Not my own work today, but some inspiration from the Science Museum.
This diorama really caught my eye. For size, the ‘room’ these model tools are in is around 30-40cm high.
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Class 20 rewheel
Popham Depot is sized to be at least a little different from a shunting loco + coal wagons minimum space exercise. As motive power, I have dimensioned the layout for the Bachmann Class 20 I have.
Last weekend I finally finished the job of rewheeling it for P4. I had dropped in the ultrascale wheelsets some time ago, but had been foxed by the brake rodding which fouled the new, wider, wheelsets.
With a bit more modelling under my belt now, a quick bit of surgery with a sharp knife removed the moulded on rods, and I replaced them with some thin plasticard. 20 seconds with some black paint, and a viewer is none the wiser…
As things stand, it’s really the same model that came out of Bachmann’s packaging. Next phase is to research a real loco, and detail this one to resemble it.
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A Pair of Buffer Stops
A small project this weekend: A pair of buffer stops.
This is the Springside Models kit, and I’ve assembled one with rail cross beams, and one with a wooden sleeper.
The rail one has card shims behind the rail to provide electrical insulation.
Note to self: I think this would have been easier with a quicker setting glue. Perhaps some 5 minute epoxy, rather than the overnight one I have.