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Adam

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A pair of vehicles from the backlog. A Cambrian SECR 2 plank ballast open and an ex-traffic LMS Medfit (Ratio) in use with the engineers per now no longer available Paul Bartlett picture. All the lettering is by hand using Humbrol enamel and a 000 size brush. This is definitely the hard way, but provided a good match for the lettering in the photo.

 

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The majority of weathering is with fairly thin washes of Humbrol 62, 64, 100, matt white and metalcote gunmetal for some of the oily bits with much of the mixing being done on the model with the paint wet. the later washes worked back into this and were spread out with a soft, dry (i.e. no paint) brush. The effect was built up a little bit at a time with another couple of wagons in the same batch for efficient use of paint.

 

The Bluebell Railway, incidentally, are building a re-production of the SECR type, rebuilt from an ex-SECR 7 plank. This has now [01/2012] been more or less completed:

 

http://www.flickr.co...tream/lightbox/

 

This pair will break up the various Chivers kits in the rake very nicely and will be running - rather incongrously, it's a BR(M) layout - on YMRG's 'South Junction' at the Fleet Air Arm Museum show in June.

 

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Adam

Great technique. Black is always a difficult colour to weather...

 

Thanks - it took several passes and sufficient patience to allow the weathering to dry properly. It isn't nearly as bad as white or yellow however...

 

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Colin parks

I see you are hiding you light under a bushel Adam!

 

I have only just found this blog entry with these two wagons. They are just right in appearance, especially the weathering. Paul Bartlett's website is certainly an essential source of information on wagons in service in the 1970's. I am building some similar wagons to yours, as you might have seen. I had forgotten that Ratio made a Medfit (out of the hobby for along time!). My brother (Cambrian Models) is going to make SR 3-plank and 5-plank (both drop-side) wagon kits later this year.

 

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Adam

Hi Colin, you're very kind! Paul's website is, as you say, a fantastic resource and some of the best material, in fact are his very early photos from Staines and Feltham in the mid-to late '60s. I'd clocked the forthcoming wagons from Cambrian: the five-plank in particular is an essential SR engineer's type (and saves me a scratchbuilding job...). Thanks again.

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