Sorry, I meant the worst one! I was just curious which kit it is because it looks good!
Exactly how did you go about making these, Adam? I want some owner's plates for some rectangular tar tanks but certainly don't want to go to the expense of commissioning someone to make etched ones for me.So, I’m intending the lettering to be fairly minimal, but I have made ‘cast’ plates before (for other tar tanks), from 10 thou’ with ‘letters’ fretted from 5 thou’ strip. The aim is the illusion of legibility. I’ll add a rim from fuse wire later. This is the sort of madness talking to Geoff Kent leads to.
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To save your eyes, I’ve invented a subsidiary of the Bishops Lydyeard quarry owners, W.J. King - they of half the preserved steam waggons in the realm it seems - who, in my parallel reality, operated an asphalt division from Exeter.
Still haven’t added the steam inlet fittings…
Adam
Exactly how did you go about making these, Adam? I want some owner's plates for some rectangular tar tanks but certainly don't want to go to the expense of commissioning someone to make etched ones for me.
I have one of these (might be slightly different) but the etched kit version. I did think about building it recently but opted against it as I think I need a bit more practise first!