I've finally managed to crack on with some work on the badger this week. I'm now happier with the profile of the cab end, and I've also started work on the roof panels. They're more or less done, though there is still detailing to be done on the pantgograph well, and hinges to be added from microstrip across the whole roof. I've also filed back the class 58 chassis to fit the body, so I can finally post some shots of it on the track, posed with a couple of Mk4s and a DVT. The Intercity DVT is on
Well, work commitments have kept my modelling time to a premium recently. However, after a couple of people badgered (sorry) me via PM about how the project was going, I finally set aside a couple of hours to crack on with it. The nose is starting to take shape now, with most of the major surgery completed and just minor refinements needed to get the cutouts looking the part. There is one small groove still to carve, and a small grille to etch. Headlight recesses still need to be done - I haven'
I had a nice long post typed out but the forum ate it and I'm tired so, in a nutshell: a little more filling and sanding before detailing work begins on the nose, and I decided to fill the centre join and sand off the raised line along the bodyside. I think it is starting to take on the right sort of shape though.
Well, here's is a sneak peak at another of my current projects. In an effort to maximise the crossover of stock between my two layouts, I decided that once EWS lost the mail by rail contract, Scotswood Bridge depot would have passed to the hands of GNER for small-scale maintenance jobs. This provided a wonderful excuse to try and build a loco I've always had a soft spot for: 89001. I'm working from the 1998 article in Railway Modeller which is based on heavy kitbashing of Hornby HST bodies and a
Well, the arrival of some parts from Sommerfeldt meant that today I was finally able to crack on with this project.
A lick of paint and some glazing:
The modified roof, showing the flat plasticard section and the original section filed to shape:
Detailing parts from Hurst:
The Sommerfeldt panto in place:
Additional insulators at the non-panto end:
Overall view of the new roof awaiting a second coat of paint:
Attached below is a photographic record of the first day's work on this conversion. The Mk1 coaches were picked up cheaply from a local model shop. I used 2 BSKs for this conversion. I made a bit of a mistake, however. What I'd thought on first glance were 2 Hornby coaches turned out to be 1 Hornby and 1 Mainline. This caused some issues with the thickness of the coach sides when rejoining them, but nothing that couldn't be rectified by a little filing. I used the Hornby model as the 'base' for
Below are some pictures of my recently completed Network Rail loco and DBSO. Conversions were carried out using parts from Hurst Models, Railmatch paint, and transfers from Hurst and Fox. A Mk2 coach has also been repainted but needs a final decision on numbering. The Mk2s were picked up cheaply at a recent show, while the 31 is a Lima model picked up for less than ??20 on ebay. All repainting was carried out by hand. The DBSO still needs a little detailing work, most notable the addition of an
