Really stunning work here.. the final finish really does suggest a tightened covering over the hoops.. I guess the fun could be had suggesting other, similar vehicles,where a corner of the covering is a little looser, to add a bit of variety.

(here speaks a man who has spent too long working at Stourbridge Junction, watching steel trains go by )

Will

Thanks for the kind words I'm going to try and do some of the other side so that rather than dipping between the supports, the hood bulges out slightly and comes back in towards the support. I think that's do-able. The other thing I'd like to try - if I could work out how to do it - is an effect like this, where there's a pronounced "pull" in the hood. I'm not sure that my filler-based method is that well-suited to it, though, because the filler can be a pain to work with. It might need something that can be "carved" more easily.

Jim

Good job on this so far Jim. Any further progress to report?

 

cheers

 

Ben A.

In fact, there has been. I've finished the hood and detailed one of the ends, but I've been too busy to sit down and draft any deathless prose. I'm away from home at the moment, looking after my Ma, who's just come out of hospital; but once I get home I'm hoping to post an update and some photos pretty soon. I got hold of a couple of tippler underframes from Bernard Taylor, like you suggested: next job is to get them underway and start on the other three IHAs.

Jim