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Ratio SR/BR 28 ton Bogie 'B' van (THE RETURN!)

westernviscount

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This is a follow up thread to my original post on the construction of a Ratio Bogie 'B' van. The original can be found here:

 After a brief hiatus in modelling activity I have returned to this project. We left off with me having solved the ride height problem. Next came the fiddly etches. 

 

 

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There are separate etches for every door hinge. The added value they bring is not that obvious and a moulding integral to the side would have probably given superior results. However the etches do add the satisfaction value when they are completed. 

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Other etches for the chalkboards are also included. I use superglue to attach all of these items these items. 

 

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I place a small puddle of glue from which I can pick up a tiny drop on a cocktail stick to apply to the etch or the surface onto which the etch will be placed. 

 

Sadly, I neglected to photograph the next steps. These included handles for the doors and grab rails for the guard's doors and the ends of the vehicle. 

 

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The above picture shows the remaining etches. the the grab rails at the ends are folded to shape an two holes drilled to secure in place. What I think is the buiders plate and the lamp irons were next. The doors have locking handles, small grab handles and T  handles. 

 

A lesson on egg sucking here; NEVER work with small etches in a room with deep pile carpet!! I lost one of the door hinges which remains in the mythical land all lost items seem to go to. 

 

Only one side of the vehicle has T handles as frankly they drove me to distraction and the enjoyment levels fell away entirely. I was also still a bit sulky about the missing door hinge and just couldn't focus! A replacement using plastikard was added, with weathering planned to obscure the fact it has no rivets.  

 

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Now onto painting. Initially I planned to have a very heavily weathered BR)SR) green livery. However, I decided the vehicle, although plausibly being still in green livery in 1970, would look  little out of place. I also already had Rail blue paint!!

 

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Every picture I can find of the real thing are of heavily weathered vehicles  of which the livery is unclear. So I must confess I am using the Graham farish N guage model as my livery reference. The body and solebar is sprayed using Railmatch BR Blue including the buffer shanks. The roof is Railmatch roof blue/grey. The underframes, vac and air pipes, and buffer heads are hand painted using thinned Humbrol black 33. 

 

I am now waiting on a delivery of Window bar etches from Roxey Mouldings to place behind the glazing (yet to do). Transfers will follow. 

 

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John Tomlinson

Interesting to see this as one of these is in progress on my workbench. I've built mine slightly differently, making the sides and roof as a unit, which will sit on the chassis when painted.

 

I've done the chassis and the bodyshell, and the joys of detailing with all the bits awaits! Why don't kit manufacturers put a few spares of small parts on sprues and etches, the cost would be minimal and those hours of hunting on the floor would be eliminated?

 

A good outcome for you and interesting to see it in Rail Blue.

 

John.

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Ravenser

It's even more fun if you put the etch in a safe place.....

 

I wonder if Archer rivet transfers might help with the replacement strap?

 

I had to fabricate replacement hinges all round (because I had put the etch in a safe place) and used microstrip "cube" rivets . The result was a touch chunky and 1950s Triang but did the job. On the basis of my experience - I'd recommend rivet transfers instead

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