Dead Man's Handle

Oh interesting! I was thinking of doing something like this for my next project (in about 5 years at the current rate) - got as far as picking up a copy of Brian Webb's book with a drawing in, but that's it so far...

Ade

This is looking pretty amazing now! But one problem with doing such fine work is that the Bachmann bits you've left look rather Mickey Mouse by comparison - namely the roof vents and the cab door handrails. Although I'm sure you'll make a big difference to that with your painting talents... hrmm... I think I remember you said you weren't doing the roof vent etches because you don't have the gear to make them (not something I looked into because that stuff is totally different for DP2 that I'm doing), but why are you leaving those awful 'handrails' in (assuming you are if you're saying the body is pretty much finished)? (Sorry if you've mentioned it before - I find these blogs on here a bit clumsy to flick through.)<br><br>What are your thoughts on how the 'nose job' has gone? You seem to have quite a large area between the bottom of the windscreen and the top of the nose, although that might be a trick of the light/ how the plastic looks after filing. Or is it an inevitable Is it a side-effect of getting the correct angle on the top of the nose? I've (kinda) finished the windscreen and nose on one end of mine (haven't updated yet) and I'm not too sure about it. <br><br>Anyway, thanks for your efforts (both the work and the record of it) - something to aspire to!<br><br><br>Ade<br>