After a number of teaser posts, here at last is the finished 1:64 BP3688 30′ van pilot model. Like all pilots it has suffered the odd reversal and a number of parts have been remade and redesigned. There are one or two things about this build that will be altered for the kit release, and…
Photoetched number and class plates provide a very accurate representation of the real thing. Painting them to bring out their best is another thing entirely. Locomotive plates are relatively easy to deal with as they can be painted with the base colour and carefully sanded back to reveal the brass numbers. NZR car and van plates…
There’s been a bit of a burst of activity at Chez Finescale of late. While it’s all been pretty good stuff it probably looks a little random and scattergun from the outside. To be honest it feels like that on the inside too sometimes, but really the soft focus approach has been driven by two…
