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    Really great finish you have achieved there. It looks like weary parcel train stock.

     

    Can you give a bit more detail of you treatment of the door lines? Did you apply water after the sides had been powered or did you add water to the powders first to make a wash?

     

    My MIG powders have just arrived and seeing you work has me itching to give them a try. I also got some Modelmates weathering dyes which I am interested in trying out.

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    It is a difficult thing to get these details right. I know some of them as I am a GWR fan, some were pointed out by others more knowledgable than I. For example I know next to nothing about the LNER and the comparisons of the 2 B1s from Farish and Dapol left me blank. There is no single "standard" reference for locos like this, you have to gather the information from a myriad of disparate source.

     

    Dapol have already indicated they will be incorporating improvements into the Mk2 batch of Halls so at least they listen to feedback. If they correct all (or most) of the issues then I will cheerfully be in the market for another one (GWR livery this time I think) as it mechanically a very good model.

    Karhedron

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    Well done- I couldn't even read the numbers on my B-sets, let alone change them! Will check out the model master transfers, I have used Fox for my goods stock,

    ModelMaster tranfers are only available through the N gauge society I think. Having used both MM and Fox, I think I prefer Fox. The transfer film seems to be a bit thinner on the Fox ones. A couple of coats of Klear on the fox transfers and they look virtually printed on. I can still see the outline of the film on the MM ones when I look up close.

     

    Having said that the MM transfers are still pretty good and they cover some subjects that Fox do not.

    Karhedron

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    Hi Carl,

     

    Thanks for the feedback. Shall I share my secret? I don't use Railmatch or Precision or any of the other rail paint manufacturers (apart from the odd weathering shade). I use Halfords car paint. :D

     

    The above coaches are in fact painted with Vauxhall Carmine Red. I don't own an airbrush and I have had mixed result with Railmatch's own spray cans. The Halford paint on the other hand gives a consistently good finish. It is high gloss which is good for taking transfers so I finish it up with a spray of Testors Dullcote to give a good flat finish.

     

    The Guage O Guild put together a list of colours a few years back that match a whole range railway colours to car paints. Everything from Caledonion Blue to EWS Maroon. Here is the original list from RMWeb3.

     

    http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=21686#p334307

     

    Matt

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