Another spot of renumbering in front of the tv tonight,

Started off with my Freightliner 66/6 thats being changed to a 66/5 (very thankful here that the differences are all internal!). The Freightliner 66s are my favourite to work on, while they have 6 numbers to remove, they are all located on flat surfaces (so no repainting needed to repair the scars from removing numbers over the bodyside ribs here!) The Bachmann printing is my favourite of the RTR manufacturers, given that one application of microsol over the number and they normally will just wipe off the model (without any shinyness left behind) As per the photos found on fototpic showing 66539 in 2003 it is missing the Fr from one of the cabside logos, so this was carefully removed at the same time. Sadly I think this is probably one of those things that just dosnt look right in model form (just looking like I've mucked up the transfer...) still will see how it looks when its finished, and consider replacing the logo.....

The loco is now ready for new transfers in a couple of days time.

Next up was a pair of Virgin Trains powercars from Hornby, being modelled as 43155 and 43157. 155 is being modelled in Virgins original livery with the XC logos. Once side has already been finished (just using the XC off a fox transfers logo) along with some new numbers. The original numbers tool 2 applications of microsol to remove as the printing is rather thick, much worse was the nameplate which one assumes in order to make up for their lack of etched plates, Hornby print extra thick, this required a lot of microsol to remove and has left a certain amount of ghosting in the area.

Still waiting on Shawplan brining out the nameplates (City of Aberdeen) so hopefully they will hide all of the old nameplates ghost, else will have to apply a coat of varnish to blend it in (which worked very well on 57008 on which you cant see the ghosting any more.

43157 was much easier, given the base model dosnt carry a name (so it only needed the numbers removing) this loco is fitted with silver lady logos and will (at some point) get the HMS Penzance vinals for the name.

Both powercars need the roof grills converting to the other type (that one day I will get on and draw up...)

The flash has made the ghosting around the old nameplate look a lot worse than it actually is, in natural light you can barely notice it (hence expecting the nameplate to completely hide it and not need varnishing)