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An epic failure there then... what happened to the model of Toby the Tram based on Jim McG's kit?...and I forgot the little matter of the 00 Eastern Region doodah with #1 son for his BTH type 1 diesels and DMU.
An epic failure there then... what happened to the model of Toby the Tram based on Jim McG's kit?...and I forgot the little matter of the 00 Eastern Region doodah with #1 son for his BTH type 1 diesels and DMU.
It is all that you deserve.I don't think we've ever played nicely. Hurl an insult here, lob a bun there...
Hi SimonHear hear to the idea of a good summer
If it isn't too cheeky and feel free to ignore, I'd love to see you tackling the dilapidated dieselly S&D idea, this is a great theme that I'm not sure I have ever seen modelled.
I kept on at Captain Kernow about it half a lifetime ago but he completely ignored me, as usual
Simon
Go for the scattergun Mike, it's much more fun than putting the car in the garagedecide whether to order the scatter gun - complete with ammunition or simply accept that all war is futile and start putting the car in theworkshopgarage
regards
Mike
A long list of projects but priority must go to those already started. At the top of the pile is my early 1920's 'Manchester Diner' (Pines after 1927) which, after a good start has stalled.
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2012 was a good year for the North Somerset Light Railway with Tucking Mill making its exhibition debut in near completed form so I would like to push the Bath project forward in 2013.
Jerry
How are you going to line those?
I read in an early MRJ about scribing the brass might that work? I just wondered because its one of those things that really cant be left off. Showing my ignorance are they MR or S&D ?Haven't you got any easier questions
Seriously, I have tried various techniques with mixed results. The one I am probably going to go for is a little radical and would only work in 2mm. I have some more experimenting to do but if it works I will report fully here.
Jerry
I read in an early MRJ about scribing the brass might that work? I just wondered because its one of those things that really cant be left off. Showing my ignorance are they MR or S&D ?
Incidentally, that is grossly unfair: as you know, apart from a brief dalliance with the most absurd scale going*, I have remained true to the two logical, imperial scales for my adult life.That'll be sticking with one scale for more than four months then
Unfortunately, I seem to have exactly the same projects for 2013 as I did for 2012, .......
Nah mate, S7 is full of em !Hah, and I thought I was the only one .......here'e to 2014
ATB, Col.
I also seem to remember Guy Williams suggesting that full on lining was too much for a GWR 517 in 4mm. The challenge is getting the impression....They are Midland, along with the vast majority of through trains over the S&D - the SDJ didn't have any corridor stock of its own. In my period the 'Manchester Diner', which also contained a section originating in Liverpool, was made up of a Midland rake and an LNWR one on alternate days. If I live long enough I would also like to build the LNW rake (a beutiful livery IMO) although I only have one picture of it in my collection, and that only shows the first three coaches.
As for the lining, I have a MR CCT (shrunk PC etch) that has had more coats of paint than the Forth bridge. I have tried various methods of lining on it, including scribing through to the brass. None have yet satisfied for a variety of reasons - too difficult, time consuming, lack of consistancy, too bold etc etc. Lining in 2mm is very small and whilst it has to be there it needs to be very subdued. A look at contemporary photos will demonstrate how difficult it is to see. I see many examples in the larger scales which, whilst beautifully executed, are most unrealistic in that they leap out at you.
My favoured method at the moment (it worked on the CCT, yet to try it on a full coach) is to line the beading black as per prototype and then very lightly dry brush in a pale straw colour. You don't even need to pick up all the edges, a suggestion is enough. The panels are polished with a cotton bud to remove any excess from the dry brushing and hey presto - a lined coach. As I said, this would not work in the bigger scales but in 2mm, you model trains rather than individual vehicles.
I will be cracking on with the rake in the new year so when I get to the painting stage I will report how it goes.
Jerry
There must also be a huge list of locos with a layout that size?
Yes, not settling for second best has it's curses...Nah mate, S7 is full of em !
An epic failure there then...
what happened to the model of Toby the Tram based on Jim McG's kit?
Incidentally, that is grossly unfair: as you know, apart from a brief dalliance with the most absurd scale going*...<snip>
* I imagine you have picked up on the insult already. If there is one thing you are good at, it's knowing when you have been insulted. That's when - not if.
Listen.Happily I have the fruits of his discarded labours, as he is a very skilled modeller...when he actually does something instead of wringing his hands!
Ah yes, the one with the lovely corners which fail to mate properly.One of the minor entries in my 2013 'to do' list is to complete the Midland van you started.