I found out on the Wednesday just gone (20th June) that Scrayingham has been requested to appear at the Witby & District show in Goathland Parish Hall on the weekend of July 21st and 22nd July (hopefully I'll see some of you there), which gives me a month to get it into a presentable state!
I've been making a bit of progress with some of my stock over the last couple of days, and have a few more 'quick fixes' lined up (mainly just tidying paintwork fortunately), but the main jobs so far have been getting Harlech Castle looking a lot more like a loco instead of a soldered lump of white metal, and aside from handrails and a few details, it's pretty much ready for traffic!
I'm also in the process of fitting roofs to some of my carriages, and as I'm well aware, thin plasticard is not the best thing to use as it normally ends up with a nasty banana shape (as my VoR ones will testify!) so I've decided to go with brass, and the first two to tackle are my Chris Veitch FR 104/106 and Worsley Works FR 21/22
The roofs were cut from 0.0010" brass and annealed over the stove to make rolling a little easier, which was done gradually until a gentle and approximate curve had been achieved
After some test fitting and re-shaping, the first first roof was soldered in place (onto 104/106) and the joint re-enforced along the full length of the body to ensure it doesn't spring back anywhere.
It looks pretty shoddy at the moment, but after cleaning up and a bit of filler in the bigger gaps it will hopefully be ready for painting and then pressing into service! 21/22 shouldn't be far behind, but for now I should get on with some other bits and bobs!
Cheers
J
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