Modelling World War 1

[Kiteman]

Hey Zak! you dont happen to be `the highlander" do you ?

[zak]

Only in my spare time - couldn't come up with a witty riposte - sorry.

[zak]

Construction of the rear steps was really an exercise in geometry
7 steps had to make half a circle (90 degrees) and rise 65mm so each step and riser would be approx. 8.5mm – there was a little room for error/ negotiation. Each step would measure 90/7 degrees = 13 degrees approximately, so that’s all there is to it. Draw a half circle of the required diameter and divide into 7. Cut out and stick to the risers. The strips around the steps were from 15 thou plastic card. It all went amazing well.
The steps were added at the rear.
The windows were then boarded up, these were often done in the field due to windows being broken, one could guess at rifles, boisterous behaviour and laddish pranks perhaps?


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[Haddock]

This must be why my navigation is poor, I always thought half a circle was 180 degrees!

[Kiteman]

The 90 degrees is correct, the half a circle is wrong, I think he meant a quarter of a circle, which would be half of a half. There are advantages in being an engineer!

[Haddock]

Good job he doesn't work in radians!
To be serious for a moment, Its all very impressive. Hope he pays his minions well.
Haddock.

[zak]

My mistake, it should have been a quarter of a circle.
Doh!
Sorry about that, the maths was ok, the words were not.
It went together ok, so I must have done something right.

[Haddock]

Looks very impressive.

[Kiteman]

I agree with Tony, it does look very impressive, can`t wait to see it with a bit of colour!

[zak]

Here we are boarding up the windows, paint soon, some more research needed I suppose.

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[zak]

Finished boarding up the windows, some paint next.

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[Wizzel]

What I can't understand is this steadfast refusal from the likes of you and Kev to accept that you are anything other than passable modellers.  Zak, this is a jaw dropping bit of work - very well done!  I always liked the bus and remember the old Arifix kit (I had both the Old Bill bus and the London bus as a lad).

Looking forward very much to seeing this in progress or otherwise at a meeting somewhere soon.

[zak]

Many thanks for your kind words, you don't do too badly yourself.

[zak]

Slap on some paint.

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[zak]

Some decals, sorry transfers added, it now needs some serious weathering.
That's a lie some of them were hand painted and some were stencils.

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