Jons workbench

[dj_crisp]

Thanks Jon for excellent tips! I'm having a bash with a 33/2 so some of those will be very useful.

Looking forward to seeing whatever is your next project

Cheers
Will

 

[43179]

Good afternoon Will - do show us the 33/2 when you're done - its long been one of my favorite models - and the only one of the 33 subclasses that Heljan really got right. They do really respond well to a bit of detailing and weathering - hopefully you can still get the newer 33' bogie sideframes to upgrade it - well worth doing.

regards

Jon

 

[43179]

Good evening - well , 33050 is finished - the last few jobs were simply to fit the glazing and cab interiors plus a driver, and add the handrails . I've sprayed the heating elements onto the glazing - they're not quite as visible on the 33 compared to the 37 I showed earlier - but I like to know they're there. I've used rubber cord for the speedo cable and the jumper cables . A couple of photos plonked on its display base:


tfn
Jon

 

[43179]

The driver is a 'Diesel driver' from MJT - as supplied he was wearing a cap , but this looked little dated for this loco - so I carefully filed and carved it off - with his new hair visible he has something of Harry Grout from Porridge about him...

 

[43179]

Not so much 'on my workbench' as its a little too big to fit ... fully motorised , with sound!

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

12'' to the foot scale modelling .

There's something gratifying about wielding a club hammer .

 

[43179]

There's something gratifying about wielding a club hammer .

Otherwise known as British Leyland Service tool #708.30116

Often used with a Leyland issue "Hefty block of wood" - perfect for curing sticky starter motors...