popeye Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Hi, This thread will be used for all of my creations & i will put my older posts here also. here are some pic's of a 20tf flat i have made from a resin casting that i made. It took a lot of time making the master but i think it has turned out ok. I need about 30 of these to build some Ballast wagons & Cement bubbles so it should help speed things up. Edited October 21, 2013 by popeye 1 Quote
Killucan2 Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Very good job done and looks the part. M. Quote
Garfield Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 What a way to kick off a workench thread! The chassis looks great! Quote
Mayner Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 fair play for taking the bull by the horns looks really good. Quote
Weshty Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Looks great! Are the buffers a home design as well? Lots of good detail there. Quote
Kirley Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 That chassis looks a great job, well done. Quote
David Holman Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Impressive - well done. Know where I will go for my next lot of mould making stuff now. Thanks! Quote
heirflick Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 great thread Popeye- looking forward to more of your creations! Quote
Train model Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 How many are you going to make are you going to mass produce them will they fit the bell containers Quote
scahalane Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Very tidy job, are you casting them in a one part mold or is it 2 part? Quote
RedRich Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Excellent idea and well executed. The most important thing will be uniformity of the chassis within the rake of wagons and this way you will have that, well done. Rich, Quote
popeye Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Thank for your comments. The Buffers are from MJT 2350 and the mould is one piece. I will also do a 22ft flat for Bell containers. It would be hard to mass produce as it took long enough to do one. Edited October 22, 2013 by popeye Quote
Glenderg Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Superb job popeye, really impressive work, as with all your work thus far. Can i be a pain in the arse though? The body of the ballast wagon penetrates the frame to discharge onto the track. Youd have to retrofit that frame or better still cast a new one, to allow a prototype hopper to sit in. Same applies to the cement bubble - it has two fat nipples that poke through the chassis, to two distinct discharge points. You could cut the hoppers and bubbles off at the solebars and all would be good. Looking forward to seeing the end results. Richie. Ps, Des at SSM, a detail nerd, thinks i'm a pain the arse, so take my suggestions lightly! Quote
popeye Posted October 23, 2013 Author Posted October 23, 2013 I think i will just rest them on top and i might put something under the frame. The hoppers will have ballast in them so it will look ok from the top. Quote
Glenderg Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I think i will just rest them on top and i might put something under the frame. The hoppers will have ballast in them so it will look ok from the top. Genius solution! What was I thinking... Quote
Weshty Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 two fat nipples that poke through the chassis ???? Yowza!!! Your feedback keeps us on our toes Richie, keep it up Quote
popeye Posted November 14, 2013 Author Posted November 14, 2013 Just moved this from an old thread. NIR Ballast Wagon. Built from Cambrian Models kit C67 SR 40T Hopper Wagon, SSM Transfers, Ballast is from Woodland Scenics Med Grey. The paint is Humbrol Insignia yellow 154. Not a bad kit to build but some tricky bits on the two ends. Quote
Warbonnet Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 Love your work Popeye, your updates are always a treat. Cambrian hopper kits have a reputation for being a challenge so well done on that! Quote
popeye Posted November 15, 2013 Author Posted November 15, 2013 Hi All, Here is a pic of a provinial wagons cattle wagon kit that i built a while back, i think it turned out ok. 1 Quote
Riversuir226 Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 The cattle wagon turned out really well, love the weathering Quote
Dave Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 Lovely work, the weathering is excellent. Well done Quote
David Holman Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Beautiful - especially for 4mm scale. Nice weathering too. Quote
popeye Posted November 28, 2013 Author Posted November 28, 2013 At last i got my first CIE Ballast Wagon finished, here are a couple of pic's plus a pic of my ballast ploughvan i made a while back. 1 Quote
patrick Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing more. Quote
heirflick Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 excelent work - super job of the wagons:tumbsup: Quote
BosKonay Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 What stunners! How did you do the load? Quote
Warbonnet Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Savage skills Popeye. They really look the part! Quote
Sulzer201 Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 At last i got my first CIE Ballast Wagon finished, here are a couple of pic's plus a pic of my ballast ploughvan i made a while back. [ATTACH=CONFIG]10336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]10337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]10338[/ATTACH] Well done Popeye - they are all top class vehicles. Great examples of your modelling skills. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Stunning work.Tell me where did you get the hand break wheels and vacume break pipes?,I need to upgrade my own ballast train. Quote
RedRich Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Well done Popeye the wagons look amazing. It must be very satisfying to actually have them up and running. The fact that you are using your own chassis design and remaining as prototypical as you can is worthy of respect also. Rich, Quote
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