The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Actually here's some slightly better shots in better morning light whilst i was going out for my own fag.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Thanks for the better pics. The weathering is very well done.

That Q6 fireman will be going under bridges, over bridges with the size of that.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Sylvian Tennant wrote:Like this at all https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-R ... -W7QBx85/A

If so they resemble American style numbering I believe, Woodland scenics or someone does something like these at my local model shop. I think they're dry transfers but I can't guarantee the sizes at the moment.
Thanks that's exactly what I meant, all I need is a colour now if your American idea is correct.
Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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I'm looking for reference pictures or sources available to show any localised repairs or patchy repaints given to WD locos.

I've already modelled a repainted smoke box and replacement buffer but things like that would be helpful.

I'm particularly interested in things like Tender repairs, cylinders and smokebox doors etc etc.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Hello again

I'm doing whilst waiting for some documents to be printed, which is a first. Just another completed Mucky Duck. Complete a with a clean (ish) smoke box and another fireman having sneaky tab.
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I might have to introduce a workplace ban on this from now on as I run the risk of it becoming Samey, the same with the clean smoke boxes

Anyway here's 43054 (a Saltburn engine) either her Teesside based sisters.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard! - TEAKS!

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So after ramming some engines through the updateometer I realised that I haven't done any rolling stock for at least a year! Which is terrible of me. Worse still, apart from the support coaches for my breakdown crane, I have no passenger stock at all.

Well that must change so first things first, I have set about doing a local passenger set to go with my Ivatt's and a V3 I have waiting to be converted.

Now it might have been a simple affair of buying some new and improved Hornby Teaks and in an ideal world I might have. But I'm a poor student and i have a rake of some Railroad Teaks lying about so I thought, sod it, I'll use them instead.
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I'm not bothered by the inaccurate length of the coaches - they look enough like Teaks to me. The underframe however is something I would struggle to live with. So I set about with some MJT bits and some parts that had come through to my local shop from another which had closed. On hind sight the white metal battery boxes could have been scratch built to fit in with the support girders. the MJT parts - being accurate - were too long to fit between the frames.

Originally I was going to make the girder frame from plastic card but they proved to be too arduous a task, plus when the original moulding were not too badly damaged and could be reused in part. the only replacement was the centre bit so I swapped for some evergreen 'L' section. the read was pretty much straight forward bar some slight inconstancies but visually nothing to cause too much alarm.

I'm wondering how to couple the middle set of coaches up but I have an idea in mind.... watch this space.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard! - Teaks

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Just a quick update on my Hornby Teak conversion project.

The bodies are now complete. I've drilled the holes to accept MJT handrails and grab handles, added roof vents from Lanarkshire models, and roof handrails. Toilet pipes and emergency brake pipes. I've also removed the gangways to later be replaced by some scratch built and MJT concertinas and glued the ends to the bodies removing filling and sanding down the joints between them.
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Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.
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I've been away for a while, mainly due to personal tribulations, moving house, finishing uni for the year and trying to find a job to maintain our overheads. However this has not entirely stopped me from modelling when we finally managed to settle down. I now have a room all to myself to model and a garden (of which you may soon see some railway related activity once finances and time improve).

I last left you with my updating of some Hornby Railway Gresley stock. I finally managed get to a position where they are beginning to come together.
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The technique I have follow mainly can be found at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... thompsons/ and in my eyes looks near perfect for what I want as a teak finish. The transfers are HMRS and are meant to represent them in the early to mid fifties when the original liveries were mingling with the newer blood and custard.

These coaches were inspired by an image I have of a D49 on a local train not to far from where I live. It was taken in 1954 and shows two coaches in teak and two in crimson and cream which seems perfect for a local train being pulled by a 4MT or V1/3.

They are defiantly not perfect, the lining on the Crimson stock is not the best and maybe a little too high to be deemed "proper" and the guards handrails on the brake coaches leave a lot to be desired however, I'll live with that.
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The under frames with painting with a mix of under frame grime and roof dirt from Railmatch - a 2:1 mix in favour of the roof dirt. and the roofs were giving a similar undercoat of the mix but with a bigger ratio of roof dirt (5:1 this time)

The under frame sides for the teak stock where given a Humbrol 62 & 70 equal mix.

The interior were painted Railmatch teak (ironically) and washed down with Humbrol 98 which was wiped away. The seat where Vajello red and blue (I can't remember which but any of the more vibrant ones should be okay) the pictures and mirrors was just a silver and white gel pen which won't look to out of place once installed properly.

Have a lovely, terribly sunny day out there!

Next up - to weather them and hope some of the little niggles blend in and finish the roofs. hopefully by the next post they've finished with glazing, corridors and passengers.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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Finally they're here!

Based on an image I've found of a D49 on a local train. Save this time - I have Saltburn's Ivatt 4MT to hand.
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The weathering was basically rail match roof dirt and frame dirt - with a ratio on favour of the roof dirt. I wanted to try something different from my umbral and I think it's paid off.
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Apart from the end corridor connectors which were MJT - the central ones are scratch built using the MJT ones. built with 20 thous plasticard, black paper, some thread with the weather sheet made of out small square sections of black bin liner.

The only downside is that they are close coupled and do struggle to make it round even 4th radius curves. I may have to return to this issue later.

the inspiration taken from this blog.
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Finally - and although you can't see them really, i've added passengers as a finishing touch taken from the praiser Seat Fingures set. Most of which were painted to reflect the 1950's save these three which are me, my partner and my dear friend on our way to Whitby Goth Weekend in style ;)

I'm quite pleased with what started out as some Hornby Railroad stock. Any questions - please feel free to ask.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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the 4th radius curve issue has now been resolved.

Here's some further images to highlight the modifications made.
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Re: The workbench of a Ribena drunkard!

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I do like what you have done to the carriages keep up the good work.

What did you use for the top of the bellows.
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Thanks Dave

It was simple some squares cut off from bin liner (unused!). I glued them between the bellows and the weather boards. It was a bit fiddly but I hope it looks like it was worth the effort.
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Thank you, I've heard of that method before and then forgot it.....I will remember now and use it on my carriages.
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it's slightly fiddly but the result show themselves - especially when coupled together.

The only real problem Im having with them is curves. I don't know about sweeping exhibition curves but setrack curves can be a problem (even 4th radius) although that maybe down to me trying to close couple the coaches.
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The workbench of a Ribena drunkard! - chassis problems

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I've posted this on another forum but I'd thought I'd try my luck here too

I am currently working on a Nucast G5 that was given to me by a friend. He there was a lot of work to do but I was more than happy to have a bash at. It looks to me like a live chassis system for pick ups and uses X04 motor.

I've cleaned wheels up and they're free running.

I've cleaned the motor up and that works a treat.

When I connect the whole thing up I seem to have problems - sometimes it works okay, other times I doesn't, I've seen the motor start up okay and then gradually lose power, if I put the body on it 9 times out of 10 it struggles to start or not budge at all.

But I take it apart and generally goes back to a fully working motor and free running chassis.
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