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- Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:32 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Rhodesia railways garratts, battery electric
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3784
Re: Rhodesia railways garratts, battery electric
They look amazing! The craftsmanship is superb. Please share a video of them in action when you get them out in the sunshine for testing!
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Hi George. When you fit the electrics are you going for the full forward/reverse lighting setup. It entails a lot of wiring and led fitting but the effort is well rewarded. I used the electronics supplied by Yatton including the sound card option. If you get into difficulty i found John at Yatton t...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:13 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3388
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Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Looking forward to seeing your new rolling stock in action. Your layout looks great!
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:40 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
With some effort managed to get the roofs fitted and primed. The chassis painting is finished bar lacquer. Still a little tidying up on the bodies required before painting (which I'm not looking forward to!) then I can fit the electrics! Shame I don't have a layout to test this on... IMG_1656.jpeg I...
- Sat May 29, 2021 8:04 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Painting the chassis is going well so far.
- Sat May 29, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I've now completed the bogies and they're ready to be fitted to the chassis once I've finished painting it.
- Sun May 23, 2021 8:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I managed to finish the bogies so can now continue with fitting the gear box and motors. I decided to use a semi gloss finish, aiming for a ‘factory fresh’ finish. The 3D printed parts have come out ok after a bit of filler, several coats of primer and a couple of top coats. A0E8DB9A-3F11-46CB-8DF2-...
- Sun May 23, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I managed to find a break in the rain over the weekend and made a start on painting the cab ends. The first coat has highlighted some gaps that will require more filler, it’ll take a few more coats of primer to get a decent finish I think. BCFD3660-5A37-4C6D-AF63-8D4CCFCE26DB.jpeg 9F6D865F-5AD4-4FFC...
- Wed May 19, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Any GMES members around?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3415
Any GMES members around?
Hello!
I was wondering if there were any Guildford Model
Engineering Society members on the board. I’m interested in joining but not sure the best way to go about it!
George
I was wondering if there were any Guildford Model
Engineering Society members on the board. I’m interested in joining but not sure the best way to go about it!
George
- Tue May 18, 2021 8:12 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
The rattle cans I purchased from Halfords all had security seals which were intact.
- Sun May 16, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Be careful when using Halford's cap coulors as a guide to colour matching - they no longer, like the old fully painted caps, directly represent the actual colour but might be described as a bit "generic" instead. Also take them outside into the daylight, even given the noted limitations. ...
- Sun May 16, 2021 12:03 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Thanks Tony! I took a trip to Halfords earlier and found what I thought was a good match Dark - Vauxhall pine green Light - Vauxhall Reed green 1430DA3A-7E22-4690-AC9C-8B19D0C38050.jpeg Looking at railmatch colours the match looks good. 93835E14-ACB5-4A37-AE30-8518B970424E.jpeg Now I’m really torn!
- Sat May 15, 2021 9:28 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I’m having a bit of a dilemma with paint choices. I had previously ordered some samples of RAL 6020 and RAL 6021, which seemed to be the closest standard colours I could find. Looking at photos online it seems a reasonable match but struggling to find much information of what the colours actually sh...
- Sat May 15, 2021 9:25 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Today I found some time to get the bogies and chassis primed. After the first coat extensive additional filling was required. I’m quite happy with the finish now. I could tidy up further but I have to keep reminding myself no one will generally be looking at it only a few cm away! 14857326-ECF6-4E01...
- Wed May 05, 2021 9:46 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
Great minds Peter!!Peter Butler wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 9:35 pm I did exactly the same with mine, and I think it looks good too!
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- Wed May 05, 2021 8:43 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I managed to make a little more progress yesterday evening. I covered up some of the chassis joins with cross patterned plasticard. I don’t think this is accurate to the actual loco, further googling leads me to believe the pattern is straight lines. I think it looks good though! 808128FD-C00D-4D6C-...
- Tue May 04, 2021 3:49 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A boiler for Ellie.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2943
Re: A boiler for Ellie.
Hi George, They are staple shaped heat exchanging rods made from 2 mm solid copper when straight these are often referred to as hedgehog pins. They increase the heating area of pot boilers and are well worth the effort in fitting. IMG_3416 LR.jpg IMG_3417 LR.jpg Take care Tony. Thanks for the expla...
- Tue May 04, 2021 9:50 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A boiler for Ellie.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2943
- Mon May 03, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Can you tell what it is yet?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 28112
Re: Can you tell what it is yet?
I managed a bit of modelling time today between clearing the garden and sorting out a run to the tip. So no lining yet, still not sure on my skill level there. The rest of the loco is almost there, a few touch up bits to do, sand pot tops and the windows. I am quite happy with this so far. It’s loo...
- Mon May 03, 2021 5:52 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
- Replies: 71
- Views: 33194
Re: Yatton Models - Vale of Ffestiniog
I've now fitted the side panels to the locomotive. Something odd with those doors. The two with vents at the right hand end should be in positions 5 and 6, not 5 and 7. The little vent on door 4 is for the exhaust from the cab heater. The two sides are not mirror images of each other. It seems this...