British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Queenborough Cement Company van by Lorenzo Ricotti

Queenborough Cement Company van from about 1900

Lorenzo Ricotti - Queenborough Cement Company van

By Lorenzo Ricotti

Base model

None. This is a scratchbuilt model.

Body work, chassis

Drawn using computer software and cut automatically from styrene sheet on a desktop cutter.

Wheels

Steam Era Models (SEM) 10.5mm 8-spoke, mounted on a length of brass tube, with a thick brass wire inserted in the tube. One wheelset is able to rock: a nylon screw (Kadee coupler box mounting screw) presses down on the axle from above to retain the wheelset.

Paintwork

Airbrushed with Revell matt black 8, Revell semigloss grey 371, and Humbrol 182 black grey (FS35042), plus a nondescript shade of brown for the occasional touchup.

Markings

Waterslide transfers, designed using computer software and printed on an ALPS printer.

Couplers

Kadee.

Detailing

Brake gear from hand-cut, machine-cut, and pre-shaped styrene sheet. Rivet heads from waterslide rivet sheets (imperial dimensions). Buffers in styrene, with parts from the scrapbox. Axleboxes from a pattern intended for use with the Society 9ft and 10ft underframes, cast from a silicone mould.

The main parts to make this model are available from Lorenzo Ricotti through the british-ho Yahoo! Group

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Queenborough Cement Company van from about 1900

By Lorenzo Ricotti
Base model	None. This is a scratchbuilt model.
Body work, chassis	Drawn using computer software and cut automatically from styrene sheet on a desktop cutter.
Wheels	Steam Era Models (SEM) 10.5mm 8-spoke, mounted on a length of brass tube, with a thick brass wire inserted in the tube. One wheelset is able to rock: a nylon screw (Kadee coupler box mounting screw) presses down on the axle from above to retain the wheelset.
Paintwork	Airbrushed with Revell matt black 8, Revell semigloss grey 371, and Humbrol 182 black grey (FS35042), plus a nondescript shade of brown for the occasional touchup.
Markings	Waterslide transfers, designed using computer software and printed on an ALPS printer.
Couplers	Kadee.
Detailing	Brake gear from hand-cut, machine-cut, and pre-shaped styrene sheet. Rivet heads from waterslide rivet sheets (imperial dimensions). Buffers in styrene, with parts from the scrapbox. Axleboxes from a pattern intended for use with the Society 9ft and 10ft underframes, cast from a silicone mould.
The main parts to make this model are available from Lorenzo Ricotti through the british-ho Yahoo! Group