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    Will Vale

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    Luvverly jubbley Will, can't beat a good 60 laugh.gif

    I loved the cab interior work you did, and if the wagons are anything to go by, Tug 14 will look great!

    The pale grey part on the underframe is the compressor by the way, and those on the bogies are the dampers. Refurbished compressors are quite common sight, often on one side only. As Rich says, pipework is painted white

    HTH

    jo

    Pugsley

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    No, I've not been shouting that word in libraries in homage to Dick and Dom,

    Damn, I was getting all excited (and ready to reply...)tongue.gif

    I've been keeping an eye on this project - it really is quite awesome! This stage sounds rather genius, I look forward to seeing the completed assemblies. Isn't each wheel about the size of an N gauge turntable? wink.gif

    James Hilton

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    Well well, a very interesting project indeed. This may be the inspiration I need to get 66170 finished. I look forward to seeing the work when it begins!

    66177 had both cab roofs painted white, the one at the exhaust end just tends to get covered in clag biggrin.gif You can just make it out in the picture

    Another loco (the one that was at Toton for years as a spares donor) now has a fresh maroon roof one end where the white test application has been painted over.

    Anyway, back to the mundane and 66030 laugh.gif

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    Steadfast

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    Evening all!

    Thanks for those comments - the photos do flatter it a bit, but I'm pretty happy overall. Definitely needs the grubby tanks to go with it cool.gif

    David, it's taken me long enough to do one, let alone two lol! laugh.gif I'm not looking forward to doing the cantrail stripe on 2 future 60s, after my eyes going funny on this one blink.gif I enjoyed reading your article in Model Rail btw, nice one good_mini.gif

     

    jo

    James Hilton

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    Ahh, I know what you mean about the myriad of projects James...mine spilled off the workbench ages ago laugh.gif

    Cracking paintjob on the Pacer by the way, goes well with the detailing! Can't wait to see it finished.

    I like the finish and texture of the brisckwork on the building, and the forgotten look of the shuttered window reminds me of Pilning, with one train each way per week, and plenty of tumbleweeds. Lovely!

    Steadfast

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    That's very cool cool.gif cool.gif You've got an impressive array of pipework there for something so diddy!

    And the worst bit is that with the comparison pics I've noticed I left some off that I didn't mean to...rolleyes.gif Still, was nice to put it along side "big brother" at Taunton biggrin.gif

    That looks very good, i remember seeing you first starting this with the 3D printing and its good to see the finished model, the level of detail is very impressive, particularly on the underframe, did you also do some JNA's with the 3D printing?

    Yeah, I'm currently trying to work out a route to take with the JNA as clean-up is taking an age! I had a brain wave the other day regarding this, keep an eye on the blog soon wink.gif

    Note: "Soon" isn't any defineable length of time, just somewhen after today, within the next couple of years laugh.gif

    54Strat

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    Good luck with this, and stick with it! It's very rewarding in the end biggrin.gif

    From my experiences, the white edge is exactly that - the cut edge of the transfer. Because the ink doesn't soak in, it only sits on the surface of the paper, leaving a white face when it is cut.

    Colour matching against paint is always a pain, for white details on body colour I now get them printed by someone with an ALPS pritner, so the original body colour shows through. Kelvin at Red Firecracker http://www.redfirecracker.co.uk/ has been very helpful for me, and provides a quick service.

    I draw up the artwork in Photoshop, as I would do anyway for my own prints, then email it off to him and send some money

    HTH

     

    jo

    Steadfast

    Posted

    Nah, satin Railmatch enamel varnish. Spread it on the rear thinly with a cocktail stick, gives 10 mins or so of easy adjustment, then leave overnight to harden. You have a tacky hour or two if you do notice a slip, and once the top coat of varnish goes on, any slight spillage from under the plate is hidden. Also a top tip from Brian at Shawplan - use scissors to cut out nameplates from the fret. Worked very well, I used a pair with blades about 2inches long pinched from my mum's card making kit. Apparently it's the shear action that makes them better than side cutters

    Steadfast

    Posted

    Thanks James. Yup, it's an RTR finish, with weathering slapped on top. I think my favourite move with powders is clag! I tend to build up darkness with washes and dry brushing, then add powder on top to give it that smoky finish. The weathering on the 73 looks even better in the flesh, the camera hasn't really picked up the subtlety of the variation in shade on the roof in particular

    It'll probably get a cosmetic screw link, air pipes etc on the outer end, and retain the Rapido on the inner end. To be honest, with the train moving the couplers are ok, so long as the loco and last wagon have cosmetic outer ends

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