Killybegs' Blog

looking good there  .A nice varuiation in the van colours

Great shot and great modelling. I find that acrylics are such a pleasure to work with because they dry quickly.

Lovely shot, and now I'm intrigued by the lovely overbridge and that cute little 4-windowed signal box!

 

Good luck with the acrylics, I'm probably too conservative for my own good, but I got bitten slightly by not realising how quickly they dried when weathering, so I tend to stick to enamels...

Lovely shot, and now I'm intrigued by the lovely overbridge and that cute little 4-windowed signal box!

 

Good luck with the acrylics, I'm probably too conservative for my own good, but I got bitten slightly by not realising how quickly they dried when weathering, so I tend to stick to enamels...

Thank you. The prototype for the bridge is in Worcester. I can't remember now which prototype I used for the signal box but it's basically a standard GW design built to accommodate a 16 lever frame.

 

You do have to be really quick with the acrylics, I have one van (not pictured) awaiting a respray!

 

John

Chaps, what you need is some drying retarder.  I'm using Vallejo acrylics a lot these days and a spot of retarder mixed in with the paint on the palette lengthens the working time.

 

http://www.snmstuff.co.uk/vallejo-model-color-597-drying-retarder/

 

Cheers....Morgan

They look absolutely superb John!!! The variation in bauxite really adds to the look!

 

Best Wishes

 

Paul

They look absolutely superb John!!! The variation in bauxite really adds to the look!

 

Best Wishes

 

Paul

Thanks Paul. When you have your BR operating schedule sorted, let me know what length rakes you want vans and coal wagons made up.

 

John