Hello Percy
Nevermind those men with hyperdermic needles
Body removes with 4 screws easily accessable from under holding the cab down, and 4 holding down the boiler
Percy after anesthesia
Percy after facial removal
this was very very easy, just press on the sides and it will pop off,
Side view showing tabs that hold faceplate to body
New smokebox face
Sheet black styrene & a spare wheel, I actually traced the diameter directly from the boiler
Smokebox in place
just simply ACC in place
Painted
Percy on the autopsy slab
This was a seriously EASY project completed in literally ONE eveningjust waiting for the paint to dry then will add a gloss coat to match body gloss for now.
Already cannot wait to get my paws on Thomas!
Have fun with your trains
Doctor Vic, You are the PLASTIC SURGEN!!
Dave
The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.
Gloss paint applied to match existing, all reassembled, coupler adaptors added
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!
It looks great - almost as if it came like that from the factory.
Just wondering, are you going to repaint it at all? If you're trying to prevent it looking like the original, you may like to do something about the 'caterpillar' paint job.
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
I'm actually quite fond of the "red striped catapiller" paint scheme.
We'll see as it evolves how much extra detailing and weathering I add to it. I'm far from finished with this, I need to hack out the stupid 1/3 cab interior and build a full cab interior. I dug out some old books on Britty engines I had and now have a reference to use building a new backhead. I also need to make a new nameplate for this engine, I like "Bright Star" so far, after the poem by John Keats. Somewhere during the next year Thomas ( to renamed "Tolkien") will get the same treatment.
Tom Trigg
I guess there are some who building-wise would call me Dr Kill on a Dare
I'm now looking to solve Percy's "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" namely everytime I look at the cabs blocked up innards I get sick to my stomach. So last night out came the drills and dremel saw....more as I get farther along
Solving the Footplate issue, first step cut out the plastic with a Dremel tool:You can see some of the clearance issues with the motor and I suspect the uslessly high clearane in the cab was to accomdate battery RC installs inside the shell.
Heres without the cab
Very nice job Doctor! I would like to see an LED in the single lantern on the front of the engine (if it doesn't already have one)
few more pics, starting to take shape:
Footplate work continued:
Backhead completed:
Test fit:
Coal bunker mocked up
Backhead painted
in place
I am happy to report that Percy has successfully been surgically removed and a decent looking Avonside 0-4-0 ST was found inside:
Next up,...
Oh Thomas!!!!
Some scale pics:
The Avonside next to an LGB Porter
With various figuresthe figures are left to right, 1/22.5 in the cab, 1/24 on the side, and 1/20.3 on the front
Homer seems to have found a new ride.
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