Author: Kelvin Barnes

Very Sad Day

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I am afraid I have been attacked by a keyboard warrior on a site that says I am a bad person. Firstly I am not a trader, never have been and never will buy to sell for profit. I do however love my hobby of the last 55 years and do sell layouts that I make after I have finished with them on the Exhibition circuit, this also applies to stock that ran on them. I am moving from OO to O gauge at present because at 75 years old so there are some surplus stock. I can work on O Gauge better.

I was selling some OO stock that I no longer had a layout for to people I thought were nice people – I like my hard work of over 50 years to go to a good home. These people asked for a price on four items and I told them I wanted £220 total but would except £200 – they then came back and said £180, I said no, it was £200 or no deal, they then said £190 – by this time I was fed up with the whole thing and did not reply to them, they then came back and said OK £200, again I did not reply as I had had enough. I then started getting Emails and Facebook messages asking me to reconsider, even from this chaps wife – it was overpowering so I just wanted to walk away from them and possibly the hobby. Now they have posted on a Bad Sellers website saying I am a bad person and don’t buy from me. Well that’s it folks – no more helping people with talking them thro’ modelling problems for nothing and painting and weathering for people at the cost of the paints – its over. I am also considering coming off the Exhibition Circuit immediately. Its great how one keyboard warrior in these awful days we live in can spoil many peoples pleasure.

This will be my only reply – and will not reply on that site as I do not want to stoop to their level – thanks friends for the last 55 years – it was great.

Refurbished Photo Planks

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My photo planks were looking a bit tatty, so I decided to freshen them up a bit. A clean and then patch up on both, finished off the new backscene on the O Gauge plank. I have left the hand painted backscene on the OO plank. Added quite a bit of groundcover bushes and grasses on both. All I need to do now is become a better photographer!!!!

It is my ultimate plan to produce two new planks, twice the size and much more detailed with photographic backscenes.

O Gauge

OO Gauge

Two more Heljan 47’s weathered

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Here are two more of the older OO Class 47’s that I detailed many years ago. With a good weathering and wheel cleaning they can still look and run very realistically. One end has been detailed and the other has tension locks.

47708 Waverly

47582 County of Norfolk

Industrial Terrier -O Gauge.

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This is another one of my recent purchases from a Rails Bargain Weekend. I wanted something a bit different and discovered that at least two Terriers entered industrial service between the wars. My Industrial layout is late 50’s, so this is where Modellers licence comes into play. I would like to thank Ian H. for his assistance in the research on this project. At £125 for the Loco, it just had to be done!

Heljan CCT in O Gauge

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Taking advantage of a recent Rails Sale, I purchased a CCT with factory weathering. When it arrived I was a bit stunned by just how over powering the weathering was! I set about re-weathering straight away. I did a wash wipe with dilute matt black, followed by Railmatch weathering paints, a great improvement. I hope you think so.

OO Class 47 weathered

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Here are a few old Heljan 47’s that I weathered this afternoon. All are detailed one end and retain tension locks at the other, I have also replaced the cab handrails for something a bit finer. I detailed these many years ago but have only just weathered them. I still think they look good and are a good entry level for a cheapish 47 – plenty available on selling sites for around £80.

O gauge items for a friend

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Quite a varied bunch of stock numbering and weathering for a friend. The 05 is a fictional livery and was not weathered. The 14XX and the Class 15 Diesel were both lightly weathered, and lastly we have the N.E Van which was a complete paint job and weathering.

OO Coaches revisited

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Its marvellous what projects I took on over twenty years ago, and the amount of time I spent doing them. I certainly could not repeat a lot of them now I am almost 75 Years Old!

I had somebody ask about coaches I had repainted the other day and dug them out and photographed them for old times sake!

Five Coaches in Nat Express – East Anglia – 3 x 2nd Class– 1 x 1st Class– Buffet 1st

(I used to run a ONE DVT with this set)

Anglia Rake – 6 coaches — 1 x 1st Class –3 x 2nd Class– 1 x Buffet — 1 x DBSO

3D printed Railway Folk

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Here are some of the first batch of samples in O Gauge, passed to me by Graham M. I have painted and posed a few on a layout. I have passed a few comments on some photos just for fun!

One size bigger Hat next time!

Is this the front end?

Look at the state of my car!

That’s the third time today I have heard that joke!

That’s my Loco – get off !!

Where’s the cattle dock !

O Gauge A8 4-6-2T

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This is a DJH kit built Loco, made to a very good standard – just needs tidying a bit and real coal added. I will also try to enhance the weathering a bit.

I hope to get my Steam Depot, Mission Road out during the Summer, Clean it down and have a photo session of my weathered Locos, until then here are some photographed on my photo plank.