Gabhal Luimnigh Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 What will they be Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, Gabhal Luimnigh said: What will they be Dave? I have some Studio Scale Models transfers on the way from @Weshty. A random selection. The yellow is too pale for an ESB van and the green is too dark for an An Post van but I can't be bothred re-spraying so that's probably what they'll end up as. Also de-branded a London Transport bus. Looks very Irish to me afterwards. I'm sure that @jhb171achill will be on this quicker than a tin van to tell me that it's the wrong green and the wrong body syle and to remove the window lining and to make sure that the snails upper arm points forward, but meh, it'll do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) That’s hilarious. I’m sitting about 5 minutes away from that very route right now! Although LT have now surrendered to Arriva in these parts, the route was, I think, originally a feeder to the Met line at Chesham. Edited April 17, 2023 by Galteemore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Galteemore said: That’s hilarious. I’m sitting about 5 minutes away from that very route right now! Although LT have now surrendered to Arriva in these parts…. Well, your bus has been redirected to somewhere in the west of Ireland, so you're in for a wait! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: I have some Studio Scale Models transfers on the way from @Weshty. A random selection. The yellow is too pale for an ESB van and the green is too dark for an An Post van but I can't be bothred re-spraying so that's probably what they'll end up as. Also de-branded a London Transport bus. Looks very Irish to me afterwards. I'm sure that @jhb171achill will be on this quicker than a tin van to tell me that it's the wrong green and the wrong body syle and to remove the window lining and to make sure that the snails upper arm points forward, but meh, it'll do! That's a lovely bus, right colour wrong colour doesn't bother me, the only time anything is the original colour is when it's new after that it's either sun bleached, panel beaten, covered in road shite or just worn, anything will work in my opinion, have fun lad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said: That's a lovely bus, right colour wrong colour doesn't bother me, the only time anything is the original colour is when it's new after that it's either sun bleached, panel beaten, covered in road shite or just worn, anything will work in my opinion, have fun lad. Speaking of fun... Had to remove the body off a bin lorry yesterday as the fuel tank was loose inside the packaging and had to be glued back in place, so I came up with this! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Have the same, but will be getting a cab swap as the Hino is too new for me. Need to lose the lid on the compactor too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Blaine said: Have the same, but will be getting a cab swap as the Hino is too new for me. Need to lose the lid on the compactor too I'd like to see that when it's done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 A few 1:72's into the mix... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Oh yeah, and a few 1:64 BMC Jap legends! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 In light of today's exciting developments from IRM... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 26/4/2023 at 8:24 PM, DJ Dangerous said: Tasty. Very tasty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 4 hours ago, JasonB said: Tasty. Very tasty. Not as tasty as if somebody, say, opened the doors, painted the wheels, added driver and passengers, and weathered them lightly. Now THAT would be tasty... Oh, wait... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 9 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Not as tasty as if somebody, say, opened the doors, painted the wheels, added driver and passengers, and weathered them lightly. Now THAT would be tasty... Oh, wait... Hmmm Sounds familiar... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Two lovely heavy haulage / crane trucks added to the fleet. Both will be de-branded. I must try @Rob's tip on printing out new reg' plates. Also have a few cheap curtain-siders that need to be de-branded. Cameo appearance by one of @murphaph's little gems. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Removing the bodies to make container trucks. The Ford Cargo is the easiest, perfect size, has a bed, just take the base off a C-Rail container and you're done. The Scanias and the Oxford TK need beds made for them. The two white EFE TK's were riveted together so out with the drill. Everything else was just held together with screws. I pick these trucks up from Hatton's whenever they have cheap used ones for £7 or so each. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 The Oxford / Atlas curtainsiders aren't bad either. Probably 1mm short each end, but passable nonetheless. The bottom of the Hornby 40' pops out just like the C-Rail 40', and they sit around what would otherwise be an awkward surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Looking at dismantling these two plastic Oxford DAF 2800's. They look like mainly plastic construction, possibly glued together, on a diecast chassis. Trying to figure out if the whole cab is one piece of clear plastic, painted where required, as the wipers appear moulded to both the body and to the windscreen. The lower grille with the headlights, and the roof, appear to be distinct pieces, glued in place. Has anybody tackled these before? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 15 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Looking at dismantling these two plastic Oxford DAF 2800's. They look like mainly plastic construction, possibly glued together, on a diecast chassis. Trying to figure out if the whole cab is one piece of clear plastic, painted where required, as the wipers appear moulded to both the body and to the windscreen. The lower grille with the headlights, and the roof, appear to be distinct pieces, glued in place. Has anybody tackled these before? Correct, plastic upper, diecast lower. Bit of careful masking will protect the door/rear cab badging too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Blaine said: Correct, plastic upper, diecast lower. Bit of careful masking will protect the door/rear cab badging too Disassembled one last night, slowly levering the pieces apart with a small flat-head screwdriver. The tab on the back of the cab is crucial. Once that's loose, the rest is relatively straightforward. The cab is indeed one single piece of clear plastic, painted in places. Couldn't get the mirrors off and was afraid to apply too much pressure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Love the new tipper trucks from Oxford! Tiny bit dsappointed that the beds don't tip, so unscrewed one of mine to pose it in the up position using a trimmed down biro refill. No chassis detail underneath the bed. Again, the beds on these do NOT move, so don't be disappointed, but they CAN be unscrewed and jerry-rigged to look poseable. Aside from that, lovely looking trucks. They remind me of something from my childhood but I'm not quite sure what, too hazy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Picked up a couple of these recently myself, Dave. Nice job on the hydraulics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, JasonB said: Picked up a couple of these recently myself, Dave. Nice job on the hydraulics They are really nice models. Poor biro refill doing it's best. I'm sure that the real hydraulics were a lot more complex! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 I was about to suggest that "they need some mud!" - then I remembered a time when I used to do a bit for a plant hire firm and a brand new bucket for a Caterpillar arrived. It had the best finish that I've ever seen on an 'industrial' product. Thick, hard, perfectly even, high-quality paintwork. Pushing it into the ground the first time would actually have been painful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 With something like 9,000 hectares on fire and almost 13,000 people in shelters, and the fire reaching the point where it can no longer be extinguished, it seemed poignant to have a look at these two today. Green Godesses from both Oxford and Corgi. The Oxford one is probably better overall but I prefer the look of the valves on the back of the Corgi model. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 And two Austin Maestro's, these things scream 1980's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Herpa 1:87 Scania 143 with a Bell 20' and a Bell tanktainer. Not sure how prototypical the tanktainer is but I like the look of it. This didn't arrive in the usual Herpa packaging, just a transparent plastic box with no branding nor info, no model number or anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Bit of glue at lunchtime, feel a wonderful high after getting so many wing mirrors sorted. The plate that holds the axles down on the Lucey trailer was broken into four seperate pieces so let's see if that lasts. One of the buses was missing a mirror and one was missing a windscreen, floating around loose in the boxes. Can't even tell which was which, now. The two weathered Tinnelly cabs were purchased with only three loose mirrors, so nothing I can do about that one for now. Anyhow, that's enough stimulation for today, back to work. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) Some ambulances: Edited March 9 by DJ Dangerous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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