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Thanks David, hopefully they will be acceptable when finished. There is something very satisfying about making something decent from unpromising beginnings. Even if it would make a lot more sense to start from a more sensible place......

 

So, errr....... guess who forgot the guards duckets and ventilators.....

 

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Ughhhh

 

Kitchen car and 12 wheel dining car roof construction under way:

 

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Roof ribs added from 10 thou microstrip - spacings are as on the Comet drawings so they are not supposed to be even

 

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These may well be a fraction too prominent but the overall look of the layout needs to be consistent. I'm not planning on de-ribbing all the Bachmann mk1s I have, and the Stanier stock had much more prominent ribs than mk1s.

 

Iain

Comet do a self adhesive tape for ribs but you have made a great job.

Great project

I had quite  bit of time at the bench this weekend and got on with a few jobs.

 

I've been repairing one or two wagons from the Thurston shunting stock which had been damaged either at shows or (more likely) in transport.  These grain vans had the Geoff Kent treatment some few years ago including the riveted strip at each end of the roof.  This was done using an etched strip from (I think) Alan Gibson and it had lifted and caught on something.  Now I'd use Evergreen strip and Archer transfers.

 

 

With care building and the extra detail Geoff recommends these make a nice model.  They are both compensated as the short wheelbase makes them very prone to derailing when shunted if they're rigid.  The detailing is mainly handrails, bits around the roof doors, better buffers and hopper operating gear.   I see we have a handwheel missing on the left hand wagon as well.  I'm looking forward to seeing the Bachmann BR hoppers after years of resisting invitations to lengthen a Dapol one or two.

 

 

The Howlden has had undergear and trussing and is now awaiting roof adornment.  I don't have enough vents or lamps and so I've ordered some from the ever-helpful Dave at Roxey Mouldings.  These need to be the high, pregrouping torpedo vents rather than the lower profile ones the LNER used.  Both this and the 6 wheeler have also had buffers fitted.  I use the Wizard Models L & Y sprung buffers (LYRC025) - the stock is too long for GNR, but the shape is similar and they come with the oval buffer head which is required.  

 

 

This Kirk conversion to ECJS has been seen before on here, but that nice Mr King provided me with some clerestory castings instead of the rather unsatisfactory arrangement which I had before.  Here I've grafted two together to make a long enough roof (see where the vent spacings become irregular) and stuck one side section back on.  It's curing before the second one is applied.  The side sections look to me to be cut from Triang Thompson roofs.  Who said they're useless?

 

 

Finally, I'm seeing the owner of this next weekend and thought it might be nice to have something to bring with me.  This is from one of the most recent batches of D & S kits, a D 87 Milk Van.  Went together very nicely, doors are a bit fiddly, roof fit is awful.  That's this week's job.  It's now drying off before the last bits are glued on.

I picked up a S/H one of these. It needs a roof. I tried a bit of Comet roof section - way out so I would like to know how you sort this please.

You're worrying me!

Still one small one left in Perth today.

 

Waverley47708

12 or more in New Milton

I'll add a vote for no topfeed.  It is a fiddly job removing the cover and all the pipework.

 

Mike

I want a top feed 64xx but if I did not I'd rather remove one than build one from scratch! However no doubt eventually all variants will be available. The Bachmann Standard 5 (for instance) has had 4 tender variants and 4 cab variants.

six days on the road!!!

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