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Thanks. Yeah I do have a bottle of that, I used it on the buses you can see in the photos. It’s very good but I still got sticky fingerprints on half the glazing! I think it’s maybe more a technique issue than materials.. cheers, Mark
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Thanks very much. The product I used were these; https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/legacy-models-80x-pre-etched-sleepers-1-6mm-4mm-scale-straight-track/ I’d bought a packet a while back for a project that never got anywhere. What I did was break off three sleepers at a time, still joined together - on one side of the join I broke off the ends of the middle sleeper outside the rails. On the other side of the board join I broke off the ends of the two outside sleepers. When you put it together it looks like the sleeper spacing continues across the joint. When I do t
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Thanks for the tip, I’ll try with the gloss varnish. I always thought Klear was no longer available? Mark
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Thanks very much. Will post more on progress shortly. Mark
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And a start made on the Cambrian kit model that will sit on the bogies..
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Really nice little kit with good clear instructions. They glide along the track lovely. Just the cast side frames to fit.
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This week; progress on a BDA wagon. Some sprung bogies from Stenson Models. Good soldering practice!
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Auchend1nny started following Waverley West, Princes St Gardens and Haymarket MPD, Elmore, Fryers Lane - Speedlink in the '80s (P4) and 1 other
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Tremendous trackwork and rodding, absolutely stunning.
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Yep, that’s just the kind of look I’m going for. thanks
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There’s plenty on eBay, not as cheap as it used to be though. I generally use the 2mm thick stuff in A4 sheets as that gives a scale wall thickness of 150mm (6”). I then strengthen inside with scrap card and cheaper stuff. You’d probably want 3 or 5mm for models in O gauge. Carves so easily with anything pointy and the marks stay. There’s usually a thin plastic film on one or both sides, remember to peel it off before you work with it.
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There’s a couple of over bridges like that on Gorgie Road. Thanks
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Might need some flashing lights on it!
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The paper shop transfers are based on a newsagents on Broughton St. It still has the old Evening News branding on it.
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Lovely photo, gives a good idea of ballast colour in those days. Mark
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Auchend1nny bookmarked a post in a topic Buffer beam pipes
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Should give credit where it’s due, this is where I first read about foamex and modelling buildings with it;