Its been a while since I have done an update, but a few thing have happened since I completed the brake van. I started work on the WD, and...
95% soldered - I use DCC concepts 100 degree solder for most white metal to white metal joins, although I have successfully used 145 for brass to...
And done, I have now got a nice shiny new LNER 20T brake van .... [IMG] it even has somewhere for the guard to make himself comfortable......
todays progress. I now have a running van. I did make life a little harder for myself by pre-emptively fixing the body down but I got the brakes...
oooo dear... now you've put up some temptation :facepalm:
New weekend, New project. While I'm waiting for some transfers for the WD and A5 repaints I figured I should push on with some wagon builds....
This weekend, rather than start work on the WD - Still assessing how best to repair the return crank and need to get some large early BR crests, I...
This weekend has been a bit of a mixer. During the week I'd separated the layouts 3 baseboards so I could pull them forward to gain access to the...
And speaking of weathering, and the 20 Tonners, weathering is done and they are almost ready for traffic. Since they are undetailed inside these...
While waiting for the 20T'ers to dry I finally put together a demonstration/tutorial I videoed some months ago about how I repainted and weathered...
Ya, the little darlings are like that - 25 years of living with cats in the same house, and these ones have discovered the back door is made of a...
Floof in question in pre-3F build days :avatar: her name is Minnie, short for Minerva. She likes stretching up and sharpening her claws on the...
More progress on the North Eastern Hoppers, Ironwork painted, Variations added to the grey shade ( mainly on the LNER grey ones) and Lettering...
Its been quite a while since I've done an update. Returning to work in a new job during its busiest time in the year has severely curtailed the...
Another Johnson just about ready to enter service: I'll fit sound as soon as I can, and she still needs her windows and water gauge glass fitted...
fair enough, I had contemplated converting it to finescale, but it would probably have ended up with completely new bogies . I was surprised at...
looking prettier, even if I keep knocking bits off [IMG]. She's now got a lokpilot and she seems to run fine in reverse, but is a bit hesitant in...
Having had a successful start in life, I started having issues with the locomotive struggling. This progressed until there was a total stall....
It Moves :) Not without a small drama ( apart from the usual ones with small Nuts, bolts and washers ): I discovered I underestimated the...
More progress this week on the 3F.. she's now black :thumbs: This time I decided to use enamels as a base coat: I've found the Solvent based...
