Mick Bonwick's Blog

Might you be tempted to open the plastic Hornby hook up a bit, Mick, as it's otherwise going to be a bit difficult to hang the wagon hook on them?

Might be worth doing - I hadn't even thought of checking that! Pulling and pushing wagons hadn't yet entered my view of this locomotive's working life. I mean, it's still pristine, isn't it, straight out of the works?

That's why I use the admittedly overscale Smiths hooks on most of my stuff. It's far easier to get the link on it under exhibition conditions than a scale hook, such as Masokits, of which I also have a few.

Thank you, my Captain. Further work necessary, then.

There's some nice hooks available from Brassmasters - I used them on my Peckett and can recommend them. A little smaller than Smiths (but larger than Exactoscale etc) - but that can be a drawback as they're a little more of a fiddle. 

 

Paul A. 

Thanks, Paul. I'll have a think about where to go next. This is meant to be a weathering exercise, and I'm starting to wander off course a bit . . . . .