SRman's Workbench Blog

Some minor additions to the "wiring" in the pantograph well. There should be more of it, but even the bits I have done are not entirely clear in the photos I have. I know one of my runs has no obvious purpose, but I could say the same about what I can make out in the photo of the real one. What I have done is tried to get something that looks representative, rather than being slavishly accurate (beyond my skills!).

And here it is in service. I have painted the pantograph a light grey to match the photos of the real one. It sits a little higher than it should, but I can't do much about that. Maybe later when I can get some supplies of smaller plastic sections I can redo the major parts of the support framework and lower it a little. For now, it looks the part. Once gain, this is a blended photo with two different focal lengths because of dim lighting , which is not conducive to good depth of field.

 

At a later stage I will be fitting working head and tail lights to the driving trailers.