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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:39 pm
by Peter Butler
Andrew wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:50 pm Thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed it! If you want a truly daunting thread of "War and Peace" proportions (and brilliant modelling, of course..), have a look at Peter's "Time to build a Railway" one...

Andrew
A little mutual admiration goes a long way, so thank you Andrew for your kind comments. Although I haven't been very active on the Forum recently I still read every post, so keep up your great work for us all to enjoy.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:28 pm
by ge_rik
Phil.P wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:07 pm
I suppose I had better start my own thread?

Keep up the brilliant work!
Phil.P
Sounds like you're heading that way, Phil - especially if you end up with a dual gauge system

Rik

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:53 pm
by Phil.P
I fear I may end up with several lengths of track, in differing gauges?

I have a few hundreds of feet of 'G45' track of various makes and vintage..

Five three-foot? Lengths of 32mm standard-gauge (0) track. - Hardly enough to test a loco, but will have to do..

No Sm32, and not enough knowledge about track geometry, and curve radii, in this gauge/scale. - I doubt even the largest radius would be coped with by an 0 gauge mainline loco?

But I /we must not drift this thread any further..

Someone please get us back on track!

Phil.P

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:04 pm
by JMORG
As promised
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The two planked wagon is now finished, with some soil (inspired by Andrew's).
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An FR private owners wagon, plated as Oakeley's. This is a cut-down Lineside Hut wagon with a scratch built "inside frame".

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:05 pm
by JMORG
Two Slater's slate waggons, painted as per preserved examples on the Gravity Slate train.
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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:08 pm
by JMORG
And finally, something a bit more "modern WHR".
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This enormous brake van was a Worsley brass "scratch-aid" kit, you get the side to make a basic 2D box and everything else is added to that. Features HGLW SAR bogies and scratch-built lamps + duckets.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:12 pm
by Peter Butler
Very nice collection of vehicles and beautifully finished too.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:11 pm
by FWLR
I don't like them, I really love them...brilliantly weathered and the brake van is superb.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:14 pm
by Andrew
Yes, very nice indeed! I particularly like the interior of the open wagon...

Andrew.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:25 pm
by Andrew
Hello!

It's been too hot/wet lately for getting much done in the garden, so I returned to the second batch of Big Big Train tippers I started work on a while ago to add to the existing train of five. This batch were coated with iron filings as before, but this time I used copper sulphate solution as suggested on the Forum. The results were startlingly different from previous efforts using vinegar, plenty of instant orange rust.

Unfortunately, because I (spray) painted the wagons in the crazy heat of the weekend before last, the filings didn't stick as well as they might because the paint dried so quickly. I've done my best to make up the deficiencies with paint, but this is definitely a learning process.

About half an hour ago I took the finished wagons into the garden for a photo session:

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In case anyone was wondering, the numbers relate to the West Kent Light Railway, the freelance forerunner of the (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland, which I revive every now and then for non-WHR flights of fancy such as these tippers.

Seeing the rake sitting in the garden inspired me to dig out the other five and a loco with the intention of making a short film but, as soon as I'd assembled the train, the heavens opened, the heaviest rain I've seen for yonks. I scrambled indoors with the loco, but all ten wagons are now sitting out in the rain. Last time I looked they were nearly full of water! I'm sure they'll survive...

Andrew.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:53 pm
by philipy
Andrew wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:25 pm Last time I looked they were nearly full of water! I'm sure they'll survive...
I'm sure they will but you'll need to dry them well to stop them going rusty.....

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:21 pm
by Andrew
philipy wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:53 pm
Andrew wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:25 pm Last time I looked they were nearly full of water! I'm sure they'll survive...
I'm sure they will but you'll need to dry them well to stop them going rusty.....
I really will:
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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:23 pm
by Andrew
It's a VERY long train now though...
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With thanks to Bertie B for the idea of playing with GIFs...

Andrew

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:10 pm
by philipy
Sillyyyyyyy! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:42 pm
by BertieB
Excellent! Now you need to instigate the quarterly GIF Gallery.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:39 pm
by ge_rik
Very clever. Very tricky to spot the join, as Eric used to say .....

Rik

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:59 am
by philipy
Just thought... thats obviously where BR got the idea for "MerryGoRound" hopper trains from.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:25 am
by FWLR
Well Andrew, you have done another excellent job on those wagons. They do look as if they have done some heavy work and the time you put into your builds is a credit to how you achieve a brilliant line, just like you have.

Need to get off the 3d printer now though, it's not doing anything railway related. I am doing some Minecraft stuff for the Anne's youngest grandson.....and then I can start building again myself.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:36 pm
by Andrew
Evening all!

The WHR brake van is nearly there. It's received lettering and weathering and, by popular demand (well, Philip said it would be a good idea), an interior of sorts:

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It's only very basic, because it will be barely visible. The crates are offcuts of wood, the barrel's a cardboard tube, a Pritt Stick tube's pretending to be a milk churn, and the brake wheel is a button perched on a length of biro barrel. The guard once held a ramrod for use in a canon, possibly on board a ship, which might explain his jaunty attire and lack of shoes - I painted his feet to match the floor to disguise the omission, as well as crudely replacing an arm which was missing in action.

Once the roof's on you'll see very, very little of this, so I experimented with illuminating the van using a cheap battery powered flickering "candle". It worked too well, revealing the interior's lack of detail, plus my soldering's probably not up to the necessary modifications, so I shall stick the roof on and be done with it. When I've made a roof, that is. That and glazing are the finishing touches, plus a coat of varnish. I don't usually bother varnishing goods stock, but even minor scratches and scrapes seem to show up on the acrylic paint I've used so it seems a wise precaution on what will be a fairly heavily-used vehicle.

Cheers all,

Andrew.

Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:16 pm
by ge_rik
You could always try dimming the candle LED by wrapping it in yellow cellophane (eg from a Quality Street wrapper) or even just painting it with acrylic paint. It'd be a shame not to see your interior detailing..... :)

Rik