Wednesday, 10 April 2024

K1 Garratt Project (14) - Getting the paint shop ready ...

To give the loco a good base coat I wanted to prime it with some acrylic spray paint. So I improvised a basic spray paint 'booth'; a rummage in the garage yielded a couple of bits of shelving and a couple of large green chopping boards. All screwed together, rather basic but will do the job.

the loco taken apart....
ready to cover the bits that shouldn't be painted; now where did I put the masking tape ?.....

hopefully some warmer weather approaching this coming weekend, I'll set myself up in garage and get spraying....

Monday, 8 April 2024

Wagon works(4)...

 Another wagon finished ready for spring/summer running sessions ...

this time a rectangular tank wagon ....( a resin casting on an old Playmobil coach chassis)..


Friday, 5 April 2024

Wagon works(3)...

A long wheelbase open ready for service..  

an IP Engineering bogey open body cut down slightly and fitted to a spare LGB chassis.


Sunday, 31 March 2024

Wagonworks (2)...

 I've refurbished a wagon I bought last year...

and started construction of two Plateway Models van kits ...


Thursday, 21 March 2024

Wagonworks...

I acquired some cheap wagon kits off Ebay recently.  Today I used parts of two of them to make bodies for two spare wagon chassis I had.


Letting the glue set for a while before I get on with painting them.

Sunday, 17 March 2024

Just time for a short running session...

 Took advantage of the mid-afternoon sunshine today to run a train around ...





Sunday, 3 March 2024

Sunny Sunday - train time.

 Hoorah, some sunny dry weather today; although a warm coat was needed - a chance to run a train ...