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Delph - Crab visits (again)

Dave Holt

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In anticipation of a visit on Monday (tomorrow) by some friends to view and play with the layout, I've had each board out and set up on trestles to clean the track. To my slight surprise, I discovered that on two of the boards, the rail heads still had paint on - Halfords grey primer and rust coloured enamel. I'd completely forgotten that I had never cleaned the paint off after ballasting and re-doing the rails. Just shows how long it is since these particular boards have been out. Boy, did it take some scraping off after that amount of time. Fairly back breaking too, as the trestles don't really put the track at a comfortable height to extended work like that. Anyway, all done now and, hopefully, decent running will be obtained.
Having the boards up did provide the opportunity to pose a loco for some photos, so my Crab and ex_LMS period II coach in carmine and cream were posed, emerging for the scenic break over bridge/short tunnel.

 

Here it is arriving, tender first, with the empty stock for a wakes special.

 

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And here with the return working a week later.

 

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Looks like the crew forgot the lamps on both turns. Funny that no signalmen stopped the train as a result!

 

Dave.

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barrowroad

Hi Dave,

 

The Crab looks superb - you must bring locos for a running session on BR now the double circuit is operational. I like you're painting of the bridge. I see you have primed it with Halfords grey primer - what painting technique have you used as it is very effective?

 

Robin

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Dave Holt

Thanks for the comment, Robin. It's some time since I painted the bridge so I can't guarantee my memory but, as you say, it was primed with Halfords grey plastic primer. The basic stone colour was an enamel of a suitable base shade. The soot effect is matt black enamel applied by dabbing/rubbing with kitchen roll, if I remember correctly.

The bridge still needs some further washes to blend it all in and give some tone variation, perhaps with a hint of green to suggest moss/lichen?

Yes, I really must arrange a visit to Barrow Road, so I'll be in touch shortly.

 

Dave.

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