Tag: 4mm
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Black Five Project.
I’ve made a start on another Black Five; one of a mini batch project of three that were active in this area during that last summer of steam operation on ScR in 1966. Two are Perth locos and the other is a Ferryhill engine. This example is 44797 of Perth. The other two being 44703…
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Mr Blue Sky…
A good weekend has been had here on the layout with a visit from my mate and his lad. We got the other fascia board on the layout and it’s accompanying end board done. Following this, we had a mess about and settled on the track layout, also working out the positions for the major…
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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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The Coo’s ither tail!
Modelling has been a wee bit slow of late due to being off work on leave. The fact I’m not on shifts means I have more energy and coupled with the extraordinarily good July weather in these parts this results on my getting a lot of necessary jobs in and outside the house done that…
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The Coo’s Tail
A sufficient amount of stock has been gathered for the first EM goods train and attention now focuses on the rear of the train. Since this first train has a specific purpose in mind, (hauled by an ex-CR Jumbo of which more in future instalments), it makes some sense to have an appropriate brake bringing…
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Really Useful Track Bits
Wills have just introduced a selection of useful track parts for the 4mm modeller in the form of point rodding. Included are rods and stools, cranks, compensators and down set drive joints. A facing point lock is also included. If you are serious about the appearance of your track work you will certainly appreciate these…
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Tender Process
More work carried out on the tender to allow a satisfactory mating between the chassis and the main body. This involved removing a lot of material fore and aft to accommodate the frame ends. The forward end is now attached by an 8BA screw and the rear is retained by a plastic lug which is…
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Dia. 1829; further.
Construction, now completed, I can lay the model aside overnight to dry. Tomorrow she can cross the workshop to the painting department. In summary; a nice, satisfying build requiring just enough attention and experience to keep it interesting in a pleasant, relaxed way. Everything I expect from a wagon kit in fact. Finally, before anyone…
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Cambrian Diagram 1829 build.
Today I’ve had a nice afternoon and evening tackling a Cambrian kit. This is my first build to EM and depicts the LMS diagram 1829 12 ton steel van. Not a difficult build by any means but a degree of previous experience helps with the kit. Whilst I’m not in a position to check the…
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