LarryG
Western Thunderer
Like many railway modellers, I also wear two other hats........One for Buses and 'tother for piano (acoustic and electric). Back in the late 1990's, engraved plates supplier Ralph Jackson of Jackson-Evans and I were discussing possible alterations to the Corgi 1/60th Utility bodied Guy Arab and Daimler.
So in January 2000 I started preparing large scale hand-drawn artwork for etching bus radiators and bonnets. Ralph filled in the red parts that denoted half-etch, but I have added some red on computer today just to give an idea. Below is a louvered bonnet top and side for the pre-war Leyland TD3 to 5 Series...
Below is a pre-war Leyland radiator with adaptor parts to make a TD3/4 or TD5.
This is the pre-war Leyland radiator surround. I soldered the etchings to thick brass and made shaped & formed patterns for casting in whitemetal...
The post-war Leyland PD1, 2 & 3 radiator. I experimented using different thickness lines to create the illusion of blanking screens behind the radiator slats. Red would also go between the slats of course.....
The beginnings of art work for a front wheel centre. I had never heard about CAD in those day.....
To be continued...
So in January 2000 I started preparing large scale hand-drawn artwork for etching bus radiators and bonnets. Ralph filled in the red parts that denoted half-etch, but I have added some red on computer today just to give an idea. Below is a louvered bonnet top and side for the pre-war Leyland TD3 to 5 Series...
Below is a pre-war Leyland radiator with adaptor parts to make a TD3/4 or TD5.
This is the pre-war Leyland radiator surround. I soldered the etchings to thick brass and made shaped & formed patterns for casting in whitemetal...
The post-war Leyland PD1, 2 & 3 radiator. I experimented using different thickness lines to create the illusion of blanking screens behind the radiator slats. Red would also go between the slats of course.....
The beginnings of art work for a front wheel centre. I had never heard about CAD in those day.....
To be continued...
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