Still slowly progressing through the paint shop is my Judith Edge Steelman Royale. The black areas of the frame have been sprayed and the whole frame gloss varnished. The bufferbeams have been wasp-stiped, using Fox transfers, and another coat of varnish applied. The loco will be have a gloss finish as these locos were kept extremely clean. A pic;

I still have to start on the bodywork.

My JPG Models dumper truck is finished;

Before weathering I sprayed the model with matt varnish witha little white mixed in to fade the yellow paint before dry-brushing with rust and dirt. Another coat of varnish with a little grey mixed in to suggest dust was applied. The inside of the bucket was painted with a mixture of dark rust and dirt. I used a copy of 'Classic Plant and Machinery' for reference photos. Quite pleased with it.

The blue Knightwing container seen on here previously has been used for varnishing experiments, adding grey and white to try and fade the blue. Its getting there;

The narrow gauge 48DS is a step nearer finishing with the addition of some sandbox lids from Judith Edge, bought from their stand at the Manchester show;

Next up some pre-grouping wagons that have been sitting in a box awaiting varnishing, which i did this week with Precision airbrush matt (excellent stuff);

The LNWR coal wagon still needs weathering and I'm not happy with the interior. At least now the transfers are protected.

One day I'll build a pre-grouping layout....

Paul.