Brian Daniels diesel workbench

[Brian Daniels]

Thought I had better start a proper workbench thread rather than bits here and there.
I would have put more pictures but it will only put up one picture at a time and I haven't got the time to do it that slow. Good start, the first thing in my "Diesel workbench" is an electric!

Anyway I bought a Peter Clark Class 419 MLV at Reading on Saturday. I have made a start but it won't get very far as I am after some more bits for it. Needless to say it will be blue and grey livery.

 

[Brian Daniels]

Oh I can add all the other pics now this way!

Here is a few of what's in the box, minus the Wayho bogie as I will be using a JLTRT etched one. The body shape was a bit suspect out of the box but a bit of work between the fingers sorted it out.

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Brian,

really looking forward to this build.

cheers

Mike

 

[40126]

+1

Steve

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

I think the "pics per post" limit is 15. Why 15?? No idea...

 

[Brian Daniels]

Don't know why Jordan but in the first post I could only do one pic at a time but once the "thread" was published it went away like normal.

 

[iploffy]

Jorders I think it's 8 at a time or was when Cynric set it up

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

Jorders I think it's 8 at a time or was when Cynric set it up

Sorry for the insubordination Colonel, but when I posted pics from my local Exhibition in October last year it was 15 pics per post.
Tiffin top-up required, Sah!!!

 

[D1054]

Taking shape nicely, Brian. What power unit will you be using on this - traction motors?

 

[Brian Daniels]

It will be the standard flat Mashima across the two driven axles, worked ok for me in my Thumper.

 

[Brian Daniels]

Whilst work has been getting in the way of much modelling recently I did receive the etches from Pete Harvey for the Western vent. It's all put together with superglue. Still waiting for the brake castings from Laurie though

 

[lancer1027]

Wow I do like that Brian.

I will get a set ordered soon. How much were they?.

Rob

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

The 'vent' was quite rare, wasn't it? Not as rare as the "ship's windscreen" - that circular thing in the screen they tried instead of an ordinary wiper! I don't think I've ever seen that modeled!!

 

[iploffy]

If it was it would tie you down to a very short time frame indeed as an experiment it failed so was quickly removed

 

[Steph Dale]

The mesh on that vent is very coarse compared to the prototype, I wonder whether I wouldn't have just gone for a little texture in the vent area to hint at the mesh - some fine emery paper and a wash with dirty thinners after painting perhaps?

Just a thought...

Steph

 

[flexible_coupling]

What was the vent for? I've never seen it pictured....

 

[Dan Randall]

The mesh on that vent is very coarse compared to the prototype, I wonder whether I wouldn't have just gone for a little texture in the vent area to hint at the mesh - some fine emery paper and a wash with dirty thinners after painting perhaps?

Just a thought...

Steph

I was thinking it looked a bit coarse myself and think that your suggestion of emery paper would probably work well in this situation.

I'm sure someone on the forum has posted pictures of a Western with a scratch built cab vent (Rob maybe?) and seem to recall it looked very good.


Regards

Dan

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

What was the vent for? I've never seen it pictured....

It was to try & improve cab ventilation. The main windscreens being quite large, in warm weather the cabs got hot. Apparently opening the side windows wasn't always the best way to let some fresh air in, when at high speed in particular.

 

[iploffy]

I think it looks like a big Zit on a face

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

There's always one, isn't there....