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.

 

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 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!

 

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.

 

0 Gauge 16Ton ex GWR Toad..

Slowly progressing with the PECO 16Ton BR Toad build- transfers have been ordered from Railtec.  Bits and pieces carried out so that once transfers are applied the whole can be varnished and roof fitted.

 

0 Gauge Dapol S&DJR 3F numbered.

That nice man at Railtec Transfers- also Steve- swiftly delivered the numbering transfers.

An exact match for the lettering on the loco as delivered so the loco is now complete.

The smokebox numbers are from a random transfer sheet and the lamp from Springside models.

I have fitted bars to front and back to facilitate coupling to Spratt and Winkle fitted goods stock.

 

0 gauge Midland Railway Brake Van for S&DJR.

Three of these Midland Railway Brake Vans were supplied to the Somerset and Dorset to replace ageing stock. They were absorbed back to the LMS after grouping.

This one will be branded as a S&DJR wagon to accompany the Jinty and wagons.

This kit is a Parkside by PECO offering and goes together well. However, the brake mechanism instruction is not particularly , to me, clear. However, help is at hand as the construction of this kit is covered in PECO'S Into to 0 Gauge bookazine.

 

 

Again handrails are brass wire formed to fit holes drilled where indentations are moulded.

Twelve holes each side and it is very easy to get the side handrails to bow if slightly too long!

0 gauge PECO AA3 Western Region Brake Van.

This is a Peco 0 Gauge 16Ton ex-GWR Brake Van under construction.

It is to accompany 5764 the Minerva 57XX Pannier Tank in BR early crest livery.

 There is also a small rake of wagons in BR livery but, to date, no brake van was posessed.

Until now! The kit is straight forward to construct, parts fitting together well. Instructions are sparse but sufficient if time is taken.

 

 

The time consuming part, except for waiting for adhesive to dry, is the handrails.

17 holes have to be drilled out for half a millimetre wire to be fitted- then the wire has to be shaped to size.

The start of fitting shown here- not my finest but a used feel to them.

The effect is really quite pleasing after a coat of grey primer which will also be the finish.

The buffers , draw gear and glazing are still to be fitted. These will be added once the transfers are fitted and the whole varnished.

A location must be decided upon as the name can be obtained from Railtec.

A guard is also waiting for completion.