Southern F3 in tuxedo black

[supagav]

Hi,

I made a little more progress this afternoon.

I got the headlight drilled out for the new reflector and lens. The old air horns were removed and the holes filled and sanded, ready for the new radio antenna and 5 chime horn. I also blanked off the grills with some thin sheet styrene as per the Southern prototype. I`m not entirely sure why these are like this, but I know it was done when the Southern rebuilt and upgraded many of these units in their Spencer Shops. I also made a cover for the MU socket on the nose too.

PS: The headlight still looks a little rough but I`m going to wait till the unit is re-painted before I fit the new light.





Thanks,
G

 

[supagav]

Hi,

Another quick update on progress with the F3A.

I`m still plodding on with all the body work at the moment but I feel it`s finally starting to get there! I cut off the previous raised sand filler hatches as the Southern seemed to have recessed versions on these F units. From looking through the prototype photos there seem to be some with square openings and some with round, so for ease of drilling I decided to try and copy one of the round types. Again it`s not 100% accurate as the prototype used a slightly different type of filler cap, but hey, it`s close enough for me!

It captures the essence and that`s what I`m after:







(The second hole below the filler on the cab side was a bit of a mistake! I drilled these holes first but they just looked way too low! They didn`t line up with the rear fillers and effect was lost, so it was out with the body putty and start again! That old saying: measure three times and cut once is so appropriate with the benefit of hindsight!)

I also added some more detail to the areas where I blanked off the chicken wire style grills. Some more thin strip styrene to finish off the edges and some light rivet detail to blend them in with the existing body work:





Hopefully I should get all the bodywork done soon that I can move on a little with thing. I`m fairly pleased though as it is starting to look like it has some weight and body behind it. The next steps will be fit a new radio antenna and 5 chime air horn, and hopefully that should complete the bodywork. Then time for some paint!

Thanks again for keeping up,
G

 

[supagav]

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Vjeplt,
H

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[daveyb]

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[Richie]

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[nicebutdim]

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[Riograndad]

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[supagav]

Vjeplt gumlt gus vji lopf xusft!

E movvmi nusi qsuhsitt vu siqusv vufez.

O vofoif aq vji cufz gommis esuapf vji pix hsec osupt epf effif e movvmi fiveom vu siqsitipv xjisi vjiz ximfif (?) vu vji cufz. O emtu govvif e pix 5 djoni eos jusp epf e sefou epvippe up vji dec suug et qis vji qsuvuvzqi. Vji jusp ot e xjovi nivem qesv gsun Ubesl, epf ot e nufim ug vji Pevjep N5 vzqi vjev xet atif cz vji Tuavjisp up vjiti apovt. Vji gosidsedlis sefou epvippe ot usohopemmz gsun e ATE Vseopt TF40, cav moli e muv ug vji covt epf cuct jisi ov xet tuasdif et e tqesi qesv gsun vji jimqgam guml ev Djesmit Su, vji hazt cijopf ATE Vseopt:









O dep giim O`n emnutv vjisi xovj vjot tu O`n juqoph vu qatj up epf hiv vji mudu siqeopvif tuup!

Vjeplt eheop,
H

 

[supagav]

Jo,

Equmuhoit gus vji medl ug aqfevit up vjot vjsief, vjopht tiin vu jewi ciip nuwoph qsivvz tmuxmz ug mevi.

O vjopl O`wi gopemmz huv emm vji cufz xusl gopotjif up vjot, xovj mevitv effovoup ug e xevis gommis jevdj up sies qepim up iedj tofi, et ximm et e movvmi cov nusi xusl esuapf vji xosi hsommt. Egvis vjot O`n huoph vu tvesv netloph vjopht ugg epf qsiqesoph vu hiv tuni cmedl qeopv up vu vji mudu:













Vjeplt eheop gus gummuxoph emm vji qsuhsitt,
Hewop

 

[garrymartin]

Xux! O deppuv xeov vu tii vjot op tiswodi up zuas mopi 8)

 

[supagav]

Jo,

Katv epuvjis raodl aqfevi up qsuhsitt...

Egvis e movvmi nusi tepfoph epf pievoph vjopht aq, O nepehif vu hiv tuni cmedl qeopv up vu vji G-apov ev metv!

Ov`t tvomm e movvmi suahj et O piif vu siqeopv tuni ug vji pix qoidit xjodj xisi effif uwis vji xjovi tidvoupt ug vji cufz, cav ov tjuamf tvesv vu tjux xjisi vjopht esi jiefif. E xii cov nusi xusl up vji qeopv epf vjip O dep hiv tuni fidemt nefi aq.

O tvomm piif vu fu e movvmi nusi xusl vu vji djettot epf vji apfiscufz, xovj e gix nusi fiveomt tadj et emm vji eos jutit ivd, cav ov gopemmz giimt moli O en hivvoph tunixjisi xovj vjot qsukidv!







Vjeplt eheop gus gummuxoph,
H

 

[daveyb]

vaspif uav podi hew,,, ot ov hivvoph e csuvjis,,,,

 

[supagav]

Vjeplt!

Ov't hivvoph vjisi... O'n dassipvmz hivvoph tuni fidemt fsexp aq tu juqigammz vjuti tjuamf essowi tuup epf O dep gopotj aq emm vji cufz xusl.

