I have the Airfix model kit of this loco too. It's an original late 60's-early 70's model so I'm torn between building it or leaving it as is, on the sprues still. I got a very nice set of cast metal driving wheels and axles with the kit so may try electrification. The part you mentioned about the motorised wagon may just be the ticket! Plenty cd drawer motors that may suit. I suppose I should give it a go, one pin missing from the motion set and the decals are rotted out so some new ones might be in order! Thank you for showing this Dapol version. Cheers! Keep Well, sir!
I’ve worked with a fair few of these, lovely little things, though I’ve never actually tried to make them roll on the supplied chassis, the two I’ve built run on RTR chassis units, one on an Airfix GMR chassis, the other on a heavily modified Triang Jinty chassis, though I’m tempted to get another of these kits and see if I can make it roll, would be fun to see if I can rig together a powered wagon to go behind it, given that was the original intent of these kits
Love these kits but have you noticed that you have put the number in the wrong place on the bunker? I know the decal is slightly too big for where it needs to go
Yeah, the number placement has been pointed out to me before - I went off the picture on the instruction sheet, but i've been told that it shouldn't be where it is. It would appear that Dapol are giving us the wrong information, particularly for those who don't know much about British loco's
SneakySteve 333 thanks! Yeah, sometimes it depends on my mood. If you check out some of my other builds, I paint elements of those before assembly, but this kit would definitely have benefited from prior painting
lam justin thanks for the support! I do skip some parts, but usually it's just repeating a process like gluing or painting. You don't need to see me glue every single piece in place, otherwise it would be a spoiler for when you build the model yourself! XD
Wow, I have never seen a kit for a train engine before, it looks great. As an older kit you can probably expect a few fit and flash issues, but that aside it looked really good and seemed to go together well too. Many thanks for sharing and have fun, Joe
Thanks! I know there are a few US and European models made by Revell . . . Not many UK plastic kits though - if you want a kit of a train I think they tend to be mostly metal ones . . .
In essence they are - at least they use the same gauge track (16.5mm I believe). The difference is that the scale for HO is 1/87 and OO is 1/76, so if anything, the track gauge is slightly too narrow for OO, but it's something that us Brits just stick with (probably because it's so well established now). HO and OO trains run perfectly well together on the same layouts, the OO stuff might look a little bigger is all
The track spacing is HO (1/87) to be compatible with continental track. The body meanwhile is OO (1/76). Thus HO/OO is a hybrid scale.OO bodies look distinctly larger than the HO vehicles you get on the continent.
To add to the confusion: many 1:76 kits over the years have been erroneously labeled 1:72. There isn't a vast difference in model size between them, but it is noticable.
Your right about the wheels. I build a battle of Britain class when they was airfix. The wheels ran very loose. The piston system was very similar to this little kit. But all in all the kits are timeless and are great for (like you said) static or on a dioramas.
@@ModelMinutes if you ever get stuck with dapol's instructions (like I did with a schools class loco) look up here for all your classic or old kits (with missing instructions) www.vintage-airfix.com/instructions.php They are zip files and are alot clearer to see and understand.
LMS Productions it's a self-healing cutting mat in A3 size. I bought mine online, but you can get them in the majority of good art and craft shops. I use it to protect the surfaces I'm working on, so I don't scratch or cover them in paint 😂
You should have painted the parts first. How do you paint the chassis behind the wheels once the wheels have been fitted? By the way, that kit was first introduced by Kitmaster. When Kitmaster went out of business Airfix bought up the moulds, but they only reissed a few of the original Kitmaster kits. Many of the better ones were never reissued.
Alan F Brookes thanks for the information! I realised my mistake in not pre-painting the parts during construction, I over came this by spraying the chassis with paint, letting it dry then rotating the wheels slightly to reveal the unpainted chassis then repeating the process
GNR studios there's no provision for the inclusion of a motor, but I'm sure with some ingenuity and alteration to the chassis it could be possible. The only problem is that the plastic is quite soft and the components may have warped as it's an old design, so even if a motor was successfully installed I doubt that there would be much success in it running properly on track
Awesome! Thanks for the comment - the pastels weren't as soft as i'd have liked to be honest, I would have preferred to use them as a dust rather than having to make them wet, but it still created a pleasing effect :D
I thought I was not quite ready to build a locomotive - though I have made a couple of buildings. But now I am not so sure. Im thinking of getting one of these, or see what else Dapol has to offer
I remember building one of these as a kid sheltering from the rain in a caravan on a campsite somewhere in Kent. The kit was purchased from the only shop on the campsite for a couple of shillings and was moulded in a much darker plastic than the later Dapol reissue.
