Scale7 JB Workbench.

[Eastsidepilot]

Tenders on part 3 loco's had the GER 5 ton / 3450 gal. tenders......just a few lines on the page

Col.

 

[Scale7JB]

Tenders on part 3 loco's had the GER 5 ton / 3450 gal. tenders......just a few lines on the page

Col.

JB.

 

[Scale7JB]

No going back now...



JB.

 

[Scale7JB]

And this is the final artwork...

Not sure why the image export has swapped the black and white around, but red is half etch front and blue half etch rear.



JB.

 

[LarryG]

I just luv that clerestory full brake. It's finish and everything brings back something in my mind from childhood.

 

[Scale7JB]

I just luv that clerestory full brake. It's finish and everything brings back something in my mind from childhood.

Thanks Larry, just a shame about the flat top. unless I can think of a cunning way around it...

3d print maybe ?!

JB.

 

[LarryG]

I have built coaches that should have ever-so-slightly recessed luggage doors and no one complained. Overall, the coach captured the prototype and so does yours, flat clerestory or not..

 

[richard carr]

JB

If that turns out to be error free I'll give you a tenner !

Lets hope it is.

Richard

 

[Scale7JB]

JB

If that turns out to be error free I'll give you a tenner !

Lets hope it is.

Richard

And if it isn't??

JB.

 

[richard carr]

You will be spending a lot more than a tenner on a new etch !

 

[mickoo]

And if it isn't??

JB.

Smug mode 'ON'

Fingers crossed for you, it looks well detailed and laid out to minimise wastage; I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to send the whole sheet off as one right off the bat. I tend to split it up into sub etches and test shot those individually before committing to a whole sheet like this.

I'm assuming you didn't do that, apologies if you did, but if there's a mistake on a small sheet it's cheaper to rectify. The other way is to keep the large master with a known error and then produce a small correction sheet.

 

[BrushType4]

I can test cut and engrave these in plastic if the need ever arises.

 

[Scale7JB]

Thanks chaps...

I'm quietly confident, though I did find a couple of small errors this morning whilst making a couple of improvements so had to resend the artwork again. I won't lie, there is a lot of 'proof of concept' design in there. That was my plan Mick, an add-on etch of captain cock-up knocks on the door.

Called PPD about it and they seemed okay.

More annoyingly i though i'd spend an hour on the B2, what a mistake that was 1 step forwards, 3 steps back! I just did a list of all the etched improvements the DMR B2 needs...

I'd happily stick it back in the box for good at the moment but for the fact I have £100 worth of wheels already installed.

JB.

 

[Scale7JB]

Something must be on its way..



JB.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Mother in Law

 

[Scale7JB]

Mother in Law

Funny you should say that but not now..

JB.

 

[Scale7JB]

Well, it's here..

Unfortunately though, the etchers have missed the blue etch from rear layer on the artwork for sheet 1 with the chassis parts..



JB.

 

[richard carr]

Looking good.

So what have PPD said back to you about the missing bit ?

Richard

 

[Dan Randall]

Funny you should say that but not now..

JB.

Mother-in Law? That'll be on the 31st of this month I imagine....


Regards

Dan

 

[Scale7JB]

Looking good.

So what have PPD said back to you about the missing bit ?

Richard

They haven't come back to me yet..

JB.