Blog- The GC and Met in OO - Replacing some Parker stock, Part II

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<p>So; to recap; this started life as a Hornby clerestory carriage...</p><p> </p><p>

I dismantled it, cut the ends off, fitted new gangwayed carriage ends, cut the clerestory off the roof and made good the resulting hole with plastic sheet and model filler. I removed some small areas of the beading and down one side cut away the window mullions too. New beading was then fitted where necessary using pieces of 0.5 x 0.5mm plastic strip (I must order some more of this). </p><p> </p><p>

Now for the progress since!</p><p> </p><p>

I have painted it teak brown all over; an undercoat of a yellow/ orange colour then solid mid-brown all over. I haven't attempted any real scumbling effect this time, the main reason being that the prototype was originally painted French Grey and Dark Brown (1898- 1903), then Cream and Dark Brown (1903- 1908), then teak (circa 1908 onward). I don't particularly think when this latter livery change was effected that the workshops would have gone to the effort of stripping painted carriage bodies down to bare wood- it would take weeks to do- more likely they would be given a couple of coats of brown paint as 'close enough' and returned to service. </p><p> </p><p>

Bogies and wheelsets were reinstated; the original Hornby fittings were used throughout. Underframe trussing and gas cylinders were also refitted; again the original Hornby bits. Not quite right, but then if I were building a millimetre-perfect model I wouldn't be starting from a mass-produced toy. It looks the part, anyway. </p><p> </p><p>

The roof had a couple of holes and gaps and a noticeable lip in it as a result of being lashed together from several pieces of plastic; I glued a paper covering over it to produce a nice level surface ready for painting and detailing. </p><p> </p><p>

My usual buckeye couplings have also been fitted. I still need to rebuild the ends of the underframes and add an interior.</p><p> </p><p>

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