My belated 50th birthday present

[nico]

Big box arrived today

 

[steven large]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE..same as my parcel turn this afteroon...it big...avent open it yet...lol...

 

[nico]

Im a very happy chap

 

[Philbahn]

Big box arrived today

Well come on guys open them.

 

[Philbahn]

You were right it was a big box

 

[Steve]

Very Nice old Boy , and many happy belated returns

 

[nico]

now for a closer look8|

 

[nico]

I have to say their very good for the price ,except for the coal which seems a bit shiny nothing a bit of dust wont fix

 

[beavercreek]

Well Nico I can see that you must be 'hoppering' with glee like your avatar. Belated happy birthday mate.......but you have some more trestle bents to make.............

 

[nico]

Well Nico I can see that you must be 'hoppering' with glee like your avatar. Belated happy birthday mate.......but you have some more trestle bents to make.............

oh i forgot about them:bleh: a sure theres a long winter ahead

 

[steven large]

oh IM SAY....
HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY TO U NICO..!! AVE A FUN WITH IT....
lol..mine is the same as yr in broad hopper with weathering...nice...do u want see it??....
wink............
aslo got very interesting advice from richie for about coal.....smash up real coal..into dust on newspaper....then put some evo or glue on the top of the plastic coal traY( TAKE THE LID OFF)..then scatter the real coal dust on it,,leave til dry..brush off or shake it off......up to u..tht wot im doing it one day...

 

[nico]

now that looks great steven

 

[steven large]

thks nico..tht why i have them for yr,,,tht why i give a go with weathering.....it make look good and wore out....

 

[nico]

What paint did you use Steven is it a rust paint

 

[Richie]

Nice one Nico Heres a pic of my hopper which i weathered with acrylic paint and added coal as Steven mentioned earlier .

 

[Steve]

They look very good

 

[MR SPOCK]

oh IM SAY....
HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY TO U NICO..!! AVE A FUN WITH IT....
lol..mine is the same as yr in broad hopper with weathering...nice...do u want see it??....
wink............
aslo got very interesting advice from richie for about coal.....smash up real coal..into dust on newspaper....then put some evo or glue on the top of the plastic coal traY( TAKE THE LID OFF)..then scatter the real coal dust on it,,leave til dry..brush off or shake it off......up to u..tht wot im doing it one day...

Is that the same as Mr Nico has steve,?

 

[MR SPOCK]

now for a closer look8|

[align=center]Happy late returns,

I got one of those wit no whhells on well no trucks on,was looking at it thinking if it could look like a NYC hopper very good looking models tho

models by jon grant
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[steven large]

oh IM SAY....
HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY TO U NICO..!! AVE A FUN WITH IT....
lol..mine is the same as yr in broad hopper with weathering...nice...do u want see it??....
wink............
aslo got very interesting advice from richie for about coal.....smash up real coal..into dust on newspaper....then put some evo or glue on the top of the plastic coal traY( TAKE THE LID OFF)..then scatter the real coal dust on it,,leave til dry..brush off or shake it off......up to u..tht wot im doing it one day...

Is that the same as Mr Nico has steve,?

yes tht rite..same one as nico!!!!!...mine is come in black!!!!.....broad......livery