Friday, November 30, 2007

Class 14 diesel

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Finished 14 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . By the skin of its teeth, the Class 14 has made it to Warley. Yesterday I received the fina...
Thursday, November 29, 2007

Out of the box

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02 in the boxfile Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This weekend I’ll be spending my time sat behind a demonstrating table at the Warley ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Questions, questions

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Christopher asked a few questions about the Class 14 diesel : Was there much preparation needed on the body before putting on the primer/un...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Loads of paint

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14 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Where to start ? A bit of a hectic day. First, the dark green paint was sprayed. This was left to ha...
Monday, November 26, 2007

Putting on a mask

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14masked Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . How long does paint need to harden before you can stick tape to it and be confident that you a...
Sunday, November 25, 2007

Sticky stuff

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Short bonnet Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Glue is good. I know lots of modellers hate the stuff but for some jobs I can’t think of a...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Soldering on

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14 soldered Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I’ve been busy today. The whole afternoon has been devoted to getting the Class 14 a lot cl...
Friday, November 23, 2007

Handrails

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Class 14 handrails Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Head scratching time. The handrails on a Class 14 diesel are weird. Basically they a...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Brass in Bonnet

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Bonneted 14 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The solution to over-hard metal is to use something softer and that’s what’s happened. A se...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Bending bonnets

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bent bonnet Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Normally I prefer etched kits to be produced in nickel silver. It solders well and is gener...
Sunday, November 18, 2007

Early days of a new project

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Baseboard Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . For what seems like months but may be over a year, we’ve been planning to extend Flockburgh w...
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Stepping up

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Steps Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . You have to marvel at the kit designers art sometimes. The steps for the Class 14 are a case in p...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Plastic washers

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Class 14 wheel Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Bit of a handy hint here: If you want to check things on a chassis that uses Romford cra...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Chassis with rods

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Chassis with rods Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Moment of truth time. With all the wheels and the cranks on the con rods were fitted ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Crank it up

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crank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Great big whirly cranks are a nightmare on model locomotives. Most kit-makers suggest something t...
Monday, November 12, 2007

Class 14 chassis

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class 14 chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Progress on the 14 has been slowed by all this boat stuff but I know a shift on is nee...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

There's a hole in my wallet

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Alice Upjohn Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Day 2 – Time to spend some money. Despite not buying a single kit I still managed to damag...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Boat show, Day 1

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Brede Door Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . My first day on the stand at the boat show this year. It’s very busy. In fact I hung around ...
Friday, November 09, 2007

3mm Scale Jinty

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3mm Scale Jinty Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I thought I’d finished the working week with my favourite sort of post – a picture of a...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

Boat show

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KMC Stand Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Just a quick trip out this evening to drop some boats off for this weekend’s International Mo...