Showing posts with label WD Barclay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WD Barclay. Show all posts
Friday, June 06, 2014

D-Day Shunter

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Today is the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, the battle that began the end of World War 2. When the Allies invaded, they didn't just tak...
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Friday, February 01, 2013

WD Barclay - Now in green

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I must admit that the finished WD Barclay looks very pretty in green with it's red buffer beams. On the Mercian Models stand, it wil...
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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Army Green

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One of the requests for the WD Barclay refurb was that the loco should emerge in green. Which green wasn't specified but I assume t...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Barclay repairs

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The WD Barclay body wasn't in deed of much attention. The air cylinder on the front of the cab had come off and most of the bonnet ha...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Paint stripping without paint stripper

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Removing the paint from the WD Barlcay should be easy - it's an etched brass kit so I could dunk it in paint stripper and return the mod...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Barclay Diesel refurbishment

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Long time readers of this blog will know that I've built several War Department Barclay diesel locomotives . I've done then in 3....
Sunday, September 07, 2008

7mm Barclay Diesel

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7mm Barclay Diesel Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . It's finished. After a few little tweaks such as re-glazing a couple of windows ...
Friday, September 05, 2008

Nearly there

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Nearly there Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The black paint is finished. The red has had a couple of coats. The windows are glazed, al...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Disasters

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Disaster 1 The casting on the right is what you get if you touch the casting on the left with too hot a soldering iron. In case you were won...

Bonnet front with solder

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Bonnet front with solder Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . A few weeks ago I sent off the Barclay's bonnet front to be turned from a ...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Finished chassis

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Finished chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . With a deadline on the Barclay locomotive of this weekend, I pulled my finger out and ...

Great Gearbox

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Gearbox Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This is a top 'box. I know it looks very simple but this is one of the best I have built in...
Saturday, August 09, 2008

Bonnet front

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Bonnet front Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The Barclay model locomotive now has a front to its bonnet - or at least it will do once t...
Monday, August 04, 2008

Cranked rods

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Cranked rods Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . In theory building a 7mm scale Barclay should be the same as building a 3.5mm scale one - ...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Barclay Body

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Barclay Body Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Practise pays off eventually. Thanks to several goes at this loco in 3.5 and 4mm scales t...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Barclay Crank

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Barclay Crank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The 7mm scale crank axle owes a lot to the design of the same part in the 4mm locomotive....
Saturday, July 19, 2008

7mm WD Barclay

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7mm scale chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Ever since the Barclay diesel locomotive came out in 4mm scale, people have said that...
Sunday, July 08, 2007

HO Barclay - done

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HO Barclay Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Another completed project – this is turning out to be a good weekend ! The Barclay is ready ...
Saturday, July 07, 2007

Cranky afternoon

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rear cranks Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Lots of grumbling this afternoon. The EM gauge axle arrived and so I was able to fit the cr...
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Waggly bits working

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chassis running in Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Still no axle for the cranks – a reminder ‘phone call will be made tonight. In the m...