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Thompson Full Brake and Mark 2

Etched Pixels

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The Mark 2 BFK now has an interior - unpainted so far, and the roof mostly done (needs another coat and some weathering/matting). One mystery remains first. Presumably the BFK has a periscope - but where does it go ?

 

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Meanwhile I've also been putting together the test build of the Ultima Thompson matchboard full brake. Usefully the N gauge society has produced the rather less usual 8ft Gresley bogies this needs, as part of the rather excellent Gresley brake kit.

 

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The only trouble being that in looking for reference images I inadvertently discovered the rather cute 6 wheel Thompson D.358 full brake which I now need to find drawings of to etch up.

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Bob Reid

Nice Mark 2! - Save yourself some time! Periscopes were not fitted to any of the Mark 2 brakes, having been abandoned (on all but the SR) in the summer of 1963, whilst Mark 1 construction was still on the go and two/three years before the Mark 2 BFKs were constructed. One less detail for you to model. I know you've mentioned the underframe equipment in passing however are you changing it to the earlier Mark 2 style?

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Pint of Adnams

The Thompson Matchboarded Brake looks to be very nice for the scale. The Thompson D358 is available as an Isinglass drawing in 4mm, ref: 4/614. Comet also do/did it as a 4mm kit, and CRT Kits http://www.crtkits.co.uk/ do it in 7mm - maybe either might be helpful in supplying a reduced master?

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Etched Pixels
The Thompson Matchboarded Brake looks to be very nice for the scale. The Thompson D358 is available as an Isinglass drawing in 4mm, ref: 4/614. Comet also do/did it as a 4mm kit, and CRT Kits http://www.crtkits.co.uk/ do it in 7mm - maybe either might be helpful in supplying a reduced master?

 

Drawing ordered... thanks for the pointer

 

Alan

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