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Steadfast

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All good things come to an end - and this week sees the end of the FGW loco hauled diagram due to the arrival of the various 150/1s from London.

The weather's not up to much this week, so here's a shot from a few weeks ago, when 67026 was on the circuit

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In the meantime, I *think* I've finished my model of 67026. No doubt I'll spot something out of place sooner of later though. The weathering work was covered here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/blog/360/entry-4781-skips-and-stonesfiddling-with-gouache/

Overall I'm pretty happy, the varnish has brought the whole model together, and it's the first time I've had a go at doing wiper arcs. It has toned down the gouache a little, but it still looks good in natural light - the trick now is trying to capture it in the photos! Might have to wait for some decent natural light to try :lol:

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I like the way the sheen on the fuel tank is picked up by the lighting I used, though I don't know if it needs a small glossier area closer to the filler.

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These 2 shots highlight all the details I've added to the front, well, rear, end of the loco. I'm dead chuffed with this, but it does highlight a couple of points. The wipers are rather chunky, and stand away from the windscreen rather nastily, I think an etch would work much better here. Also, the knuckle coupler has been robbed from a Farish EWS 66. It's a shame the model doesn't come with this in the detailing bits included. I wonder if it's worth mentioning these to the after market detailing guys? The comparison with the real loco also illustrates the huge light clusters on the model. One day I may take a file to a 67 and see what can be done here. Oh how crude my homemade tail lamp looks! B)

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Now onto getting the mk2s done to run with it, and a powered loco to haul them.

 

 

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James Hilton

Jo I think you've done a wonderful job of capturing what is probably my least favourite locomotive in a pretty uninspiring livery! The Dapol model is a good base but the quality of details and weathering - a testament to your observation of the prototype - have really lifted it :) Awesome.

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Steadfast

Thanks James - yeah there's some lovely detail on the model, and a bit of dirt in the right places really helps to lift it up. I've got a royal and a silver one to do too at some point. My 58 is calling though, with all those nooks, crannies, doors and oil spills :lol:

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