Friday Update: Six Two Twenty-six…
Another week of almost non-stop rain, low cloud and dark damp days. I’m not moaning, it’s part of living somewhere beautiful like this - and it makes me really appreciate those crisp blue skies that we occasionally receive. Inside might be dark and miserable but in the workshop there is plenty of variety, so grab a drink and let’s take a look at the bench this week… After last weeks 31s (and a SLW 25) this week has seen work start on a Bachmann 25 (seen here alongside mt own example). It starred out as the same model - and I’ve replaced the headcode blind with domino’s and removed the cab numbers for a new identity. This model is replicating another example based on period photos - which show a white mark on the cab roof - I took this to be paint peeling from the fibreglass but I might be wrong - anyhow, I painted the roof off white with the airbrush and then scrap painted BR blue back over this to match the pattern in the photograph - the window frame also picked out in silver at the ...
