Joe's Garage
Western Thunderer
Ian I am just amazed at the level of detail you put in to your models...!
All the best
Julian
All the best
Julian
2mm Modbury
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Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
As a bit of light relief from making and adding bits to my Duke, over the last two days I have been bringing a couple of coaches through the paint shop. A V13 PBV (which I forgot to take any pictures of, and an E17 Composite. The V13 is one of my own kits that I had etched by PPD some years ago and will join the other one I already have on Modbury. The E17 is a Worsley Works scratch aid comprising floor, sides and ends (including the clerestory sides and ends). The two coaches have been built for some months but were awaiting warmer weather for painting.
There is still a bit of touching up to do on both sides but it's getting there.
The other thing that has occupied me this afternoon is this :
I purchased the kits for these a few months ago from the S4 stand at the Uckfield (I think) exhibition, but at last nights Midland Area Group meeting, Chris Carlson brought along his rolling bars for me to borrow as at the previous meeting I had set about sweating together the laminations to form 4 of the levers from the first kit. Having the rolling bars I decided that I would have a go at forming the top of one of them, which once successfully achieved led me to cut out and solder up a lever frame unit for said top to fit on. While I had the rolling bars set up I decided to form the tops for the other 3 units before I went to babysit my 2 year old grandson. On my return I thought "well, the first one only took about 45-50 minutes to put together, so I might as well build up another before tea". The result was that the 3rd was assembled while my dinner was cooking, and the 4th was my dessert!
Just got another 15 levers to sweat together now!
Thanks for looking
Ian
There is still a bit of touching up to do on both sides but it's getting there.
The other thing that has occupied me this afternoon is this :
I purchased the kits for these a few months ago from the S4 stand at the Uckfield (I think) exhibition, but at last nights Midland Area Group meeting, Chris Carlson brought along his rolling bars for me to borrow as at the previous meeting I had set about sweating together the laminations to form 4 of the levers from the first kit. Having the rolling bars I decided that I would have a go at forming the top of one of them, which once successfully achieved led me to cut out and solder up a lever frame unit for said top to fit on. While I had the rolling bars set up I decided to form the tops for the other 3 units before I went to babysit my 2 year old grandson. On my return I thought "well, the first one only took about 45-50 minutes to put together, so I might as well build up another before tea". The result was that the 3rd was assembled while my dinner was cooking, and the 4th was my dessert!
Just got another 15 levers to sweat together now!
Thanks for looking
Ian
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
Well, I've finally managed to complete the last couple of coaches (for a while).
The Diagram E17 lavatory composite. The sides and ends are Worsley Works scratch aid kits, and are sold as a Diagram E14. However, the E14 had 12" deep eaves panels (compared to the models 7" deep), so is actually an E17. The bogies are my own Dean 6'4" etches.
T'other side of the E17. The curly bit of wire on the left hand end of the coach is my coupling (bent to represent the vacuum pipe), the tail of the wire engages in a rectangular loop of wire below the adjacent coach's headstock.
The other coach I've completed is another V13 6 wheeled brake van :
The V13 brake van is one of my own kits - seeing it blown up on a 21" monitor reveals that I need to touch up the black moulding above the guards lookout! Again the curly wire coupling is in evidence.
T'other side of the V13. I also need to touch up the end handrails too!!
And finally the complete rake (diagrams V13 Brake Van, E17 Lavatory Composite, C4 All Third, D37 Van Third) :
I'm really glad that I've managed to get this little lot complete and ready for Modbury's next outing to the Exeter MRS show in a couple of weeks time (21/22 June 2025).
Thanks for looking,
Ian
The Diagram E17 lavatory composite. The sides and ends are Worsley Works scratch aid kits, and are sold as a Diagram E14. However, the E14 had 12" deep eaves panels (compared to the models 7" deep), so is actually an E17. The bogies are my own Dean 6'4" etches.
T'other side of the E17. The curly bit of wire on the left hand end of the coach is my coupling (bent to represent the vacuum pipe), the tail of the wire engages in a rectangular loop of wire below the adjacent coach's headstock.
The other coach I've completed is another V13 6 wheeled brake van :
The V13 brake van is one of my own kits - seeing it blown up on a 21" monitor reveals that I need to touch up the black moulding above the guards lookout! Again the curly wire coupling is in evidence.
T'other side of the V13. I also need to touch up the end handrails too!!
And finally the complete rake (diagrams V13 Brake Van, E17 Lavatory Composite, C4 All Third, D37 Van Third) :
I'm really glad that I've managed to get this little lot complete and ready for Modbury's next outing to the Exeter MRS show in a couple of weeks time (21/22 June 2025).
Thanks for looking,
Ian
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James Spooner
Western Thunderer
Ian,
That is an absolutely stunning rake of carriages, and with the incredible quality of the paintwork it is really difficult to believe it has been completed in 2mm scale. Respect!!
