RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Guy Rixon said: John, I'm glad to hear that your products are very accurate. Well done. I wish you did something that suits my period. I still wonder if the best compromise for generic sheets might be to compress the sizes and spacing very slightly. An example is the "Ventilated" legend that appears on many kinds of GWR van: it's nearly always squeezed in between the van framing and default spacing of the letters makes it too large. If the letters were 5% smaller than nominal or the spacing 5% tighter, I don't think anybody would notice, but if the legend doesn't fit the space it really stands out. That's why I avoid producing 'generic' transfer sheets, and stick to 'custom' products - ie. transfers designed to fit specific vehicles; it's the only way to get 'em to fit properly. Naturally, this involves producing a broad range of different transfer sheets - but it's the only way to reproduce the prototype accurately. Regards, John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted December 20, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2019 The kit came with a pre-curved piece of plastic card for the roof, it just needed trimming to the right size before gluing onto the body. With a bit of weathering it is now finished. 10 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted December 30, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2019 Following on from all the horsebox bodging on my other workbench I've actually built one of the kits I used as it should be, with a few additions. A GWR Beetle W7 prize cattle van. 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nice build Nile. Really shows off the crisp mouldings of the kit. Looks like you've added some undergubbins too. Lucky beasts! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWsTrains Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Lovely work, thanks for sharing. I can't imagine how you managed those fiddly foot stirrups and even the main steps. I had to bodge up replacements having broken most of them off during finishing. Lesson was learnt to add them when everything is fully complete! Colin 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted February 20, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) In the interests of getting something done on this workbench I'm going to try chipping away at the kit mountain, in no particular order. I thought I'd start with one I've not built before, a MAJ kit. It's a case of study the instructions carefully as the chassis parts cover several options, there are lots of bits left over. Care is also needed with some of the parts, the plastic is getting old and brittle. Despite that it went together well. The black plastic doesn't photograph well, so here it is with an initial coat of grey. Edited November 6, 2022 by Nile 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 The grade of plastic in the 3H kits always was slightly brittle, even when new. They can be made into nice models though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Something missing from the kit are tie-bars. I've replicated these with 0.4mm brass rod, fitted into holes drilled in the sides of the w-irons. And now the right way up. Edited November 6, 2022 by Nile 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2020 Which transfers did you use for the tare weight? I had some rub-down ones from POWsides that I made rather a hash of but I think there are also some on the HMRS LMS English pre-grouping constituents except LNWR sheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2020 HMRS. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ruston Posted February 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2020 Nice job you've made of that, Nile. I've built one of those MAJ L&Y fruit wagons but the plank lines stick out, instead of being grooves! It's kind of put me off building the van and the other fruit wagon that I have in my stash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted February 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2020 I've just looked at a van kit and I see what you mean. The plank lines are much finer on this wagon. Up next is another MAJ kit, a one plank wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Nile said: I've just looked at a van kit and I see what you mean. The plank lines are much finer on this wagon. Up next is another MAJ kit, a one plank wagon. Is it not possible, with care, to remove the raised plank joints and then scribe grooves? Time-consuming, admittedly, but using one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamiya-74091-700-300074091-Plastic-Scriber/dp/B002KKBVTC/ref=asc_df_B002KKBVTC/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309912011658&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=51339585072567442&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045284&hvtargid=pla-439173106987&psc=1 it should be achievable. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted February 24, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 It would be difficult, but not impossible, as it has outside framing. Photo here: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Isherwood Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Nile said: It would be difficult, but not impossible, as it has outside framing. Photo here: For that kind of work, I would use this (the centre, pointed one) https://www.cassart.co.uk/craft/scratchboard-1/scratchboard-surface/ampersand-scratchbord-scratch-knives-including-nibs-set-of.htm?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&productid=5827&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZzE04Hq5wIVy7TtCh3GjAA1EAQYAyABEgKuP_D_BwE You should be able to buy the holder and the pointed blades from a good art shop. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) Currently on the modelling bench, another MAJ kit of a LYR wagon, and a Nu-cast kit of a NBR van. I was going to stick to one kit at a time, but watching enamel paint dry is no fun. Edited November 6, 2022 by Nile 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainMan2001 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Hey Nile, Sorry to bug you about paint again, but how do you get such a nice finish with brush painting? Do you thin the paint, or is there something else I could be missing? Thanks. -TM2001 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 9, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2020 Yes, thin paint is the key. Thin enough so that it can flow a bit, and not dry too quickly. And keep the surface horizontal until it has visibly dried, to stop any runs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) At last something to show. The second LYR wagon is finished, it's longer than the first, as this shows. The difference in colour is down to the weathering, I haven't given this one a black wash, just powders. Edited November 6, 2022 by Nile 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Looking very nice. Will you load it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2020 Maybe someday, for now it's gone into storage with my other wagons. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) And now the NBR van is done. The other side, showing its split identity. Edited November 6, 2022 by Nile 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted May 26, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2020 I haven't abandoned standard gauge modelling, but it's at a lower priority right now. To keep things ticking along I thought I'd tackle one of the re-issued Slater's kits, if only because they come in quite big boxes. Should be a simple enough build. Well not quite. I think they've included the wrong floor in this kit as it needed some bits removed to get the brake gear to fit. My older kits have a different floor in them. Eventually it all came together ok, and the new waterslide transfers work well. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Neat looking van. Single identity? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 That van looks fantastic - are the buffers sprung, or just metal inserts in plastic housings? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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