Dinky Toys Thunderbird 2

[dr_gn]

Got some spares through for the freighter. Good quality, but the engine exhausts were out of stock. Also painted the red stripes on the transporter pod - The decals I got were poor quality and the colour bled:





Still looking for a freighter pod.

[dr_gn]

Made a start on casting some new exhausts from resin, using an original as a pattern:

Edited by dr_gn on Friday 10th May 20:05

[dr_gn]

Resin cast exhausts turned out ok considering they didn’t cost me anything. Not quite as chrome as the original (they should really be red on this one anyway), but they’ll do:



Just need the freighter pod now. Missed one recently for £28, hopefully one will turn up soon:

[dr_gn]

Finally got a freighter pod off EBay for less than £30. There’s one container missing, but the rest is in pretty good condition:





Love ‘em!

I might paint the resin engines red as per original. Not 100% happy with the silver.

[Yertis]

I might be able to help you with that nuclear waste container. I'm at Mum's over the weekend and there may be some knocking around.

[dr_gn]

Yertis said:

I might be able to help you with that nuclear waste container. I'm at Mum's over the weekend and there may be some knocking around.

That would be great - if you fine them let me know how much and I'll sort it out. Thanks!

[dr_gn]

Stripped the ‘chrome’ paint off the resin engines - didn’t look good. Tried some Chrome Bare Metal Foil I bought for an Airfix biplane - I think it’s the answer: