Showing posts with label Lewin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lewin. Show all posts
Friday, September 23, 2022

Lewin

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All done. A little tickle from the weathering powders, especially on the outer edges of the buffer beam where photos show rusty patches.  Th...
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Getting grubby

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  It's a long while since I broke out and airbrush and made a locomotive dirty! So long, that my Iwata has long since gone and been repl...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Crew

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  Bit of a crisis with the Lewin build - I went to my box of good figures for a crew, and the cupboard was bare! I don't know when I use...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Does red paint make it better?

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  Trying to reduce the impact of the buffers, I've tweaked the livery slightly over the prototype images I can find. Fully red beams wit...
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Monday, September 12, 2022

Chunky buffer beams required

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  Working on a model that's already built, rather than a kit, isn't always easy. I've come to fit the buffers to the Lewin, and ...
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Thursday, September 01, 2022

Getting on track

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  Amazingly, after a tiny twist, the wheel quartering seemd pretty much spot on. Rods were slid over bearings and the retaining nuts done up...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Wheels off

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  I love Romford wheels. Self-quartering, and thanks to the metal centres, pretty much indesructable. These are not Romfords.  It's been...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Lewin loco

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  When my friend Earl dropped a load of collectables (Triang Giraffe car, 3-rail loco) he also brought along a part-built kit for which he e...
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