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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by philipy » Fri May 01, 2020 6:24 pm

That looks superb. Well done.
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by invicta280 » Fri May 01, 2020 8:02 pm

Superb build. Hats off to you for this one.

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Sat May 02, 2020 10:19 am

Cheers for the positive comments, much appreciated! Roof and a bit of cab interior next:
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Jimmyb » Sun May 03, 2020 9:42 am

Garethh wrote: Sat May 02, 2020 10:19 am Cheers for the positive comments, much appreciated! Roof and a bit of cab interior next:

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by philipy » Sun May 03, 2020 10:00 am

Gareth, where are the louvred panels from? They add huge amounts of realism just on their own.
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Sun May 03, 2020 11:27 am

philipy wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 10:00 am Gareth, where are the louvred panels from? They add huge amounts of realism just on their own.
They’re brass etches from grs, save a lot of time over trying to scratch build something and from what I recall they weren’t expensive

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by ge_rik » Sun May 03, 2020 7:11 pm

A beautifully finished model. Plenty of good detail. Some impressive metal working skills in evidence.

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 04, 2020 9:06 am

ge_rik wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 7:11 pm A beautifully finished model. Plenty of good detail. Some impressive metal working skills in evidence.

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Thanks very much, metal work comes fairly naturally to me, wood, plastic or electrics on the other hand are a completely different story!

Managed to get a bit of time in the shed over the weekend, ended up with some steps and some vac pipes. Pipes are brandbright, the ones that come with the spring, but shortened and with some heatshrink over the stretched out spring as I buggered up the spring trying to remove it for painting!
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Peter Butler » Mon May 04, 2020 10:03 am

That's a real beauty, superb job all round.
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by MRail » Mon May 04, 2020 11:11 am

Philpy asked about louvre panels.
Plastic 3D printed versions are available from SLR models.

Usual restrictions in present situation.

https://slrmodels.co.uk/shop/loco-parts ... y-louvres/
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Wed May 06, 2020 11:56 am

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Thread is now up to date with the current state of play on the loco so updates will slow down a bit! Raised the scrap box today for bits to make up some air tanks and pipework

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Fri May 08, 2020 2:01 pm

All done with the air tanks, just getting the lamp up and running to go now. Right now it seems like a better idea to sit in the sun with a beer and watch trains go past though!
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Peter Butler » Fri May 08, 2020 9:25 pm

What a brilliant idea and so well deserved!
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by markoteal » Sat May 09, 2020 9:08 pm

Great model - looks spot on!
Where did I put that uncoupler?

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 11, 2020 11:34 am

[video] https://youtu.be/HADeGd_SQjs?list=PLtS8 ... JESrPiY_JV[/video]

Quick video of her dragging my ‘lady Arthur’ around

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Peter Butler » Mon May 11, 2020 2:21 pm

Video unavailable..... private!!!!
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Jimmyb » Mon May 11, 2020 2:24 pm

Sorry, can't run the video as it is private!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 11, 2020 3:51 pm

Any better? I’m brand new to YouTube and too be honest it’s a little over my head!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 11, 2020 3:54 pm

And up the annoyingly unavoidably steep gradient on my little line

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Jimmyb » Mon May 11, 2020 5:16 pm

Very nice, the sound is very industrial, as for the steep gradient, didn't really notice it.

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