Friday 29 August 2014

No lines...No problem

This is one of those things that takes less time to fix than it does to complaint about. The Auscision Models N cars are very nice but for those who have the sets which feature the silver stripes there was one issue that caught the attention of many; the lack of stripes over the window 'plugs' in the BRN Snack Bar car. When the prototype cars were built the shells were pretty much all the same in regards to the windows. So when they fitted the Snack Bar in the BRN they simply fitted 'plugs' into the window spaces behind the serving area. In the Teacup and early V/line era these cars had silver stripes which passed through the window area and on the BRN they were panted through the 'plugs'. On the model this detail was unfortunately missed:

As you can see the fix to the problem is easy thanks to Bills Billboards who make a decal set to cover up the mistake. The decals are best applied in sections (in other words, cut the decal into 4 stripes and apply individually). The results speak for themselves:
Another small job I did some time ago was to paint the wheels on all the cars and the D van. You can't see it very well in the picture and in some way that is part of the point. Even when new the prototype didn't have chrome wheels. Again it is easier to fix with paint rather than complain about it.


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