Sunday 11th October 2009: So, here we are in the brave new world of RMweb4. Those of you, who subscribed to my 7mm Workbench ramblings on the old RMweb, may be pleased to know that there will be more of the same here.
I hope to bring across all my previous workbench stuff, but I??™m also hoping to separate each project into its own section if possible.
I have two locos on the go at present ??“ a JLTRT Western and a JLTRT/Mitchell Castle. I also have a number of Slater??™s vans and wago
Tuesday 3rd June 2008: I decided to do some work to the Western today. This is a direct result of seeing the progress "Druid" is making with his version of the same kit - thanks Druid!
I last did some work on my Western about six months ago, but for some reason, I forgot to post it on RMweb at the time.
Anyway, from the outset, I decided to illuminate the cabs, headcodes and marker lights. However, because certain parts will be inaccessible once the kit is built, a bit of forward planni
Sunday 6th April 2008: Most of my recent workbench activity has been focused on building a JLTRT Castle, but I fancied a change today. Fed up with removing cusps from etches and soldering bits of metal together, I decided to raid the cupboard and get stuck into some styrene instead.
I thought it was time to do some more to my Slater's PMV, which last saw the light of day last October. I had opted to bond the roof to the sides/ends, rather than fit it last. This enabled me to get a gap free f
Wednesday 26th December 2007: An all day modelling session today saw a bit more progress on the JLTRT Castle. Previous visitors may remember my attempt at modifying the Slater's wheels, specifically, trying to improve the appearance of the balance weights by incorporating a representation of the stays that pass from front to rear. This was the first one I finished....
Although pleased with the end result, I didn't relish the prospect of doing another five - repetition is not something I
