In view of England's World Cup match tonight we have here an example of how model railways and football can be in harmony!
Not a lot I can say other than I pleased that is done!
All the ropes, stanchions and chains are made! They need painting and mounting and I need to give some thought to a base for the models!
Dealing with these small parts on the Panzer Ferry kits seems to be taking as much time as building the main kit did!
At the moment it is the construction of the chains which attach the ferry barge itself to the two tracked boats. It may look simple but there are small parts and they are a real pain to clean up and actually assemble! Strangely enough, as I write this I am listening to The Chain by Fleetwood Mac! How bizarre!
Note to myself - don't mess with Dave!
Heat makes slow progress but progress does at least mean moving forward! So much for the philosophy in this heatwave and lets get back to the current project of finishing off the Panzer Ferry kit. I knew the brass etched parts would be an issue and so it came to pass as I lost one of the parts that goes onto of the stanchion and into which the guard ropes are attached. I did try to find the part, one moment is was there the next gone never to be found! So it was a case of making a part. I did try a few things but settled on making an oval of wire that whilst it looks rough close in will look OK once fitted as these parts are tiny.
I also got the various ropes that fasten between the stanchions cut to size and the etched brass clips fitted.
Hopefully as it cools off weather wise some of this may move on a bit quicker or maybe I am just getting slower the older I get!
Back when I started this Blog I had a few Finish It Friday posts where I finished a almost completed model. It was quite successful for me and saw a number of other wise shelf queens finished off. However, for reasons that I cannot recall, the whole Finish It Friday went by the wayside. However, whilst doing the control panel for my model railway layout I keep bumping into two boxes which are from this build of the Dragon Kit 6625 and 6669 Panzer Ferry,
Now in my usual way 95% of the kit has had been built and painted back in 2022 but there were some stanchions and chain to add which I never goy round to.
Luckily the box contains the parts!
At this point I realised why I probably put the finishing touches to one side - etched brass parts!
Out on a bike ride the sheep were, unlike me, again doing the sensible thing of keeping in the shade and cool whilst I pushed myself up hill in the baking sum! So I have to admit the sheep are being sensible!
At the Rocks By Rail Museum, Andy and John were doing the sensible thing of being in the pit under the shade of Graham the Sentinel doing some brake work.
Pam and Pete had been keeping cool in the shade of the Exhibition Centre where they are restoring the fence panel and gate donated by the family of a deceased husband and wife who were founding members of the Museum back in the early 80s.
Despite the heat I ventured into the Man Cave having opened windows and spent some time sorting out a few issues with the control panel for my 00 gauge layout. Nothing strenuous and keeping cool and I have made some progress. Still a bit more to do but progress in the cool!
Whee! It is hot! The canal tells me it is also dry as todays bike ride past it revealed!
After more gardening I am not getting any model making done as the Man Shed is like an oven today. However a cooling half hour sitting in the shade to recover (don't tell Mrs. Woody I was sat down!) surfing YouTube found this which really made me smile. Well worth a few minutes just to take your mind off all the things happening in the World at the moment!
