I previously bought two unpainted Dapol grampus wagons that accompanied this train with a view to painting them weathered black, not realising that the Dapol unpainted model is already black! I decided to leave them as is and just fit the numbering. I choose a couple of DB numbers from the Eastleigh allocation since the train shown in the books was on its way to Eastleigh depot. The assumption being that the ballast cleaner was stabled there(?)
The lettering was printed on sticky paper labels and when stuck on the model the white edges were carefully blacked with a fine tipped pen. In the book Southern Steam in Action 1 there is a close up photo of the leading grampus in this train. Two 'oil' drums and a ladder are clearly visible in the wagon. Other bits and bobs there are not identifiable. I 3D printed the loads using some of my own designs and some 3D .stl crate designs from Thingyverse.Railway modelling is a craft that fuels the creative needs of the soul. This is a journal about my railway modelling activities.
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Friday 25 August 2023
Ballast Cleaning Train - Part 9
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