7mm Loose Ends

28ten

Guv'nor
Jumping to something else :D
I spent a little time looking at shots of D1000, I will may need to do a little filling on the buffer beam, as you can see in this shot some of the pipes ( technical term!) were not fitted at this early stage although they were fitted when the panel was added, and I read somewhere a small extra grill was on the bodywork but I cant see it

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D1000 Western Enterprise by westernclass52, on Flickr

Im quite partial to this shot but it is a little later than I want and the pipes are now fitted.
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D1000_SwindonWks_6-9-64 by robertcwp, on Flickr

I need to find a reference shot of D1000 in original condition but with some muck on it :)
 

daifly

Western Thunderer
There are several photos of D1000 in Desert Sand livery in, amongst others, Western Dawn and Diesels in Depth - Westerns. I assume that you have copies. If not, I'll scan and send the relevant pics.

Dave
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Western Dawn was a good call, I had forgotten about it ;) there are come good cab shota and a nice overhead shot at Ranleigh bridge
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Back on the other bench something that might interest Steph, I cut some photo paper for the window frame. this is more scale like than the 1mm mdf frames in the shot, i just need to find a way of glueing it in place.....

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BrushType4

Western Thunderer
Cynric, have you thought of cutting the windows from white sticky back paper? Could solve both scale and your glueing problem?
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Cynric, have you thought of cutting the windows from white sticky back paper? Could solve both scale and your glueing problem?
I have some self adhesive paper on order :thumbs:

I needed to check the sand this morning, i know colour means nothing once images have been compressed etc but im pretty happy with my standard Tamiya Afrika Korps mix and to complete the look the console has had a shot of Panzer interior grey :)

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marsa69

Western Thunderer
Hmmm the 'Afrika Hydraulic Corps'. Think they sound like a desert ops arm of the Blue Brigade, I must tell Ze Colonel. Better than the 'Desert Plumbers' I suppose :p
 

28ten

Guv'nor
The Panzer IV did have a Maybach engine, so it all seems quite appropriate :)

with it being a dry morning I flashed a bit of primer on this
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and a second revision of the shed with integral support for the canopy. all this core will be clad with shiplap, valancing etc, but as I said I like to start with a solid structure that is all square
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28ten

Guv'nor
Arse :rant:
Western grills - look at the far end grill next to the door
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D1000 Western Enterprise by westernclass52, on Flickr

and look at this one
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class 52 Western Sentinel at Swindon Works March 77 by Karel1999, on Flickr

Spot the difference? guess which the kit has :headbang:

Doing a spot check D1009 in '62 was the same as D1000 as was D1002 in 62
D1028 however was fitted with the 'kit grill' in '64. it seems that the hinged grill was a retro fit, could Ian or anybody else shed any light on this?
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Digging a bit deeper using D1003 Western collection from Adrian Curtis it would appear that the hinged door was a later mod, in the case of 1003 a works visit in January 1964 lists fitting of hinged type access door. It would appear from photos that D1000 was fitted sometime in '64 as I have a couple of shots with the hinged grills at OOC, so I can have Desert sand but only with yellow panels and all the pipes. I really wanted it in as built condition, but I dont fancy carving the grills :( So a word of caution for anyone else looking at early versions......
 

28ten

Guv'nor
The Adrian Curtis books are good for details, liveries etc but the pictures are a bit small for reference. Looking back at Westerns - Strathwood has lots of photos covering their whole life. Heyday of the Westerns is quite good, just be aware that books some are stuffed full of blue ones.......
 

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
...just be aware that some books are stuffed full of blue ones.......
Thank you for the warning... especially prevalent when my Son wants to do Western Hero in Maroon, I think that the maroon Westerns did look very smart when fresh out of shops.
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Thank you for the warning... especially prevalent when my Son wants to do Western Hero in Maroon, I think that the maroon Westerns did look very smart when fresh out of shops.
Didnt Hero have the wiper mod? I know it was Vac only and a right state in '71.

Is this what they call multi tasking?
The laser is cutting a site plan, and im getting on with ' stuff' :))

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S

SteveO

Guest
That is a spectacular workshop - it's better fitted out that my kitchen! Love the spice rack. Do you do this for a job as well as a hobby?
 

alcazar

Guest
Took me ages to spot that hinged grille.

would anyone notice unless you pointed it out? Especially without another to compare with?
 

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Did not Hero have the wiper mod?
Which mod is this? (the rotating wiper maybe... ) When was the mod one?

In passing, whilst wandering the internet looking for Hero photos I noticed one Wizzo which had full yellow ends including under the brow... in which were two vents. Hopefully Ian can expand further.

regards, Graham
 

28ten

Guv'nor
Which mod is this? (the rotating wiper maybe... ) When was the mod one?

In passing, whilst wandering the internet looking for Hero photos I noticed one Wizzo which had full yellow ends including under the brow... in which were two vents. Hopefully Ian can expand further.

regards, Graham
006 and 039 had the rotary wipers, with Hero it was something to do with the blades. I was reading about the vents this morning but I cant remember which they were fitted to :(
 
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