The basic silver makes a big difference. Now just need to dig out the decals for Roy. That's it for now.
This blog describes the trials & tribulations of designing & building an HO scale proto-freelanced layout set in the Weddin Mountains region of central-western NSW. Along the way it will diverge into the models themselves, and perhaps the occasional bit of prototype material, or even completely unrelated topics.
Monday, 17 August 2015
Reefer progress
Another two weeks gone, and a bit of progress to report.
MRC -
MRC -
Added missing angle to underframe.
Buffers fitted. The holes had been drilled out way too big, so they had to be filled & redrilled.
Bogie bolsters fabricated & centre-marked.
Handbrake brackets, spiders & rod fitted. The brackets were bent into a Z shape to get more gluing surface. The handbrake spiders actually turn at this stage - hopefully the paint won't gum them up! Might have to fit a chain to the brake cylinder ...
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