Great job on the train model. I like the addition of the 2 crew figures....brings it to life. Happy modeling. Bill
Thanks! :D
I have the Airfix model kit of this loco too. It's an original late 60's-early 70's model so I'm torn between building it or leaving it as is, on the sprues still. I got a very nice set of cast metal driving wheels and axles with the kit so may try electrification. The part you mentioned about the motorised wagon may just be the ticket! Plenty cd drawer motors that may suit. I suppose I should give it a go, one pin missing from the motion set and the decals are rotted out so some new ones might be in order!
Thank you for showing this Dapol version. Cheers! Keep Well, sir!
Sounds like a fun project!
I’ve worked with a fair few of these, lovely little things, though I’ve never actually tried to make them roll on the supplied chassis, the two I’ve built run on RTR chassis units, one on an Airfix GMR chassis, the other on a heavily modified Triang Jinty chassis, though I’m tempted to get another of these kits and see if I can make it roll, would be fun to see if I can rig together a powered wagon to go behind it, given that was the original intent of these kits
I wish you luck!
Love these kits but have you noticed that you have put the number in the wrong place on the bunker? I know the decal is slightly too big for where it needs to go
Yeah, the number placement has been pointed out to me before - I went off the picture on the instruction sheet, but i've been told that it shouldn't be where it is. It would appear that Dapol are giving us the wrong information, particularly for those who don't know much about British loco's
I love your process although I would rather paint all parts before putting them all together but your model looks beautiful
SneakySteve 333 thanks! Yeah, sometimes it depends on my mood. If you check out some of my other builds, I paint elements of those before assembly, but this kit would definitely have benefited from prior painting
Where you bought the train is vey beautiful
You can get them online - but I bought mine in a local train shop
why don't you do a kit bash with the dapol kits and some old chasis of past model locos
GWRsuperstar143614xx I'll see what I can do
Back when the cutting board was brand new
Mine looks like a mess after just six months lol
Haha! Yeah - you should look at my earliest videos for a really clean cutting board
262 subs?! really?
lam justin not a fan?
Model Minutes the opposite, you deserve way more
love how you don't skip parts
lam justin thanks for the support! I do skip some parts, but usually it's just repeating a process like gluing or painting. You don't need to see me glue every single piece in place, otherwise it would be a spoiler for when you build the model yourself! XD
Me-262?
It’s 2023 and I spent 6 hours trying to find this vid bec I watched it loads when I was a kid lol
good to hear you still enjoy it! :D
I love your vids soo much
Pls don’t quit yt there the only vids that I enjoy
How much do u want for the actual modle
I'm planning to buy this model kit since it's cheap and I can add as much weathering as I want and I can add some more details
nice!
Wow, I have never seen a kit for a train engine before, it looks great. As an older kit you can probably expect a few fit and flash issues, but that aside it looked really good and seemed to go together well too. Many thanks for sharing and have fun,
Joe
Thanks! I know there are a few US and European models made by Revell . . . Not many UK plastic kits though - if you want a kit of a train I think they tend to be mostly metal ones . . .
it does not have an engine, its a steam loco, stop drinking,
Is HO and OO Gauge the same thing? If you mind me asking.
In essence they are - at least they use the same gauge track (16.5mm I believe). The difference is that the scale for HO is 1/87 and OO is 1/76, so if anything, the track gauge is slightly too narrow for OO, but it's something that us Brits just stick with (probably because it's so well established now). HO and OO trains run perfectly well together on the same layouts, the OO stuff might look a little bigger is all
Okay, Thanks. ; )
The track spacing is HO (1/87) to be compatible with continental track. The body meanwhile is OO (1/76). Thus HO/OO is a hybrid scale.OO bodies look distinctly larger than the HO vehicles you get on the continent.
To add to the confusion: many 1:76 kits over the years have been erroneously labeled 1:72.
