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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by Peter Butler » Sat May 11, 2019 2:54 pm

Thank you Andrew, there's a whole new world out there..... it could take days to browse the sites but I will certainly give it a go.
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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by Andrew » Sat May 11, 2019 8:43 pm

There's a lot of Lego out there, isn't there?!

If it helps, the bricks on the left are the ones I used, stuck together as demonstrated in the middle:

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I knew what I wanted, from looking at my son's collection, but even so they took a bit of finding, and I had expert assistance! To use the proper Lego terminology, the bricks I used are a "LEGO Dark Stone Gray Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (with Groove and Bottom Stud Holder) (15573)" and a "LEGO Dark Stone Gray Technic Brick 1 x 1 with Hole (6541)".

There's a 2 x 1 version of the brick with the hole too, which could be handy for freelance axleboxes. Or bogies?? If it were hidden away you could possibly make a whole Lego sub-frame, which would certainly make it easy to get things nice and square, never normally a forte of mine!

The piece on the right is a "LEGO TECHNIC Pin Connector Plate 1x2x1.67 Grey (32530)" - I bought 20 but didn't use them in the end. I still think they could be useful sometime - inside bearing mine tubs maybe??

The pair of wagons I'm working on at the moment are coming on nicely - pictures of progress tomorrow, I hope...

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by philipy » Sun May 12, 2019 7:29 am

This all looks interesting Andrew.
Two quick questions if you don't mind.
What glue do you use on lego, does it work with normal plastic solvent type 'glues'?
Does lego take paint?
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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by FWLR » Sun May 12, 2019 9:49 am

Thanks Andrew. You have come up with a solution that will help so much with our scratch building.

Now where are those wheels....

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Post by ge_rik » Sun May 12, 2019 1:25 pm

Brilliant - in at least two respects (maybe three given the use of nail art gems ;) ). This could open up all sorts of possibilities.

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by GTB » Sun May 12, 2019 3:37 pm

philipy wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 7:29 am What glue do you use on lego, does it work with normal plastic solvent type 'glues'?
Does lego take paint?
Lego is moulded from ABS, so normal hobby paints will stick, but not all of the solvent cements used for polystyrene will work.

My favoured glue for ABS was always Plastruct Plastic Weld, the one with the orange label, which made a very strong joint, but I can't get that anymore. Deluxe have Plastic Magic and Tamiya have a solvent labelled ABS Cement. Haven't tried either yet, as my last bottle of Plastruct cement still has a bit left.......

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by philipy » Sun May 12, 2019 3:52 pm

Thanks Graeme. I routinely use PlasticWeld for Styrene and ABS, so thats no prob. For some reason I thought lego was made from one of those slightly flexible plastics that are pretty inert.
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Post by Andrew » Sun May 12, 2019 6:08 pm

Yep, glue and paint have both worked fine - I used Revell "Contacta Liquid" and Poundland primer and paint...

Both wagons now have running and coupling gear attached, so I took them into the garden for a quick picture but was joined by this very friendly photo-bomber:

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Believe it or not, Hendricks (from up the road...) is only the second most stupid cat on our street...

Having shooed the cat out of the way, I managed a more sensible picture - although sorry, the Lego axleboxes don't show up very well!

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Painting next...

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Post by tom_tom_go » Sun May 12, 2019 6:28 pm

I think those photos demonstrate that you can't tell the axle boxes are made of Lego :thumbup:

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by FWLR » Mon May 13, 2019 8:27 am

All you need for our axles boxes now that you have shown the way Andrew... :thumbright:

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by GTB » Mon May 13, 2019 10:22 am

philipy wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 3:52 pm For some reason I thought lego was made from one of those slightly flexible plastics that are pretty inert.
Some brands are. Some of the cheaper bricks are HDPE, which won't take paint, or glue.

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by JMORG » Sat May 25, 2019 8:26 am

Andrew (and anyone else)
Two new additions to the WHR carriage fleet on the LVLR have been finished.
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Carriages 23 (summer carriage) and 39 (toast rack) are modelled after their current appearances. 39 is currently awaiting couplings.
These two carriages can also be used with some of our other F&WHR locomotives without looking odd, primarily the NGG16 (23) and the Angus Double Fairlie (39).
Currently also finishing the NWNGR brake van to go with the wagons and the two NWNGR carriages.

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by philipy » Sat May 25, 2019 9:07 am

The quality of the stock speaks for itself, but I love that middle picture, the oblique shot looking along the line into the distance. Beautiful!
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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by JMORG » Sat May 25, 2019 9:14 am

Having stock just sit in the morning sun is atmospheric in itself! They're currently sat there, might run an engine (Model Tryfan probably but Yeo could do with some more running in...) whilst I carry on with some wagonry; currently building a WHR bolster set and a NWNGR brake van!
Both of these are currently at the derailing/painting stage and should be ready this summer to join the three coal wagons (two NWNGR and one WHR liveried). Some slate and flat waggons also exist; did the NWNGR run slab waggons?
The Blue Wrightscale Baldwin is currently waiting assembly; hopefully the WHHR will hurry with 794!

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by FWLR » Sat May 25, 2019 9:32 am

Nice.... :thumbright: :thumbright:

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by Soar Valley Light » Sat May 25, 2019 8:36 pm

philipy wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 9:07 am The quality of the stock speaks for itself, but I love that middle picture, the oblique shot looking along the line into the distance. Beautiful!
:thumbup:

Philip has put it in a nutshell for me.

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by Andrew » Sun May 26, 2019 8:35 am

JMORG wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 9:14 am Having stock just sit in the morning sun is atmospheric in itself!
Absolutely - I know just what you mean!

That's a fantastic looking rake of carriages, thanks for the picture. I've got a half-finished model of a Hudson "toast rack" that I started about 10 years ago, I really must finish it sometime!

I'll be interested to see how your wagons turn out too, particularly the timber bolsters - did you come up with your own dimensions from photos, I've never seen drawings?

My current wagon projects, the van and open, have now received a coat of WHR red paint. I need to make some new stencils for the lettering now...

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by JMORG » Sun May 26, 2019 12:12 pm

My current wagon projects, the van and open, have now received a coat of WHR red paint. I need to make some new stencils for the lettering now
A distinct lack of pictures is evident...
Has anyone manager to find any interior details for the NWNGR brake vans?

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by ge_rik » Sun May 26, 2019 12:55 pm

Great looking rolling stock - really complemented by the buildings

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Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock

Post by cncmodeller » Tue May 28, 2019 7:10 pm

So what's the green used on the Colonel Stephens livery? Nobody seems to know what the actual colour is used on the Ffestiniog railway today.

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