Part 3 - steady progress
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Hi again, just thought I'd update on the couple of projects I've got on the go, and some of the challenges I've learnt from since last time I posted.
My main project is 47299, which last time I'd glossed varnished, and wasn't best pleased with how it looked closeup and personal. I had a bit of drama with the decals - I had a set that I'd ordered, but I suspect that I didn't leave them in the decal fix long enough, as they weren't great, ripping and the like, to the point where I had to order a new set from Railtec. These duly arrived, and went on nicely. I matt varnished the loco and was pleased with the dulling down. I still wasn't happy with the yellow around the windows, so while I had some yellow out, I did a bit of short term masking and added a bit of yellow - to be honest, to no great effect. Despite using Tamiya masking tape, when I peeled it off, to my horror, it took the bottom of the 99 - gutted! So out with the t-cut, number off, and unfortunately through the blue paint to the primer. So a slight repaint of blue, and the spare number, and a shot of matt varnish and we back to wear we were!
I've also started adding a bit of weathering using frame dirt, which I'm quite pleased with. Also added some to the bogie frames and fuel tanks, but need to decide whether i'm going to have a practice with some powders too to build a bit of texture. Suspect I will as I have to learn!
I've also got a problem that I hope someone can advise me on, even if it's to where to post on the forums. I have an ESU sound decoder for this 47, but I also have an Express Models lighting kit I want to add. I'll be adding connectors to either end of any wires so I can swap in the future if needed, but *think* I may have to cut the green, yellow, blue and white wires on the decoder and connect the decoder end to the lighting chip. Does that right? And better ideas?
I've also started the blue on my large logo 47, unfortunately I've broken one of my airbrushes by losing a seal when cleaning - have ordered a kit of different types, so hopefully will get it back up and running soon. Looks ok, but needs a few more coats - I'm finding it really hard balancing thinning the paint so it will spray, against losing lots of the pigment......
While I wasn't intending on starting anything else, I was reading George Dent's weathering book, and came across a section on pre-shading - he was using an old Hornby 24 and I thought, hang on, I'm sure I've got one of those in a box of parts I got off eBay, so had a look in the loft, and sure enough, there was are.
So stripped and primered it, and had a go at pre-shading with what turned out to be an oddly metallic black.
This looked a bit like the example, so while I had the blue out today, I gave it a few coats, and I was really pleased with how it came out. Still needs a few more coats to build the blue up, but I think it looks ok.
Might have to find the rest of the bits that go with the loco and see if I can get it running!
This week, I'll be doing some more blue painting, a bit more weathering on 299, fitting the new steel Heljan wheels I've got and maybe make a start re-assembling it! Hope you enjoyed reading, and please do leave a comment if you have any thoughts!
Cheers, Matt
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