There isn't a vast difference in model size between them, but it is noticable.
Your right about the wheels. I build a battle of Britain class when they was airfix. The wheels ran very loose. The piston system was very similar to this little kit. But all in all the kits are timeless and are great for (like you said) static or on a dioramas.
Thanks for the info!
@@ModelMinutes if you ever get stuck with dapol's instructions (like I did with a schools class loco) look up here for all your classic or old kits (with missing instructions)
www.vintage-airfix.com/instructions.php
They are zip files and are alot clearer to see and understand.
Im thinking of starting doing plastic kit modeling and I was wondering where you got that green sheet with the white lines on it ?
LMS Productions it's a self-healing cutting mat in A3 size. I bought mine online, but you can get them in the majority of good art and craft shops. I use it to protect the surfaces I'm working on, so I don't scratch or cover them in paint 😂
hmmm
262 locomotive? I know another thing named 262 and it's cooler
I'm sure that if this had jet engines too it'd be cool :P
Great stuff as usual 👏 What train model kit would you recommend to start off? Just finished my Willys Jeep, great tips thankyou
This is an ok model loco to do, but probably anything from the Dapol range would be alright, just keeping in mind that they are old kits
Amazing train! excellent work! also like little kits, my favorite was the easy models (Russian channel), now found you! Thank you for your videos
ScrapMoon Toon I'm glad you like my videos! Thanks for watching 😊
You should have painted the parts first. How do you paint the chassis behind the wheels once the wheels have been fitted?
By the way, that kit was first introduced by Kitmaster. When Kitmaster went out of business Airfix bought up the moulds, but they only reissed a few of the original Kitmaster kits. Many of the better ones were never reissued.
Alan F Brookes thanks for the information! I realised my mistake in not pre-painting the parts during construction, I over came this by spraying the chassis with paint, letting it dry then rotating the wheels slightly to reveal the unpainted chassis then repeating the process
I wish they would just make a Pere Marquette 1225. Best looking train ever.
Maybe you should petition a company - or maybe a kickstarter project?
@@ModelMinutes that's a good idea
Western region is actually the GWR when British Railways was formed
GWRsuperstar143614xx weren't some ex SR lines also incorporated? My railway history is patchy
like the 6100
just check the wikipedia
Jacob the starbridge 14xx
Oh I see
Your probably wrong because Wikipedia is not a trusted source
What a lovely prairie tank I think you have done fabulous.
Thank you! Cheers!
Can you please do German db class ten
thanks for the suggestion :D
The best video 📸😁
Thanks 🙏
It looks great! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching!
Is there a way to fit a motor in the locomotive
GNR studios there's no provision for the inclusion of a motor, but I'm sure with some ingenuity and alteration to the chassis it could be possible. The only problem is that the plastic is quite soft and the components may have warped as it's an old design, so even if a motor was successfully installed I doubt that there would be much success in it running properly on track
It's doable (say those I know from LMRC's), but I've yet to attempt it myself.
Another great build. Keep up the good work!
Btw that pastel trick made those wheels look really good.
Awesome! Thanks for the comment - the pastels weren't as soft as i'd have liked to be honest, I would have preferred to use them as a dust rather than having to make them wet, but it still created a pleasing effect :D
Well it still made an excellent finishing touch in my eyes :D
It does look pretty good on my shelf! :D
+Model Minutes That is good. Its what matters the most :D
I agree!
I thought I was not quite ready to build a locomotive - though I have made a couple of buildings. But now I am not so sure. Im thinking of getting one of these, or see what else Dapol has to offer
they have a number of kits - most ex-airfix or kitmaster so they are pretty old now
I have seen many of these kits, and found out my grandfather has built one. Still not sure
I remember building one of these as a kid sheltering from the rain in a caravan on a campsite somewhere in Kent. The kit was purchased from the only shop on the campsite for a couple of shillings and was moulded in a much darker plastic than the later Dapol reissue.
sounds like a fun memory!
When you build it, I recommend using Tiny screws rather than use the pins. And also lube up the wheel area
cool idea!
@@ModelMinutes thank you.
Nice kit
it looks good and was fun to build
I've been investigating how to build a railroad layout and found an awesome resource at Jareks hobby club (look it up on google)
Disko Trance thanks for the info!