The Ultimate Shed Pt 4 - The project awakes...
Welcome (back) to part 4 of my Class 66 project...
The last entry was about 9 months ago (http://www.rmweb.co....he-under-belly/) and in that time a whole lot of life has happened, and a fun, energising and exciting new project, scale and prototype has inspired me (http://ejklr.blogspot.com).
But for some reason I found myself picking up the dusty Class 66 this evening and getting further than just a casual inspection of the work completed so far...
Actually if I'm honest I suspect I know the reason - it was reading of Jon's recent experiences with his Ultimate Deltic project (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/587/entry-7401-p4-class-55-deltic-conversion-hopefully-not-an-end/) - one that he started at the same time as I started this one - and it rekindled a sort of energy that I'd not felt for a long time. So I capitalised on it, and got stuck in.
Digging out the old but familiar tools and materials was quite strange - and my hopes of making swift progress were dashed by the sudden realisation of the task in hand. Studying prototype photos my head was spinning on how to go about recreating ANY of the detail! Still I fired up Adobe Photoshop and stitched a set of photos together for the more complicated side, and made a start on just the very first bit - under the cab. This allowed me to dip my toe in the water again, cutting bending and filing materials that I've used since moving up to G-scale, but not with this accuracy.
So what do you think, have I made a move in the right direction? If I'm honest, the excitement just isn't there like it used to be - I'm not sure why - this project has never really quite captured my imagination, and I still feel a little flat, a little dissappointed with the comprimises I have made by working in 4mm. Maybe that's it for me in this scale now, maybe a re-launch of this project for a week or so is what I need to finally draw a line under the detailing of small models...
Time to reflect I think.
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