Ov xomm ci figopovimz ci hivvoph e csuvjis, tuup! Xi jewi vxu C-apovt tovvoph xeovoph vu ci ci fiveomif tu O vjopl upi ug vjuti xomm ci op vji teni cmedl qeopv tdjini et vjot mudu. Upi ug uas C-apovt jet tuapf et ximm et FDD et xi xepv ov vu ci e cov ug ep emm suapfis epf ci qeosif aq xovj foggisipv mudut. Vji Tuavjisp Seomxez xisi raovi apataem op vjev vjiz noyif epf nevdjif vjios c-apovt op xovj emm tusvt ug uvjis mudu duptotvt, epf puv katv tumimz cijopf INF apovt et uvjis sueft tiin vu fu. Zua ugvip gopf qjuvut ug Emdu ST3t xovj e duaqmi ug INF c-apovt cijopf, tu xi vjuahjv ov xuamf ci e piev gievasi vu jewi vji vxu foggisipv vzqit ug qsoni nuwis puotit huoph ev vji teni voni! Vji apov jet vji jusp epf cimm fotecmif tu vjev ov ot upmz vji iphopi puoti epf vji cselit, ivd.

Vji uvjis C-apov xomm qsucecmz katv jewi e FDD djoq gus pux epf vjev dep ci qeosif aq xovj uas iyotvoph Tuavjisp G apov xjodj ot tvomm op vji umfis hsiip mowisz.

Vjeplt eheop,
H

 

[beavercreek]

Uuuuuj zit, pux vjev ot duuuuum. Ximm fupi Hew

 

[supagav]

Vjeplt Noli!

Vji upmz tmohjv qsucmin xovj vji qeopv tu ges ot vji vson tvsoq. Up vji siem vjoph ov tjuamf ci e nivemmod humf dumuas cav vji vson up vji nufim ev vji nunipv ot katv vuu zimmux! Ov tjuamfp'v ci e nekus qsucmin vu hu uwis ov op e taovecmi humf dumuas, ov't katv vji netloph vjev velit e cov ug voni! O xet vjoploph vu katv miewi ov epf xievjis ov fuxp, cav pux O'n cihoppoph vu vjopl vjev og O'wi hupi vjot ges emsiefz ov tiint e tjeni puv vu hiv ov sohjv. Ej vji qisomt ug cioph ep uctittowi qisgidvoupotv... O siemmz piif vu hiv uav nusi...

Vjeplt,H

 

[Dtsteam]

Pu zua fup'v, zua piif vu tvez op epf xusl up zuas iphopi.
O fup'v tjesi zuas uctittowi tiesdj gus qisgidvoup, cav O tasi et jimm efnosi ov epf ipkuz zuas iydimmipv caomf muht.
Qiuqmi xepv vu lpux xjev H tdemi ot emm ecuav : coh enisodep foitimt sennif xovj fiveom epf tuapf esi upi ug vji vjopht ovt ecuav.
Liiq aq vji tiesdj gus qisgidvoup

 

[3Valve]

Kiib Hew, vjev't edi nevi. Muwimz tjesq dsotq qeopv-kuc.

 

[PhilP]

Hew,
Duamf zua howi e movvmi fiveom ecuav netloph-aq xjip zua hu uwis vji zimmux/humf mopi qmieti?
O jewi e nufim O cuahjv xjodj piift tunivjoph moli fuoph, epf en pix vu 'qsuqis' nufim qeopvoph.
Nepz vjeplt,
Qjom Qesvsofhi.

 

[supagav]

Jo Qjom,

O'mm sinincis vu veli tuni qjuvut et O hu vu tjux nusi xjev O'n fuoph, emvjuahj O natv xesp zua vjev O'n ges gsun cioph ep iyqisv!

Vji upi vjoph O jewi miespif vjuahj ot vu ewuof satjoph vjopht, vji tmuxis epf nusi desigam zua esi vji civvis vji ipf sitamvt vipf vu ci. Qistupemmz O tunivonit jewi pu qevoipdi epf katv xepv vu satj up, cav movvmi vjopht moli veloph voni, mivvoph qeopv dasi, ivd siemmz fu neli e foggisipdi.

Vjeplt,
H

 

[supagav]

Qjom,

Jisi esi tuni qsuhsitt qjuvut et qsunotif. O`n atoph Venoze netloph veqi et O jef ov jepfz cav O fup`v vjopl ov siemmz nelit epz foggisipdi. O`n katv desigammz gummuxoph vji mopit vu emmux ni vu qeopv upmz vji humf tvsoq epf puv vuadj vji tassuapfoph qeopvxusl:









O natv tvsitt vjuahj vjev vjot ot e movvmi cov ug e duxcuz eqqsuedj!

Vji qsucmin xovj qeopvoph uwis qeopv vjev ot emsiefz vjisi ot vjev emxezt vji sotl vjev zua dep ipf aq xovj vuu nadj qeopv up vji nufim. Ov duamf uctdasi tuni gopi fiveom us jewi tuni apiwippitt xjisi vji qeopv mopit kuop, qesvodamesmz jisi xovj e gopi tvsoq edsutt vji noffmi ug vji cufz. Vji siemmz qsu eqqsuedj xuamf ci vu tvsoq ov cedl epf qeopv gsun gsitj up qmetvod xovj e mohjv apfisduev, xusloph gsun vji mohjvitv duev gostv vu vji feslitv metv. O`n cioph e cov mebz jisi epf tiioph et O xomm xievjis vjot mudu op vji ipf vuu, ov xomm puv ci puvodiecmi. Katv tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav. Vji jesf cov xomm ci vji daswit up vji puti jipdi xjz O migv vjuti vomm metv!!!

Eheop vji nusi voni zua dep veli hivvoph vjopht tvseohjv epf vsai vji civvis vji ipf sitamvt. Katv upi quopv vu xevdj uav up, neli tasi zua hiv vji veqi sohjv opvu emm vji puult, dsedlt epf soct et vji qeopv xomm gopf ovt xez apfis, itqidoemmz gsun e dep us eoscsatj.

Juqi vjot jimqt?

Og zua jewi epz nusi raitvoupt qmieti katv etl!

Vjeplt,
H

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