Weathered diesels.

[Blueeighties]

Lee,

Thank you for explaining about the important feature when selecting a model for the conversion. My lack of knowledge of the development of the BT4s means that I did not put 2 and 2 together correctly when reading your previous response.

regards, Graham

No problem, anytime!

 

[Blueeighties]

Morning all. What could be better than a spluttering, idling BR blue class 25?

25152, weathered and Legoman sound fitted.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Morning all. What could be better than a spluttering, idling BR blue class 25?

A class 33 or 73 - coming from one with a Southern Region bias. .


The plain sky background certainly looks better.

 

[richard carr]

Hi Lee

I agree about the great sound of spluttering blue 25, I just don't recall ever seeing one in the Newcastle area. The Saturday's only Poole Newcastle once had a pair from Birmingham to Newcastle in about 1982, we all went a bit mad about that at the time.

I'm sure yours must have wandered over from Carlisle.

Richard

 

[Blueeighties]

Hi Lee

I agree about the great sound of spluttering blue 25, I just don't recall ever seeing one in the Newcastle area. The Saturday's only Poole Newcastle once had a pair from Birmingham to Newcastle in about 1982, we all went a bit mad about that at the time.

I'm sure yours must have wandered over from Carlisle.

Richard

Hi Richard. They did indeed. Quite regularly actually. Normally hauling failed 101 dmus from Carlisle. Got a few pics, must post them sometime.

 

[Blueeighties]

A big Heljan class 37/4 today. Renumbered as 37403, and named 'Isle Of Mull'. Black headcode panels, Scotty dogs, red bufferbeams, and additional Western region style nose end lamp brackets added. Sound as usual by Legoman, my twin speaker install. Sounds monstrous.

 

[Blueeighties]

Another day, another Heljan O gauge class 37/4!
This time in triple grey Railfreight livery, numbered and named as 404 'Loch Long', ploughs added, Transrail branding, light weathering and sound.

 

[Blueeighties]

Monday shmonday.....bleugghh!!
Anyways.....another loco to hopefully brighten you day
Today we have a Minerva class 14. A nice thing. Odd not to be fitted with working tail and marker lamps, so these have been added. Existing factory interior cab and marker blind leds have been replaced from the silly bright white to something warmer and more appropriate to the locos running era.
New headcode blinds, marker glasses, builders plates, and weathering. No sound, just a multi function DCC chip fitted.

 

[40057]

Hi Lee

I agree about the great sound of spluttering blue 25, I just don't recall ever seeing one in the Newcastle area. The Saturday's only Poole Newcastle once had a pair from Birmingham to Newcastle in about 1982, we all went a bit mad about that at the time.

I'm sure yours must have wandered over from Carlisle.

Richard

Circa 1980, I can remember a couple of occasions when a 25 worked the Red Bank vans south from Newcastle. Also a 25 on the summer only Bristol—Newcastle (relief to the Plymouth—Edinburgh) which had replaced a failed Peak at Derby.

 

[Blueeighties]

26 Tuesday A nice pair of green uns, numbered, weathered, ploughs and sound fitted.

 

[Blueeighties]

Kitbuilt locos. Something I have always steered away from, as the vast majority of diesel kits are long in the tooth, and pretty poor by current standards. Everything I have come across has always had issues with running too.

However.....

I attended the Barnsley O gauge guild show as a trader on Saturday. Really good, friendly, well organised, plenty of decent trade. I stumbled across this. It's a DJH factory built class 03. Finished as a GD machine, how could my arm not be twisted? Runs beautifully too. Considering the unbuilt kit price is now just over £500, the purchase price of £275 was a bit of a bargain.

All I have to do is add sound, weather, and possibly working lights.

 

[Blueeighties]

Yet more O gauge class 60 soundfitting

 

[Blueeighties]

The humble class 47. With a class number of 512, they weren't exactly uncommon back in the day. I guess that explains the 'duff' nickname. They were a bit.

Anyway, the Heljan model is a good un.

Specification.

Full strip back to plastic and respray.
Headcode marker panels filled and flushed at No 1 end.
DCC chip fitted.
Weathered.
Finished as 47567 'Red Star'.

 

[Blueeighties]

Heljan O gauge class 33.

Numbered as 33005, weathered.
Legoman sound fitted.

 

[Blueeighties]

Morning. A Heljan O gauge 31 today.

Numbered as 31217 coal sector decals added.

Weathered.

Soundfitted.

Legoman has recently upgraded his 31 file, it sounds fantastic.

 

[Osgood]

Thanks for info on Legoman's 31 update.
Is Legoman a Zimo man? I thought it might be wise to standardise on one make.

 

[Blueeighties]

Thanks for info on Legoman's 31 update.
Is Legoman a Zimo man? I thought it might be wise to standardise on one make.

Nope, ESU. I fit hundreds of them, excellent chips.
Let me know if you need any, I can supply.

Regards

Lee.

 

[Blueeighties]

Here is a video of the twin HST power cars with the sound system installed. Pretty much one of the best sounding pair of locos ever to grace the bench!

 

[Blueeighties]

Faded and weathered Dapol HEA Hopper.

 

[class27]

Here is a video of the twin HST power cars with the sound system installed. Pretty much one of the best sounding pair of locos ever to grace the bench!

Boost!!