Tag: EM
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Wagon Miscellany No1
As will already be obvious, I’m involved in converting to EM, a fairly substantial fleet of rolling stock. Here you can see two proprietary RTRS wagons from Bachmann, both of which were rather painlessly converted to EM, chiefly through removing a couple of strengthening ribs behind the axle guards. The first one is a very…
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Van-tasmagoria!
This morning I finished off the diagram 1897 van, finishing off with some weathering, firstly with Tamiya acrylics then some weathering powder by Anita Decor which I purchased at Intermodellbau in Germany five years ago. I really ought to make more use of the stuff as you can generate some interesting effects with it, particularly…
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In Between Days
Whilst I’ve been busy with the Jumbo, I had to pause whilst I was awaiting a new gearbox unit for it. I decided to take advantage of this lull to tackle another wagon. The Ratio LMS 12T van is an old but excellent kit that belies its near forty year age in terms of quality.…
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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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Decks Cleared for Action!
Last night I decided enough was enough and mercilessly attacked my workshop, clearing the industrial level of clutter and reorganising the tool drawers in order that I can crack on and produce some proper EM kit. OK, I’ll admit the painting section needs a bit more work but come on, you never saw this place…
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Workshop developments
After a busy day, I wasn’t going be doing a massive amount of modelling tonight but a couple of hours’ work sees 54495 finally numbered and the steel bodied van recieving the first of it’s weathering. I took the opportunity to add rain strips above the door as 4mm van roofs just look too plain…
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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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