New project

Back to a bit of plastic bashing.

I just felt I needed to build something..... as you do.

Ah! I spy a little draisine a-coming?

mikey

Peut-être......toutes les lignes devraient avoir une !

Ca c'est vrai. C'est pour porter qui? L'homme de correze?

Mikey

Ou....peut être une belle femme de Correze....

elle existe? Une belle femme de correze?

Mikey

Yes Mikey...I think we did this one a while back if I recall. I will try and find the picture of her.

Don't look anymore i found her !

Wow, looks like a night out in Gosport.... she's the looker!

Well despite the frivolous comments regarding girlies from Gosport or Tulle I've done a bit more.



Simple axle boxes and chassis



Full frontal



The roof was a bit difficult to get right, made from aluminium.

carl hibbs wrote:

Well despite the frivolous comments regarding girlies from Gosport or Tulle I've done a bit more.

The roof was a bit difficult to get right, made from aluminium.

You've been rolling your own again!

As it was another FRENCH PUBLIC HOLIDAY - Lundi pentecôte so I thought a little more modelling was called for until visitors arrived with their own new trains from the neighbouring town!

Now sporting a coat of white primer plus opening doors made and fitted.





A little pick up area at the back!

Its looking good Carl/ Is it 'freelance' or based on a prototype?

Mikey

We were doing some work on the CFG line today with some work train when we had the premuim of a new series of "draisine" testing it's engine for the first time.

Looks really nice

It's really freelance Mikey but ideas and artistic licence are from a variety of American speeders and MOW vehicles such as Fairmont and Fairbanks.

Well, red is my favourite colour.



This is SNCF Autorail red in water based acrylic from Interfer.

I am finding it difficult to spray in a thin coat evenly. It's not the same as spirit based paints and needs careful handling.

Finished coats of red paint and glazing fitted.
The glazing was cut from CD cases. This is about 1mm thick, scores and cuts easily and is very clear.

I would like to get this finished and bring to the BIG weekend if possible. Still quite a few detail bits to do but it's coming on.

That flat bed bit at the back, is that like a crew seating area, or is it some sort of tool storage?

Nice model btw

clive_t wrote:

That flat bed bit at the back, is that like a crew seating area.........?

Well seeing as you asked.



Here are the rest of the pics from this little project which is now just about completed.














Oh no...what's he doing here?....











And... yes, someone made me a respectable offer of hospitality and and an open day.....and thus it's going to a good home, I hope