Nigel
That is an absolutely stunning rake of carriages, and with the incredible quality of the paintwork it is really difficult to believe it has been completed in 2mm scale. Respect!!
Nigel
Brian McKenzie
Western Thunderer
Neat work Ian. Is the siderod 'clonk' dubbed in - or onboard sound?
-Brian McK.
-Brian McK.
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
Unfortunately it seems very noisy - I can’t actually work out why!!
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
A little bit more progress on the Duke. I am now at the stage of making all the fiddly bits, first up the bits on the tender :
The brake standard I made a couple of weeks ago, but it has now been soldered in place. The toolbox was made in the same way as I have done previously - a lump of brass cut to size with a curved top, a oversize piece of 0.005" sheet soldered in place for the lid, and filed back to size once secure. The hinges and lock strap are simply slots cut in the relevant places across the corner/side of the lid, pieces of thin material soldered into the slots which are then filed back once secure. The sandboxes are just blocks of brass with a hole drilled in the top and a piece of wire soldered in and filed back to size/shape. The axlebox/springs are very old 2mm Association offerings for cast white metal 2000 gallon tender axleboxes (perfect for this tender!)
The engine has also received some bits and bobs - firstly handrails of 0.008" guitar string, and todays addition the sandboxes - these have a 4mmx2mm base of 0.010" nickel silver, a brass body soldered on top, a 0.45mm hole drilled centrally vertically through both into which a length of 0.45mm nickel silver wire was poked and onto which a small shaped piece of 0.005" NS to represent the lid. A touch of solder secures the lid to wire and body of the sandbox. Finally the wire is cut off and filed to represent the knob for the lid. The wire that protrudes from the bottom of the sandbox locates in a hole in the footplate and they are just plonked in place until after painting.
Finally a couple of photos of her current state :
The observant will have noticed that the spare lamp sockets have been added on the footplate between the drivers.
Evident in this view is some of the lead added in the cab, this has been cut and placed as per the prototype cab (although it still needs the inner plating added to hide the wheels). The nearer side will eventually have a further arched shaped piece on top housing the screw reverser.
Thanks for looking,
Ian
The brake standard I made a couple of weeks ago, but it has now been soldered in place. The toolbox was made in the same way as I have done previously - a lump of brass cut to size with a curved top, a oversize piece of 0.005" sheet soldered in place for the lid, and filed back to size once secure. The hinges and lock strap are simply slots cut in the relevant places across the corner/side of the lid, pieces of thin material soldered into the slots which are then filed back once secure. The sandboxes are just blocks of brass with a hole drilled in the top and a piece of wire soldered in and filed back to size/shape. The axlebox/springs are very old 2mm Association offerings for cast white metal 2000 gallon tender axleboxes (perfect for this tender!)
The engine has also received some bits and bobs - firstly handrails of 0.008" guitar string, and todays addition the sandboxes - these have a 4mmx2mm base of 0.010" nickel silver, a brass body soldered on top, a 0.45mm hole drilled centrally vertically through both into which a length of 0.45mm nickel silver wire was poked and onto which a small shaped piece of 0.005" NS to represent the lid. A touch of solder secures the lid to wire and body of the sandbox. Finally the wire is cut off and filed to represent the knob for the lid. The wire that protrudes from the bottom of the sandbox locates in a hole in the footplate and they are just plonked in place until after painting.
Finally a couple of photos of her current state :
The observant will have noticed that the spare lamp sockets have been added on the footplate between the drivers.
Evident in this view is some of the lead added in the cab, this has been cut and placed as per the prototype cab (although it still needs the inner plating added to hide the wheels). The nearer side will eventually have a further arched shaped piece on top housing the screw reverser.
Thanks for looking,
Ian
Joe's Garage
Western Thunderer
I see Bill Kenning has been out and about in Devon again.....the coaches are absolutely stunning.
What I like about Modbury is how it captures the GWR in the early 1900s....truly Edwardian Elegance.
Cheers Julian
What I like about Modbury is how it captures the GWR in the early 1900s....truly Edwardian Elegance.
Cheers Julian
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
A little while since I've scratchbuilt a wagon, but I have a hankering to add a few items of departmental stock as a change to the normal run-of-the-mill stuff seen on Modbury. The first of these is a diagram T3 signal/sleeper wagon.
The under frame was built up around a couple of pairs of W irons. Effectively, a 9' wheelbase chassis cut in half! A piece of NS was cut and soldered to the W irons to hold them together/apart at an 18'0" wheelbase. The solebars are lengths of 0.010" with a narrow piece soldered along the lower edge at 90 degrees to represent the bottom of the channel (didn't bother adding a piece along the top as it can't be seen because of the overhang of the sides). Headstocks are more lengths of 0.010", truss rods are 0.3mm wire on etched handrail knobs for the queenpost's. Springs and axle boxes are 2mm Association GWR Oil axleboxes (laminated etch). V hangers and brake gear made up from oddments saved from various other chassis etches. I've made a representation of the Thomas handbrake from 0.6mm tube with handles from more etched handrail knobs with 0.2mm wire for the handles themselves. I've just noticed that I've managed to break one end of the brake pull rod away from the tumbler at the further end of the wagon (probably done handling the wagon while added the bolt detail!
