Geoff
Western Thunderer
Apologies to anyone who might have been trying to view this post but I had to delete it twice, and start all over again due to the photos not uploading.
Still wet though Keith
Its not just Wales Richard, the whole country is the same
Anyway despite the weather the S&T department has been busy installing signal wire posts and wheels, which now stretch between the two signals.
Only four more to install and then I can tick another job off the list, well I can once they've been weathered and given a dab of dirty white paint.
How did I make them, well I mentioned a few posts back, pun not intended, that I had a cunning plan, and it revolved around using an etch that I found whilst looking for something completely different.
The etch in question is this one from MSE, ref: SC004/1 signal brackets, those wheels are approx 2.5 mm in diameter, which is still on the large side, but at least you can see them. When folded up as intended they resemble what could be taken as a wheel and wire guide. Well that's the way I look at it, when soldered onto a piece of scrap etch for a post I don't think they look too bad. I could have ordered the correct components from Ambis, or Masokits, but would anyone have noticed the difference once on the layout?
Another job that I've been working on is a test of the latest Laserglaze from Shawplan for the Lima GWR Railcar. Paul M-P kindly sent me a pack of the glazing to try, its to the same high standard as other glazing packs in the range. Being very accurately cut, each piece only needing a little cleaning up with fine wet'n' dry along their edges to produce a snug fit
I've used a fresh model for the trial, which I picked up for a bargain price from one of my friends. At the moment its all very much a case of work in progress. New front end detail, ie) pipework, buffers and couplings will be fitted along with the missing lamp irons above the horn grills. I've already replaced the moulded hand rails below the front windows, and those each side of, and on the doors will get the same treatment. The roof vents will also be replaced, the original Lima mouldings bearing no resemblance whatsoever to a GWR vent. Though its a fiddly job to glaze the smaller windows, I think the glazing really transforms the model, especially the front end which now captures the look of the real thing. Once some wiper arms have been fitted it should look even better, I'm also thinking of trying some of the brilliants that come with the Modelu loco lamps for the front lamps.
The quarter light frame in the cab side window is a strip of self adhesive paper that I had lying around. Still plenty of windows to glaze yet but I'm slowly getting there. The glazing pack will be available at the Warley show, should you be interested.
Geoff
It's only a sun shower...!!
Still wet though Keith
Its not just Wales Richard, the whole country is the same
Anyway despite the weather the S&T department has been busy installing signal wire posts and wheels, which now stretch between the two signals.
Only four more to install and then I can tick another job off the list, well I can once they've been weathered and given a dab of dirty white paint.
How did I make them, well I mentioned a few posts back, pun not intended, that I had a cunning plan, and it revolved around using an etch that I found whilst looking for something completely different.
The etch in question is this one from MSE, ref: SC004/1 signal brackets, those wheels are approx 2.5 mm in diameter, which is still on the large side, but at least you can see them. When folded up as intended they resemble what could be taken as a wheel and wire guide. Well that's the way I look at it, when soldered onto a piece of scrap etch for a post I don't think they look too bad. I could have ordered the correct components from Ambis, or Masokits, but would anyone have noticed the difference once on the layout?
Another job that I've been working on is a test of the latest Laserglaze from Shawplan for the Lima GWR Railcar. Paul M-P kindly sent me a pack of the glazing to try, its to the same high standard as other glazing packs in the range. Being very accurately cut, each piece only needing a little cleaning up with fine wet'n' dry along their edges to produce a snug fit
I've used a fresh model for the trial, which I picked up for a bargain price from one of my friends. At the moment its all very much a case of work in progress. New front end detail, ie) pipework, buffers and couplings will be fitted along with the missing lamp irons above the horn grills. I've already replaced the moulded hand rails below the front windows, and those each side of, and on the doors will get the same treatment. The roof vents will also be replaced, the original Lima mouldings bearing no resemblance whatsoever to a GWR vent. Though its a fiddly job to glaze the smaller windows, I think the glazing really transforms the model, especially the front end which now captures the look of the real thing. Once some wiper arms have been fitted it should look even better, I'm also thinking of trying some of the brilliants that come with the Modelu loco lamps for the front lamps.
The quarter light frame in the cab side window is a strip of self adhesive paper that I had lying around. Still plenty of windows to glaze yet but I'm slowly getting there. The glazing pack will be available at the Warley show, should you be interested.
Geoff
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