roxyguy Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 This is what happens when you find a dapol deltic kit and a chassis in your box of random stuff and you are trying to avoid the pub. This will be my freelance irish "Deltic". Good Lord. 1 Quote
hurricanemk1c Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 Interesting - wonder where does the exhaust go! Quote
Broithe Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 Interesting - wonder where does the exhaust go! Carbon capture technology has been fitted. Quote
roxyguy Posted January 21, 2017 Author Posted January 21, 2017 Carbon capture technology has been fitted. Exactly! I was just about to say that. Quote
Dave Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 A chopped DP1, this will be interesting! Paint it in the 071 grey! Quote
roxyguy Posted January 21, 2017 Author Posted January 21, 2017 A chopped DP1, this will be interesting! Paint it in the 071 grey! The plan was to paint it in early green/grey roof/white flashes. I am open to suggestions, early silver might look smart? Quote
Broithe Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 Shortened "Irish Deltic"? Or "Celtic"..? Quote
roxyguy Posted January 21, 2017 Author Posted January 21, 2017 Shortened "Irish Deltic"? Or "Celtic"..? Brilliant. Quote
richrua Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Good laugh ! Reminded me that I have a half finished deltic upstairs too... Quote
minister_for_hardship Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Maybe you could name it "St Paddy"? Quote
Dave Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 The plan was to paint it in early green/grey roof/white flashes. I am open to suggestions, early silver might look smart? I'd say silver would look awesome! Quote
roxyguy Posted January 22, 2017 Author Posted January 22, 2017 Celtic-Deltic Nonsense coming along nicely. Dave you're right if I was doing this again I'd do it full length and in silver, would look powerful. Quote
Broithe Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Celtic-Deltic Nonsense coming along nicely. Dave you're right if I was doing this again I'd do it full length and in silver, would look powerful. A whole fleet - in all liveries..? ..including DART.. ..a Celtic with a pantograph.. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Shortened "Irish Deltic"? Or "Celtic"..? The plan was to paint it in early green/grey roof/white flashes. I am open to suggestions, early silver might look smart? Black'n'tan could be interesting too.... maybe take a photo and put it on a photoshop thing and try different variations without actually painting.... "White flashes"? - CIE green (either variety) wouldn't have had anything white......pale green would fit as EDN. Quote
roxyguy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Black'n'tan could be interesting too.... maybe take a photo and put it on a photoshop thing and try different variations without actually painting.... "White flashes"? - CIE green (either variety) wouldn't have had anything white......pale green would fit as EDN. What I mean by white is the V shapes at the front of the cab might look good in white against the green. I am not an expert on liveries, but yes eau-de-nil might be more appropriate. Cheers. I am sorry now I didn't go with silver!! I might have to do another one. Quote
roxyguy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks for all the feedback lads. It has encouraged me to try a bit more bashing and kit building - something I was always a bit rubbish at. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 . I am sorry now I didn't go with silver!! I might have to do another one. Haha! Excellent! A class 52 as a Hunslet? Quote
roxyguy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Haha! Excellent! A class 52 as a Hunslet? Why not, class 52 is a great looking machine as well. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Why not, class 52 is a great looking machine as well. Maybe it was only me, but when I first saw them new I thought they looked a bit like a "sawn-off" or shortened 52...... Think of that in NIR maroon! Quote
roxyguy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Right, enough of this. Pub anyone? 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 That's a serious looking beast. Pub it is. (Snails are back to front, though..) ;-) ;-) Quote
roxyguy Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 That's a serious looking beast. Pub it is. (Snails are back to front, though..) ;-) ;-) T'will be grand - i'll just turn it the other way! Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 T'will be grand - i'll just turn it the other way! I'll shtand on me head to watch it. Quote
roxyguy Posted January 24, 2017 Author Posted January 24, 2017 I'll shtand on me head to watch it. Snails always confuse me. Does that mean these are wrong too? Quote
minister_for_hardship Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 On steam locos (and buses) where there is a definite 'leading end' (smokebox/drivers cab) the snails are 'normal' on LHS and 'reversed' on RHS so that the upper 'wings' point in direction of travel. That convention may or may not have been followed religiously though. Quote
roxyguy Posted January 24, 2017 Author Posted January 24, 2017 On steam locos (and buses) where there is a definite 'leading end' (smokebox/drivers cab) the snails are 'normal' on LHS and 'reversed' on RHS so that the upper 'wings' point in direction of travel. That convention may or may not have been followed religiously though. I see, I actually looked at my wolly and a bus before applying the transfers, oh well! Quote
burnthebox Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Right, enough of this. Pub anyone?[ATTACH=CONFIG]26607[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]26608[/ATTACH] Ah sure it'll be alright, there both going in the same direction...LOL Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Snails always confuse me. Does that mean these are wrong too? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26609[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]26610[/ATTACH] No, they're correct, believe it or not! "Back to front" ones, i.e. facing the other way, were used on the driver's side of lorries and buses, and that side of steam loco tenders, but never on trams, carriages, wagons or diesel locos. If you look at the other side of the tender, provided they've done it correctly, it should face the other way, i.e. the "normal" way with upper bit pointing left. Actually, to be strictly accurate, the snail should also be lined in gold.... Quote
roxyguy Posted January 24, 2017 Author Posted January 24, 2017 No, they're correct, believe it or not! "Back to front" ones, i.e. facing the other way, were used on the driver's side of lorries and buses, and that side of steam loco tenders, but never on trams, carriages, wagons or diesel locos. If you look at the other side of the tender, provided they've done it correctly, it should face the other way, i.e. the "normal" way with upper bit pointing left. Actually, to be strictly accurate, the snail should also be lined in gold.... Cheers for that. Im gonna leave them the way they are - just for future reference! So I don't do it arseways again. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Never mind the diesel, Roxy; (a) it's yours and your call, (b) it's a light hearted and fictitious thing, and © it looks great! Fun is what this hobby should all be about. Keep 'er lit! :-) Quote
roxyguy Posted January 24, 2017 Author Posted January 24, 2017 Never mind the diesel, Roxy; (a) it's yours and your call, (b) it's a light hearted and fictitious thing, and © it looks great! Fun is what this hobby should all be about. Keep 'er lit! :-) Cheers for that and I agree, I don't take any of it seriously. Also i need to avoid the pub this weekend also, christ knows what will happen. Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Cheers for that and I agree, I don't take any of it seriously. Also i need to avoid the pub this weekend also, christ knows what will happen. I can reassure you, Roxyguy. I'm just back from the pub, and nothing happened beyond a conversation about passenger train make-ups in the 1970s with a partner-in-crime, known to those here. Thursday night; now that's different; that'll be a longer session. Quote
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