I'm hoping to incorporate as much detail as is practical on my 3mm 4CEP model. Bodyside handrails are more than possible - Phil Parker has got them on his Kitmaster Mk1s on FLOCKBURGH , but I wondered if door handles and door bangers could be modelled.Encouraged by tips and advice from other 3mm Society members I decided to have a go.
I found a packet of Markits 4mm scale 'T' door handles (ref M4CDHb) , which dont look too out of scale,and for the bangers I drilled 0.5mm holes, fitted plastic rod (Plastruct ref: MR20) standing just proud, then drilled that 0.25mm and fitted more rod (Plastruct ref: MR10) standing proud again- this would be the rubber buffer part.
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| 0.5mm rod fitted, next step drill out 0.25mm and fit more rod |
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| a finished trial door banger. a coat of paint hides many sins. The centre part needs trimming back some more though |
Doing
this will be good practice for all the roof detail that will need to be
added to all four cars- they all have the external lighting
conduit/wiring.
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| door bangers on Mk.1 SO E4550, on the Severn Valley Railway |
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