Slow progress... but

Designing autocad drawings for a sprung SEM GY  has taken a few months more than expected. But anyway Tony from Model Etch returned my A4 sheet recently and I am pleased with the results (a few minor changes for V2).

Work in progress is a HO P87 5'3" sprung SEM GY. P87 10 spoked VR wheels have been sourced and I'm currently making jigs for assembly. As I have the w-irons correctly spaced as per the prototype, the SEM Solebars are too thick to get all to line up correctly, so they had to be etched as well.

Also I have been weathering a couple of SEM QR wagons – at the moment concentrating on the inside. The inside base coat is floquil concrete,  then  Tamiya acrylic Paints various black, white  and browns heavily diluted with Isocol. I borrowed the technique from James McInerney where he used a similiar technique on an austrains ELX on an Old VR Enthusiast forum. Still need to blend it all in with a heavily diluted spray  of mud,earth or flesh.

Anyway back to the jigs.
Damian

SEM Std Gauge wagons

It has been a while since I updated the blog. I was asked by a fellow modeller if they could see some of my models, so why not put them on the blog! On the broad gauge front I am currently working on compensating a SEM GY for 5'3". Hopefully have some photos in a three weeks or so.

The I/IA still needs to be decalled.