BR Conflat L (Shunter's runner)
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:39 pm
I thought I'd post the results of my modelling today. As you may have noticed elsewhere, I was at one of the now well established CHEAG workshops yesterday, working on what has been an on-again-off-again project for the last year, a Bill Bedford Conflat L.
This is my first complete vehicle in P4 that hasn't involved some RTR items converted, and also was one of my earliest attempts at brass kit assembly.
It came an early cropper, when lack of attention on my part produced a wagon where the sole bars were not in the right place. Despite the cock up, I have to say that my fellow members in CHEAG, and folk on this forum, have been very encouraging. After I'd had a bit more success, the wagon was dismantled and presented to me (using a blowtorch on the poor little wagon was probably ott, but it was fun!) for a second go.
Yesterday I'd got most of the structure complete, and today I've finished off all the soldered details (just some plastic axle boxes to go), and got the wagon rolling.
I'm very pleased with the result. Lurking in the background can be seen its slightly less finished twin, which I used to get some more successful wagon building under my belt.
Next task - learning how to paint a brass kit. Somewhere in my pile of bits-from-over-the-years is an airbrush that's seen almost no use...
This is my first complete vehicle in P4 that hasn't involved some RTR items converted, and also was one of my earliest attempts at brass kit assembly.
It came an early cropper, when lack of attention on my part produced a wagon where the sole bars were not in the right place. Despite the cock up, I have to say that my fellow members in CHEAG, and folk on this forum, have been very encouraging. After I'd had a bit more success, the wagon was dismantled and presented to me (using a blowtorch on the poor little wagon was probably ott, but it was fun!) for a second go.
Yesterday I'd got most of the structure complete, and today I've finished off all the soldered details (just some plastic axle boxes to go), and got the wagon rolling.
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I'm very pleased with the result. Lurking in the background can be seen its slightly less finished twin, which I used to get some more successful wagon building under my belt.
Next task - learning how to paint a brass kit. Somewhere in my pile of bits-from-over-the-years is an airbrush that's seen almost no use...