irishthump Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Awww nice! Suitably grimey as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 nice work Eamonn:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Good job Eamonn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks guys.Not sure if the decals are in the right spot, but looks ok to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Good work Eamon, looking well worn and weathered, and all the twist locks attached, you're a patient man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 They look brilliant Eamon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishrailwayman Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 A string of these with Bell containers will look great behind a Supertrain loco! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Nice job with the flats,looks like they go together well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 While the 42 flats are not 100% finished, I have started on the SSM ballast plough van.You can see the difference between the shape ways version which seems a little too long and lacks detail, the SSM version has the side lamps, stove vent and comes with the option of grills for the windows.Two antennas are also supplied for the roof.I might cheat a bit and use the 3d printed shapeways plough that have more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Lovely work there Eamonn, your a great man for the old plough-vans. I love one of this level of standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Keep going Eamonn, it's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 you are an artist eamonn - nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks lads, ye can picture me out in the shed this evening, cold bloody shed I might add.I am going to try to do as much as possible on these.I think Des is the artist on the nice kits he brings out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Excellent job so far Eamonn, the ssm plough looks like a nice bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I have put some plastic card in the internal area to help the body sit better on the chassis.I have some photos of what I plan to do with the shape way plough and the brass SSM parts that will hold the thing together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice build there Eamonn, thanks for all the photographs much better than a thousand words. I see no sign of a soldering iron, are you using ACC? Stay out of the cold shed have a large Paddys or a Bushmills to get warm and a Happy New year. And Des does deserve more credit than he recieves. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Some photos of the 42's so far.Still not 100% finished yet, with couplings still to be sorted and some painting to be touched up. [img[[ATTACH]16482[/ATTACH] I was reading back through your thread and my wife who had recently been in remission from a rarer form of "Disambiguation Syndrome" …."is that real or a model….?"….. has relapsed! Nice job! Edited December 30, 2014 by DiveController Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Some more work done today. I cut some brass tube and glued it to the stove vent and attached the side lamps as well.Some more brass wire was used to make the handwheel on the veranda. Some adjustments are required for the roof to fit properly as the doorway section of the veranda is a bit high and will need to be cut down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Lovely work Eamon, taking shape nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 may your fingers always stay as nimble as they are now! well done ould son:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Looking good Eamonn. I've always had a soft spot for the plough and ballast wagons. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishrailwayman Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Great work in brass there Eamonn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks for the comments lads. The double steps have been added and I stuck in the control wheel on a bit of brass rod inside the van.After trying different brass wire I found one that I could bend to fit on the side to represent the break pipe.The roof needed a bit of work to fit the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barl Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 That looks great so far and thanks for putting up the pics, I have one of these to build and these will be very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice neat work,looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Pure class. I lack the skills and patience to tackle such modelling projects. I know only plastic, paper, ply, spruce and balsa. Metal and I'm totally out of my depth. Hats off, a classy job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Excellent job so far Eamonn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 she s coming together really well Eamonn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Lovely job Eamon. I'll adjust the instructions for trimming the door partition to let the roof settle. Love the way you've installed the handwheels. For the brakewheel there is an etch in the doorway that can be used. The rod for the plough control wheel looks very well. alternatively, one can use some some of the etch outer edging, cut and bent to size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 It's a nice kit Des, although I will cheat a bit and use the shapeways 3D printend plough section. Noel, The SSM kits are nice to make and we'll worth having a go at building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 The most difficult part of this build so far has been the hand rails which I got done today.I have also started back at the Wickham inspection car which I intended to power, alas she will not move.I just built the seats etc, however the way I did it may not be correct as I lost the original instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Lovely work there Eamonn, would you recommend it for a first build or the 42' flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yes definitely Dave.The kit even comes with the prestwin chassis.The 20 ton break van kit would probably be even better especially If you don't have the ballast wagons to go with the plough van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks Eamonn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 A small update.lamp irons are glued on to the veranda end and I have stuck on a bit of scrap brass to represent break rigging. I stuck in some seats into the lookouts as well.The seats are from the Dapol Deltic kit. The Wickham inspection car has had the roof touched up.Between storms and cold it's bloody hard to get to the shed to get much work done this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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