4CEP ROOF DETAIL

Gathering ideas together of my own and other members of the 3mm Society, I did a trial of different combinations of materials to represent the roof conduit/wiring and associated fixings found on the roofs of the cars of a prototype 4CEP unit.

Top is a 16BA flat washer, with a Markits N gauge handrail knob, with 0.47mm  brass wire;

Next is a 2.3mm plastic card disc (15 thou) with Slaters plastikard rod, drilled to take 10 thou Plastruct plastic rod;

Then, a 2.3mm disc (15 thou) with Slaters plastikard rod drilled to take Plastruct  20 thou plastic rod; Finally 2.3mm disc (15 thou) , Slaters Plastikard rod drilled to take brass 0.4mm  wire. The ridged dome roof vent  gives something to compare against to gauge which one looks about right. It's easy sometimes to make something which is very small, too big without realising it.  I think I prefer the bottom one, although the 2.3mm disc will need to be a smaller diameter still ( havent got that far yet...)

despite being N gauge the handrail knob looks way too big!