SouthernBlue80s Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Here is some to start with. I will put more pics up in the coming days. VDA Railfrieght Interfrigo Ferry Van SR CCT VDA Grampus Brake Van 20T Grain wagon OBA Railfrieght Tube Wagon 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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les101975jud Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Your wagons look great. I am interested in what type of paint and range of colours you would recommend for painting the underside of a 20 Ton brake van? I want to recreate a well used and rusty underside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) I would suggest that you paint the underside in a basecoat of Railmatch frame dirt. Then perhaps go to Paul Bartlet's invaluable web page to find pictures of real examples. I would then use weathering powder. I use a mixture of black, earth brown and hints of white. But the must have powder for me is DCC concepts track rust. That is my base powder as it were. Hope this helps Edited January 2, 2017 by SouthernBlue80s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les101975jud Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I would suggest that you paint the underside in a basecoat of Railmatch frame dirt. Then perhaps go to Paul Bartlet's invaluable web page to find pictures of real examples. I would then use weathering powder. I use a mixture of black, earth brown and hints of white. But the must have powder for me is DCC concepts track rust. That is my base powder as it were. Hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les101975jud Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 SouthernBlue80s Thank you for your help on this. It is much appreciated. Regards Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 SouthernBlue80s Thank you for your help on this. It is much appreciated. Regards Les Glad to help Les. That is the great thing about RM Web we all help each other. I have had great advice from people on here about areas of the hobby I am not very hot on and help with finding parts and so forth. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 A few more 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 nice work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SouthernBlue80s Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Two Parkside Dundas 21t Re-bodied I have just built. Minus buffers at the moment and still a little more work to be done. The dogfish I am quite pleased with as it was sent to me in dutch and was broken. So new rails made and bits glued back on and weathered into faded engineers green. (poor light today - so not great pics) The two Dutch OCA/ZDAs (Bass) I have weathered featured on this thread, I will sell as they are bit late for me. As I am focusing on early 80s. So any of you mid to late 80s chaps interested in them as a pair message me. I don´t want the earth for them, just for them to go to a good home. I have new rake of 16t minerals which I an itching to weather - so I will post up pics of them next Edited January 25, 2017 by SouthernBlue80s 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 I am still trying to get the TTAs right. Still not quite happy with them, just a bit of fine tuning needed I think but you get the feel. Next up will be a rake of 16t minerals 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) 16t minerals. They still need a bit of tweaking. Like the data pannels need knockingback on some and the old numbers removing. But I have enjoyed doing these as there are so many variations on the finish on them, some of which are shown here. Edited April 8, 2017 by SouthernBlue80s 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 These 16 tonners look really nice. I noticed some have the MHO TOPS coding - are these from the Fox transfers sheet? I've never been able to find what an 'MHO' actually is or if it ever existed... I asked on RM web some time ago about this and I wonder if anyone had come across any more information recently? Thanks for posting the photos - look forward to seeing some more of your work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 These 16 tonners look really nice. I noticed some have the MHO TOPS coding - are these from the Fox transfers sheet? I've never been able to find what an 'MHO' actually is or if it ever existed... I asked on RM web some time ago about this and I wonder if anyone had come across any more information recently? Thanks for posting the photos - look forward to seeing some more of your work. Thanks The bodies are finished. The under frames were not in those pictures, but I have just finished them off. I have just checked which transfer sheet I used and yes it was the Fox Transfers one. I would have like them all to have have the COAL tops data panels on but Fox give you a variety and only a few with COAL on, So I just used them all, as they are not cheap. As for MHO I an uncertain to exactly what that stood for. Here is Paul Bartlett´s site you might find a few pictures here http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/?q=16t If not perhaps message him, as if any one would know it would be him. He goes by the name of hmrs Paul on here. Cheers Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Fantastic weathering, Steve. Really like the minerals. Have you used any fading techniques on the railfreight VDAs? I'd love to know more about your methods. Look forward to more pics. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 great stuff any more? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) I have had to take a break from the modeling due to work, no time to myself, but I will get stuck in again later in the year and Steve I will tackle another van Edited June 13, 2017 by SouthernBlue80s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Any updates? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Any updates? Hi Shed Photobucket dumped most of the pictures out of this thread so I started a new one here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/124942-weathered-1980s-blue-locos-and-stock/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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