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Old Tom
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 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: Hello from an inveterate model maker! |
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Hi,
I am one of those people who just adores making a scale model, ANY scale model and in any scale. I'll try making them out of anything - plastic, metal, wood, cardboard or even living material (i.e. Bonsai trees - I can get them down to 1/12th scale but not managed 1/72nd yet, but I'm getting there!  ).
My second passion is making YouTube vids of my OO railway and a certain daft engine named Dave.
Diecast models have tended to be a means to an end for me. I couldn't find an AEC Regent or MCW Orion in Liverpool Corporation livery so I had to convert a couple of EFE ones, so I'm hoping that I'll pick up some hints and tips on how to do the next ones a lot better and to expand my rather poor knowledge of the world of diecast!
Have a look at my website and YouTube vids to get an idea of where I'm coming from.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to you Tom! By the way, I must warn you, most of us are situated in the UK, but there are some foreigners I will.....na, you will find out yourself. |
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Hello Tom and you will enjoy yourself here
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Tom!
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Ken R
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Tom,no shortage of hints and tips on code 3s here mate, I'm sure you'll find what you are looking for
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TOM to the forum
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Hi Tom, a very warm welcome to our friendly forum, I hope you can find what your looking for, and decide to stay with us.
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Old Tom
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Ken R wrote: | | Tom,no shortage of hints and tips on code 3s here mate, I'm sure you'll find what you are looking for |
Thanks Ken (and everyone), I'm still trawling through the old stuff. It's a long job - every 2 minutes I think 'That's wonderful, wish I had one' and 'OMG the detail' etc. etc.
Showing my ignorance now..... What's a 'Code 3'?
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 would not have a clue what a code3 is. Welcome to the forum hope you enjoy yourself. .gif) |
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To answer your question re "Code Three's", Tom. A "Code Three" model is one that has been re-liveried or repainted or customised in some other way that is non-standard for the original Manufacturer, and deviates from the standard format for that particular model.
Some Code Three's are the product of over-imaginative minds, some are very tastefully "changed" and/or improved from the original specifications of the Manufacturer. 
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Old Tom
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Have a look at this Tom.................or you can surf away on the net  http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/CODE-3-MODELS_W0QQugidZ10000000007699548 short and straight to the point.........hope it helps
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