Tag: Modelling
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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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Some kind of progress.
After a long long time of struggling to get motivated, last week something happened… It’s been five long years since I last attended Model Rail Scotland at the SECC and a lot of water, not all of it kindly has passed under the bridge since then. I decided though that I was going even just…
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The Last of the many.
This week, after thirteen years of operation and probably a three figure total of locos weathered, to say nothing of a good number of builds, ‘Kingmoor Works’ closes its doors for the last time as relocation north beckons. The last models have left the works in the last month or so. This Heljan Class 60…
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Comrie Pug (Pt1)
Whilst I wait for a replacement chassis etch for the Barclay (long story) I’ve decided to make a start on the second NCB loco for Project77. Due to some confusion and overthinking on my part concerning the compensation on the Barclay, I feel that I need to start afresh with this loco and I’m doing…
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Here’s one I prepared earlier.
Seeing as we are still struggling manfully on with the Jumbo, I thought I’d show you some of the wagons it will ultimately haul. Apart from the open, the construction of which we followed a few months back, all these kit-based wagons were built a few years back and have just been converted for EM…
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Bits and bobs for sale
I’m currently having a clear out of surplus items to gather some funds for EM track and wheel sets so I’ll be putting a few more bits and pieces up over time. First up are these 4mm road vehicles from EFE, Oxford and Base Toys. A useful selection covering the 1955-70 period. I’ll accept £45…
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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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Diagram 1/044 Part 2.
As promised, I continued construction of the wagon tonight. First task was to fit the buffers and to assist with accurate fitting of the replacements, I first bored down the existing shank, thereafter widening the hole to accommodate the broader mounting spigot of the new cast buffers. Next task was to fit the drawhooks (Exactoscale)…
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A little help for my friends…
I’ve completed some models today for a couple of friends who wanted weathering jobs done. I’ve got to say the new generation Farish 37 really has its beauty brought out by some thoughtfully-applied techniques. In both scales, the techniques are roughly the same with over sprays of acrylic, oil washes and dry-brushed enamels. With the…
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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…
Max Stafford's Kennel 