5726 - Replacement Whistles & Shield
One of the last detailing jobs for 5726 is replacing the molded whistles and whistle shield. For this I've used the Comet GWR Detailing Etch which has short and long whistle shields and a pair of Markit's turned brass whistles.
It took a little while to work out which of the 4 versions of whistle were the ones required, Markit's provide Long, Thin and two variations of short. Here's a comparison of Long, Thin and Short type 1 against the original mold:
I'm not 100% sure, but I think the prototypical combination is the long and thin types. Either way they are a world apart from the originals!
Another thing I'm not sure about - should the bottom of the shield be flush with the pannier top? If it is, then the top of the shield is too low, so I've gone with a best guess for now. Photos are quite hard to find as the whistles are usually obscured by steam or other parts of the pannier.
So that's it, she's ready for a coating of Halfords Matt Black before adding the final details - brass spectacle windows, real coal, new BR early logo, etched 89A Shed plate and the etched number plates. Hopefully one evening this week!
Then work starts on a Dukedog, when I can finally decide which one it will be! Croes Newydd's 9004 (the best of the surviving 90's according to her driver!) or 9014 (last to be withdrawn along with 9017), both with topfeeds, or 9005 with its near 100% lifetime allocation to the Cambrian, with sandboxes to be modelled above the footplate, or 9018, an Oswestry favourite with parallel buffers! All present nice short projects to detail their individual variations. I'm thinking the top feeds and sandboxes could be a nice trial for the 3D printer...
Edited by alanbuttler
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