Pimp my ride...
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Work progresses with detailing the HST stock. With the progress on the boards and track, I needed a break and have kept work on the stock moving forwards.
The first power car is just about done and ready for storing until the rest of the stock is ready for painting blue. It'll all get painted in one go for consistency's sake.
The van door is 10 thou plasticard, a similar one has been made for the cab. The exhaust work mentioned previously here is complete, complete with struts inside the outlets.
The chassis has been lowered - much improving how the model sits.
The upper body shows some of the work involved - I've removed the cooler group on the roof, ready to fit the mesh on top, and filled the mounting lug holes on the cab door along with the guard van windows. I've found that there are some big steps along the mould join lines on Bachmann produced shells, so the next one will use a Poole Farish shell.
Three different variants of mk3, all based on a trailer standard.
Top is the normal TS, middle the early style disabled toilet conversion and bottom is the micro buffets recently introduced. The various windows are blanked with plasticard. The toilet windows are glued in as they provide the roof mounting pips
The conversion for the interiors of the last two types. Disabled loo (with the curved door) top, micro buffet bottom. I'm more creating a representative view here, as the side windows will be tinted, but these details will be visible through the end doors, which FGW had removed at refurbishment.
The trailer firsts retain end doors (as do the TGS) to the best of my knowledge as they need locking to prevent public access to the power cars. This is the end of one, fitted with a Mictrotrains coupler in the buffer beam and some wire representing the air pipes. ETH sockets will follow, along with power car air tanks - watch this space!
Work has also been continuing with the various transfer artworks - last night I cracked on with the bits for the HST stock
Now I am beyond the stage of doing the first power car and carriage as test conversions, it really feels like the project is moving forwards. I bought another 08 the other day to spray up in FGW green and fit with buckeyes
The sprinter bodies have also been stripped and cleaned up ready for spraying
That's it for now,
jo
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