Modelling World War 1

[Kiteman]

yeah! "meet the gang coz the boys are here......." now that brings back fond memories.

[zak]

Some work done on the trailer for the engine to tow, still lots to do.
Brakes to add, hinges here and there, load and so on.
You will notice that the engine has had its first coat of paint.

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[Kiteman]

looking most excellent.....ever thought of building a locomotive?

[zak]

Yes I did that many years ago in my railway modelling days.
I built a Dean Goods from plastic card, I was not really satisfied with the result at that time.
I have also built a number of the Dapol (ex- Airfix and Kitmaster) ones.
WW1 seems to be still my main attractor at the moment, but I do have a small yearning to build some of the narrow gauge petrol locos that ran almost to the front. The Simplex type.

[Kiteman]

don`yearn, just do it!

[zak]

It needs to be a big bigger to beat the yearning to built a Foden Steam wagon with two Thresh steam disinfectors on the back.
Plans are proving a problem at the moment.
I seem unable to find a decent plan for the steam wagon.

[zak]

Watching paint dry is not one of my favourite occupations, you may notice my fingerprints on this semi gloss coat.
The bottom picture has some bits on it.

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[zak]

Here is a bigger version.
Look on the tool box on the side - oh dear!

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[Wizzel]

The finish is something that always seems to make me hesitate.  On aircraft, it's a bit less forgiving which is why I've enjoyed getting back into it on vehicles as it's easier to hide.

Didn't know you did railways Zak.  I'll have a chat with you at the meeting as there's something I've got in mind and you may be able to steer me in the right direction. 

That tractor thing is splendid though.

[zak]

The finish is something that always seems to make me hesitate.  On aircraft, it's a bit less forgiving which is why I've enjoyed getting back into it on vehicles as it's easier to hide.

Didn't know you did railways Zak.  I'll have a chat with you at the meeting as there's something I've got in mind and you may be able to steer me in the right direction. 

That tractor thing is splendid though.

I used to built narrow gauge in 7mm scale,

[zak]

Watching paint dry has forced me to begin another model.
I did find some dimensions for the Foden I wanted to model, then some photos of various bits, it is the under chassis bits that may cause problems.
Here is the boiler, it started as the centre of a till roll.

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[Kiteman]

Slow down!!!! I can`t keep up.

[zak]

Some painting done today, after an initial blast with the air brush, the rest is brush painted. It was difficult to leave the model in bits as it was built from pictures and photos. This meant that it was a bit suck it and see.
It now needs some details adding, spade, hose, figures and so on. Then weathering.
The trailer is resplendent in undercoat.

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[Kiteman]

That, my friend , is a superb piece of work, simply superb.

[Haddock]

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