I did an image search for “teak railway carriage” and decided my efforts on the horsebox were a bit wishy-washy. So I added more varnish to build up the effect.
I have ended up with four coats of varnish over the whole body, plus a fifth coat in a few places. Now I have a model which looks better in photos than it does in real life, which is a personal first.
One more look at the sound module.
I will never have the manual dexterity to make the buffers sprung using the steel wire supplied in the kit. Indeed my smallest pliers can barely go into the space available. So I have fixed the buffer shanks and heads in place with glue.
The couplings (also from the kit) are sprung, in case I want to swap them out for something else. These are by Premier Components and I have crimped the ends of the screw threads to stop them undoing themselves. Thank you
@simond for this tip.
I have omitted the Westinghouse brake hoses. Partly because I think they will get in the way during operating, partly because I don’t know where they should go (left or right of the coupling hooks), and partly because I wonder if there should be a vacuum through pipe as well. It is a bit daft to do something I don’t want and which may turn out to be wrong.
Charlie waits, bemused. The crew of 'Blackwater' need to set back along the platform, to reach some space to drop the door.
Charlie was painted by Dan at Tunnel Lane Models.
( Continuity check: model turned for compositional reasons )
The transfers and glazing can come another day. I am very glad I built this model, it brings a splash of colour to the railway.
