7mm On Heather's Workbench - one final time, with feeling

[Heather Kay]

The ends of the E83 are detailed. Like the other top light in this set, the CPL cast passcomm bits need some careful trimming and fiddling to fit. Fiddly, frustrating, but done at last.

Interiors next. Once they’re at a certain point, I need to review the underframes and bogies again for odd bits I may have missed. Then it should be warm enough to start painting things.

 

[RichardG]

Heather these will look fabulous when they are painted.

 

[Heather Kay]

The component parts of a C54 third are finally about ready for primer and moving through the paint shop.

The top lights will need me to go through and work everything up to the same level, for the same reasons.

Its a drag, but I am getting there.

 

[LarryG]

You're getting there. I liked the CPL lost-wax end bits and bought a few communication chord parts with a view to building a couple of 7mm scale GWR coaches. But 4mm GWR coaches are such time consumers that I never bothered with building 7mm ones in the end. Thank goodness for the recently announced rtr corridor Toplights!

 

[Heather Kay]

Primer. Yay!

 

[Heather Kay]

Ah. I had hoped my stocks of Phoenix Precision enamels might have survived. The tins were firmly sealed, and stored in a cool, dry place.

But, no, lids glued on solid, or the contents dried up. Oh well, I'll order some more then.

Meanwhile, I should start painting the bogies and underframes. There might be piccies later.

 

[Osgood]

... Thank goodness for the recently announced rtr corridor Toplights!

Can you enlighten me further?

 

[MarkR]

This might help!

 

[Osgood]

Ah, thanks Mark - with his mention of 7mm I'd forgotten Larry is currently in 4mm mode

 

[simond]

if I could get 7mm ones at 68 quid...!

 

[Phil O]

Ah. I had hoped my stocks of Phoenix Precision enamels might have survived. The tins were firmly sealed, and stored in a cool, dry place.

But, no, lids glued on solid, or the contents dried up. Oh well, I'll order some more then.

Meanwhile, I should start painting the bogies and underframes. There might be piccies later.

Hi Heather,

My maternal grandfather was a painter and decorator and instilled in my mother that paint tins should be stored upside down. Since passed down to me and my siblings.