Kirley Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Love the extra details you are adding Eamonn. Quote
Mike 84C Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Dave, I can reccomend the brake van as a first kit. It goes together very well. Enniscorthyman has made a fantastic job of the plough van and has glued it together, I soldered my brake van. Both ways work, use whichever you feel happiest with and I am sure Des will offer advice. I put a few comments on the break van feed about how I did a few things. Go for it! Mike Quote
enniscorthyman Posted January 30, 2015 Author Posted January 30, 2015 A little update on the plough van. The bit I hate the most-painting is done along with glazing and decals and a small bit of weathering.She is still not finished yet as the roof needs to be fitted and some other bits to be done.The break pipes are not in the correct position from what I can tell, but I like where they are. Oh I also let the bloody thing fall on the floor today, some damage but nothing a bit of super glue won't fix. Quote
scahalane Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 You did a fine job on the paint work, well done. Quote
driver301 Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Lovely work Eamonn. Excellent paint job. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Absolutely top class stuff, excellent finish. Quote
burnthebox Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Eamon dare I say a "smashing job" only joking, bet your heart missed a beat, very nice piece of work Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for the comments lads. It's going to be fun to get the roof to fit snugly. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 The roof has been glued on and a bit of weathering done.One problem came to light as I had used clear fix to affix the windows which worked fine, however as can be seen in the photo the super glue used to glue the roof on has clouded the windows on me.I made a bags of the antenna on the roof as well.However I am happy enough with the result and would hope to do a better job on the second plough van next. Quote
Broithe Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 One problem came to light as I had used clear fix to affix the windows which worked fine, however as can be seen in the photo the super glue used to glue the roof on has clouded the windows on me. Looks plenty well enough to me - just tell people it's weathering. Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Looks plenty well enough to me - just tell people it's weathering. That's a great idea.Dirty windows, spiders web's the lot. Quote
flange lubricator Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Great job , just finished the 30 ton brake van myself nobody should be afraid of working with brass its sounds more difficult than it is . Quote
Broithe Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 In the old days, when travelling on a steam train, the windows were usually filthy - it was common practice to walk up the train along the platform, to find a good seat - and, then to wipe a clear patch, so that you could see out, and then hope the seat would still be vacant when you got to it. I've seen this done on a few model layouts - mostly with more senior operators, it must be said.... Quote
Weshty Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Nice work Eamon. She looks well durty. But I'm just drooling over your junction semaphore, as crisp a job as I've seen. Mmmm. Quote
RedRich Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 She look's sweet Eamonn. The fumes from the super glue tend to cause the clouding on the glazing. A little tip I picked along the way was to dip the glazing in Johnson's Klear prior to gluing with Cyano. When the glazing is in place and the Cyano has cured, wipe the glazing again with clear and the cloudiness should disappear. Rich, Quote
RedRich Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Also should have said that Des is right, the junction signal looks spot on. Rich, Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Thanks for the comments lads. That's a good tip there Rich. The junction signal is from the SSM stable and is supposed to work points on the other side of the bridge. Quote
scahalane Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Excellent work Eamonn, I wouldn't worry about the glass it makes it look like plenty of ballast dust has gathered on it. Quote
murrayec Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Hi I have to agree with scahalne, it looks excellent the way it is. I got one for a Christmas present- looking forward to getting stuck in after watching yours. Use the green Delux cyano for sticking in glass- it wont bloom, its for that kind of thing Eoin Quote
Sulzer201 Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Lovely work and a great looking vehicle Eamonn. Quote
Dave Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Top notch Eamonn, the side windows on my car look like that from all the driving I've done over the last week:tumbsup: Quote
Georgeconna Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) I mentioned it before on my thread but Eamonn use odourless super glue, I wont cloud the plastic glazing. Safe as house. If there is one in Marks Models do you want me to pick it up and post it to you http://cpc.farnell.com/deluxe/ad46/superglue-roket-odourless-20g/dp/SA03140 It looks the business at the back of the Rake Eamonn, Fab Work, Got two from Des at the weekend myself so hope to do them some justice as you have! I hate painting yellow! Edited February 6, 2015 by Georgeconna Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 6, 2015 Author Posted February 6, 2015 I mentioned it before on my thread but Eamonn use odourless super glue, I wont cloud the plastic glazing. Safe as house. If there is one in Marks Models do you want me to pick it up and post it to you http://cpc.farnell.com/deluxe/ad46/superglue-roket-odourless-20g/dp/SA03140 It looks the business at the back of the Rake Eamonn, Fab Work, Got two from Des at the weekend myself so hope to do them some justice as you have! I hate painting yellow! George would PVA glue have the same problem with odour causing the clouding.I can't wait to see your work on the plough vans. Quote
Georgeconna Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 No PVA would be Grand too, Not just wood glue but sticks most things!! Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Nice job with the plough van,like those ballast hoppers as well Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 15, 2015 Author Posted February 15, 2015 Nearly finished my Wickham inspection car 711, just have to stick on the wipers and tidy up paint and weathering. [ATTACH]17491[/ATTACH] Quote
Weshty Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Lovely lovely work there, particularly the track weathering. Bang on!! 2nd photo is pure class. Very nicely composed scene. Quote
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