Dapol Austerity - part 2 cab.

I've been working on the cab these past few days. An RT Models body detailing etch has been aquired which includes spectacle plates and a new cab rear.

The first job was to hack out the cab rear and bunker top with a piercing saw;

 

Ready for etched replacements;

 

The back sheet has had its spectacle plates soldered in place and the cab interior back sheet has been folded to shape and had the coal door soldered on.
Before I fitted them I epoxied the replacement spectacle plate frames onto the cab front after carving the old frames off. Once the glue had dried for 24 hours I opened up the spectacle plates to suit the new frames;

The right hand (in the photo) window has been opened up to size, the left hand shows just how much plastic has to be filed away.

Then I epoxied the cab rear and back sheet in place;

I used plastic microstrip to represent the cab roof shutter runners and a piece of scrap plasticard for a new bunker top, ready for some coal.

Here's the cab after a light waft of primer, its not fixed in place properly yet;

 

I still need to add lamp irons and works plates.

Opening out the spectacle plates I think makes the biggest difference to the bodywork, its amazing how much better it now looks.

Boiler top handrails and backhead next.

Paul.