It started as a quick weathering project, it ended almost two months after. A tangent has occurred...
Many years ago I was inspired by Jim Smith-Wright's article of improving the 4mm scale class 25 from Bachmann. The article can be found here. I've yet to see anyone attempt such a project in 2mm, so why not? Here we go!
The first job was the mill the plastic solebar under the cabs back, using photos as a guide and the buffer back plates as limit.
Now cosmetic solebars can be constructed with small channel section and given a coat of black paint.
Not a great photo but it does show the improvement to the model.
Next was to tackle the fuel and water tanks. The Farish model has a cast weight in the way which forms part of the chassis frames, this was milled flush and a new clear plastic frame brace bar fitted and retained with 12BA CSK brass screws to keep the frame distances the same.
The water tank was removed by chain drilling around a hundred 0.5mm holes. A new blade was used to join the dots and separate the tank to be retained for later use.
The fuel tank and batteries were then milled off completely. A false floor was added from plasticard and three new T section cross beams added across the width of the underframe.
New fuel tanks, battery boxes and bed plate drain tanks were milled from blocks of laminated plasticard. The water tank previously removed was modified into a three dimensional object and attached to the fuel thanks using nickle silver brackets.
Final details such as a bed plate drain valve, fuel level gauge and water tank to boiler pipe are now added. A basic pre-weathering paint job was given after attaching all parts to the underframe.
The driver is a Modelu 3D print and was painted using an acrylic base and oil washes.
Weathering of the finished model is a mix of oil paints, oil washes and powders over a preshaded base.
Edited by Bryn
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