Our second Conway Castle - affectionately known as ‘Conk Out’ - has been in abeyance since Himself moved north of the border.
He’d got so far with the lining, then decided he wasn’t quite happy with it, and its been shunted into the ‘too difficult’ siding ever since.
The other major thing it lacks is glazing, which is an awkward job because all the bits have to be cut to fit flush in the white metal holes.
This same Chivers kit was the first 009 model he made - in ‘Bertie Basset’ orange/ black / grey livery - and I remember the work that went into glazing it, only for the varnish we were using to turn it all cloudy!
But that colourful ‘80s livery is a step too far for Bron Hebog so we had no option but to make another in two tone green.
I’ve always regarded the Boston Lodge rebuild as a very handsome machine, and I’m saddened that the plan is to return it to something more like its original Planet outline.
For me it’s another example of the FR’s period of modernisation and innovation - which included things like the push-pull set - being lost.
Micromark Krystal Klear from Eileens Emporium. Not as a good as a perfectly fitted bit of plastic but 80% of the result for 10% of the effort.
ReplyDeleteYes, a second vote for the Krystal Klear. For small windows like this it works really well and as Phil says is an awful lot easier.
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