Tales from The Room of Doom. Dipping a toe in various bucolic backwaters.

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keefr22

keefr22

Western Thunderer
I'll be trying to get to Cardiff Rob, usually I manage to miss it as we book a weekend away to visit daughter and family in Hampshire about the same time. I shall try and plan better!

Keith
 
NHY 581

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Paul Cambridge said:
That’s more bovine than ovine! Nice to see an ‘Eastleigh’ Maunsell Arthur. Knowing zilch about 4mm, whose model is it?
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Thanks all.


It's from our dear friends at Hornby, Paul.
I think their rendition of the King Arthur is one of their finest offerings to date and probably my favourite loco. In fact all their ex L&SWR models are exceptional and they make it very easy for a Welshman with a penchant for things South Western to indulge himself.

This particular example is the only one to date with the watercart tender and it's off to pastures new once I have finished the weathering. My current interests revolve around smaller layouts and I have no need for such a large engine. It's wasted sat in a box so I have offered it to a chum with a large main line layout.


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Pencarrow

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
NHY 581 said:
Thanks all.


It's from our dear friends at Hornby, Paul.
I think their rendition of the King Arthur is one of their finest offerings to date and probably my favourite loco. In fact all their ex L&SWR models are exceptional and they make it very easy for a Welshman with a penchant for things South Western to indulge himself.

This particular example is the only one to date with the watercart tender and it's off to pastures new once I have finished the weathering. My current interests revolve around smaller layouts and I have no need for such a large engine. It's wasted sat in a box so I have offered it to a chum with a large main line layout.


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Very nice sheen you've achieved in the paintwork. Just the sort of thing Mr Sweet should have on his layout.
 
NHY 581

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Pencarrow said:
Very nice sheen you've achieved in the paintwork. Just the sort of thing Mr Sweet should have on his layout.
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Thanks Chris. 'Tis a spot of car polish worked in 4mm hand size circles with a cotton bud to produce said sheen.

jonte said:
Hear, hear!

And that final shot has overtones of ‘Hursley’ by Mr. Welch.
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Thanks Jonte. I will take any comparision of my efforts with those of Mr Welch, however tenuous.



Oh......and this evening I have resumed modelling for the first time in a month with some DAS carving on Bleat Wharf.....


Rob.
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
NHY 581 said:
Further carving of DAS this evening, of which I attach a few images.
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Looks good - what tools do you use for the carving? I tried using some short lengths of guitar wire in a pin vice on some depron foam but I found it difficult to make the lines I wanted to.
 
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NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Morning Adrian,

Here is the weapon of choice. I find it gives a fine line in the DAS which really lends itself to carving.
It's all a bit irregular but that's how I like it.


Rob.
 
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