Simond Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Great stuff, Jinty and Happy Anniversary too! best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks guys. Here's one for Steve........ Jinty 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushType4 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Expertly weathered David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) Thanks David, I built one of them today!! Edited June 20, 2016 by steve fay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Not sure if this should be in the 'Prototype' section, but I'll be having all these (albeit in BR livery) on Talyllyn, so will place them here for now. First off a MICA B number 105873 in GW white with red lettering at Bewdley. Next up is a GW Vent Van, number 93045 in GW grey livery again at Bewdley. Here we have a GW 5-Plank wagon in GW grey, numbered 94059 at Bewdley. And lastly for this post, here is a Ex LMS 20t brake van in BR Bauxite livery, numbered M730866 again at Bewdley. More soon Jinty 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) A more than usually interesting selection of restored wagons in that they have been allowed to weather down to a state that is more representative of everyday GWR than the pristine examples I've seen on other railways. The grey has bleached considerably while the grey on the underframe has darkened due to lubricant and road dust. All very useful for modellers. I would say the LMS brake van is not brown enough for LMS bauxite. Interesting to see the goods brake is unfitted and would have been painted grey under BR. When they came into BR ownership in LMS bauxite, they may have fooled a few goods guards into assuming they were fitted or at least had a through pipe. Edited June 21, 2016 by coachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Hello David. Superb pictures of wagons. By the way I get the impression you have been to Bewdley! Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 A more than usually interesting selection of restored wagons in that they have been allowed to weather down to a state that is more representative of everyday GWR than the pristine examples I've seen on other railways. The grey has bleached considerably while the grey on the underframe has darkened due to lubricant and road dust. All very useful for modellers. I would say the LMS brake van is not brown enough for LMS bauxite. Interesting to see the goods brake is unfitted and would have been painted grey under BR. When they came into BR ownership in LMS bauxite, they may have fooled a few goods guards into assuming they were fitted or at least had a through pipe. I'd agree with all that. One of the reasons I took the pictures of the freight stock is because I wanted some reference pictures, and although not as weathered as they were in BR days, they give a good impression as to how they weather up over time. Yes the LMS brakevan, being unfitted, should of been grey. Hello David. Superb pictures of wagons. By the way I get the impression you have been to Bewdley! Rod Yes Rod, we spent Saturday on the SVR, and Sunday dodging raindrops!!!!! Well here are another few. First off is a GW 6t Fruit van, number 2303 in GWR van Brown at Kidderminster Next is a 12t MOGO van in GW grey, numbered 65801 again at Kidderminster Now we have two views of a GW TOAD Brakevan in GW grey, numbered 68501 at Kidderminster Again these vehicles are quite nicely weathered and bleached. Jinty 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 The SVR must have the best collection of pre-Nationalization wagons and coaches in the land....... Where else can passengers ride in GWR, LMS or LNER coaching stock. In the early days of heritage lines I rode in a GWR coach on the SVR and a SE&CR 'Continental' coach on the K&WVR, so I took it for granted this was the norm. The norm turned out to be riding in BR Mk.I's on most lines and usually W.Region brown & cream at that when I rarely saw a Mk.I in that livery in steam days! Such is life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 The SVR must have the best collection of pre-Nationalization wagons and coaches in the land....... Where else can passengers ride in GWR, LMS or LNER coaching stock. In the early days of heritage lines I rode in a GWR coach on the SVR and a SE&CR 'Continental' coach on the K&WVR, so I took it for granted this was the norm. The norm turned out to be riding in BR Mk.I's on most lines and usually W.Region brown & cream at that when I rarely saw a Mk.I in that livery in steam days! Such is life. They have a wonderful rake of Stanier stock as you mentioned, of which I enjoyed a ride back from Kidderminster to Highley on one of them. I also took a good few photos of the end and a bogie as reference for when these period I coaches land on my WB. Jinty 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Well a little break from the gratuitous pictures of wagons off the SVR (Although there are a couple more to follow). I've had a bit of a session on the crossover today, I've finished the first turnout and I've built up the frog for the second turnout and mounted it all. Once I'd built the first turnout I made up some jumper wires out of 0.7mm brass wire which are soldered underneath the rail and jump the power from the stock rail to the switch rail (just like a Peco electrofrog). Someone asked me how I did this so here are the pictures as promised. Here is the wire bent to shape ready to be soldered into place And here it is soldered in place and cleaned up. As you can see the wire will be hidden by the ballast and I'm certain it'll take a very keen eye to see the wire between the rail bottom and the top of the ballast. And here is progress on the crossover as of this evening. First turnout in place and all the chairs and tiebars fitted. And more of an overall view I'll be able to finish this next turnout but will have to wait till my next delivery of 12" sleepering from Intentio before finishing the other turnout. I really like the Intentio sleepering as they are accurate and very consistant in the cutting. More wagons tomorrow, or maybe I'll take a weathering brush to that Warship....................................................... Jinty 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Lets have a break from wagons......... How about some locos? First up is 08 0-6-0 Shunter D3588 at Bridgnorth And on shed at Bridgnorth after working on that day is 15xx 0-6-0PT 1501 in BR Lined Black livery Along side the 15xx was 14xx number 1450 and here are two views of her in BR Lined Green livery Also at Bridgnorth was D1062 Western Courier in BR Maroon with Yellow T' front panel. Class 4, number 43106 was also sitting on shed at Bridgnorth That's all for now. Jinty Edited June 22, 2016 by Jintyman 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Great shots, the 14 looks great, I must get an MOK kit!! I will be seeing the 15 this Saturday at the Pontypool and blaenavon and hopefully Dave at MOK will provide a kit of that as well. I really like the western with the yellow buffer beam! If I had another it would be like that. 08 from Dapol, not sure if I could get away with a Pig!! Possibly another MOK kit! No more pictures thank you! I've just spent a fortune!