Brian Daniels diesel workbench

OzzyO

Western Thunderer
When you look at the brackets on the buffer beam you can see the mounting points for the centre part 0f the snow ploughs, the strengthening points would have been behind the buffer beam.

OzzyO.
 

Brian Daniels

Western Thunderer
Another little project that has been on the go is a conversion of a Heljan B Tank to an A Tank. I have used a couple of the early pre-production models for this and started by removing the barrel from the chassis and then prising off the ends. The donor barrel had 10mm cut off each end with a circular saw to keep it parallel. After gluing on the end of the tank it was filled and sanded down. Now I know the seams on the barrel should be in a different place but I just can't be bothered to replace all these seams, it looks ok as it is. That nice man Pete Harvey has done some logo fixing clips that are a fold up etch. Using the Heljan Esso logo plate as a template drill .7mm holes just inside the bolts and place this on the model to drill through for your fixing holes. The Heljan logo is fixed to the model with double sided tape, it's a bit strong but they do come off with a bit of leverage under them. The A Tanks do not have a hand wheel on top to unload them but there appears to be a plate bolted to the top to cover the hole. There is also a vent the other side of the filling hatch. These items I have sourced from my scrap boxes so are not a hundred percent correct but better than nothing. I did this mod on an MMP B Tank as that is supplied as a B Tank but just with a longer barrel but I could not find anything in the scrap box the same as I used on this tank, typical! On the chassis most A tanks have little J hangers on the end of the suspension which I recreated by using the ends of Slaters Southern PMV springs that you get spare when you build their BR wagons, remember, don't throw anything away. I also added a little bit of plasticard in the slot at the end of the springs that's there after you remove the Heljan molding there. So there you go, paint it grey with a red solebar and now I have a Heljan A Tank. We might send it to Heljan to see if they want to do this version of tank.

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Jordan

Mid-Western Thunderer
There's just something about 22s isn't there
Indeed... so much so - that I have recently caved in to temptation and, once again, I own a model of D6320.... :drool:

... but before Certain Members get all excited, I have to confess...:oops:


... it's made by Dapol, & it's N Scale..... :rolleyes:

Forgive me, Dogstar, for I have sinned..... :D
 

clarky

Western Thunderer
Fantastic Class 22 Brian!!

Just Superb!

As always

It would break my heart to destroy that lovely paint job with coolant leaks and Washing Plant damage!

G
 

Brian Daniels

Western Thunderer
Don't worry I won't be going that far with it, just my usual stuff I would think.

Some time ago I nearly finished building a JLTRT 27 into 27030 NB with ploughs. But it's been sit on the shelf for the best part of a year so I have got it down and done the last couple of hours works to finish off the air pipes on the bogies and it is now in the paint shops to give me something to do over Easter.
 

clarky

Western Thunderer
You're absolutely right Daifly, it didn't!

I'm a 1970s WR nut, but the condition that everything was in then was just appalling!

I know that paint wasn't that good then and the washing machines were in their infancy.......but it really was terrible!

G
 

40126

Western Thunderer
Don't worry I won't be going that far with it, just my usual stuff I would think.

Some time ago I nearly finished building a JLTRT 27 into 27030 NB with ploughs. But it's been sit on the shelf for the best part of a year so I have got it down and done the last couple of hours works to finish off the air pipes on the bogies and it is now in the paint shops to give me something to do over Easter.

Looking forward to seeing the pics, Brian :thumbs:

Steve :cool:
 
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