A couple of finishing touches on the livery of the Ratio Bogie B. Completion has been slightly frustrated by a problem sourcing the window etches.
The kit involved: Very sharp fresh scalpel blade, strait edge, tweezers, small brush, cotton bud, decalfix (or other) and a bowl of water.
For this vehicle I have gone for an approximation of what the markings would be. They are taken from the modelmaster white coaching stock sheet.
The required decal is cut to size and soaked for a few minutes in water. The decal is then lifted out with tweezers, grabbed by the card backing and placed near the intended position on the vehicle. A cocktail stick is used to manoeuvre the decal into place with a cotton bud used to absorb the water and begin to flatten the decal into position. Air pockets are gently pushed out.
Decalfix is brushed over the transfer. I use this to avoid silvering as I often forego the step of gloss varnishing the vehicle. The railmatch blue is a satin finish and with the decalfix and a bit of time the decal will be set in place nicely. a few hours is needed to wait for this process to complete. The image above is just after the decalfix has been used. If this was a loco in ex works condition then I would go all out and apply a gloss varnish before setting the decals. This vehicle is going to be a disgrace to BR however!!!
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