Dikitriki
Flying Squad
A bit of a diversion......
I am restoring an E18 in gauge 1. It's in pretty good condition, but has taken a few minor knocks that the previous owner was not able to repair properly.
Current work has seen the body dismantled, by which I mean the cab interiors and pantographs have been removed, and the body and particularly the roof given a good clean. I need to have another go at the roof as in full daylight today, it still was a little dirty, so more on the body tomorrow.
The pantographs, apart from being very dirty, had seen some of the struts bent and a few joints knocked apart. An attempt had been made to repair them, but using superglue, so I had to strip down those joints and resolder, resulting in the need for a renewal of the paint job. I had already acquired some cellulose carmine red so a repaint was straightforward once I had stripped the pantographs down. I have in fact only done the one to this point as I needed the other intact to remind myself of the reassembly procedure
And this is why I needed the other one intact.... I'm just going to give these a wash and then I can reassemble the repaired one and start on the other.
Richard
I am restoring an E18 in gauge 1. It's in pretty good condition, but has taken a few minor knocks that the previous owner was not able to repair properly.
Current work has seen the body dismantled, by which I mean the cab interiors and pantographs have been removed, and the body and particularly the roof given a good clean. I need to have another go at the roof as in full daylight today, it still was a little dirty, so more on the body tomorrow.
The pantographs, apart from being very dirty, had seen some of the struts bent and a few joints knocked apart. An attempt had been made to repair them, but using superglue, so I had to strip down those joints and resolder, resulting in the need for a renewal of the paint job. I had already acquired some cellulose carmine red so a repaint was straightforward once I had stripped the pantographs down. I have in fact only done the one to this point as I needed the other intact to remind myself of the reassembly procedure
And this is why I needed the other one intact.... I'm just going to give these a wash and then I can reassemble the repaired one and start on the other.
Richard