No.1's Tender Moments
While Andy's been fixing the image display problem (thank you Andy! :icon_thumbsup2: ), I've had the flu and have had little energy to do any modelling. However the last few days I have felt a little better, so cracked on with modifying the tender for my Stirling Single No.1 bash.
First up, I have two plans - and am going to do both and fit whichever one fits the "look" better. First up then, is removing the coal rails from the Bachmann Emily tender.
This is how the tender looked a month ago:
The coal rails were removed with a scalpel blade fairly easily, cutting to each section of the coal rail and keeping a steady hand. They can be removed leaving a relatively smooth finish on the plastic which can be sanded down with wet'n'dry paper for the perfect finish.
The frames have had a little modifications since I fixed the kitmaster sides on - using my Gamesworkshop green putty and some superglue "rivets" I have been attempting to fill in at one end the gaps in the frames. It's not too bad, but needs more work:
All together, the tender and model currently looks like this:
Straight away, I know the Bachmann emily tender is still too big for the tender No.1 currently pulls - the tender frames may be okay but the tank is too big in overall height and proportions. This is where I may re-use the kitmaster tender sides and top and see if they look the part on the Emily tender. Failing that, I am not adverse to scratchbuilding it in plasticard...!
Until next time.
- 1
2 Comments
Recommended Comments
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now