Tag: 1956
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Taking stock
One project that has been bubbling away at the back for a while is this LMS Diagram 1790 Period 2 Brake 3rd. It started life as one of those bargain Dapol knocked-down kits that in my opinion offer some of the best kit-basher material around. Modifications include replacement of the bogies with Bachmann version which…
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Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
A consignment of tender wheels arrived today although I was slightly crestfallen to see that my supplier had provided OO wheels on pinpoints which were ultimately as much use as Nigel Farage to an Edinburgh taxi driver. After weighing up my options, I trawled my parts boxes and found a set of 14mm spoked Markits…
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Love me tender…
I decided to crack on with the tender underframe for the Jumbo tonight following the arrival of frames from Caley Coaches. The Caley very thoughtfully settled on a standard tender chassis wheelbase during the Drummond/McIntosh/Lambie era and that means I was able to put something underneath the DJH castings. You can see the supplied arrangement…
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Pickersgill update
Lining is now completed. This locomotive has a fairly rare dome configuration for the mid 1950s and I’ve been unable to find a suitable lowland match. Therefore she is to become 54495 of Inverness. Actually, at close of play tonight, one side has already been numbered with the other being done tomorrow. Then the proper…
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Pearl Diver? No, 84p!
In between the antics with the Gresley TK, I’ve been tarting up a nice new Bachmann A2. I recently traded in some stuff at my local pusher, C&M Models which left me a healthy exchange credit and allowing me to acquire a pair of A2s. This particular model took the total cost 84p beyond what…
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