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.

00 gauge water tower and station porter for Watershoot Bay.

 

Another offering from Anyscale Models is the water tank cast in resin. The detail is just right and, after painting has had some supporting legs fitted.

Not yet completed due to inaccessability of Watershoot Bay whilst readying my 009 Woody Lane.

More strengthening needs to be added before fitting but final measurement isn't possible at the moment.

Below is a porter asleep on a packing crate with the station cat from Monty's Models.

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00 Gauge Railtec 3D Numberplate transfers.

The Railtec plates are slightly smaller than those that have been printed onto the loco.

A quick brush over with BR Green acrylic paint- slightly differing from that applied by Bachmann- prepared the surface for the transfers.

The transfers are floated from the backing, dried, then secured with a spot of varnish as directed in the instructions.

The smokebox number and shed plate are secured in the same way.

 

I brush a thin coat of varnish around the transfer edge and, to date, there have been no loss or lifting.

As the complete loco numbering set, and complete loco set, can be supplied there is no need to purchase separate packs of plates, shed plates.

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

Just need some suitable lamps to complete.

 

00 Gauge Prairie Tank re-numbered.

Steve at Railtec Transfers has excelled himself again!

Belying the fact that these are transfers they arrived extremely promptly and are a work of art.

These will transform my 4575 Class 5500 into 5502 during its time shedded at 83E-St Blazey,

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

 

More 00 gauge goods stock including a van for Watershoot Bay.

At the recent Salisbury exhibition I was fortunate to buy a couple of Hornby 3 plank wagons extremely reasonably!

After a quick rub down they were painted into Southern Goods Stock Brown-Precision Paints version.

A search in the transfers box found some suitably sized decals and a couple of sets of spurious numbers.

A set of Gibson spoked wheels were fitted together with Sprat & Winkle couplings.

 

The Smallbrook Studio, with supplied Dapol chassis, Isle of Wight goods van has also been completed.

It has been numbered in the Southern Railway Goods van numbering range but i'm not sure if this is correct due to insufficient info to hand.

So, just the couplings to fit and another , unusual van is ready for Watershoot bay.

Just have to complete the layout!!

 

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 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.

00 Gauge Smallbrook Studio van kit.

Once the pieces were glued together, handrails fitted  and weight added inside the van, the roof was affixed.

There are instructions that the roof plasticard supplied appears undersized but, in fact, the roof didn't overlap the sides and ends as is usual. Apparently rain channels were atop the sides and ends. There is supposed to be a groove in the end castings for the roof to sit in but it is somewhat inconspicuous!

However, a reasonable fist was made of fitting the roof but doesn't stand up to close scrutiny.

Once the paint has fully cured it will be time for transfers and then a coat of matt varnish.

 

Completed bus for Watershoot Bay.

After stripping down the body was primed and undercoated before the finish of Maunsell Southern green was applied.

The chassis had a coat of satin black and the interior painted with a neutral light brown.

The roof is a light cream.

Once all dry transfers for Southern Vectis were applied together with a ficticious destination board.

Allowing time to set the whole was coated with matt varnish before the windows were refitted and the body reunited with the interior and chassis. Pleased with the result and another addition to Watershoot Bay.

 

A Southern Vectis bus for Watershoot Bay.

A reasonable purchase off of an auction site saw an EFE Bartons Leyland single decker delivered extremely promptly.

A few minutes with a pin vice saw the bus separated into numerous parts ready to change identity.

A quick brush over with a glass fibre brush was enough to key the surface for a covering of grey undercoat. Thence a coat of grey primer followed, when dry, by a coat of Southern Olive Green.

 

00 Gauge Isle of Wight wagons and vans for Watershoot Bay.

The rolling  stock for Watershoot bay has been completed.

The open wagons are simple repaints of Dapol 4 planks whilst the covered vans needed a little more work.

All of the van bodies are the Tri-ang Hornby/ Hornby Hull and Barnsley type of moulding.

Whilst they are not exact replicas they do, to my mind, give a fair representation of those that ran on the Isle of Wight.

The vans have different chassis depending on the bracing of the body. The cross braced pair have PECO Parkside PC570 9ft wheelbase LNWR/LMS wooden underframes .

These are fitted with Gibson wheels- Dapol and Hornby ones aren't suitable for the chassis.

The bodies were all rubbed down with a fibreglass pencil to remove most of the heat printed detail on the body as supplied. Then undercoated in bauxite primer and then hand brushed with Railmatch Southern Freight Brown.

 The transfers are a mixture of Modelmaster, HMRS and Old Time Workshop. The numbers are ficticious- I wasn't going to buy another set just for these .

Once set the wagons and vans had a waft of matt varnish just to keep all in place.

A satisfying result which completes the rolling stock, coaches and wagons, although another Teak coach needs an identity change.

Running in board for Watershoot Bay.

 The running in bard has arrived from Dart Castings.

https://www.dartcastings.co.uk/

The superb casting- no flash evident and fitted together perfectly was given a coat of grey primer and a rough coat of grey to represent weathered concrete .

When dry the nameboard from Sankey Scenics was glued in place.

https://www.sankeyscenics.co.uk/

Some wait until The layout can be worked on after a couple of exhibitions.

00 Gauge Signal Box for Watershoot Bay.

 Finally the 'Box' for Watershoot Bay has been completed.

The basis is a Lcut laser cut kit with a few additions including a detailed interior complete with real wood floor- of course you can't see it now so was it worth the effort? Well I know it's there and furthermore the roof would fall off during transit if not secured.

Signs are from Smiths (Etched signs) and Sankey Scenics for the others.

Maybe the drain pipes are a little heavy.

 

00 Gauge Isle of Wight Railway wagon.

 I have had this black painted Hornby 4 plank wagon that was meant to have a set of Powsides rub on transfers for some time.

As I have many Private Owner wagons there is little point in making more- I haven't got a layout large enough to have them all on anyway!

So some lettering from a very aged transfer sheet yielded up enough lettering for an Isle of Wight Railway pre-grouping wagon.

It looks a bit decrepit-Just right!

Track base colour applied to Watershoot Bay.

With all the track in position and before I start the wiring the track has been given a coat of dark brown.

This is before the rail sides are given a brush of rust.

The turnouts have all been masked and the contact areas given extra protection to ensure electrical conductivity once it is all wired.

All three boards have been treated to ensure continuity of colour.

 

00 gauge structures for Watershoot Bay- Isle of Wight.

 

The signal box for Watershoot Bay is almost complete. The steps need attaching and the interior painted.

The kit is from LCut, their medium sized box. It bears a slight resemblance to the box at Ventnor!

I am still undecided on to whether I should fit a verandah by the access door and steps- ho hum!

 

The station building is a mixture of  the PECO wooden kit and Wills station shelter.

Painted in Southern Railway chrome green and cream it is roughly the size I wanted to fit the available space and seems to provide a reasonable structure.

Once the signage is fitted together with a few appropriate posters/ boards it will be ready for placing.