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16mm scale ex-SAR brake van scratch-build.

Modeling
#1

The real vehicle is now operating on the Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales, and was acquired from the 2ft gauge SAR NG line in Natal a few years back. The weather here is not conducive to rattle-can paint job, so I hope that I might be forgiven for showing it to you like this on its very first non-revenue run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPK6RPoGDcg&feature=youtu.be

Anyone anal enough to count the rivets - each one of them applied by paw using a dress-making pin and MEK - won’t need to be told that here are 567 of them. Cambrian Models make 'em - YOU apply 'em.

I’ll be making another movie when it’s painted. As ever, the decals for this one-off are from friend Stan Cedarleaf.

The whole article of the build, unwanted by a certain magazine, will be posted on our own OVGRS website some time this year.

tac

Mount Gleep and Flarp Lake RR

#2

Tac,

very nice. it is great to see serious scratch building in any large scale. it is to sophisticated for a certain magazine any way.

Al P.

#3

Tell Ig he did a fine job…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#4

Looks great, tac!

#5

Great model tac. I love all the detail work. Hmmmm …567 rivets? I think I counted 568. You might want to go back and count one more time! lol (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

#6

Looks great! Now that you’ve done all those rivets, do you want to do the sides of the EBT’s M-1? It’s only a few (thousand) more.

Is the roof just sitting loose at the moment? I thought I saw daylight between the roof and the carbody towards the end of the video.

Let us know when the article is posted. I look forward to reading it.

Later,

K

#7

Thanks for the encouragement, guys - much appreciated. @Ken - ig did some, and then gave up and let me finish off the remaining 565.

@Kevin - I’ve learned my lesson - it will be Archer 3D resin decals for me next time. And yes, the roof is not yet fixed - I’ll be using my usual elastic bands and hook hold-downs when it’s completed, rather like those used on model airplane hatches.

BTW, great shortage of Bettendorf-style trucks over here, not surprising I 'spose, this being UK. The last two I got hold of from USA Trains were sides only - they seem to have left out the bolster in the packaging. As useful as wheels as an all-wooden aquarium.

tac, ig, ken the GFT and the Great Nebraska Sea Rescue Boys.

#8

Really nice work Tac.

#9

Beautiful! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)