{"id":1791,"date":"2015-07-06T19:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2015-07-06T19:38:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T18:38:25","slug":"a-ropey-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1791","title":{"rendered":"A ropey tale&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-redactor=\"1\">Modelling has taken a bit of a back seat to gardening and work the last few weeks so it was good to do a bit over the weekend.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">I started by re-roping the NBR open &#8211; the sisal string that I used originally just didn&#8217;t look right. Chris found me something better and I also took Bob Alderman&#8217;s advice and ran it through block of beeswax which makes it much easier to use and smooths off the &#8220;hairiness&#8221; of the cord.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8196.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8196.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8196\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8196.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8196-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8196-467x300.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8200\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8200.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8200-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8200-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">I took the opportunity of shredding a bit more sisal string and colouring it to add to the &#8216;straw&#8217; packing. It all looks big in this close up but it&#8217;s quite fine cord at normal viewing distances.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8202.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8202\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8202.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8202-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_8202-447x300.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Although they haven&#8217;t been in front of the camera yet I have painted and added transfers to the NBR dropside and another Slaters Salt wagon. Plus I have weathered the wood insides of both the dropside and the NBR Floor Cloth wagon that I built many moons ago. Once I have weathered the outsides I will take photos.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modelling has taken a bit of a back seat to gardening and work the last few weeks so it was good to do a bit over the weekend. 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