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Hornby 2721 class detailing - continued


Barry Ten

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Here's the finished 2721:

 

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HMRS transfers, Fox numberplates, Springside vacuum pipes and lamps and some light weathering with Tamiya powders. I also added lamp irons and some footplate details such as a bucket and fire irons.

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That really is a great improvement on the original. Well done! I'm not so sure about the bucket on the footplate, though, as the cabs of GWR tanks were notoriously crowded. Maybe on top of the bunker or hanging on one of the fire iron loops behind the bunker? Not sure about the bucket colour either. The crew might be in trouble for pinching a fire bucket from somewhere :blink:

 

IIRC it was David who also once reminded me that the tops of the splashers should be black.

 

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Whoa, regardless of any inconsistencies (I'm not a totaly rivet counter) that is seriously nice model you've created. I'm especially impressed with the brake rodding :)

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Buffalo - I did have the bucket hanging off the rear fire iron loops before I stripped this model down for repainting - maybe I should put it back there? I agree that they'd be in trouble for knicking a fire bucket, but it's a nice touch of red to counter-balance the red lamp stored on the other side of the engine (in additon to the running lamp on the front). I'd best paint the splasher tops as well...

 

Sylvian: the brake rodding's dead easy to do, if you've got some spare brake etches. I believe mine were left over from my Branchlines City of Truro kit. The only tricky bit is that the pull-rods jog down in the middle of each wheel to allow clearance for the coupling rods - this is as necessary on the model as on the prototype, although later panniers - as far as I can see - had straight rods. Ideally it would be nice to have the whole thing done as an etched component but I made do with plastikard.

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Nice photo of a model that's full of charm, Al. With any model it's the wee touches like your bucket that really clinch it. Tank ends notwithstanding, it's a lovely job, although I still have a real soft spot for your blue King! :)

 

Dave.

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That looks wonderful Al. When you posted another photo over in the forum I forgot you were doing this job and assumed it was kitbuilt smile.gif.

 

Interesting how you talk about the balance of (red) colours. I agree that sometimes working with colours like that can help improve realism even if it's not prototypical.

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