J36 Pickups

 Romford 4ft Tender wheels in pinpoint bearings...

Crude but functional! and when the loco is to go on track just a quick solder to connect the pickups...

Decals applied and fixed...

J36 Update Plus

Well I mad my own pickups and it had it's first run today. It works ok but it will be better with a descent decoder in. Watch this space!

 I am quite pleased so far...

 There is a layout somewhere...

 

 Now how do you think they got there?

 A bit of weathering...

      The driver is ex RAF and had to have his legs spread to fit in the tractor seat, Quite painful...

I will be able to get to it one day???

Gem J36 Update

Well after much dressing and cleaning parts and checking if they fit...I am getting somewhere, I have had the trusty milliput out filling mainly the boiler top seam but quit a few minor areas. The tender had some real blemishes on one side panel I will have to wait until tomorrow to see if it needs more work. I shunted the chassis with the body on (using another loco to shunt it) around my layout to check for shorts. None to report...

 There is a bench under there...Somewhere!

 Man balancing on sprue!

Work in progress..Building up...

Gem J36

My friend John gave me a Gem 36 kit that has been in a cupboard  for over 30 years, So last night I made a start after I found a old Hornby J83 chassis and thought I would see what could be done with it...

J83 chassis...Not much left of it though.

Rolling chassis seems to be free I will have to make some fresh pickups, Plus I have bought some Alan Gibson 4ft tender wheels so I can put in tender pickups...

Cleaned with the oily rag look

  have been playing around with weathering and now making it look like it has been cleaned with a oily rag...

 This engine came with sound fitted, But I had it re-blown as a refurbished model @ Olivia's and it sounds much better

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Re-using Hornby Skaledale Walls

 After the bath in Caustic Soda these Hornby Skaledale walls are ready to be re-used once I have repainted them...

They have been used on three layouts previous and were well covered in foliage and such...

Caution

Anyone who has not used Caustic Soda before MUST take care when using it. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

New Wetroom