S2 E19 Bexhill West Model Railway | Etched Brass Brake Van Kit Build | Part One
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- Опубліковано 4 лис 2022
- Hello everyone,
In this video I begin work on a 25 Ton 'Pill 'Box' brake van. These vehicles were introduced to the Southern Railway in 1928 and were used across the Eastern Section.
I'll show putting the basic kit together in this episode, before moving on to the detailing and discussing some of the variations to these vehicles in the next episode.
Thanks for watching,
James - Розваги
Speaking as an Engineer, you are a Master Craftsman! Love your channel!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Inspiring workmanship. A joy to watch.
That’s very kind of you, Thank you. I’m pleased you enjoyed the video.
Best wishes,
James
The brass looks lovely! That is an interesting set up you have going there. It seems that working with brass is a whole other way of doing things. I've never seen anyone do this type of modelling before so I shall be following this series for sure! Thank you.
An absolute joy to watch and quite therapeutic, too!
You are a wizard with the soldering iron and resistance soldering device.
Such neat and precise work is a pleasure for the eyes!
Pleased you were able to do some scale panel beating to save the model!
Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build.
Best wishes from Wirral.
Hi James- That is a very nice kit and I do like all your different tool the spot/touch solder iron is something I have not seen before.
Cheers Kev
This should be a nice informative video on brass kit construction given your production quality. Working on some L&Y stock from London Road Models myself. Will enjoy having this as an accompaniment.
Hi James - I am still here watching your updates and being totally blown away by your skill and dedication.
The rivet press is brilliant, it's these sort of things that make you as a modeller stand out amongst others.
No way would I have gone to that length to make the rivets stand out more than they do.
The heated probe makes it so much easier I would imagine, clever little tool.
You make it look so easy but I am fully aware that it is not. Must admit I was mesmerised watching you do the soldering.
Love your choice of background music.
The last shot of the finished item so far with the seagull gliding in the background, oh my how to finish a update.
Thankyou James, looking forwards to the follow up.
Regards Chris
Thank you Chris for your kind comments, and it's very nice to hear from you. I'm pleased you liked the random seagull too. It seemed like a fun extra to throw on at the end of the video.
Hope you are keeping well,
James
That rivet press 👍, gona look it up.
Complete other method to get rivets (, screws, bolts, weld beads and other poke out textures) would be 3D decals 😉
Hi James, been enjoying your videos as I delve into hand laying my own trackwork in 00-SF.. I'm about to start my first brake van kit (GWR AA1) and your video has been invaluable and great viewing! I wondered what the folding tool you use is? I like the was you fold the brass, seems to provide a clean fold.
Cheers, James - LWR
Very nice, charming little kit.
Your rivet press is very nice too. I've got a basic "Leakey" rivet tool, it's okay, but I've not mounted it to a plinth (a bit rocky at times) as I used to take it on holiday to model make in the evenings or inclement weather etc.
I built a Dog Kennel in 7mm, modified it to a later variant (25T) with the extra plating on the solebars etc.
Who's RSU do you use, please - sorry if I missed that bit, video buffered a fair bit (not your fault).
Thanks in advance 😊👍✌️💜
Thank you James, another excellent Video. You certainly seem to have developed your soldering Techniques down to a fine art. What Solders and Fluxes do you use?
Very impressive James, I was looking at those folding jigs awhile ago, I think I will have to invest in one when I get nearer to using brass kits. Are you going to be adding springing/compensation to your axels with being in P4? I tried making some of them ages ago and it wasn't too difficult when you get it all figured out. Cheers, Michael
Thank you Michael,
The folding tool is really very useful, especially for carriage sides. They can be very expensive but I remember this particular one being considerably cheaper than some alternatives, and it seems to work well. I can't remember where I got this one, but I'll try to look it up for the next video.
With regard to suspension - I will be fitting Bill Bedford springing units in the next video.
All the best,
James
Hi James, couple of questions if I may, firstly is that what they call a Jewellers workbench you are using and secondly am I imagining things or did I not see you removing any traces of flux after you soldered ?
Hi David,
Yes I am using a Jewellers bench, I think the height and configuration is ideal for model making.
Secondly, you are correct in that I didn't show the traces of flux being scrubbed off post soldering. I'll go into my process in Part 2. But simply, I scrub the parts with hot water and scouring powder, before giving them a blast in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Thanks for watching,
James