As I advised in my recent Covid, exhibitions, mental health and life changes post, in an attempt to restore my modelling mojo whilst on furlough I started to build a number of the wagon kits that I had added to the to do later pile over the last few years. The kits were all from … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #8 Taking a ‘brake’ from wagons rolling of the workbench
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Workbench Witterings #7 what were these B4?
Following on from my recent Talking Stock #38 The Adams B4 tanks post that included a brief history of the prototype and also a review of the recent range of Dapol ready to run models, I have added a few of these to my fleet for Canute Road Quay and therefore renamed and numbered to … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #7 what were these B4?
Inset track made simple see my article in Hornby Magazine August issue 146
The August issue No. 146 of Hornby Magazine published last week includes my step by guide on how to simply create concrete inset track exactly as I used on Canute Road Quay. This follows Canute Road Quay featuring earlier this year in the April 2019 Issue, whilst within the main layout article I briefly described … Continue reading Inset track made simple see my article in Hornby Magazine August issue 146
Quay industrial tanks for use on Canute Road Quay a @Hornby W4 Peckett and an @Hattonsmodels Andrew Barclay, albeit slightly modified…
Whilst many when asked about Southampton Docks will generally immediately think of the ex LSWR / Southern Railway docks with ex LSWR B4 0-4-0 tanks and later SR USA tanks, however there were a myriad of rail served private docks and wharves in the area including inner and outer docks and those along the River … Continue reading Quay industrial tanks for use on Canute Road Quay a @Hornby W4 Peckett and an @Hattonsmodels Andrew Barclay, albeit slightly modified…
Workbench Witterings #5 O2 and not an O2, is this more weathering I see before me
With a nod to the fact that today, 23rd April, is not only St Georges Day, but also the date on which William Shakespeare is understood to have both been born and this year the 400th anniversary of his death, hence the stretching of a few quotations from his writings (so much more than witterings) … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #5 O2 and not an O2, is this more weathering I see before me
Workbench Witterings #4 identity changing and weathering
At long last, assisted by a few days off work over the recent Easter weekend, I have finally completed a few outstanding items on the workbench. This has mainly been around renumbering, naming and weathering a few items of rolling stock so I thought I would share with you some of the locomotives that I have … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #4 identity changing and weathering
Workbench Witterings #3 a change of S15 identity to the Maunsell Locomotive Society’s 30847
This weekend I finished changing the identity of one of Hornby's excellent S15 Class 4-6-0 models to represent 30847 one of the locomotives preserved by the Maunsell Locomotive Society. I carried out the work on behalf the Company Secretary of the Society and it was a pleasure to assist him in getting a model of 30847, … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #3 a change of S15 identity to the Maunsell Locomotive Society’s 30847
Workbench Witterings #2 Another repaint completed and the weathering queue gets longer
Fresh off the workbench today is a Hornby Schools Class R2844 number 30934 "St Lawrence" in early BR lined black but in my time honoured fashion, as per my post here, has been repainted and renumbered to appear as Number 929 "Malvern" in Southern post war black livery. Again this is one of those projects … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #2 Another repaint completed and the weathering queue gets longer
Workbench Witterings #1 A 45T steam crane and a green Van ‘B’
As promised a few posts ago when I first opened the box on my Wild Boar Models 45T Ransomes and Rapier Steam Breakdown Crane I thought it was about time I started "a whats on my workbench" type series of posts, so welcome to the first of my "Workbench Witterings". I am sure I am similar to … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #1 A 45T steam crane and a green Van ‘B’
45T Ransomes & Rapier Steam Breakdown Crane 3D printed kit from Wild Boar Models
Wild Boar Models develop and produce a number of 3D printed 4mm scale kits including a 45T Ransomes and Rapier Steam Breakdown Crane based on the two that were supplied (procured by the Government) to the Southern Railway, four to the Great Western Railway and a further two to the Ministry of Supply / LNER under wartime conditions in … Continue reading 45T Ransomes & Rapier Steam Breakdown Crane 3D printed kit from Wild Boar Models