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The beginnings of my second bug box build the so called Zoo Car coach No.1 of the FR.

very nice i like the mess grill

lovely

Verynice, I recobnise the pattern on the middle seat partition, I can't put my finger on it...

Very nice, at that sort of quality you should go into business doing commissions

MTA you really think so! I try my best and thanks for your comments
I guess if there is anyone out there that would like one of my creations then they only have to ask. I have modelled Festiniog and Talyllyn rolling stock in the past and has you can see Im creating a rake of bugboxes at the moment.

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote: I recobnise the pattern on the middle seat partition, I can't put my finger on it...

I too recognise the pattern but can put my finger on it, look in you kitchen cabinets and I bet you will see that pattern! We have some of the exact same pattern wood left over from ours. I can even tell you that you probably got it from B&Q and that is is hardboard.

Ahha! From our old house inside the cabinets, yes, great recycling!

Yes you got it !! Its from B&Q and its MDF used for the back of their kitchen cabinets and its a lot cheaper than ordinary sheets of MDF.
I wouldnt use hardboard in my models nasty stuff!

METHSSNIFFER wrote:Yes you got it !! Its from B&Q and its MDF used for the back of their kitchen cabinets and its a lot cheaper than ordinary sheets of MDF.
I wouldnt use hardboard in my models nasty stuff!

ahhh i thought it was hardboard my apologies!

your bug boxes are looking great, I will need more to go with my Ebay bug box but until my Roundhouse Linda arrives I'm not sure weather to go scale or Roundhouse size!

Just to let you know the zoo car is coming on, the shell is built just roof to do. Dont know whether to cut out the fleur de lys or paint them in. I guess playing the perfectionist I will probably cut them out, though should of probably done this before constructing the shell. It is a challenge to get them symetrical and all the same size but I'll have a go. Gonna start painting em soon when I have prepared them, some filling to do with fine milliput and then the ol rub down process begins. So fill you in soon!! ah ah
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Very nice.

Another cracker!

You don't half go at a pace! How long does the average build take you?

Thankyou I havent actually timed how long it takes but I would hazard a guess at something like ten to fifteen hours, but you have to allow glue to dry obviously so a bug box like this I could achieve in three to four evenings. Then there is the painting of course and that can be considerably longer. A bug box is a simple build compared to some rolling stock I have modelled take the Talyllyn brake van for instance all the strapping is rivetted and this is achieved by cutting 1mm plastic rodding and applying with mek.
I now use plastic rivets from Cambrian but alas they still need applying and spacing equal distant so the time is in the detail

A new measure ment of kit building speed- BBpH
Bug boxes per hour!!

Its not based on speed its a leisure, so its quality time based on the quality of product to achieve self satisfaction so speed doesnt come into the equation therefore QT=SS/hrs.

Which can be rearranged into a triangle
SS
QT|hrs.
So if you need to find the self satisfactisfaction of the job it is the QT times by the hours you've actually spent doing it.
If you need to find out how long it has taken you over all it is SS divided by QT
and to find out what quality time you've had you need to divide SS by the Hrs!
Does all that work?

Basic physics it does!! But the more time you spend doing it the better quality the product you finish up with. So all is proportional.

[Finally got some paint on! Just roof and trim to do.