Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
It's really going to be a shame to put the roof on this coach.
Jim.
That's assuming the roof will fit!
Building an MMP RMB - a box of delights
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That's assuming the roof will fit!
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
You know Jeff - you are a REALLY HARD taskmaster! Many parts are in NS - as you will see but only those relating to Mk.1 open coaches generally. The price of the kit does not allow for the main dedicated RMB interior bodyshell & associated partitions etc. to be in NS. Anyway - there are lots of very nice metallic acylics on the market now - just look at some of the finishes the aircraft guys get on plastic.
adrian
Flying Squad
I have seen some of them and they are very impressive - is it the Alclad range they use? I've seen it down at my local model shop and keep thinking I must give it a try. They have about 30 different metal colours with different types of aluminium, brass, copper, gold, steel, magnesium etc.
http://transportmodels.co.uk/index.php?cPath=110&sort=5a&page=1
Yes - Alclad - looks to be excellent stuff!
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
In this case, the effect is a happy accident. I primed the key parts with red oxide acrylic, and then brush painted enamel over the top. The effect is due to iffy brushing and a variable coverage. I had planned to "scumble" further graining but I will now leave things as they are.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
While the eyes and hands are working, I set about the heating controls.
These are small parts. Each control is formed of a circular panel, complete with the instructions etched in. Because Mr P can!
Then you add two tiny etched parts to form the cruciform knob.
Then the assemblies are glued in place, unpainted, into the interior shell.
You see a lot of other holes and slots around the window apertures. The list of parts still to fit includes the luggage racks, ashtrays, lighting and blind fittings. Eek!
These are small parts. Each control is formed of a circular panel, complete with the instructions etched in. Because Mr P can!
Then you add two tiny etched parts to form the cruciform knob.
Then the assemblies are glued in place, unpainted, into the interior shell.
You see a lot of other holes and slots around the window apertures. The list of parts still to fit includes the luggage racks, ashtrays, lighting and blind fittings. Eek!
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
More wibble…
Ashtrays-cum-table supports. I think that's enough fiddly stuff for today. I think something else for the afternoon.
Ashtrays-cum-table supports. I think that's enough fiddly stuff for today. I think something else for the afternoon.
flexible_coupling
Western Thunderer
I think there's a measurable volume of insanity creeping into this thread... I want a year off work to myself to build a few of these!
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
So will you be modelling dog ends in the ashtrays
Quit while you are ahead Jeff!
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
I put the seats together yesterday. In case it's not obvious, the back panels are shaped to suit the body side, so I marked each unit with an arrow as an aide memoire as to which side was the outside.
After a rinse and sonic bath to clean out fluxes and stuff, they spent the night in my airing cupboard. They have now been given a coat of red oxide primer, and when that's nice and dry I'll spend a happy day or so painting the wooden parts and the cushion parts.
After a rinse and sonic bath to clean out fluxes and stuff, they spent the night in my airing cupboard. They have now been given a coat of red oxide primer, and when that's nice and dry I'll spend a happy day or so painting the wooden parts and the cushion parts.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Seats, tables and other interior fittings in their first blush of paint.