Re: Its a southern thing

[bogusman]

Its a southern thing

After having a week in Swanage and then a week in Lyme Regis and visiting some stations in the local area I have come over all southerny I think the time is upon me to gird my loins and start on the Finney Bulleid as since we have come back I cant keep my mitts off the kit boxes and my nose out of the reprint of west country and battle of britain pacifics (purchased at Swanage station). I wonder if this is the thin end of the wedge.

Pete
P.S found a great model shop between Axminster and Chard called Buffers ran by two ladies could of spent hours in there but had the rest of the family outside in the car well worth a visit 

 

[Ressaldar]

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Hi Pete,

looking forward to seeing the progress photos - you can't get enough of the right GREEN on here

cheers

Mike

 

[Steph Dale]

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I wonder if this is the thin end of the wedge.

Pete

Hehe, I hope so!  Worth looking at the MOK Q1 (got one, lovely) and the MOK N15/Arthur as well (haven't got one, also lovely).  The Finney T9/L11 are pretty good too (have an embarassment of); the tenders superb.  There are excellent Maunsell carriages available from Slater's, utility vans from Slater's and CRT (though I have to confess I don't know how the CRT stuff actually builds).

All in all the Southern modeller working in 7mm has an awful lot of good stuff available, even if you're picky.  Like me.

I'm itching to get started on my first proper Southern loco(s) in '0' after building a number of tests/trials and trying to clear the GW stuff off the workbench.  Hopefully I'll be able to get cracking on the trio of David Andrews U 2-6-0s just after Telford.

Welcome to the South - it's always sunny here ;-)

Steph

 

[Scale7JB]

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I'm sure the two ladies must have mentioned who their famous punter is... ?

JB.

 

[Dan Randall]

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It's about time you started that Bullied - you've had it so long, the instructions are probably in Latin! 

I also suspect the lights in Windsor will be a little dimmer from now on, as you'll be needing a few more watts from the old soldering iron!


Regards

Dan

 

[28ten]

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Just get on with it!  Steph is quite right the SR modeller is well catered for with some lovely kits in 7mm, its just a shame nobody does any decent Bulleid coaches.

 

[bogusman]

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Hi JB
You don't have to ask them as they have photos of said punter and the event

Pete

 

[Ressaldar]

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Just get on with it!  Steph is quite right the SR modeller is well catered for with some lovely kits in 7mm, its just a shame nobody does any decent Bulleid coaches.

these are from a rake built by CRT from their Bulleid range and could have been better

 

[Steph Dale]

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these are from a rake built by CRT from their Bulleid range and could have been better taken at a recent Llanbedr meeting. A friend (a coach builder of some 150+ Sidelines kits) has just built one of the CRT bogie luggage vans and his comments are not really printable. Have not tried the Roxey offerings yet, but the new Pull-Push ex LBSCR set looks quite tempting.

cheers

Mike

The main problem with the CRT Bulleid stock is that it's on (as far as I can make out) an LMS underframe - the truss rods and brakegear are very suspect.  I'm fortunate in that I don't need many Bulleid coaches and I have the necessary Cavalier sides to build them from.  The underframes will have to be scratchbuilt.

I really fancy one (or more) of the CRT GBL vans, I'm disapointed with the implication you make although I have noted a few changes I'd want to make.  Interesting that Skytrex also seem to be releasing one at Telford.

Not sure about the Roxey stuff; the new Pull-Push set looks very well it's true.  I had one of the ex-LSWR 3-sets to build. It looked to be pretty good, but it got disappeared to one of the other builders on the project.  The idea was that it would free me up for (scratch)building Ironclads!

Steph

 

[3 LINK]

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A friend (a coach builder of some 150+ Sidelines kits) has just built one of the CRT bogie luggage vans and his comments are not really printable.

cheers

Mike

Hi Mike,Steph, and the rest of you guys.

