Saturday 14 January 2012

Modelling in the best light

Current progress with TG centres on completing a small work bench which can remain in situ in the conservatory without offending higher management. The link below shows one of our earlier sessions with the larger modelling desk, this requires rearranging the whole conservatory   http://www.flickr.com/photos/43564631@N08/5385141671/in/photostream

The brass u channel and sprung W irons from Eileens are now here and a start can be made on the initial 12 clay opens once the bench is complete. I'm collecting metal toothpaste and mustard tubes at the moment to fashion into the wagon sheets.

The smaller work bench is now complete and modelling is under way. Todays progress limited to cutting and finishing lengths of brass U channel for the underframes. Much of the Ratio kits incl. wheels, couplings, side frames, transfers and buffers have gone straight into the bin. The wagon sides, ends and floor are being prepared for fitting onto a new, sprung brass underframe with Ultrascale 3 hole disc wheelsets. Experiments with the Alex Jackson coupling to come. All dimensions checked between BR Wagons  Vol 1 and the BR line diagram for the 1/051. 

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