Starting with a 20p toy!

Jim

This thread is a great read, and thanks for the painting points on the wheels etc, how many vehicles do you have at the moment, and how many more do you feel that you will need ?

Hi Alan

I have a couple of dozen at the moment but have no idea how many I will need in the end.  I just did some scary maths and worked out I will end up with well over a million scale square feet of scenery in the end.  Thats a lot of road and a lot of vehicles!

Cheers

Jim

Hi all

When Bernard sent me a selection of bits a while ago he advised that the more modern Merc was 3mm too wide (which in something this size is a lot!) So out with the hacksaw  B)



I cut the radiator out on its own and then cut the van straight down the middle, A fair way to go on this one!  Wheels from Paragon Models again.

Cheers

Jim

Hi All

A while ago there was a discussion (over on RMweb) about the Dodge Commer and mention made that the EFSI one is 4mm scale.  So, suitably inspired I tracked one down and have produced this!



Along with the obligatory wheel swap I filed off the rear wheel arches and repositioned them lower down. I also changed the radiator and bonnet to represent a Diesel engined version.  I wanted to try out an idea I had to reproduce the effect you get when old lettering is removed after a long time.  So I printed out a logo in a very slightly darker red on transfer paper and then applied it to the model AFTER i had weathered it.  Quite pleased with the result!

Cheers

Jim

Attention to detail, for no other reason than 'because', I love it!

Doug

Hi Jim,
In post 63 you describe cutting the Merc in half.
I can see the you will have been able to cut down either side of the radiator through the windscreen opening but how did you manage to cut the bottom?

Ah! I can now see - through the bumper as well.
Thanks.

Jim:
Are these any good for you?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-VINTAGE-MATCHBOX-FARM-TRAILER-KINGSIZE-FORD-TRACTOR_W0QQitemZ260546865375QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN?hash=item3ca9cda8df#ht_2588wt_1167

Hi All

A few more for your perusal!



Left to right - ABC volvo Ailsa - top and bottom half glued together, filled and sanded smooth - I repainted the middle and re-branded it to WMT livery.  Weathered and then the windows were masked before a quick coat of matt varnish.  Although the ABC model includes rear view mirrors I substituted them with my own etched ones.

Leyland Constructor in ARC colours. Base toys cab on a modified Knightwing tippler chassis

Dodge commer from EFSI.  I filed off the rear wheel arches and redid them lover down.  I also modified the radiator and bonnet to represent a diesel engined version.  The transfers on all 3 were DIY.

Regards

Jim

[user=394]ddolfelin[/user] wrote:

Jim:
Are these any good for you?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-VINTAGE-MATCHBOX-FARM-TRAILER-KINGSIZE-FORD-TRACTOR_W0QQitemZ260546865375QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN?hash=item3ca9cda8df#ht_2588wt_1167

Hi Pete

They look a little  small to me - you can get the Ford D series cab from base toys but one would be very old in my era.  As for the trailers not a lot of farm gear in Central Brum! 

Going back to the Merc, With the floor I cut the extra width from the sides not the middle.

HTH

Jim

Thanks, Jim.
Great work.

Doug.
(better known as Pete or DD).

Sorry Pete!

Cheers

Jim

Hi All

Some of my Corgi lorries have now received a light coating of grime.  Aside from the wing mirrors (I've run out) these 3 are done.



Cheers

Jim

Hi All

Modelzone are selling off what they claim to be 1:87 scale Radio Controlled fire engines.  Either the prototypes are huge or they aint 1:87 scale.  But what they are is the same width as 1:76 scale trucks.  Question is, what to do with the chassis?



Cheers

Jim

Hi All

Picked up the Oxford Diecast VW camper at the weekend - this is how it looks out of the box and after a quick spray of matt varnish.  One nice little feature is that its screwed together and not riveted. 

Behind it is the Carama Camper (I assume the oxford one is the right size but I havent checked it yet.

Cheers

Jim

One thats been OMWB for a while is this



Base toys chassis and modified flat bet with a RTI dodge cab.  I must say I was very impressed with the service from RTI and will definately use more of their stuff in the future.

Cheers

Jim

I've been quite impressed with the stuff from Base as they are at the cheaper end of the market.

Going back to the Fire Engine Jim, the ladders and associated bits must be useful elsewhere.

Been building lorries again!



This is built from a Doug Roseman engineering kit and despite it being as old as the ark its a superb little kit!  Really enjoyed putting this one together!

Cheers

Jim

It certainly looks well detailed and accurate Jim.

Soldered or glued (I'm assuming it's whitemetal) ?

Its glued Peter

Been painting!  



Also never one to focus on one thing at a time I have been looking at the Oxford Diecast FX4 Taxi



I started of with a simple project to open the door on 1 so that I can (eventually) park it outside the entrance to the station.  But as always I got a little distracted by the real thing.  There are (I have found so far) 4 basic variants of the FX4 taxi.

The one Oxford do with the all silver bumper (on the right)

Silver bumpers with black plastic 'thingies' (middle)

Black plastic bumpers with extra indicators (left)

and Black plastic bumpers with extra indicators and a black radiator grill.  

The oldest I have found of the one on the left is an E reg which means it would have been brand new on the layout.  The final type came after and would be too new thus I havent done one!  The Oxford one out of the box is a P reg so it should be this latter type.

Cheers

Jim