Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Looks great Brian.
Brian Daniels diesel workbench
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Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Had a trip out to see D6328 on a test run down by the sea and then saw it on Swindon Works waiting to go into the paint shops. Big surprise to see falcon on there for repairs.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Another little project that has been on the go is a conversion of a Heljan B Tank to an A Tank. I have used a couple of the early pre-production models for this and started by removing the barrel from the chassis and then prising off the ends. The donor barrel had 10mm cut off each end with a circular saw to keep it parallel. After gluing on the end of the tank it was filled and sanded down. Now I know the seams on the barrel should be in a different place but I just can't be bothered to replace all these seams, it looks ok as it is. That nice man Pete Harvey has done some logo fixing clips that are a fold up etch. Using the Heljan Esso logo plate as a template drill .7mm holes just inside the bolts and place this on the model to drill through for your fixing holes. The Heljan logo is fixed to the model with double sided tape, it's a bit strong but they do come off with a bit of leverage under them. The A Tanks do not have a hand wheel on top to unload them but there appears to be a plate bolted to the top to cover the hole. There is also a vent the other side of the filling hatch. These items I have sourced from my scrap boxes so are not a hundred percent correct but better than nothing. I did this mod on an MMP B Tank as that is supplied as a B Tank but just with a longer barrel but I could not find anything in the scrap box the same as I used on this tank, typical! On the chassis most A tanks have little J hangers on the end of the suspension which I recreated by using the ends of Slaters Southern PMV springs that you get spare when you build their BR wagons, remember, don't throw anything away. I also added a little bit of plasticard in the slot at the end of the springs that's there after you remove the Heljan molding there. So there you go, paint it grey with a red solebar and now I have a Heljan A Tank. We might send it to Heljan to see if they want to do this version of tank.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Here is the finished A Tank.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Finished the JLTRT Class 22 as well as the tank. I must admit I did not like doing the windows and painting over them, I was expecting to push one in but it all went ok. I will weather it in a couple of weeks.
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Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Very nice. 
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Thanks Heather, it's the first blue model I have seen done
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
There's just something about 22s isn't there
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Indeed... so much so - that I have recently caved in to temptation and, once again, I own a model of D6320....
... but before Certain Members get all excited, I have to confess...
... it's made by Dapol, & it's N Scale.....
Forgive me, Dogstar, for I have sinned.....
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
I have one tooooo waiting to be 2 milled
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
No problem mate, just stop dunking the tiffin in Raspberry Slush-puppy.... I have recently caved in to temptation ... I have to confess...
Forgive me, Dogstar, for I have sinned.....
daifly
Western Thunderer
It didn't used to bother BR!
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Don't worry I won't be going that far with it, just my usual stuff I would think.
Some time ago I nearly finished building a JLTRT 27 into 27030 NB with ploughs. But it's been sit on the shelf for the best part of a year so I have got it down and done the last couple of hours works to finish off the air pipes on the bogies and it is now in the paint shops to give me something to do over Easter.
Some time ago I nearly finished building a JLTRT 27 into 27030 NB with ploughs. But it's been sit on the shelf for the best part of a year so I have got it down and done the last couple of hours works to finish off the air pipes on the bogies and it is now in the paint shops to give me something to do over Easter.
40126
Western Thunderer
Pugsley
Western Thunderer
Very nice!
[extreme pedant] It would have been an '01' number on the data panel, '0171' didn't come about until 1995 [/extreme pedant]
OzzyO
Western Thunderer
Very nice!
[extreme pedant] It would (not) have been an '01' number on the data panel, '0171' didn't come about until 1995 [/extreme pedant]
Is this how it should read?
OzzyO.