RAILS TO BLACK ROCK A blog about the construction of a 5.5mm scale model of a fictitious Ffestiniog Railway branch line to Black Rock Sands via Borth y gest. This was a railway that was proposed in real life but never built. Although a model railway, the model has an equal focus on the distinctive architecture of North Wales.The picture above gives an overall view of the area of the village being modelled.
Sunday, 26 November 2017
For a little light relief from making buildings, I have made a start on the Colonel Stephen's era rake. The first vehicle is carriage 15 from a Malcolm Savage Kit. This comes with an end door to the servants compartment and therefore needs some modernisation. I have used the end supplied with the kit as a template for a plain brass end. I am then going to overlay this with a thin plasticard layer with the correct panelling for the period.
This rake will be painted in the Kentish green livery with red ends. This is a very heavy model so I am going to use the bogies I had etched by Worsley Works with pinpoint bearings.
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