Brake side - The body was a simple open box structure in 0.020" plasticard. The planks being scrawked. The strapping is all 0.005" (including the T iron strapping on the ends). Bolt detail is Archers transfers.
Non-Brake side.
The plan is to finish this as a "Signal Dept" wagon, and put a signal on it (in its component parts as that is how I assume such a thing would be shipped to where it was to be erected - a post, a ladder, spectacle plate, finial, and a crate containing the various bits of ironwork). I would be interested to know if anyone actually knows for certain how signals were despatched from Reading to site.
Thanks for looking.
Ian
The under frame was built up around a couple of pairs of W irons. Effectively, a 9' wheelbase chassis cut in half! A piece of NS was cut and soldered to the W irons to hold them together/apart at an 18'0" wheelbase. The solebars are lengths of 0.010" with a narrow piece soldered along the lower edge at 90 degrees to represent the bottom of the channel (didn't bother adding a piece along the top as it can't be seen because of the overhang of the sides). Headstocks are more lengths of 0.010", truss rods are 0.3mm wire on etched handrail knobs for the queenpost's. Springs and axle boxes are 2mm Association GWR Oil axleboxes (laminated etch). V hangers and brake gear made up from oddments saved from various other chassis etches. I've made a representation of the Thomas handbrake from 0.6mm tube with handles from more etched handrail knobs with 0.2mm wire for the handles themselves. I've just noticed that I've managed to break one end of the brake pull rod away from the tumbler at the further end of the wagon (probably done handling the wagon while added the bolt detail!
Brake side - The body was a simple open box structure in 0.020" plasticard. The planks being scrawked. The strapping is all 0.005" (including the T iron strapping on the ends). Bolt detail is Archers transfers.
Non-Brake side.
The plan is to finish this as a "Signal Dept" wagon, and put a signal on it (in its component parts as that is how I assume such a thing would be shipped to where it was to be erected - a post, a ladder, spectacle plate, finial, and a crate containing the various bits of ironwork). I would be interested to know if anyone actually knows for certain how signals were despatched from Reading to site.
Thanks for looking.
Ian
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
The diagram T3 Signal/Sleeper wagon has been completed. Painted in my own version of GWR red, and lettered with predominantly Fox transfers (the "READING" is from a really old set of Woodhead transfers). The interior was painted in a mix of Humbrol White (34) and 110, in a variety of ratios to give a variety of tones. A final wash of Precision Paints Frame Dirt toned everything down. Unfortunately, none of my transfer sheets have the "Signal Dept" branding which should be above "Reading", so I've elected to leave that off!
The non-brake side. I've still got to fit the loops on the DG couplings.
The brake side - I've fixed the central pull rod since the last post.
As can be seen, I've modelled it as a loaded wagon. The post is a tapered piece of 3mm square plastic rod, I've painted quite a bit of the lower end of the post black as it is my understanding that signal posts had their bottom 5' or so buried in the ground. I've laid it on some pieces of timber to make it easier to get hands/rope under it when loading/unloading. The balance arm and weight lie next to the post, and a finial lies on a piece of hessian sacking. The arm and spectacle plate also lie on the floor of the wagon. The assumption is that all of the rest of the ironwork (including lamp case) and the spectacle glasses have been stowed in the large crate.
A view from the other side of the wagon reveals the ladder lying on the floor of the wagon too.
Thanks for looking,
Ian
The non-brake side. I've still got to fit the loops on the DG couplings.
The brake side - I've fixed the central pull rod since the last post.
As can be seen, I've modelled it as a loaded wagon. The post is a tapered piece of 3mm square plastic rod, I've painted quite a bit of the lower end of the post black as it is my understanding that signal posts had their bottom 5' or so buried in the ground. I've laid it on some pieces of timber to make it easier to get hands/rope under it when loading/unloading. The balance arm and weight lie next to the post, and a finial lies on a piece of hessian sacking. The arm and spectacle plate also lie on the floor of the wagon. The assumption is that all of the rest of the ironwork (including lamp case) and the spectacle glasses have been stowed in the large crate.
A view from the other side of the wagon reveals the ladder lying on the floor of the wagon too.
Thanks for looking,
Ian
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
Hi Ian, your engine is just superb.
Ian Smith
Western Thunderer
Thank you John.
Having got her to the stage of just adding the little bits and bobs that add character and breathe life I’ve put her aside as she can now do what I wanted her to do for the Exeter exhibition this weekend.
As you can see from the last post I’ve been adding to the Modbury stock in readiness for said exhibition (I’ve built another brake van too that I haven’t bothered to document online).
Regards
Ian