New bodyside grilles from Shawplan’s Extreme Etchings range for the class 56 – as always, they look superb!
Having seen 56303 (formerly 56125) at the Knottingley Depot open day the other day, my enthusiasm for my model of 56044 has continued to be quite high. This has also been helped by the beautiful grilles from Shawplan.
The mesh is etched in 2 thou stainless steel – it’s thinner than copier paper! So it feels very flimsy once removed from its fret and you have to take real care not to damage them. Once fixed in place they feel much more secure, but being so thing with no real rigidity themselves, the surface preparation requires a good deal of care. But the results speak for themselves!
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Going to be a great model, James! Well done.
I particularly like the struts visible behind the grills.
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Thank you!
Though I have to admit that the struts are pure Hornby in this case. Shows just how good the model is a basis for a project!
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Before photo of the Hornby original would be nice to compare and contrast. Very impressive though.
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Have a look at this –
A comparison would have been useful! I’ll cover it in the future though – in the unpainted state it’s not as obvious how fine and delicate the grilles are. I think once they’re painted and weathered they’ll look even better!
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