3mm modelling playing catch up..

[Robert Shrives]

Hi all, 

While having eclectic tastes in modeling it does mean stuff does sit around collecting dust having been part started "yonks ago."   The festive period allowed apart from reflection and getting wet on Ffestiniog works some modelling time while sprouts were being boiled for a couple of hours! 

I chose to revisit some 3mm brass coach kits maturing in a box for several years, and an interloper. 

First pic is a 5 bel  a complex end assembly saw buffer beams soldered on and roof cut to shape plus driver domes started. 

Second is a GUV an old MTK offering roof work required to narrow an Alu roof section and slightly reprofiled . The Class 128 parcels rail car was a recovery after false start at least 6 years ago. But now together and roof domes also started.

Third is the resin interloper - a 3mm society offering. had to drill and bend handrails/ lamp brackets and it is a drop together kit of 1 body, four buffers and bogies. It will end up rail blue and grime.

forth photo is  5 of 6 air con Mk2D/E coaches, bar the GUV all shown are Worsley Works productions - scratch aids but as Alan is a 3mm guy then these are more complete than other scales and the 3mm soc has lovely castings for undergubbins. These had sad with out roofs and some without end castings so several hours work saw works to this stage.   Works  staff then spotted school boy error, the doors have a hole for a casting  of the vent, best fitted before roof on. so holes filled and plasticard glued on to make painting and lining out harder later, just love this sort of work. Roof details to add and then clean and primer etc when it warms up.

For me a leap forward.

Robert                  

 

[Robert Shrives]

Well cut and angled one end of a 5Bel roof and looks the part so that along with sorting fixing of roof using  nylon csk screws and nuts I should be able to proceed a bit more. 

Robert  

[Robert Shrives]

A bit of an update, found box of DMU stuff so now having a review.  Met cam 101 dmu has home made airvac vents two more coaches to go at. The green Tadpole needs roof details sorting - cable conduits on all three plus roof fans and hatch handles on PC.   The Mk 3 is in primer, bogies done just need to sort couplings and bogie mounts, sadly Alan Doherty has no more etched sides so I only have 4 vehicles.  The 121 is a mix of 3mm soc ends and  Alan`s sides and roof, needs undergubbins and exhausts.  I need a new box of roundtuits as well.

Robert     

[Robert Shrives]

Two pics for added value ( I hope)  117 dmu with middle car at rear in blue drivers still in primer with more work required on roof domes. The 158 is a 3 D print in the grainy style of old from Shapeways  I will carry on with it but I think it is a bit dead in the water given modern print standards. 

Robert