Modelling Projects Thread

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:21 pm

I always thought it would be nice to know what people are up to in the model railway world. What are you building? What are you repainting? What are you converting? You get the idea.

I'll start the ball rolling...

I currently have 3 rolling stock projects on the go (as well as building the layout

). Namely:

1. SWT Class 442 Wessex conversion from 5 x Lima Mk3s using Hurst Models conversion parts. Available from http://www.hurstmodels.co.uk/. I have been doing this for 8 or so months now, and am near to completing it. All the coaches have been converted, and the only one that still requires some work is the buffet car. I have just started to paint the coaches into the correct SWT livery (subject to change as the 442s are off for C6 exams this week, which includes a slight livery change). Here are a few pics, the first is rather old and is of the DTF:

...and 2 pics of the current painting situation of the TSOW (still WIP, so excuse the sloppy middle-band blue - it's the wrong colour anyway):

It is slowly coming together, and the real challenge will be doing the SWT red and orange swoops on the side and roof on the driving vehicles - should be good fun!

2. Lima Class 60 repaint into EWS livery - 60075. Self explanitory:

3. Lima Mk2 repaints into correct Virgin red and conversion of a TFO to RFO:

So there we go, that's whats been keeping me busy in these cold winter months, now it's over to you!

Cheers

Rich

mpeffers · Post by **mpeffers** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:46 pm

2 days ago, I finally wired up my new(ish) railway, so it now works. A few bit's of trackwork need sorting out and the diodes on the cutout points need replacing with switches. but it works.

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:38 pm

I've been building a cattle wagon for my SM45 garden line-here's a (slightly out of date) wip shot:

LNERandBR · Post by **LNERandBR** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:45 pm

I'm currentley building a DC Kits class 108 DMU. I've also got a number of Cambrian Steal carriers which I'm slowly putting together.

Along with building a layout and vairious other projects that i've started and not compeeted

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:44 pm

Scratchbuilding loads of stuff in oads of scales - including stuff for MuzTrem

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:09 pm

Here's a more recent shot of my cattle wagon:

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:14 pm

It'll look great once complete, as long as it isn't in that god awful blue & cream

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:15 pm

Don't worry Jon, nothing on my railway will every recive that "god awful" sceme again

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:54 pm

Yey... Although it is rather striking

SPOONBASHER · Post by **SPOONBASHER** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:10 pm

i am busy converting a class 47 into the class 47 with 58 bogies!!!!!

Simming · Post by **Simming** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:45 am

Im going to try and attempt my DC kits 150, when ive got the guts (it cost Â£90 so I DONT want to go wrong!)

ianm42 · Post by **ianm42** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:12 pm

Here is one of my recent projects, putting together a BR brake van in 2mm scale from an etched kit:

http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/instruct ... ke_van.pdf (600kb)

Ian.

47522 · Post by **47522** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:57 pm

ianm42 wrote:Here is one of my recent projects, putting together a BR brake van in 2mm scale from an etched kit:

http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/instruct ... ke_van.pdf (600kb)

Ian.

Wo! That is such a neat kit!

Caseyjones82 · Post by **Caseyjones82** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:47 am

dunno if this counts but i have just finished a bit of scenery

got a work site on it. all i need now is a load of workmen

the workers cottage on the far right has had plaster spilt on it and it has been scrapped now

and the piece of MDF behind the hill has been replaced with a piece of 2 mil ply with a backround on it

going into the tunnel

alex

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:33 pm

An update on my Wessex Electric. I have nearly finished the painting of the one of the driving cars:

And also, no EMU is complete without a decent lighting unit.

For these images you may need some

At the moment, the Wessex Electric has not had it's lighting system upgraded to Desiro quality, but if it did I've done pretty well!! I will have to turn it down a notch or two, and of course paint it the correct colour.

Cheers

Rich