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Having had some time off, I've been trying to get finished a number of projects that have stalled at various states of completion.

With Wheal Elizabeth's forthcoming appearance at Warley, I've made a bit of an effort to detail the pair of Hawksworth coaches that form the WR set.

These use the Masokits etches for the sprung bogies, corridor connections and miscellaneous brake gear. I got to the point of wondering whether all the faff was worth the effort, but then I remembered it was P4 and I should try to be bothered about it. Still not convinced that the 3ft rule would have saved me a lot of hassle (i.e. can it be seen from 3ft) but at least I know it's all there, even if I'm not.

 

Next I got around to lettering the wagons that have been lurking in dark corners of the work bench and making frequent appearances on the various Cheddar track laying updates. Still a bit to go but with some 3 links we should just about be ready for the NEC, not that I've got anywhere to actually put the things. Might need to consider a new stock box at some point (or just take less stuff...).

 

I also took the autocoach to the spray shop and it no longer sits in the display cabinet in white primer, now it's BR carmine all over but I've now got to glaze the thing. This might get done for Warley but I rather suspect it won't as I'm now back on track laying with Cheddar, doing battle with the single slip. It appears to be going well, but I'll post pictures of that on the other blog.

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Brinkly
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Your Hawksworth stock looks really good, the ends do improve the model. I've got a couple that are partly completed, but they are currently languishing on the bench!

 

Do you spray or handpaint your wagons?

 

Kind regards,

 

Nick.

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Adam

Very nice - especially the coaches; my all third is back in one piece with paint but, since I've decided that it will form the front end of the rake it will go with, it needs couplings and steam heat/vac' pipes, as well as the corridor connections finishing, lining, lettering, etc. Then there's the newly acquired Mk 1 SK to go in the middle... Coaches are such a lot of faff!

 

Adam

 

Edit - I can see that I will also need to paint the gutters on my Hawksworth black. More work!

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The detailing was worth the effort allright, even when applying the 3-foot rule: I'm writing this from the continent and I can still see  all that nice detailing  :mosking:

 

Those wagons are very nice too. Very workmanlike. There's something about the BR livery scheme on coaches and wagons of that period which is very appealing - simple and functional. I'm almost tempted to give up gregrouping liveries! 

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ullypug
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Thanks for the comments gents

Nick - the wagons were handpainted, though I do try to spray stuff whenever I can. Your blog was the reason I dug these out so you need to finish them!

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