Friday Update: Three Five Twenty-four…
I swear someone has hit fast forward, how can it be Friday again already! If you’ve not gone one already, now is the time to make a hot drink (a good strong coffee for me please) and if you’re feeling like a treat, a biscuit too - let me gently guide you through another week here in the workshop… We’ll move off with a return to 009, narrow gauge and the top right hand corner of Wales. This pair of brake coaches have been shown here before but are edging ever closer to completion. Representing Van 10 of the FR (Dundas kit) and the Pickering brake (Robex - Shapeways) on the WHR they have been finished in an approximation of their 1930s condition. The decals shown here are from my own custom artwork, and those on the WHR brake especially look superb, I’m so glad I didn’t go for something off the peg. These were copied from photos online, and I’ve assumed the lettering was white shaded black, always tricky with black and white photography. If you’ve got something specific you’d like me to
