A little more progress with my Worsley Works 4 and 6 wheel coaches - the painting stage!!
The models were given an all over coat of etch primer after the models were thoroughly scrubbed with kitchen cleaner and rinsed thoroughly (and allowed to dry of course). Each was then masked so they the cream upper body could be sprayed (Precision Paints GWR Coach Cream) with the air brush. Once that had dried for a day or two, the masking was removed, and the whole of the cream area painted with Humbrol Maskol, and the roof again masked with masking tape before applying the chocolate (Precision Paints GWR Coach Brown) again with the air brush.
Then came the fun part (once the maskol had been removed) ...
The mouldings of GWR coaches in my period were black, so this was carefully ruled on with Rotring Black Ink using a Rotring Pen with a 0.1mm nib, once this was dry the bolections around the windows and the door drop lights were painted with Precision Paints Mahogany, this latter was thinned a little to allow it to flow around the windows by capillary action. Once that was dry it was back to the cream on the tip of a fine sable brush to touch up any areas where either the black ink or the mahogany paint had strayed.
Finally, the paint on the door handles and G scroll irons was carefully scraped away to show the shiny brass (I've only done this to the U4 so far as the painting of the T38 is incomplete).
4 Wheel 1st 2nd Composite (Diagram U4) :
(Step End)
(Brake Tell Tale End)
6 Wheel Brake Third (Diagram T38) :
The pair together :
There is still quite a bit to do (especially the T38), obviously the roofs still need painting, and the mouldings on the end need to be painted black too - hopefully they will be in a more completed state so that they can have a little run out on St Ruth at the weekend at the Epsom & Ewell show.
Ian
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