If you can glue to bits of plastic together then you can build a kit. Take two parts, glue together. Take another part and glue to the first two. Continue until the model is complete.

Getting a good finish relies on learning how much glue to use and which types are better for what application. Both come from experience - i.e. giving it a go.

Similarly, improved paint finishes comes with practise. Compare the artwork of a 3 year old to that of a ten year old; The only difference is several years of practise. This is true if you're 7 or 70!


Happy modelling.

Steven B.

I agree. Basically, start building, and it's surprising what you achieve!

Quote from: Bealman on April 11, 2017, 10:50:32 AM
I agree. Basically, start building, and it's surprising what you achieve!

Yep - nothing that looks like what it should
It's a case of "Look, sunshine. I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order"

Meanwhile..............back to the class 50

Quote from: escafeld on April 11, 2017, 12:16:26 PM
The NGS kit Boogie Bolster Kit & Chassis is no more difficult than a very simple Airfix Kit. It comes supplied with Farish boogies. The only piece that need some care is gluing the two halves of the floor together to make sure they are flat. The wagon kit costs £6.30 + glue and paint

At a time when many are concerned about the ever increasing price of r-t-r items kits look even better value. For instance 21 clay wagons from Kernow - £244.93 but 21 Peco 5 plank wagon kits £84 plus a bit of time, glue and paint. Some will get pleasure from making something and saving money and others, especially in today's busy world, just won't have the time.

I'm also thinking locos - New Farish loco is £100 plus. Worsley class D600 kit is £23 and I have seen old tatty but working Farish Poole type 47s for £30. So that's a new loco for £53, admittedly plus a lot of work plus transfers and nameplates. I understand these kits are not for beginners.

Good argument there Chris. I might just have to bite the bullet and build a few N gauge kits. No problem with wagon kits but I've so far been put off loco kits because you can't buy one with ALL the bits in like you can for OO or O gauge. Would be nice to have N kits with the chassis parts and wheels included. As I understand it, its the availability of wheels that's the problem.

I have tried to put that across to Ray about his kits Austinbob but it falls on deaf ears, I also think kits should come complete with all transfers nameplates, ,wheels and even the chance to have a chassis and all you have to provide is glue and paint and of course your time.
At least AR is on the right lines with his Sentinal kits you have a choice of how much detail you want to add your self orallready done for you.
I know this is going off topic NN bu I was replying to part of the last post Ha Ha Ha
Bob Tidbury

Relevant posts, like RTR class 50s, seem a bit thin on the ground. The last mention of a class 50 on this thread was 5 posts ago 

You're right, but not sure there's much more to say really...

Quote from: Western Exile on April 11, 2017, 04:48:46 PM
Relevant posts, like RTR class 50s, seem a bit thin on the ground. The last mention of a class 50 on this thread was 5 posts ago 

Yep. I'm sure there isn't anything left to say on the original topic.

Now... a dilemma for the mods.

The usual practice of locking it arbitrarily. Or... leave it to run whilst there's some interesting, if off topic discussion and let it die naturally in a couple of days?

The latter I think njee20.
I'd quite like to see more chat about N gauge loco kits. Maybe its time to start a different thread.

Quote from: austinbob on April 11, 2017, 06:20:28 PM
The latter I think njee20.
I'd quite like to see more chat about N gauge loco kits. Maybe its time to start a different thread.

That's the route I'd prefer to be taken, Bob.
Leave the class 50 thread to anyone with further comment about it but for those who may come to it in the future, please remain on topic.

I hope someone starts making a class 50 - I've just come across a big bag full of 2mm Class 50 etched nameplates...

There's are a couple of topics about possible models for crowdfunding around at the moment. I would have thought a crowd funded class 50 would be more likely to be successful. That is if Farish aren't already working on one....

At the risk of repeating what has been said by others (previously on this thread as well); the big risk to any crowd-finder is if Dapol suddenly re-star their work and beat the new people to it.

It's the same reason why I am not pushing for a crowd-funded 59  :'(

Skyline2uk