28ten's workbench

All the various pipe runs add bags of character, so it's well worth the time taken to get them looking right.

 

It can be a quandary whether to follow the prototype exactly; representing all the dents, dings and bent bits of pipework can sometimes give the impression that the builder's not competent. Sometimes a little bit of compromise goes a long way, and this is looking superb.

Lovely.

 

 

Hi 28ten,

 

looking really good. The pipework is fiddly, but when finished always gives you that extra satisfaction as well as looking right. There may not be many photos available for you to refer too, so just follow your instinct and if anybody makes comment, ask them to provide the photgraphic evidence!

 

Looking forward to the next episode.

 

regards

 

Mike

28ten, truly lovely bit of work. So much more is possible in 7mm but makes it no less easy to accomplish. The small bits remain just as small.

Thanks chaps, picking up on Kentons comment, I think it is a bit of a fallacy that 7mm makes detailing easier, you end up putting smaller parts 'because you can' rather than because you can see them! It's certainly not for the unsteady hand.

I contemplated moving to 1/32 but I realised that I would want to add even more detail.

For those that are interested next up should be an MMP BG, yet more tiny details! But at least it's built into the kit so it is fairly straightforward.

Very clearly worth the time and effort!

Not a prototype that interests me (Great Western you see), but a lovely piece of modelling none-the-less. Definitely worth all the effort in the pipework.

 

Do you fancy keeping a log of your construction time on the MMP BG?

 

Richard

Do you fancy keeping a log of your construction time on the MMP BG?

 

Richard

I can do, i would be surprised if it is less than 120 hours, the Class B tank took 120 + and I would like half a dozen more ! In theory if I average 2 hours a night it should take two months. one thing with MMP you don't need to super detail the kit!

Hi,

 

Have you seen this site for photos of 1450?

 

http://1450.fotopic.net/

 

Regards

Dave

Hi,

 

Have you seen this site for photos of 1450?

 

http://1450.fotopic.net/

 

Regards

Dave

Thank you Dave, I have seen it and it has been most useful, the only thing is that being a preserved loco it is not entirely 'correct'