Himself will be taking an extended break from modelling and right now I've got my commercial hat on to meet an order for more SAR wagon kits to restock the FR shop.
I have decided to make a strategic reinvestment and have cast a fresh set of moulds for all the components of the four kits, expect the main chassis pieces which get 50% less use.
These are just a small selection with the rubber curing in the moulding boxes...
Casting a couple of dozen kits is going to keep me busy for a couple of weeks.
There's the Cwm Cloch farmhouse to finish as well
Then I'm going to push the boat out - and break my biggest golden rule - and cast another couple of MkII Super Barn carriage bodies.
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| Photo courtesy of FR |
The insiders who whisper information into my ears are utterly insistent that these two carriages will be identical - note the word, identical - to 119 which was rolled out last year.
When I made a model of that last year you'll remember I very optimistically made styrene masters and cast the body sides in the hope that I would be able to use them for the following carriages.
The moment of truth is nearly here and if I should subsequently discover any significant difference between the three carriages.......
Following on from those, and something that I'm really going to have to be in the mood for, is the fancy new Observation Carriage 150.
It was on display in the bay platform at Dinas during Super Power: Great & Small II so I had a good chance to poke around it and take lots of research pictures.
I've got a fair idea how I'm going to go about making it.
That's my mid-winter project I reckon.
And finally, more houses...
After the carriages I shall crack on with the end row of properties in Oberon Wood.
As you can see they are as idiosyncratic as the rest,
Lucky me!
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