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really nice wish i had your skill!

Here's a quick video of my finished Ragleth running on a lovely garden line that I was fortunate to be asked to run at last weekend

Edited this with the new youtube online video editor - very cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm_6IYTDnOc

enjoy!

but had no idea how to even start. Neither do I :P Was looking at the DJB whistle for edrig - looks nice, but not sure what to do about the fake whistle already fitted to Ragleth. It's easy enough to remove the brass part, but the bracket would be unsightly and I'm not sure how i would remove it or...

the gas regulator was from Acme Engineering. The plastic one is easy to remove but the replacement requires the flat part of the shaft to be extended right to the top (previously there was just a flat part where the little grub screw sat) as the moulding of the replacement has a cut-out that has to ...

thanks for the nice comments took me quite a while to get it all done but i am very pleased with the result!

the lamp brackets were from Roundhouse btw.

And here finally are some pictures of the finished article. Lined, detailed and sprayed with a protective coat of silk varnish to stop the lines wearing off :) Steamed her on blocks last night for the first time and this Saturday will be attending my first area group steam-up! Here you can see the o...

crikey - big change! interested to see the results

spotted this video a while back - might offer some inspiration?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbE0K6KEcY4

Appears to be made from a PC case fan

Very nice indeed! Do you have a track plan for the line?

looks ace

Wow - these pictures are amazing! Really lovely line you have

those buffers are great - gonna steal that idea if you don't mind

looks like i'll be trying out some different types of varnish on some test lines then will definitely report back on the results!

Thanks! It took quite a while to get it right - i think the first panel i did properly took about 2 hours and about 5 or 6 complete do-overs to get to where I was happy with it. I tried several approaches, first using a template made from plasticard but I found that I simply couldn't get the edges o...

Here's a quick picture of the current WIP



The name plates are still just blu-tacked in place while i finish the lines - just the cab front to do (which is why the whistle is missing!)

Hi guys, After several failed attempts at using enamel paints and a 'proper' lining pen I've just finished lining my Ragleth using a Eddings paint pen. I'm really pleased with the results - however, I'm not sure how resilient the lines will be to general ware, oil, being wiped with an oily rag etc.....

looking really nice

I would love one of these locos... sadly i simply can't justify the price right now

Tom Rolt is on the same list...

He looked important



been jpg'd a few too many times now... but you get the idea

also tried to balance up the brightness and contrast a bit - not sure if this makes it better or not...