Steve Cook
Flying Squad
28ten said:
Whats need got to do with it
Steve
PS - Yes, you do
Building an Old Originals Ruston 48DS kit (Gauge 1)
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Whats need got to do with it
Steve
PS - Yes, you do
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
saw this on the SEmG and thought you might be interested.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SEmG/a ... 01285/view
cheers
Mike
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SEmG/a ... 01285/view
cheers
Mike
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Simon Dunkley
Guest
They are more likely to go for battery power, either radio or key-fob controlled.Scale7JB said:
Or sometimes, stud contact... ...which at least matches the wheel standards most of them use!
chrisb
Western Thunderer
Hello,
I've been lurking for a while and...well, I saw this thread and thought I would make a start by posting a photo of the Old Originals Ruston I've built that is currently in the paint shop being weathered:
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The model is based on a Ruston in service at Grant Lyon Eagre and so far has been weathered using a colour modulation technique followed by a paint chipping technique that I picked up from the military modeling fraternity.
I will be using battery-powered wireless DCC sound. I experimented with some of the non-DCC sounds cards that are available but found them pretty lacking compared with DCC sound and so that's the route I've taken even though it is expensive.
Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to seeing how you finish your Ruston, Steve.
Chris
Anderson Valley, CA
I've been lurking for a while and...well, I saw this thread and thought I would make a start by posting a photo of the Old Originals Ruston I've built that is currently in the paint shop being weathered:
[attachimg=1]
The model is based on a Ruston in service at Grant Lyon Eagre and so far has been weathered using a colour modulation technique followed by a paint chipping technique that I picked up from the military modeling fraternity.
I will be using battery-powered wireless DCC sound. I experimented with some of the non-DCC sounds cards that are available but found them pretty lacking compared with DCC sound and so that's the route I've taken even though it is expensive.
Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to seeing how you finish your Ruston, Steve.
Chris
Anderson Valley, CA
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Simon
Flying Squad
In the just out new book "Memories of Southern Railways" by Mike Jacobs, published by Noodle (and in stock you know where at £14.95) there is a cracking shot of DS1169 at Broad Clyst.
I haven't taken a proper gander yet but it is one of a lot of highly interesting "SR in the west" type shots in the book.
More wretched diesel pollution - I am increasingly inclined to model the blighter using my own 48DS kit from John instead of the very funky "Express Dairies" blue and white livery, choices, choices.....
This 48DS was sold to the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Southern Region bought it for use at (I think) Folkestone Shakespeare Cliff, it then went to Broad Clyst sleeper depot and then finished up at Yeovil as in the picture Mike linked to. (So last two places quite WR-ish)
Simon
I haven't taken a proper gander yet but it is one of a lot of highly interesting "SR in the west" type shots in the book.
More wretched diesel pollution - I am increasingly inclined to model the blighter using my own 48DS kit from John instead of the very funky "Express Dairies" blue and white livery, choices, choices.....
This 48DS was sold to the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Southern Region bought it for use at (I think) Folkestone Shakespeare Cliff, it then went to Broad Clyst sleeper depot and then finished up at Yeovil as in the picture Mike linked to. (So last two places quite WR-ish)
Simon
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
Hi Chris :wave:...........Could we have a bit more detail on the weathering job using a colour modulation technique ?
Phill
Phill
Steve Cook
Flying Squad
Cor, feeling a bit embarrassed now - no progress on my 48DS and people have been making comments on the thread which I haven't replied to 
Sorry all.
Nice find Mike Really does show the size of the 48 off well 
Sorry all.Nice find Mike
Really does show the size of the 48 off well
S
Simon Dunkley
Guest
Not only that, but you are being promted in other threads, although it would seem that you need to regauge it to a scale 2'4.4"...
Steve Cook
Flying Squad
Thats lovely Chris
I really do need to get on with mine.Nice subtle use of the colour modulation technique - I've only just this week been reading about that and finding whilst it adds a certain something to a model, its not realistic when the tonal contrast is as strong as seems to be the norm. Your use of that technique is much more suitable for what we do, top job
Steve Cook
Flying Squad
I think it would just fall over
Pugsley
Western Thunderer
Yes, it is a technique that is normally overdone - subtlety is definitely the watchword when it comes to using colour modulation.