Some more O gauge models

 Some images of latest O gauge models.

                                                                                                     

It's been a whole year since the last post! Some O gauge modelling.

kitbuilt 3 plank open wagon

S&DJR Trust limited edition Lime wagon

Impulse E-bay purchase- unfortunately only lettered on one side, other side has been roughly painted over

This started life as an O gauge Fair-Price Models low relief warehouse. By enlarging the window apertures on the ground floor and fitting doors and a canopy it has made up as a station building. This is a first attempt at a station building for my new O gauge layout .

An Lcut signal box which, when built, is too large for its intended position so another example is being made!

 Last but not least is this 4 wheel all 3rd built from a Slaters kit.

O Gauge Austin 7 van.

 

 A 1/43 scale Austin 7 van has been added to the growing O gauge fleet.

Originally it was finished in a garish Coca-Cola livery. After dismantling this was removed with a glass fibre brush , undercoated and repainted in green.

Not perfect but will do the job.

O Gauge Goods Shed diorama.

As yet un-named diorama in O gauge. It will be used mostly as a scenic backscene.

At 3ft long by 8 inches wide it wont take up much storage space.

Track is PECO bullhead with a couple of buffer stops all ballasted with coarse chippings secured, as usual, with dilute PVA.

Few more bits to add as items are being built for another O gauge layout.

 

Kernow 0 Gauge ex-LSWR van.

 Thank you Mr Kernow for this a S&DJR van.

Delayed by the postal strike, I must say that the wait was worth it!

Withe a die-cast metal frame and added detail the result is stunning.

This- yet again- provides impetus to dispose of vast amounts of 00 gauge stock and concentrate on the five layouts that I have or are proposed.

New Year resolutions are great- aren't they?

Slaters 0 Gauge 4 wheel GWR Brake 3rd.

Found this at a recent exhibition and, as I am building an All 3rd thought it a good idea if only to copy the brake gear!

This one has been well made and, if I can remove the roof, will be paired with said all 3rd.

Couplings need fitting- Sprat and Winkle as usual- then it will be ready for forthcoming layout.

The layout will be based around Wells so I can use S&DJR, Southern and GWR locos and stock.

 

O Gauge S&DJR 6 wheel Passenger Brake Van.

A recent find is this etched brass 6 wheel S&DJR Passenger Brake van.

It is absolutely gorgeous- so much so that a lot of my oo gauge items are going to be sold to make way for more 0 gauge.

I will still have 009 layouts and stock plus 00 gauge Watershoot Bay and Woodlands as well as the two venerable 3mm layouts Hennock and Teignford.

Much 0 gauge track and turnouts have been amassed and a new layout is being planned- but not too big.

 

Slaters 0 Gauge 4 Wheeled Coach- Full Third Dia. S9.

Next on the build list is a coach- first one I have made in 0 Gauge.

Supplied with a 17 page instruction booklet plus a couple of sheets of historical data.

As suggested I am making the chassis first although work has been done on the body whilst waiting for chassis components to cure.

Below is how far I have progressed. This coach will be a nondescript Maroon for use on the next 0 gauge layout.

 

0 Gauge Slaters Palvan kit- completed.

The Slaters Palvan kit is now completed. An excellent kit to put together although I must admit that the brake gear gave me some challenges.

The brake gear is brass, made up from a well etched sheet.

No specific transfer sheet is available although some of the Shocvan/ Palvan sheet is useful although no made up wagon numbers are supplied.

So, more ficticious numbers but you can't read them when the wagon is moving!

 

0 Gauge wagons. An update.

 

A Slaters 12 Ton Palvan that has been long in the making and is still not complete.

The transfers need to be applied  and Sprat & Winkle couplings fitted.

A challenge to interpret and fit the brake mechanism which I am not really happy with but you can't see it when the van is in motion!

A Parkside by PECO Southern Railway Insulated Van to dia. 1477.

An excellent kit which wen t together excellently.

When searching there seemed to be no Southern Freight Stone available so I used weathered sand from Precision Paint.

Pleased with the result.

 

 

This van I purchased recently and no info was given as to maker.

