I haven't made progress on any projects at present as my gall bladder has been playing me up again although I have got hold of some plastic drain pipe for free that will be used for some of the support posts for the railway when I get going with the rebuild.
I have a few days off over Easter and I hope to get some progress on projects and give some of my locos a charge up and run on the new test track.
The Trench Wagon is now complete and a new kit is now on the workbench plus one of my non functional locos is on the bench to be completed. I have also got the base for yet another locomotive.
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| The Oxford Circus Trench Wagon has been completed although the shell needs more work. |
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| The next kit is this working tipper wagon from Phil Sharples |
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| Wallace and Gromit have had some work done on them as Gromits wheels didnt go round. |
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| Another new kit has come from Raven Kreativ |
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| Its a nice, neat snowplough. |
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| I purchased this little wooden box from The Range which will be turned into a small tram loco. |
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| The tipper is slowly coming together |
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| American diesel, 'Bruce', is back on the workbench to make it opperational. Name and number plates are on order and I hope to get it done this week. |
Got some nice things from Cathys Castings and PDF Models for the Skylark.
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| Got fittings from Cathys Castings and cranks from PDF Models that will see the Skylark back on the workbench again. |
As the Skylark has been put to one side awaiting the delivery of parts I have built a couple of wagon kits. A video of one wagon being built will be made soon.
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| A Phil Sharples Statfold Open Wagon Kit |
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| Almost complete |
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| With lifting handle, chevrons and couplings all it needs is numbering, weathering and a load. |
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| A Harecroft Oxford Circus Trench Tramway Wagon kit underway. |
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| A really neat and highly detailed little kit |
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| Main body ready for strapping and coupling hooks. |
The PDF Skylark kit is slowly coming together, the story is told in pictures
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| Some colour has gone onto the kit with the cylinders being painted first. |
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| The chassis in one piece with the motor fitted. |
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| The top of the chassis and the boiler unit temporarily fitted and it is looking more like a locomotive. |
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| The buffer beams have been fitted |
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| Unfortunately I broke a piece off the body, the plastic is quite brittle, super glue to the rescue. |
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| The firebox is slowly getting its detail added. |
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| The body is now under construction. It is made from clear plastic but to aid construction I used glass paper to rough up the surface to make it easier to see. |
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| The side tanks were filled with roofing lead and the body sides glued to them making a very heavy body which should aid the locos traction. |
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| The loco is assembled to check fit and get an idea of what it will eventually look like. |
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| The buffer beams are getting their colour. |
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| The water tank fillers are fitted as the body approaches completion. |
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| The side banding and door frames are in place |
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| A coat of filler primer is added, not a complete coat as it ran out but enough for the next step |
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| And that step is the rivets, lots and lots of rivets! |
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| With all the rivets on the body gets a proper coat of primer and a few tweaks before paint. |
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| The body has most f its paint and will get further coats before its done. |
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| All paint is on, now the connecting rods, details, electrics and roof still to be done. |
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| The loco is in bits again ready for paint to be applied. Hopefully tomorrow the parts will look good and ready for reassembly on Monday. |
The new loco is slowly looking more like a railway engine.
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| The chassis is slowly coming together and will soon be disassembled for painting. |
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| The boiler, smoke and fire boxes have been fitted to the running plate and the side tanks placed to see what it all looks like. |
