Matt,

I have to say that they've come out rather nicely - a credit to your research to ensure the numbers are correctly paired. Just as a matter of interest, had you considered the article by Maurice Pearce on GWR.org ? This could add a little bit more to your detailed B-Set.

Keep it coming - with lots of pictures please.

Hi Carl,

Thanks for the feedback. Shall I share my secret? I don't use Railmatch or Precision or any of the other rail paint manufacturers (apart from the odd weathering shade). I use Halfords car paint.

The above coaches are in fact painted with Vauxhall Carmine Red. I don't own an airbrush and I have had mixed result with Railmatch's own spray cans. The Halford paint on the other hand gives a consistently good finish. It is high gloss which is good for taking transfers so I finish it up with a spray of Testors Dullcote to give a good flat finish.

The Guage O Guild put together a list of colours a few years back that match a whole range railway colours to car paints. Everything from Caledonion Blue to EWS Maroon. Here is the original list from RMWeb3.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=21686#p334307

Matt

Hi Matt,

Looking good! Like you I use Halfords paints, their VW Brilliant Organge makes a great base coat for repainting Dapol's Gresley's in teak!

Keep up the good work.

Steve

I like them. (I wish I had a pair myself, but that's a different matter) But yes, they look good. I think the colour actually looks better than the crimson on my Mk1 horsebox (Humbrol authentic)

Well done- I couldn't even read the numbers on my B-sets, let alone change them! Will check out the model master transfers, I have used Fox for my goods stock,

Matt, they look excellent! A wonderful thing this interweb, whereby you can check the coaches you have sold have gone to a good home

Glad you approve.

Well done- I couldn't even read the numbers on my B-sets, let alone change them! Will check out the model master transfers, I have used Fox for my goods stock,

ModelMaster tranfers are only available through the N gauge society I think. Having used both MM and Fox, I think I prefer Fox. The transfer film seems to be a bit thinner on the Fox ones. A couple of coats of Klear on the fox transfers and they look virtually printed on. I can still see the outline of the film on the MM ones when I look up close.

Having said that the MM transfers are still pretty good and they cover some subjects that Fox do not.