7mm National Railway Museum Workbench

[James]

According to the Wild Swan profile book, 46226 received its cylindrical smokebox on 8/10/1952, was painted standard blue 1/6/51 and standard green14/5/54. So, it definitely carried blue livery with a cylindrical smokebox for a year and a half, as portrayed in the model.
Dave.

Thank you Dave, much appreciated

 

[James]

Progress with the weighbridge office.

 

[James]

The office continues to develop.

 

[James]

Another unpainted mineral wagon nearly finished.

 

[Dog Star]

P110778 is rather tasty and looks very much like painted wood that has weathered and shed the paint. Well done.

 

[steve1]

I was there last week. Caught this Heljan (?) Class 15.



steve

 

[robertm]

I was there last week. Caught this Heljan (?) Class 15.

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steve

Little Loco or EFE I suspect, a nice model but bits do fall off.
Sorry, Ive made the assumption the layout is 7mm, if not then laugh and ignore.

 

[James]

I was there last week. Caught this Heljan (?) Class 15.

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steve

Still on my to weather list!

 

[James]

P110778 is rather tasty and looks very much like painted wood that has weathered and shed the paint. Well done.

Thank you!

Little Loco or EFE I suspect, a nice model but bits do fall off.
Sorry, Ive made the assumption the layout is 7mm, if not then laugh and ignore.

Yes, it's 7mm.

 

[RichardG]

Another unpainted mineral wagon nearly finished.

James I know we are not supposed to make models of models but this is very inspirational to me, and the finish ought to work for an earlier period too. I (still) find bare wood difficult. Thank you so much for posting.

 

[James]

James I know we are not supposed to make models of models but this is very inspirational to me, and the finish ought to work for an earlier period too. I (still) find bare wood difficult. Thank you so much for posting.

Would it help if I post the various stages of this wagon undergoing this treatment?

7mm - **** Parkinson's - Occasional 7mm Workbench

Ooh nasty! A dire warning to the rest of us Genuine turpentine doesn't attack the acrylic varnish though, a useful alternative for weathering.

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[RichardG]

Oh yes please!

 

[James]

More of my wife's work - a wooden station building based around an Alphagraphix kit. The planks are thin card applied individually.

Kerry's said starting from scratch would probably have been more straightforward

 

[James]

Oh yes please!

Just a teaser!



Due for delivery to the NRM tomorrow



The 'coal' is fine cinder ballast from the Woodland Scenics range.

 

[James]

Not my best weathering but white wagons seem to be the hardest things to convincingly weather!

 

[James]

Delivered

 

[James]

On YouTube tomorrow!

 

[Osgood]

Just out of curiosity, why the perforated sleeper?

 

[simond]

How very observant, Tony. I presume it’s neither woodworm, nor ventilation.
I was still considering a live, and dead, meat wagon in such close proximity.


Today, at Kempton, a pal and I were considering a Midland wagon which neither of us could place. I asked the stallholder if it was a Corpse Van (it was fully lined passenger livery, and provisioned with adequate ventilation…) but apparently it was only a meat wagon…

 

[James]

Just out of curiosity, why the perforated sleeper?

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On the old and much missed control system these detected derailments; the errant wheel short circuit the detector tripping the power.

Very safe indeed and was a work of art.