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Barrow Hill Mark II


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Tried a couple of smoke hoods just to see if they look okay. These are copies of the old types as used at Saltley. I tried another design first and made twenty before deciding that I didn't like them!! The ones in the pics actually look as if they are designed to do the job.

 

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Tried a long exposure shot -

 

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Comments most welcome because I don't want to destroy the look already achieved without the hoods. I notice that at Barrow Hill only under half the roads have hoods for the steam engines whilst the diesel end has none. Therefore, I'm only going to cover 8 or 9 roads.

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Very atmospheric you must be pleased with the way it is coming along. I look forward to seeing more.

 

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Personally, I think the hoods add further to the look and feel. Plus, they would be obvious by their absence.

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The only thing I would say - and it may be a perception rather than reality - is that wouldn't the lower edges of the hoods be closer to the funnels i.e. not so much gap between the two?

 

Stunning model though, and way beyond what I could achieve :-)

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Very atmospheric you must be pleased with the way it is coming along. I look forward to seeing more.

 

Thanks N15class. I am pleased with it so far and hope the roof cover doesn't ruin the look.

 

 

Personally, I think the hoods add further to the look and feel. Plus, they would be obvious by their absence.

 

Hi Mikkel, thanks a lot for the comment and I'm glad that they look about right. I guess that you should always model what you see rather than what you think is right.

 

 

The only thing I would say - and it may be a perception rather than reality - is that wouldn't the lower edges of the hoods be closer to the funnels i.e. not so much gap between the two?Stunning model though, and way beyond what I could achieve :-)

 

Thanks dvdlcs, yes you are right and I'm thinking of lowering the rest by about 10mm so they sit further down. I've got to be careful about height so as not to impede the view from the front.

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