7mm Buckjumper's Workbench - Latest: GCR D8 open wagons
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Buckjumper
Flying Squad
KerRect. 
D'you know, I've never had a 'wish I didn't have to part with this' thought about any commissions.
D'you know, I've never had a 'wish I didn't have to part with this' thought about any commissions.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Surely you could have postponed delivery of this Buck until 1st November 2014? After all, the National Archives show that the engine was allocated to Weeping Angels from 01/04/1891 until Dec 32nd 1899 and 3/4.
A very nice piece of work, regards, Graham
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Funny that Ade, I've never thought like that either, but what does bother me is the way they are treated by the customer, a certain recent loco came back for servicing and the number of broken or missings partsKerRect.
D'you know, I've never had a 'wish I didn't have to part with this' thought about any commissions.
realy p****d me off.Excellent job by the way mate
Col.
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
Cheers all.
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
Cheeky blighter! 
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Like the figuresthe engine is passable
When you are the GUV'nor all things are passable, neigh - possible, with a laser cutting machine.Cheeky blighter!
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
I think they're Pete Armstrong's figures, Mick, but I don't know who the painter is.
welshwizard
Western Thunderer
agree with that matey !!!!! And as allways beutifill work Ade.KerRect.
D'you know, I've never had a 'wish I didn't have to part with this' thought about any commissions.
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
Mostly scratchbuilt J65 no.(6)8211 representing its condition c1948-1951 while it still wore the old NE warime livery but had the BR smokebox plates, and was running as a 2-4-0T. Diagram 39 boiler from a J67 kit, castings from Gibson, Connoisseur, Griffin, CPL, and Ragstone. AGH wheels and an ABC gearbox.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Excellent Ade , don't often see the 65's modelled so much as the 68/9's.
Col.
, don't often see the 65's modelled so much as the 68/9's.Col.
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Superb Adrian
Buckjumper
Flying Squad
Thanks for the comments.
Mick: The GER took the front rods off tanks working lines with sharpish curves in the belief that it reduced flange wear, such as the Fenchurch Street to Blackwall line and Tiptree to Kelvedon. The LNER and later BR used surviving J65s on harbours and docks which were more suited to four-coupled locos. The GER didn't confine the practice to tanks though, and took the rods off a 2-4-0 T19 express (basically an LNER E4 with 7' drivers instead of 5' 8") and ran it as a 2-2-2 single. It was a success and the D27 2-2-2 class went into production.
Many parts were cut using the old-fashioned piercing saw method, though I had some of the rectangular parts like buffer beams chopped out on a guillotine. Nice little locos, and I've got one in hand to be finished in GE blue for my own collection.
Mick: The GER took the front rods off tanks working lines with sharpish curves in the belief that it reduced flange wear, such as the Fenchurch Street to Blackwall line and Tiptree to Kelvedon. The LNER and later BR used surviving J65s on harbours and docks which were more suited to four-coupled locos. The GER didn't confine the practice to tanks though, and took the rods off a 2-4-0 T19 express (basically an LNER E4 with 7' drivers instead of 5' 8") and ran it as a 2-2-2 single. It was a success and the D27 2-2-2 class went into production.
Many parts were cut using the old-fashioned piercing saw method, though I had some of the rectangular parts like buffer beams chopped out on a guillotine. Nice little locos, and I've got one in hand to be finished in GE blue for my own collection.