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FWLR wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:41 am

Nice...

Very!

I particularly like the SR compartment stock...

Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:04 am

I was a bit floored to see your queue.

Imagine how it felt writing it!

AND, the whole list constitutes fewer wagons than your mighty train of cane wagons!

ge_rik wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:47 pm

Looks like a grand event.

Doesn't it?!

Great to see all your hard work paying off!

Andrew

Sounds like a plan!

You can always start simple, with a plank braced with 2x1, and then create something more elaborate later, when you've got things up and running...

Cheers,

Andrew

I'd love to know the secret. It's not a secret, just real wood (a 0.5mm veneer over the MDF kit in this case) and fine sandpaper! Oh, and then a good old slosh of grot-coloured washes over the top. I've tried for a similar effect on a plastic bodied wagon, painting a "worn wood" colour undercoat an...

However, I’m afraid I can’t agree that “the Bulleid ‘Spam Can’ would look rather nice in ‘large logo’ blue livery” — not to mention, in the hopelessly naff “Network South East, with the swooping stripes at each end” scheme. I remember being extremely disappointed when the then fairly new and sensib...

I think you are being too hard on yourself. Not really, don't worry, I'm pretty pleased with it. If it is a little out here and there, that's fine - any inaccuracies are a small price to pay for the speed and convenience of using the Phil Sharples kit as a starting point. Plus, there are very few p...

You're getting really good at this Andrew. The wear and tear to the planking is very nice, and subtle weathering is particularly good. Thank you! I was thinking that, when - in a few builds time - I get round to my half-century of FR/WHR wagons, I ought to make something I can number "50" and leave...

What a lovely loco, nice work Steve, congratulations!

Hi all, In what was record time for me, the "oyster wagon" is now complete: Oyster wagon finished A.jpg Oyster wagon finished B.jpg Oyster wagon finished C.jpg I couldn't resist trying to recreate the photo which inspired it ( http://217.34.233.120:8086/index.php?a=ViewItem&key=SXsiTiI6MSwiUCI6eyJ2Y...

Thanks very much! I’m plotting what else can be painted blue… The Bulleid "Spam Can" - would look rather nice in "large logo" blue livery... Or the earlier variant of Network South East, with the swooping stripes at each end??? The shunter looks great - I look forward to seeing it and the 33 in act...

Wow, I see Line Side Hut have ceased trading? So, do I actually build this? Or, Keep it for a couple of years, then list it as *RARE*, on that well-known auction site? Wow, that happened suddenly! I'm sure it's the right decision for them, and I wish them all the best, but on a selfish level I'm wis...

Hello again! Here's the sort of thing I (and maybe others) had in mind, where a low wall buys you enough flat space in front of it to get a loop in - although that's going to need to be about 6 feet, to get a pretty minimum (2'6" radius) loop, plus some clearance, and you will lose lawn... Cunning p...

Do you have a "to-do" list of wagonry, or are you just going and going until you've a complete WHR/FR roster in 16mm? :lol: I don't always comment when I pop back in for a look, but this is one of my favourite threads here. Always an inspiration. :salute: Thanks Aaron, I really appreciate it! I'm l...

That's a truly amazing model.

But... Having spent hours and hours making such a beautiful thing, has he honestly left it precariously balanced on a couple of lengths of pipe in what appears to be a goods yard?!!