Loving that. Great beasts the Deltics…..they must have done a lot of miles over their lifetime.
Hornby Dublo restoration project
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Hi James
Just found this thread and had a read through from the beginning. Virtually a year's work so far. You have definitely made a fine job of these.
Jim
Just found this thread and had a read through from the beginning. Virtually a year's work so far. You have definitely made a fine job of these.
Jim
Thanks for all the comments, really pleased with how the windows came out as they are ones I made from thicker acetate and seem to look really good. A common issue with these is the condition I get them in they are either missing windows or they are all cracked.
Just finishing a black one too, again a scheme that never existed and still pondering it as it's just not what I want. Have done the roof cream, body black with yellow ends bit think window need doing silver to break up the expanse of black.
Just finishing a black one too, again a scheme that never existed and still pondering it as it's just not what I want. Have done the roof cream, body black with yellow ends bit think window need doing silver to break up the expanse of black.
G
I had a Silver King amongst others , loved it . Sold all my stock to a friend who was an avid collector.
Again, great work!!
ATB.
Andrew
ATB.
Andrew
Really after the first few you speed up a lot
Nice to see a Deltic in your collection, I was lucky enough to work on one for over 10 years in preservation, a real beast of a loco.
Soon to be another Deltic in there, in a slightly off piste scheme.....
So after looking at the pictures of the previous A4 the chassis annoyed me somewhat as it is looking tired next to a brand new looking body.
So, I got some running chassis of eBay and tore them to bits. Some bits in the ultrasonic currently but chassis was stripped to the basic block, repainted and varnished and now reassembling. Motor runs much smoother now.
All that remains to be done is the decals and refit wheels and coupling rods once wheels are painted same colour as the body.
So, I got some running chassis of eBay and tore them to bits. Some bits in the ultrasonic currently but chassis was stripped to the basic block, repainted and varnished and now reassembling. Motor runs much smoother now.
All that remains to be done is the decals and refit wheels and coupling rods once wheels are painted same colour as the body.
What lining pen did you use? I’ve used a mapping pen, OK but not great on long runs like that, a bow pen (fiddly and prone to blobs using paint) and a Bob Moore lining pen I borrowed from my brother in law. The Moore pen was good, but only worked with Humbrol paint and was a bit clumsy in use. Your results look really good, better than I ever managed :thumb2:
Good stuff. Glad to know the Bob Moore stuff is still available actually. I last used one a good twenty years ago now :flushed:
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