Showing posts with label Class 26. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Class 26. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2011

3mm Scale - Class 26 Diesel

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Since I last mentioned the Class 26 model, it's received some transfers, a coat of matt varnish and a little bit of weathering. After ...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Body paint

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Painting of the Class 26 begins with an all-over coat of white. The grey base coat of primer takes the edge off the glaring colour a littl...
Thursday, May 12, 2011

Marker lights and disks

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Time for a little nose detail on the Class 26 diesel. The marker lights had been drilled but I hadn't worked out exactly what I was go...
Saturday, May 07, 2011

Whack on a coat of primer

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After all the grille work, I had a fair bit of filling to do, especially on the sides of the Class 26 model. As I've mentioned before,...
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Friday, May 06, 2011

How thick is your bodyshell ?

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On the top of the Class 26 body there was a fair representation of the fan grille which could easily have been left alone, but after a bit o...
Thursday, May 05, 2011

Grille fitting

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With the Class 26 grilles made, they had to be fitted into the locomotive sides. I'd already made the holes, filling them up with mash s...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Grille making

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The Class 26 diesel project has stalled slightly while I pondered the construction of the grille in the side of this 3mm scale model locomot...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Grille removal

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More old style modelling. This time the removal of the grilles on the sides of this model locomotive body. Those supplied look like they w...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Class 26 Nose job

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Starting work on the Class 26 diesel, I get to make progress on the biggest difference between the Class 33 body and the loco I want to buil...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Diesel dangly bits

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Everyone focuses on a different thing when looking at a model (Oh err missus). For some, it't the chimney or roof detail, others the w...
Monday, April 11, 2011

More underframe

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A couple of hours with some packets from the Plastruct rack and bits of plasticard and I've manged to finish detailing the bogie sidef...
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Monday, April 04, 2011

Class 26 steps

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More fiddly work on the Class 26 diesel bogies. This time some cab steps. At least I was able to use some microstrip and not have to cut t...
Friday, April 01, 2011

Faking springs

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For the Class 26 diesel sideframes, I can't be bothered to mess around with real springs. The things would be flying in all directions w...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Class 26 sideframes - Part 1

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I know the biggest challenge building the class 26 will be the bogie sideframes. I have wondered about buying something in but in the end st...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Class 26 underbelly

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Time for some "proper" modelling. Under the 3mm scale Class 26, I need some underframe details. To this end, lots of photographs h...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Class 26 on test

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During the weekend, when there was a suitable 3mm fan occupying the barrier, I gave the Class 26 a run to see if it would do what I requir...
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Running Class 26 chassis

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The basic chassis I described on Tuesday has now been beefed up and turned into something suitable for use on the layout. First, I've...
Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Starting the chassis

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While the Class 26 has a body, there is nothing supplied in the way of a chassis. That's not a problem, this is a modellers scale afte...
Monday, March 07, 2011

Class 26 diesel

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Time for a new project, and one for me this time ! We need more locos for Flockburgh and as it happens, I have a few kits stashed away. Fi...
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