Semi-scale BR: electro-diesel time travel

[BertieB]

Thank you again for the kind comments.

It’s still coming along, slowly. Having to wait, each time I realise I need something, of course, for it to arrive in the post. Windows and lights to do next. I’ll have to ‘populate’ the cab(s) too.

Daylight and it’s looking ‘more blue’... (see above).

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50s Japanese, printed-tin-toy-influenced decals for grills

[ge_rik]

The quality of your builds improves with each new model. Stunning!!

Rik

[philipy]

The painting and decorating just looks so crisp. Beautifully done.

[Peter Butler]

That really is an absolute beauty, I love your work.

[invicta280]

This is a stunning model. The curves on the bodywork are quite subtle but you have absolutely nailed it.

[BertieB]

Thank you all, that’s very gratifying.

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Oh deary me. Rule 17B (amended): Make sure all wires are cut, oh, twice as long as you think they’ll need to be. I didn’t do a separate chassis and bolt-on bodywork: the bogies are just attached to screw-in, rigid ‘floors’ at each end. I was feeling pretty smug about this, until it came to fiddling with the wiring. Next time...

That’s it though. A couple of minor repairs and it’s done.

And – it goes!

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[BertieB]

Thought for the day: It’s crossed my mind (and not specifically related to this loco really) to do, say, a battery-powered R/C goods van or brake coach (or both). You could then just build simpler, unpowered and much less expensive ‘locomotives’. Hmmm... [strokes chin, stares into distance]

[Peter Butler]

..... a battery-powered R/C goods van or brake coach (or both).

Here's one (or two) I made earlier......

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In my case these were needed to power motorised locomotive models which were previously track powered having no internal space for battery packs. Each wagon houses a rechargeable power pack and Deltang receiver. There are on/off/charge switches and power input plug on the underside and output socket on the end facing the loco. Each locomotive has a trailing lead and plug. The system works very well

[Andrew]

Brilliant, I love it. Squint, and your pre-spring garden could just about be Rannoch Moor or wherever it is the Sleeper goes.

I travelled on the Sleeper once, but got kicked out of the bar car because too many first class passengers wanted to use it. The guard hadn't checked my ticket, so I asked how he knew I wasn't one of them. "Well mate," he replied, "you don't exactly exude class"...

Your model, however, exudes class by the bucketful...

[BertieB]

“Here's one (or two) I made earlier...”

Ah, right... Very neat. I may well have seen those and it’s slipped into my subconscious. Lovely.

“...Rannoch Moor or wherever it is the Sleeper goes”

Thank you. Yes, the neighbours’ gardens look like the Chelsea Flower Show but ours authentically evokes bleak, windswept moorland most of the year.

[Andrew]

Thank you. Yes, the neighbours’ gardens look like the Chelsea Flower Show but ours authentically looks like bleak, windswept moorland most of the year.

I'm sure I've seen bluebells in previous videos? Not to scale, I guess, but they'll complement the 73's livery beautifully!