lancer1027
Western Thunderer
They are coming along nicely Ian
7mm The Colonel's Birmingham Bodges. EMU's & now Mk2 coaches.
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iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
A bit more progress made on the Mk2 B/C hack and bash filled in the toilet sides and smoothed off the windows added the filler to the gaps between the segments and tomorrow the skill sander comes out to play. I should have the one side finished ready for me to apply the windows to check it looks right. I have filled in the end doors as I realized they were to far in board of the coach ends 'DOH!!!' moment, but it does not matter anyway as they have to be rescibed any way.
once the sides are in the roof gaps will be filled by plasticard to fit in the hole as there are fittings to go in.
The whole thing is very rigid, I know I dropped it last night and did no damage at all!!!!!
once the sides are in the roof gaps will be filled by plasticard to fit in the hole as there are fittings to go in.
The whole thing is very rigid, I know I dropped it last night and did no damage at all!!!!!
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
I like this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/8086552506/
And this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/8077965808/
And this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_davis_photos/5945621903/
And here is something I would love to model
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhugo/5160959803/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/8086552506/
And this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/8077965808/
And this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_davis_photos/5945621903/
And here is something I would love to model
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhugo/5160959803/
richard carr
Western Thunderer
I have to admit that this is looking very good. I look forward to seeing it finished.
Richard
Richard
40126
Western Thunderer
Me too
Here's some more...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhugo/5161563188/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhugo/5160960291/in/photostream/
Steve
DelticBluePullman
Member
Ian,
Your progress has got me contemplating having a go at these!
M501_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-
M552_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-
M586_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-
Look forward to the next post,
Derek.
Your progress has got me contemplating having a go at these!
M501_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-M552_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-M586_ManPicc_24-7-78 by -robertcwp-Look forward to the next post,
Derek.
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
The thought had crossed my mind too and they will be done, more oddballs, great!!!, but I have a long way to go with these yet and plenty more filler dust to create mate before I can consider anything else. I got the levelling coat on earlier, sanded it off, got it into primer and added a witness coat to thin and shape the rough end.
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
Off to the Coventry Electric Museum Today to go and get some reference Photo's of the 312 and other units + the APT power car. Tape measure in hand with Sgt Marsa what a nice way to spend a day, then over to my mates house just past Kettering to pick up another Bachmann 24 (to be converted to a 25 0) and some 100 ton oil tankers. Piccies later.
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
A bit more progress today, the second coach is catching up fast, I am a little peed off in truth as some of the primer has cracked (I can only surmise that the plastic underneath has not bonded to each other sufficiently ) and will have to be re-glued but this is easy enough to do. Excuse the rough edges, its the sides and the roofs of the coaches that I have been concentrating on and with having to go to work in the evenings it does not leave much time for the models, let alone sleeping.
As i say excuse the ends there is still sanding work to be done on them, removal of all detail etc. I will hit the coaches when I am happy with them with stopper the fill in the minor blemishes, like the top of the curve in the top picture.
2 more to go and then I can see about the under frames and the interiors.
Then get on with the second batch of 8 coaches, from what I have learned I think it is easier to get the metal frame soldered up outside the coaches then add the shortened sections to it them use a glue/filler in between,rough sand then fill then re-sand
As i say excuse the ends there is still sanding work to be done on them, removal of all detail etc. I will hit the coaches when I am happy with them with stopper the fill in the minor blemishes, like the top of the curve in the top picture.
2 more to go and then I can see about the under frames and the interiors.
Then get on with the second batch of 8 coaches, from what I have learned I think it is easier to get the metal frame soldered up outside the coaches then add the shortened sections to it them use a glue/filler in between,rough sand then fill then re-sand
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Coming along nicely Ian.
What filler are you using?
I'm looking forward to the next installment
Rob
What filler are you using?
I'm looking forward to the next installment
Rob
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
I have been talking to the chairman of the TSR ( he is a printer and owns his own business) and I asked him does he do a printed wood effect sheet to use on the inside of the coaches and he said YES he has a rose wood effect self adhesive sheet that he made for another railway project ( A Mk 1 Coach in 5") came as 1 mtr x 1 mtr and it costs £30 a sheet.If this is correct then this means I won't have to paint the inside of the coach any one interested as it will save a lot of time and messing about.
Ian
Ian
DelticBluePullman
Member
Hi Ian,
Count me in as being interested!
Derek.
Count me in as being interested!
Derek.
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
The start of the next batch is under way, I decided to build the brass skeleton first this time and have produced some comedy soldering of my own. It should make it easier to assemble the pieces of coach so I can get a better ,straighter line when gluing it all up.
Non lead solder does nor run very well at all, its going to be hidden so it does nor matter
Non lead solder does nor run very well at all, its going to be hidden so it does nor matter
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Next batch?? have you finished the first batch ?. I must be slacking.
.
Was going to get another coat of primer on the first TSO but its raining so will have to wait for another day.
Are you going to Cleckheaton ?. If you are i could arrange for someone to pick the window frames up from you then.
Rob
.Was going to get another coat of primer on the first TSO but its raining so will have to wait for another day.
Are you going to Cleckheaton ?. If you are i could arrange for someone to pick the window frames up from you then.
Rob
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
Mate I am doing them in 2 ' s I have 2 in primer ready to be painted 2 roughly sanded and filled 2 waiting to be rough sanded and then the next 4 being cut and added to the brass frames. It has been a learning curve to find the best way of doing things and it didn't go without a hitch either. I am thinking of taking a trip to deliver to the etches to you as I don't want them gathering dust on top of the filling cabinet.
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
I think it's time to start experimenting with Wilco ' s finest LED Christmas tree lights. I am planning to fix the lights to a strip of aluminium foil and then cover them with a plastic see through tube cut in half (so it acts as a light diffuser) then to tidy it up use self adhesive white plastic either side to tidy it up attach it to thin plasticard and then fix it into place with contact adhesive. Then I will have to wait for the sides to be printed (again on self adhesive plastic) to tidy up the edge of the join where side meets roof
iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
Had a bit of a cock up at the work shop and needed a pick of MTH's brain (not a lot left as it is)
I didn't think that the brass would be sen at the end of the coaches but it will and I had cut it too short, a real Durr moment so I spoke to the MTH fellow and he said do this
a bit fuzzy but
Add the brass section to a seperate buffer beam this is the rough before state
Added to the coach you can see that the brass insert is the correct depth under the coach and when I add the step board on it will cover up a multitude of sins
Nearly there then just this bit to add
the inner end to the coach this one will be painted orange and will contain a fire extinguisher and the rotary tumbler switch, the gang way is already opened out (the picture was taken before I did this) and the folded end doors will be represented by being drawn on using a lining pen, I hope.
I am going to start the big tidy up very soon sorting out the roughness and getting the curves in the right places and the fine tuning once I am satisfied then I will add all of the detail.
I didn't think that the brass would be sen at the end of the coaches but it will and I had cut it too short, a real Durr moment so I spoke to the MTH fellow and he said do this
a bit fuzzy but
Add the brass section to a seperate buffer beam this is the rough before state
Added to the coach you can see that the brass insert is the correct depth under the coach and when I add the step board on it will cover up a multitude of sins
Nearly there then just this bit to add
the inner end to the coach this one will be painted orange and will contain a fire extinguisher and the rotary tumbler switch, the gang way is already opened out (the picture was taken before I did this) and the folded end doors will be represented by being drawn on using a lining pen, I hope.
I am going to start the big tidy up very soon sorting out the roughness and getting the curves in the right places and the fine tuning once I am satisfied then I will add all of the detail.