Was`nt happy with the roof sides, so have added a roof strip which i think has improved things.
Roof needs re-painting with a darker grey, but will do that when I visit her again when in 4mm mode.
Meanwhile, I have added the pipework front and back and will need to paint these red left and yellow right.
........... So, lining and lettering have taken ages..............
For the glazing I like acrylic sheet 0.5mm from Yorkmodels as it`s easy to score and snap.
I lay it in place and gently flood the edges with watered down Glue an Glaze.
Leaves a clear tough bond with no overspill on the front of the model.
Perseverence roof is a vac formed moulding which needs trimming to fit...... never was an an easy task.
Not a perfect job but I`m glad that task is
I `m a great fan of Tamiya modelling products especially their masking tapes and masking rolls with attached plastic sheet.
Having trolled the website it seems that in LMS days the driving ends were painted maroon but when repainted in BR livery they were mostly black. Rightly or wrongly I`ve opted for black ends.
Partitions and seating are done..........................
I`m never sure what the colour scheme should be.
I`ve used HMRS LMS coach lining and after some
I `ve nearly finished the BR 1P so here is the coach.........
I changed the bogies to full MJT parts and MJT Sprung buffers. The roof is completed so its just the interior and coach lining to do.......
This was the inspiration........
