TrainMan2001's HO/OO Trains

Today I primed my brakevan so I can repaint it, because the color Bachmann chose was really strange. The priming is kind of speckled on the sides, but I might leave it that way so that when I paint it, whatever doesn't stick will look like some weathering. I'm going to weather it anyway, so it'll hopefully just add to the effect.


I also re-primed and painted the last Thomas face, which means they're all ready for eyebrows.


Oh, and I forgot to tell you guys, but a while ago I converted the 2-8-0 (on previous page) to DC to work better on my set-up (before it was all packed away). I kept the DCC chip in the box, though, so if I ever go DCC, I can put the chip back in.

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That face looks cool.

Hey guys, it has been a while, but I am back (and on this thread, too)! A while back, I sold all of my OO Scale Thomas trains and moved into N Scale, because I thought it would be better. After a while, I just wasn't as happy with the trains as I used to be, so I have been switching back to OO scale, this time with more of a focus on what I actually want to do with real-life model trains. I have an engine on the way which is the real life version of a smaller (physically) Thomas character. My focus will be LNER based in an area that a former railway used to occupy before being merged into the LNER. I'll reveal that once the engine gets here. Any guesses who the character would be if I turned the engine into it? Another hint is that it's one from the first series of the show.






Also, here's some of the new rolling stock I got! I have 5 wagons from Oxford Rail, most of them from the LNER. I also started building some kits (all LNER) and I found my old brake van as well! I was also able to get the original Bachmann Christmas stock back, too! I have more kits on the way as well; they're actually quite fun to build!





I also am getting ready for another attempt on my old Thomas project, which is exciting! Watch this space for more!
-TrainMan2001

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Welcome back T-Man

Welcome back, TM2K1! It really has been a long time.

Too bad you decided to give up on N scale. It would've let you get more creative within small spaces. I remember one modeller I used to interact with known as Locomotive Lloyd (the creator of Biggsfordshire), and his sets are so nicely detailed given he fits them into a little shed. If you look deep enough, you could find several comments from me praising his work back then.

You're getting a J70 (Toby) and recreating the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. I like that class very much, so it makes me happy to know there are multiple kits available. Hope it's the Rapido version because it looks flawless. The Bachmann Henrietta would look somewhat wrong with it, so you should also get one or more of these kits for the coaches if possible.

Also, I had no idea you had one of the Hornby clockwork Thomases.

Thanks! I moved from N Scale because the models were so small, it just didn't feel like they were trains in the same way bigger ones did. The presence just wasn't there, if that makes sense.

And you guessed right! It is a Rapido J70! I'm not quite going to do the Wisbech and Upwell, but more of the ex-Great Eastern Railway part of the LNER, with some nods to W&U traffic. Thanks for the link to the coach kits!

Also, the Clockwork Thomas is actually pretty cheap to find on Ebay, so I picked it up to see what it was like. It's actually really close to the Series 1 model, except for the stretched Smokebox. My plan is to replace it with the Bachmann one (that'll be fun to cut ?). I also might do a Railway Series style dip in the running plate rather than the TVS one it has now.

Sorry that it's been a while, but I hope everyone has had a great holiday season over the past few weeks! I've enjoyed time off of school and spent time with my family. I also have some updates! The J70 arrived, and for Christmas I got a Hornby J15, which is also really cool! They both run really well, though the J70 occasionally stutters (I'm using really old track at the moment, so that's probably why).






I have worked have worked on Thomas a bit (though I don't yet have something to show for him). I also have built some more rolling stock, including two 7 plank open wagons, an LNER 12 ton goods van (which I may add a vent to to make it like the N Gauge ones I had), and another fish van. I also mostly painted the first fish van I made and made a start on the final coat for my brake van.
Edit: I also got one of the Bachmann 1 Plank Wagons for Christmas! I think these are some of my favorite stock that Bachmann does for their Thomas range, and I definitely want to pick up the other two at some point!
Another thing I started from scratch is an LNER Fruit Traffic Office Van, which is something that ran on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway, although I didn't get very far with it yet.








I really need to take more pictures! I thought I had a picture for pretty much everything I just talked about, but I could only find four. Next time, I'll try to take pictures of my process for building the wagon kits (I was going to when I made the 2nd fish van, but I only remembered once it was all glued together).
That's all for now!
-TM2001

Nice additions there, I intend to add a J15 to my fleet at sometime in the near future.  What's the pulling power like?  I assume like most recent Hornby's the motor noise etc... is virtually non-existant?

The J70 is interesting, at first glance I thought it was Toby   Mind you I guess that you could easily add a face where that square gap is if you wanted to.  Who makes that one?

The J15 is really nice! I'm not really sure what its pulling power is like yet, because only 5 of my wagons have couplings at the moment. It is a very smooth runner, and quite heavy, so I would assume it could pull quite a bit.

The J70 is made by Rapido. I have thought about adding a face, but I'm not sure of where I would find one small enough to fit (the hole is only 10mm square)! Hope this helps!

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Very nice T-Man., I like the look of that Hornby J15 but find the wheel configuration of a 2 - 2 - 2 all the same size different.