What happened at your workbench today?
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Over 14 months, and 1941 messages in, and this is my first contribution to this thread . . . because hitherto I have't had a workbench to report on (only a desk in a home office). Now I have a decent flat surface in the garage (if I can only keep it clear enough for such tasks) under a set of shelves that might allow me a winter operating circuit (or "u" shape, at least). More anon (perhaps).
Today has been a good day!
A wireless Massoth Navigator bought second-hand has been made to work wirelessly (had to read the manual, sorry guys!)
As reported in a separate thread, my LGB Heidi that failed in service last week (passengers were really annoyed) has been fixed (and now fully tested on rollers).
A second loco (scratch-built "British" body on an LGB Spreewald chassis) has also been fixed (was jerky - had slipped a tooth on one axle).
Both locos are fitted with sound (one factory-fitted, the other with a Massoth XLS) and, at the slow speeds I was using for testing, it was good to see that the cylinder movements matched the chuffing sounds (good stuff this "Electrickery").
Who knows what'll be on the workbench next!
Cheers
David
Today has been a good day!
A wireless Massoth Navigator bought second-hand has been made to work wirelessly (had to read the manual, sorry guys!)
As reported in a separate thread, my LGB Heidi that failed in service last week (passengers were really annoyed) has been fixed (and now fully tested on rollers).
A second loco (scratch-built "British" body on an LGB Spreewald chassis) has also been fixed (was jerky - had slipped a tooth on one axle).
Both locos are fitted with sound (one factory-fitted, the other with a Massoth XLS) and, at the slow speeds I was using for testing, it was good to see that the cylinder movements matched the chuffing sounds (good stuff this "Electrickery").
Who knows what'll be on the workbench next!
Cheers
David
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I couldn't work out how to get the body off of mine. What's the secret?This came to me, with shattered side-frames, to the bogies..
A recent non-runner, was on EvilBay, so spares were obtained..
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All now repaired.
PhilP
Yes, the humbrol acrylic range is pretty good to use with brush painting, here’s the finished product well nearly finished.
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The dinning room work shop is full and standing at the moment, I'm building a coach for a friend and sort of one along side it for me, A coach that has kind being put to one side since Xmas, which I really want to finish but needs thinking about (how long does it need 
) bits being put together for a scratch build later, oh and 2 M wagons, plus one K cattle wagon 
It's starting to look like Brown and Marshalls or Met Cam at the turn of the 19th century
Hope no one comes to lunch......
) bits being put together for a scratch build later, oh and 2 M wagons, plus one K cattle wagon It's starting to look like Brown and Marshalls or Met Cam at the turn of the 19th century
Hope no one comes to lunch......
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The 3d printers have been working overtime these past few days, with this forge being the first item out of the blocks. Its just laid together at present, prior to painting and gluing
The blacksmiths house is currently printing and will join the backlog for painting...
The blacksmiths house is currently printing and will join the backlog for painting...
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Got this oldie a bit if a bashup from Ebay Germany yesterday, on of the wheels has bit chewed out of it. All 4 cabside windows missing plus 3 conrods thus none on power bogie. None of this unexpected. So already in bits while I ponder what it will be. Could be a BiMode type of tram utilising the ends as driving cabs with a new middle bit Articulated. Or even a Loco with few changes except some new USA Power Bogies or suchlike and Battery RC. All to go for, meanwhile the Clarabell rests on the bench also in bits while I ponder Gauge 3 conversion.
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Today I have finished the construction of the last passenger vehicle to be built for the Claptowte Railway, there are definitely no plans for any more. It is an all Third class bogie coach constructed from two LGB 4-wheel starter set coaches. Now it all has to be dismantled, primed, painted and re-assembled.
David
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I have been working on the wee folk -ebay imports from the far East- repainting them so they don't all look alike. Many have black hair which is easily remedied, but it was the identical poses that bothered me most. Fortunately they are made from a resin that cuts, carves and glues easily. I found that cutting their heads off and turning them so they looked out of the windows also helped. The photo shows some repaints and remodels.
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Started to rebuild the latest project.
Eight months in, and I'm down to a few last pieces to source for the interior, some canopy glue for the door windows, and I'll be able to call it "done."
Everything just test-fit for the moment.
(Hope to have it complete by end of summer... then I can spend the winter uploading the build log here! Well that... and start the process of weathering!
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Eight months in, and I'm down to a few last pieces to source for the interior, some canopy glue for the door windows, and I'll be able to call it "done."
Everything just test-fit for the moment.
(Hope to have it complete by end of summer... then I can spend the winter uploading the build log here! Well that... and start the process of weathering!
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The Manx Northern 'M' wagons are finally (almost) finished! They really need to be a bit darker -the originals were creosoted- but are fine for the time being. They will no doubt be worked into the ground transporting lead ore from the mines at Foxdale...
The long flat in the background is the running gear from the County Donegal/IMR railcar, which is having rc battery power installed, along with passengers and Driver Corlett, a man so keen, he is already sitting waiting for the body to be fitted around him!
The long flat in the background is the running gear from the County Donegal/IMR railcar, which is having rc battery power installed, along with passengers and Driver Corlett, a man so keen, he is already sitting waiting for the body to be fitted around him!
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What have you done to this?Started to rebuild the latest project.
Eight months in, and I'm down to a few last pieces to source for the interior, some canopy glue for the door windows, and I'll be able to call it "done."
Everything just test-fit for the moment.
(Hope to have it complete by end of summer... then I can spend the winter uploading the build log here! Well that... and start the process of weathering!
Well... assuming this isn't a "Egads! WHAT have you DONE to this?" type question...
(As in shock I would modify an LGB product...)
The answer is... loads!
Big items include:
Roof - removed all LGB OEM appliances, repositioned about half of those, fabricated new ones, added a second (modern) pantograph, added additional piping and cabling, added roof antennas, shortened roof walkways, etc.
Here you can see a quasi side-by-side shot:
Body - stripped all lettering and graphics, filled in two small windows, added new louvered window one side, added a pair of cargo doors to the sides, cleared out the OEM interior seating, added new works dept interior (in process), patched and filled various end wall holes from incorrect cables, removed a pair of elco connectors, added new accurate profile end railings, painted and detailed cab control stands, removed older underbody equipment (to be replaced with new equipment in process), paint and lettered for infrastructure dept.
Again, a quasi side-by-side shot:
Overall, I guess the answer is - I took the standard LGB RhB Red Passenger Railcar and turned it into an RhB Orange Works Dept. Railcar, and adjusted towards scale and prototype fidelity where possible. (Turned a model of Abe 4/4 #32 into Xe 4/4 #9923)
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