So over the last couple of weeks I have been working away on a few modelling projects. These are all ticking on, but nothing seems to be finished. I made a royal mess of some transfers on a LNER CCT and and ling wagon, so I am currently trying to sort that out. In the meantime I have finished just one other wagon, an ECC wagon. It is the Bachmann offering and it is about all there is out there. The underframe moulding is pretty coarse and chunky, but for expediency I have finished off about four of these now for the layout. I think that even a poor wagon can be made more presentable with a little bit of weathering and work. So with this one I picked out some underframe details, just to add a bit of life to the wagon. All painting was done via the airbrush using Railmatch enamels. I need some flat tarpaulins for these wagons as per the Meeth works, but it looks like I am going to have to go done the route of making them myself. So some experimentation coming up....
Another ECC wagon for the layout - now to tackle tarpaulins.....
Another build that has progressing recently is the Herring wagon. This is the Cambrian kit and I found it a bit confusing to get the underframe sorted out on this. I spent quite a long time procrastinating about it, but last night managed to get it finally sorted. It needs a little tidying up here and there, but can be washed ready for painting next weekend. I currently have another herring wagon, a walrus and an SR 40t hopper to build, alongside a 13T open wagon in 0 gauge. These kits have been hanging around a while so I am keen to get these finished and then start a new micro layout. Further updates to follow!
Finished Herring wagon ready for painting (bar a little tidying up).
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