My Darjeeling railcar makes an apearance

This week I was happy to see that Allen Doherty of Worsley Works has kindly used my photos of the DHR railcar build, as the example images on his website for this particular set of etches.

Found here.
http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/Image-Pages/Image_NG_Darjeeling-RC.htm

Darjeeling Railcar in 009

New today is this Darjeeling & Himalaya Railway Railcar in 4mm scale that I have just finished for a client. It is built from a Worsley Works 'scratch aid'. These are handy little purchases that require enough input from the builder to be rewarding challenge & certainly a damn sight better than using plasticard scratch building entirely from the start. They are best described as incomplete kits with no instructions or drawings. More of a service to the discerning modeler.

WW1 Baldwin Gas Mechanical brass Kit, 009 scale

This kit was built for my own collection, back in 2008. It is a complete kit that incorporates an outside frame chassis & a Mashima open frame motor. The model is a highly recommended kit. not as challenging as some, so maybe a good brass kit to take a deep end plunge with, if you've never made a chassis inclusive one before. The instructions are a photographic strip style, blow by blow account, so there is no real room for error (I found, anyway).

What I learnt from this paintjob, was that if one doesnt choose to use an etch primer on a brass body, then, when handled constantly & not varnished straight away, Acrylic WILL wear down, or chip off sharp edges & corners. Nowadays, I wont leave home without my etch primer!

Photos must be credited here to Mick Thornton

Chivers Whitemetal kit WHR Russell Build 009 scale

these photos are of the final finished loco. As you can see, I went ahead and ordered some name and

makers plates just to give Russell the final touch.

Another touch that I added was I rebuilt the cylinders from plasticard, as the whitemetal overlays,

I felt, were'nt chunky enough.