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Low fidelity?

Pugsley

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Who needs expensive decals when you've got paper and blu-tack? :lol:

 

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I've started another project to give me a break from the 37, I thought it was about time I indulged in a spot of wagonry. Besides, now slow progress is being made on Bisley Jct, I really could do with some stock for the oil terminal!

 

The plan is for 8 wagons initially. All will be fitted with S-Kits walkways, and various detail differences in chassis in terms of strengthening ribs, handbrake locations etc will be represented. To the untrained eye, it'll look like there is two types of tank, look a little closer and it'll become apparent that there are 4 different types across the 8 wagons.

 

I'm also going to change the springs this time, for the later parabolic version. At least some of the wagons will feature springs by Cambrian, the rest will probably be built from strip.

 

I've designed my own decals for the project, the testing of which is under way in the picture above. The Total logo is now the correct size, the Caib logo needs to be a bit bigger. The beauty of doing it this way is that I can tailor the decals to match each wagon as required, and I only have to get what I need, instead of buying large packs of transfers for only one or two items. Of course, this may turn out to be a more expensive way of doing things, I haven't had the price for the sheet back yet, but it will be sufficient to finish 16 wagons (13xTTA, 3xTEA) so even if it is relatively expensive, it shouldn't be too much per wagon.

 

Not having to make TOPS panels from individual letters and numbers is probably the best advantage!

 

More progress as and when, hopefully this week, when I can outline the mods required to each wagon. I need to do a little more to the 37 at some point though, I'm hoping to have the frame of one of the bogies fully assembled by the Bristol show, in a little under two weeks.

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James Hilton

Good luck on the transfers front - I've shyed away from multi colour custom decal production yet - but I've just had my latest sheet through from Precision Decals for my LGB project and it's a wonderful feeling seeing something you've designed and agonised over coming back looking so professional!

 

I've got one of these tanks on my workbench too - although mine will be for the P4 project - so hopefully will be my first excusion into sprung chassis using the Bill Bedford stuff I expect :)

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Mikkel
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Good stuff Pugsley. Apart from those very neat decals, I really like idea of having varying detail differences and thereby four different types between the 8 wagons. Creating that kind of subtle variation from a standard item is a whole art form in itself !

 

 

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Jon020

Ok... another important thread/blog to follow I think :) ... having just picked up a couple of black Bachmann TTAs for the fuel supply for my eventual diesel depot. I'll watch with interest. Can you provide any other info on how you created your decals..?

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Pugsley

Thanks all.

 

James - I agree, there is something very satisfying about sending off a file and getting stuff back made to your own design. I'm sure I'll be just as excited about the decals as I get about the etches!

 

No springing on these tanks, I'm afraid, one of the beauties of EM is I don't have to! :P ;)

 

Jon - I'll put a post up about creating the decals at a later stage. It's quite straightforward using a vector graphics program, such as CorelDraw or Illustrator.

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