SP Steve Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) My layout plans dictated a requirement for a telephone box so I've had a go at the Shire Scenes etched brass kit (S45) which builds into the iconic K6 variant. I decided to solder up the components but for anyone attempting the same then it's important to clean the brass to get rid of the applied lacquer coating. The main body is a four sided etch with two tabs holding each side apart which means when folded up you have a very long gap at each corner. To get around this I made each fold one at a time then used pieces of 0.45mm brass wire as infill before filing them down. The door is a separate component but I'll need to glaze the box before finally fitting it into place. The roof box comprises of a central square with a large hole in it surrounded by four curved sides which fold up - the large hole is for installing an LED should one wish to illuminate the interior but it then makes it impossible to solder the base and roof together from inside so I filed the hole away. The other issue when joining the two is that the roof section fits telescopically into the base but doesn't not have any means of setting it to the required depth so it can slide out of position very easily. The box roof is a white metal casting but getting it to sit without gaps underneath was impossible so I elected to form one from brass sheet and this was much easier in avoiding unsightly gaps. The etch has some small parts for folding up into the shelves and a printed set of back panels which carry various framed notices - as supplied they are more relevant for a 1940, / 50s style handset so out came the plasticard to knock up a rendition of a K6 interior more relevant to the early 1960s. Edited March 31, 2022 by SP Steve 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Nice job on the interior fittings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold uk_pm Posted December 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2020 What scale is this? It is a wonderful piece of modelling whatever scale it is. I had forgotten about the 'phone books/yellow pages. Terrific work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Steve Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, uk_pm said: What scale is this? It is a wonderful piece of modelling whatever scale it is. I had forgotten about the 'phone books/yellow pages. Terrific work. It's 4mm scale but sometimes I wish I model in 7mm.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simonmcp Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 19:33, SP Steve said: My layout plans dictated a requirement for a telephone box so I've had a go at the Shire Scenes etched brass kit (S45) which builds into the iconic K6 variant. I decided to solder up the components but for anyone attempting the same then it's important to clean the brass to get rid of the applied lacquer coating. The main body is a four sided etch with two tabs holding each side apart which means when folded up you have a very long gap at each corner. To get around this I made each fold one at a time then used pieces of 0.45mm brass wire as infill before filing them down. The door is a separate component but I'll need to glaze the box before finally fitting it into place. The roof box comprises of a central square with a large hole in it surrounded by four curved sides which fold up - the large hole is for installing an LED should one wish to illuminate the interior but it then makes it impossible to solder the base and roof together from inside so I filed the hole away. The other issue when joining the two is that the roof section fits telescopically into the base but doesn't not have any means of setting it to the required depth so it can slide out of position very easily. The box roof is a white metal casting but getting it to sit without gaps underneath was impossible so I elected to form one from brass sheet and this was much easier in avoiding unsightly gaps. The etch has some small parts for folding up into the shelves and a printed set of back panels which carry various framed notices - as supplied they are more relevant for a 1940, / 50s style handset so out came the plasticard to knock up a rendition of a K6 interior more relevant to the early 1960s. Where is the absolutely staggeringly awesome button when you need it? Mind boggling amount of detail there. I just hope that you haven't gone to the trouble of recreating the smell inside as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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