mm shorter than the hymek if a model came to market hint hint.its got to be redone I just thought I'd post a pic of the first attempt at it. 9
Darren.d Posted April 26 Author Posted April 26 8 hours ago, Galteemore said: Excellent. What a great project ! Its just a bit of whimsy .I'm going to try do my own version of the trainset I got in the 70s but in 0 gauge 5
Darren.d Posted May 4 Author Posted May 4 More or less finished painting the hymek.fronts need a tidy up and bogies need a proper paint but otherwise its looking better than i thought .tis by no means perfect.good enough for me though. 6
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