Bubble Car for Wheal Elizabeth
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Cor it's been a while hasn't it? Whereas I used to be able to count my modelling activity in hours, now it's minutes. Happy to report I've finally finished off the bubble car. Well I say finished, there's a mist of weathering, head codes to add, etc etc.
I'm really pleased with the way this has turned out. Ok so you can buy a Hornby bubble car in green but that's not the point. This model means a lot to me personally because it's taken so long to build. I bought the donor unit 27 years ago when I was working at the model railway in Weston (not a bad summer job as they go) and the Craftsman conversion kit I reckon was bought from the Bristol Model Railway show about the same time (when it was still at the exhibition centre - I caught the bus I seem to recall). So we've got history.
The lining is Fox transfers and having now used them twice for lining, I have to say I'm really impressed with their stuff and service - they made up a special pack of all the bits I needed. Yes I know the upper stripe should be the same thickness as the mid body stripe it being a West Country engine but I don't care! I'm still chuffed to bits with it. Glazing a mixture of flush glaze and err actual flush glazing, all secured with Johnsons Clear.
Photos attached. Taken in poor light so apologies. It is green honest!
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