Possibly a Parkside Dundas kit, it will be useful for the next 0  Gauge layout which will be located in S&D, Southern and Great Western area.

Finally a Skytrex 7 plank with coke raves. The purchase was made due to the wagon having metal wheels- all other Skytrex wagons I have are plastic wheels.

It is simple to remove the sides- they both unscrew,  which have been sprayed gloss black and will be branded with a West Country owner.

0 Gauge GWR Milk Van- Dia. 0.13 Lot 1299.

This van I recently found at a model shop- an unusual kit. Constructed from a brass DJB kit, information is rather scarce.

Originally built as a pharmacy car , a batch of four I believe, They were converted to Milk Brake Vans around late 1918.

1399 is preserved at the Severn Valley Railway at the Bewdley Cattle Dock.

The only things missing are the transfers!

 

S&DJR Trust 0 and 00 scale wagons.

         The latest special commissions from Dapol in 0 and 00 gauge have been released by the S&D     Railway Trust and can be obtained from their website.

 

0 gauge BR ply sided Fruit Van.

A reasonable aquisition at the recent New Forest MRC exhibition was this av- it looked forlorn in Railfreight red and brown but has been re-incarnated as an early BR example. As usual Railtec Transfers have been used. Just the buffers to refit and some Sprat and Winkles et voila!

Once other projects are complete then another 0 Gauge layout is in planning- I have the points and just need a few more lengths of bullhead track and it can be started. Still have to think of a name for operation around Bath with S&DJR, Southern and GWR locos together with a bit of BR!

 

O Gauge Isle of Wight stock.

A rather fortuitous purchase has lead to goods stock for the Isle of Wight Terrier.

Whilst not being replicas of specific prototypes, they do capture the essence of pre-grouping stock.

Whether they will ever have an 0 gauge layout to run on is doubtful but once a suitable Brake Van has been found then Rule One will apply!

Meanwhile they join the expanding stock list with still several kits to start/complete.

 

0 Gauge Slaters 4 wheel all 3rd GWR Coach.

The hasn't been an item of Passenger Rolling stock in my 0 Gauge roster- until now!

because of an extremely advantageous price this kit arrived in the last few days.

The contents are very good considering the kit could have been made in 1988!

The bonus is a 17- yes 17- page instruction manual. A challenge for later in the year- perhaps!

 

0 Gauge Cattle wagons.

A lucky purchase was a pair of Midland Railway Cattle Wagons. Both are well constructed but new wheels are needed to run on Peco bullhead track.

The smaller onewill be rebranded as Midland Railway or S&DJR whilst the large wagon will become BR.

The small wagon has been built from a 3H kit- so fairly elderly. The large version appears to be a Slaters offering.  

Must see if the roofs can be removed so cattle can be added.

 

0 Gauge S&D van.

 

A recent aquisition was this elderly ex North British van.

It has a vague likeness to a S&D van so it will be branded accordingly.

Why it looks green in the pictures is a bit of a mystery but in daylight is dark grey.

Spratt & Winkle couplings have been fitted, hook on one end only, so just the need for S&DJR lettering and some numbersbefore it gets a coat of varnish and can be towed around by my blue Jinty.

0 gauge BR 16Ton Toad.

The transfers have arrived from Railtec and they are, as usual, superb.

https://www.railtec-models.com/index.php

 After looking at and area where S&DJR, Southern and GWR could be found (just renewed modellers licence!). I also wanted a branded Toad to accompany my Minerva BR 57XX Pannier Tank. 

Very pleased with the result, just needs Sprat and Winkles fitted and its ready for service.

Further news is that I now have sufficient 0 gauge points to construct a new 0 gauge layout. Slightly larger than Cringle Street Goods but still a manageable size.

 

0 gauge wagons for S&DJR.

Three wagons to add to the S&DJR fleet.

A couple of Dapol offerings, one 5 plank and a 7 plank. Although somewhat fanciful they were repaints- one poorly- which I already posessed so no need to purchase more.

The third is a Slaters Midland Van which has been re-branded.

All have spurious numbers gleaned from transfer sheets from previous builds.

All with Sprat & Winkle couplings.