RSS Fetcher Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Suddenly the model looks a lot better for being given a new lick of paint:<br /><br /><span rel='lightbox'><img class='bbc_img' src='http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s53/masgtai/Locomotives%202/DSCF2201_zpsdd28a6a4.jpg' alt='Posted Image' /></span><br /><br /><span rel='lightbox'><img class='bbc_img' src='http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s53/masgtai/Locomotives%202/DSCF2202_zps49fe003a.jpg' alt='Posted Image' /></span><br /><br />Aside from the paintwork, I've built new front frames to sit just above the bogie and behin the cylinders (this looks much better than the daylight there previously), added a snifting valve to the side of the chimney and reinstated the steampipe running down the driver's side of the boiler. Following a 1925 photograph of Lord Faringdon, I filed down the tops of the tender axleboxes and then replaced them with an attempt at 'Iracier' axlebox covers in plastic sheet. View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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