I am roughly half way through building a CRT bogie luggage van, and up to now have found the build OK  :scratch:. Saying that this is my 1st " coach build " being mainly a " Loco and trackwork " sort of chappy.  I would say the instructions are a bit vague and that you need a large iron because of the amount of brass acting as a heat sink, but I have not built any other coaches to compare it to. There is a good amount of detail included, although I have since made a trip up to the Bluebell Rly where they have a preserved one and have noticed a few more details I will be adding by scratch building to bring it up to my standard (don't want to upset the rivet counters) 8).I would buy again from CRT, no connection just a happy customer (so far).

ATB,  Martyn.

 

[Steph Dale]

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Martyn,

Piccies please!  Both model and prototype...

Steph

 

[3 LINK]

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Hi Steph,

Ha thought you might be interested  ;D, I have put up a couple of the kit on here and I will send you all my preservation photos separate so not to clog up to much room on here . Still a way to go as you can see and the roof has still go to be annealed and fitted in place. I have just fixed the outside brake and steam pipes in place, you have to make your own brackets to support the pipes.There is a lot of detail supplied and it certainly is not a kit that can be knocked up in 5 minutes.

ATB,  Martyn.

 

[Steph Dale]

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Oooo, like it!  I think I'd probably be looking for a vac-formed roof though; I can never get brass roofs to look anything...

Steph

 

[3 LINK]

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Hi Steph,

Like I said this is my first go at coach building, so I am not sure what to expect. I haven't started on the roof yet but the initial shape is not far off so it shouldn't be to bad once I anneal it, and if you look closely there is a slight groove where you have to solder in a length of wire to act as the rain strip. The buffers are a very nice self contained unit and I will put some more photo's up when I get to the primer stage.

ATB,  Martyn.

 

[Steph Dale]

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Carefull with the annealing - you may end up with something very un-roof-like!

I'll be interested to see the buffers, I assume they're Markits ones.  I've tended to use Slater's ones when I've needed them; but it's worth looking at LMS ones if you need round heads.

Sorry Bogusman, I realise we're monopolising your thread!  It's good to have another Southern/7mm modeller here though!

Steph

 

[Dikitriki]

Its a southern thing

Further monopolisation warning ;D

I don't like the half-etched line in the roof for the rainstrips. There's little chance of getting a uniform curve through it. I notice that the (presumably) CRT-formed roof already has a fold line appearing in it.

I wouldn't anneal the roof either. In fact I only anneal as a very very last resort, usually just before scratch-building a replacement part ;D

Richard

 

[Phill Dyson]

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I would love to see the pics of the Bulleid too (prototype & model)  8) 8) 8)

Phill  :wave:

 

[Dan Randall]

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I wouldn't anneal the roof either. In fact I only anneal as a very very last resort, usually just before scratch-building a replacement part ;D

Richard

Priceless!  That made me laugh out loud. 


Regards

Dan

p.s.  Nice looking build so far Martyn. 

 

[3 LINK]

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I wouldn't anneal the roof either. In fact I only anneal as a very very last resort, usually just before scratch-building a replacement part ;D

Richard

Hi Guys,

Hmmmmm  :scratch:, looks like I am in for a baptism of fire, still I do like a challenge  . Well I have already scored a centre line on both ends of the inner roof and also on the inner ends of the van, so I will tack solder round as I go. The actual roof line is quite close already so come the weekend it will be either Victory or another item on the shopping list for Telford  . Anyway it will look better when I give it a polish  8).

Fingers crossed,

Martyn 

 

[28ten]

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Further monopolisation warning ;D


I wouldn't anneal the roof either. In fact I only anneal as a very very last resort, usually just before scratch-building a replacement part ;D

Richard

Fully agree about annealing. the biggest problem is that even if you manage to form it correctly it is incredibly prone to handling damage, and once you have bent and straightened a couple of times it work hardens.
if it were me I would trace the outline of the ends onto some scrap and make some formers, as long as the ends and cantrail line up you should be fine.