LNWR lives on Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Further to the MR brake van the handrail at the front is moulded as part of the front buffer beam as the one I picked up as part of a job lot which is awaiting attention in an ever growing queue is exactly the same If you want one it is now marketed by Cooper Craft, no connection etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted July 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2015 If you want one it is now marketed by Cooper Craft, no connection etc etc ..... but don't hold your breath - hell is more likely to freeze over beforehand !! Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR lives on Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Definitely no connection etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 23, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) The good news is that I managed to paint the wagon. The bad news is that I've run out of SECR transfers. So the wagon is on hold until I get some more. So instead of more wagons here are some nice photos of the F5 tank I've recently built. Full details of the build are here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/99937-kitbuild-challenge-entry-lner-f5-2-4-2t/ Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Was the driver an old ship captain and missed the days behind the wheel? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 2, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) Things have been moving a bit slowly lately, but I can report some progress. Some new, or rather old, PC Methfix transfers arrived, so I was able to finish the SECR open wagon. I've made a start on the next one, a Midland van. It's another Cambrian kit, and I have got transfers for this one. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Hey Neil, I just built one of those vans. Did yours have some stupidly shaped buffer shanks? Mine were practically cones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 3, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yes, and the heads are very thick. I'll be replacing them with ones from another kit, or metal ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 8, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) I ended up using some left over buffers from another Cambrian kit, but the heads still needed to be filed thinner. The transfers are leftovers from a Slaters kit, it was fortunate that they put all the transfers for their Midland kits on one sheet. The two most recent models together. With limited modelling time at the moment I'll be sticking with simple wagon kits for a while. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted August 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Hey Neil, I just built one of those vans. Did yours have some stupidly shaped buffer shanks? Mine were practically cones. I'm part way through building the later version of that van, the C101 kit of D1832A - buffers shanks are the same as your's. They are pretty much the same across the range really, noticed it on a lot of their kits. However I don't find it an issue as all my kits now use either Dart Castings or Lanarkshire Models cast buffers (mainly the later as their range is quite vast!). Much more robust and very nice detail. Edited August 9, 2015 by 57xx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I'm part way through building the later version of that van, the C101 kit of D1832A - buffers shanks are the same as your's. They are pretty much the same across the range really, noticed it on a lot of their kits. However I don't find it an issue as all my kits now use either Dart Castings or Lanarkshire Models cast buffers (mainly the later as their range is quite vast!). Much more robust and very nice detail. Ive never had such unusable buffers in a Cambrian kit. They always at least fit the buffer castings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 10, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) In case anyone is wondering, here is a photo of one of the offending buffers next to a proper metal one from Wizard Models. The thick head can be fixed with filing, the real problem is the fat cone not fitting the hole it's meant to go into. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 If you hadn't said what it was I'd never have guessed it was a buffer, looks more like a UFO. Beam it up!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundodger Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This has been a great read for me and very interesting with some good skills employed, the end results do you credit, looking forward to seeing some more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) The next wagon is from a Slater's / Mathieson kit. It's a private owner coal wagon from a South Wales colliery. I want something that can sit in the siding at Wyndal and look like it's being unloaded, so it will be modelled with one of its doors open. The first thing to do is deal with the interior by scribing the planks on the sides, and filling any ejector pin marks. I then carefully cut out one of the side doors. Assembly was straight forward and went well. Next, painting and weathering. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 If you hadn't said what it was I'd never have guessed it was a buffer, looks more like a UFO. Beam it up!! I thought it was a Traffic Cone on steroids... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 how did you cut out the door? Ive thought about cutting out a side door and mounting it on a hinge, but 4mm just seems a bit too small for that. But I guess possible? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 how did you cut out the door? Ive thought about cutting out a side door and mounting it on a hinge, but 4mm just seems a bit too small for that. But I guess possible? It is indeed possible, as I've demonstrated on this CIE bullied wagon, yes the hinges are over scale, but boy it's great fun letting the door bounce off the springs. Since I've done this one, I have also done another one and it has slighter smaller hinges but still too big for 1/76, but hey ho, what can you do. Nelson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 20, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2015 Nice work Nelson, reminds me of the Airfix 16Tonner but a bit neater. I cut the door out with a scalpel, very carefully with small cuts. I won't try a hinge, I'll glue it open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Probably why if I ever go up in scale, Im not going 7mm or gauge 1, 5" gauge at the minimum. Im a sucker for details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Nice work Nelson, reminds me of the Airfix 16Tonner but a bit neater. I cut the door out with a scalpel, very carefully with small cuts. I won't try a hinge, I'll glue it open. If you're modelling it with the door open, you should also model the brakes on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 22, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2015 Good point Gareth, I hadn't thought of that. Good job the brakes are on the other side to the open door. I'll try and modify them later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 23, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) I've been painting and weathering. With the metal bits added. I haven't fixed the brakes yet as I had already started painting it. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 That looks great. Should the interior be that black? Id have thought coal wouldnt stain THAT much. If not, I need to reweather some of my stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted August 26, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) When it comes to the interior of a coal wagon I'm assuming it would be fairly dark, compared to other wagons. But I could be wrong, and a lack of colour photos from the era I'm modelling doesn't help. Talking of coal, I've added some to the model. The view through the open door. Edited December 18, 2022 by Nile 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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