I was not happy with the colour of the coal stage, so a trip back to the work bench for some black was in order. Now normally I just give models a wash with my smoke mix. However this time round it just wasn't adding enough grime for my liking. In a flash of inspiration I got out the black and dry brushed the whole thing. And it worked really well. At this point I would normally offer you a picture but......
I replaced the scene on the layout and suddenly wondered 'will a loco run past it?'. Onto the track with 1431 and the answer is (drum roll)
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| 'Someone has blundered' |
It did almost fix the problem, but I knew I was not going to be happy with it. And what if those big 4-8-4's didn't fit past? There was nothing for it but to cut 2mm off and move the side in. Sounds quite scary, but in practice it took 10 minutes and was a piece of cake. The end result?
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| 'Daylight!' |
8 comments:
Well I'm pleased someone got some modelling done today. I like the new look of that coal stage timbering much more than where it was at at the end of the previous post.
Too sunny and hot to be in the shed today in the BoP. Did get in there this evening and place about 2 dozen bearings in side frame's.
It looks more like what something covered in coal for 50 odd years should look like.
The first 'look' will still be usefull as weathered wood for other structures.
How did the real thing work? Doesn't look like much room for stored coal unless they went straight from wagon to coaling crane bin. Weathering looks great on an interesting structure.
The real thing was a lot longer and wider, and they just unloaded the wagons anywhere along the length (I think)
you could always put a sign on the end like they did with lots of railway sheds etc "No Da's" :-)
Unfortunately the operational plan requires all locos running back down that track for servicing prior to entering the shed.
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