Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Um, you could have asked...
Now why didn't I think of that!
Um, you could have asked...
Thank you for the pointer... something to look for at the Reading Trade show. Any chance of a photo of the castings either on or off the model?I didnt use the commode brass ones in the kit, i used some lost wax ones off Dick Taylor (Westdale).
Thank you for posting the photo, what is the carriage?I use round brass rod folded & then flattened for mk1 grab handles as can be seen on the left hand door in the pic...
It's a Westdale 121 DMU Graham, but the grab handles are the same as MK1's apart from being chrome rather than brass, so in this instance I used stainless rod rather than brass rod I use for MK1's.Thank you for posting the photo, what is the carriage?
Probably not my best move , but I used contact adhesive to attach the frames, but they were fine in the end, but did require a little cleaning up afterwordsThe Easybuild instructions say to rub down the side before attaching the fittings and window frames - the photo suggests that you primed the side and then added etches... and then used wet-&-dry around the window frames - what caused you to rub down after priming and fitting the window frames?
regards, Graham
Thank you for the photo... now I can identify positively the required part on the etch.This is a close up of the commode handle on my Easybuild RMB.
Glad you have found this photo as the evidence agrees with what I was told recently (thank you Mr.Caggers... who was standing alonside 3 of the 6 at Shildon a few days back).Regarding earlier posts on A4 cabs, I have finally come across the definitive photo that shows all that is necessary to resolve said questions...
This week is not as hectic as usual and I have been doing a "homer".
Oh come on, Sir! You know the answer... you have been party to some of the discussions about the methods to be used.Is that Homer as in an epic odyssey or Homer as in 'Doh!' ?
The vehicles without duckets were built with duckets, just that the GWR removed the duckets and "panelled" over the opening at a later date.What was there in place of duckets on the less endowed vehicles?
Would the idea of separate body side sections (left and right of the central area), coupled with an optional moulding for either ducket or 'other' reduce the amount of master making?
One possible advantage of building up the sides from three elements is that provision then exists at the vertical mating surfaces to adjust overall lengths slightly if necessary- shaving off a tad or adding a sliver may help balance a pair of sides.