Shiny brass and the PXA…
It was a few Friday Updates ago that I first shared a photo of this project, the Powell Duffryn PXA recreated in N - this distinctive bogie steel wagon a must since the Boston 03 about this time last year… My typical multi-media Scratchbuild approach sees parts made by hand combined with those designed on the computer and then produced in 3D or etched metal. The core of this model is in fact a solid 3D print - which adds to the weight for sure - printed by Shapeways. The tarpaulin is paper over this former, and the pipework amd underframe details are scratchbuilt in wire and various styrene section. This has been shown previously. The bogies are fitted with slightly under scale wheels because otherwise they rub on the frames, but I think it will be ok once painted… the joys of a one-off model! This week the custom designed etched parts arrived. These had been created in CAD so I was pretty sure they’d fit alright, but it’s always nice to see them applied to the model. With this comple...
