There has been very little modelling over the last couple of weeks, partly due to a lack of time and a nasty bug did not help my motivation. However, a couple of projects have crept forwards. The first up is a VEA wagon which has finally been finished, which I think has taken over 3 years from building to finally adding the transfers. This is the second of 3 VEA wagons for the layout that has been finished. I only used microsol/set for the transfer application and I am really happy with the application.
Finished VEA van.
The Western has also seen a bit of further progress. I added the footsteps to the chassis before re-adding the body shell, and I must confess I found them baffling. I had to substantially shorten them, to stop them fouling the bogies, which made them too wide for the body shell. This means the body shell now sticks out too far on the chassis. This requires the footsteps to be sanded down a little, before this locomotive is finally finished. However, it is starting to shape up and just requires this modification to the footsteps and the wheels to be painted before this is finished. I have also made a start on the new layout, with some of the track cut to size and the power bus installed. However, everything is now on hold as I head to Greece for a couple of weeks with work. I intend to source all the parts for the layout for when I return, so hopefully I can spend a weekend wiring the new layout up when I get back.
The western with the body shell added. Those wheels need toning down.
The reassembled Western.
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