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Yes a lot of those locos are very nice in model form Steve. Anyway, back to the crossover. A couple of hours was spent this evening adding the second stock rail and the two switch rails. Then the check rails and it's now just awaiting the tiebars to finish it off. In this first picture the left hand switch rail looks wonky, but I had to go and check and it's even as it should be, so I don't know what happened in the photo. And here is an overview I've also done a short video to show the smooth transition across O-MF turnouts. Using a light wagon (The 5-plank with no load) first I pushed it across with a little finger weight, and then I pushed it across with no weight at all. (Please excuse the video it was taken with a cheap and nasty camera) I've been having a root around and have found a few 12" sleeper strips, so I may have enough to finish the next turnout. Jinty 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Add a couple of feed wires and................................................................ A short test session with the Warship The O-MF geometry gives exceptionally smooth running over pointwork. No wheel drop and in the next video you'll see wagons being pushed over the two frog assemblies with no bumping or wheel drop at all. Sorry about the poor quality of videos. Should of used my phone's camera!!! Jinty 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted June 23, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2016 Excellent stuff Jinty I'm sure your track building has inspired may others to give it ago like it did me Looking forward to more!! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Lovely trackwork Mate, looking forwards to seeing that Warship weathered up, what a beast. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted June 23, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2016 Coming on really well great trackwork. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 looking forwards to seeing that Warship weathered up, what a beast. Yes Peter they are a beast, A Howes Class 42 sound file on one of my blank XL's and a pair of Bass Reflex speakers should really bring it to life. As for the weathering, from the pictures I've seen of them, they seemed to be kept in reasonably clean condition until the very last days, so it'll be just a gentle weathering really and a dusting of soot across the roof and vents, and road dirt around the bottom valences. Jinty 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Smith Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Hello Jinty Your track looks terrific, and I envy you the Warship - although back in the day, we didn't like them much, because they had displaced our beloved Castles and Halls. Just for fun, here is a nice pic of a Warship taken by my friend Richard P on 22nd September 1962 at Newton Abbot. The chap standing by "The Bristolian" is a much younger me . . . Happy days! P.S. Just to put the record straight, when they were running well and on form the Warships were terrific engines. Light and fast, they transformed the service on the South Devon banks, and also won the hearts of old-time steam footplate men on the Waterloo to Exeter service. Sadly, they could not be fitted with air brakes, and so they were all gone just ten years or so later. P.P.S. I think the loco is D831, "Monarch" John Edited June 23, 2016 by John R Smith 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Great photo John, Steve Fay is converting a Heljan Warship to that type of front end, least I think it's that one. On another note, whilst at Highley last Saturday I spotted this 12t Large Cattle Wagon numbered B891054 sitting next to the signal box. Then the other side of the signal box was this van, which I presumed was a FRUIT-D. I could be wrong, but it sure looked like one. The builders plate said: LOT 1723 No. 3429 Swindon 1950 I'd be grateful for any confirmation from anyone to the van's provenance. Jinty 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daifly Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I think that it's this one. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Not a lot done on Talyllyn or much else 7mm, I've been weathering this 4mm Patriot for a friend of mine. Attached the brake linkages, the front steps and the coal rails (Noticed that they had come loose in the first picture!!!) He wanted it rather heavily weathered, so here it is. Sorry about the 4mm intrusion, I just didn;t think it warranted a fresh thread!!! I'm going to go and have another couple of hours in the garage this evening I think!!!! Jinty 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) The very last original Patriot I saw was at Helsby. I hadn't seen one for a while and it was like looking at something really historical in a sea of taper boilers. Neat weathering and I wish to goodness everyone did them like this instead of some fabled all-over grey or fawn. The platework at the entrance to the cab and lower steps often went rusty where the footplate mens boots kicked the paint off. Edited June 26, 2016 by coachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Not a lot done on Talyllyn or much else 7mm, I've been weathering this 4mm Patriot for a friend of mine. Patriot 02.jpg Jinty As it`s not 7mm,does this make it a 'baby patriot'.......... Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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