bradfordbuffer Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 59 minutes ago, Phil Mc said: Decals on. Which sounds fairly straightforward. But the GBRailfreight lettering for the cabside and nose end aren't actually available in the Blue colour, the nearest I could find was a Railtec sheet with the right lettering in the right size, but in Black not Blue ! A quick game of email tennis between me and Steve at Railtec, saw him modify the sheet to suit what I ( & anyone else, as it's now on his website !! ) wanted. Thanks Steve, excellent service as always. Cheers, Phil. As all ways top draw stuff......but....who has been dribbling on roof above the '7'...? I know American rail fans are called frothers! But rail fans from South Yorkshire...'droolers' or 'dribblers' get a tissue! G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 18, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2019 21 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: As all ways top draw stuff......but....who has been dribbling on roof above the '7'...? I know American rail fans are called frothers! But rail fans from South Yorkshire...'droolers' or 'dribblers' get a tissue! G I knew someone would spot that, & I guessed it would be you !! I'd only just finished putting the decals on, so it's a drop of water. Honest ! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 19, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 So, after varnishing the body and doing the detail painting, I started to weather it, figuring that the chassis and roof are both quite dirty but the bodysides are actually pretty clean.... .......the 'frame dirt' had gone on the chassis, then I realised I'd completely forgotten to put the aerials on the roof !! The 'T' aerial bases were glued in position and painted. The 'shark-fin' aerials have a circular base, which I think is such a thin plate on the prototype that whatever I used on the model would look overly thick. So I just scribed a circle onto the roof and hoped for the best. Lucky the roof is so dirty, as it hides the mismatch of paint colour on the 'T' aerial, and that the Yellow plastic showed through the circle ! The roof was then weathered, and hopefully disaster averted !! Cheers, Phil. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Nice work Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 22, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2019 All put back together. I'm not overly happy with the 'shark-fin' aerials, so they'll probably get swapped for something better when I find something, or they annoy me enough that I make some better ones ! ( they're only stuck on with Krystal Klear so will remove easily ) This loco is having Kadee's at both ends, if only so I don't get any grief from 'bradford buffer' for leaving the coupling and the pipes hanging down !! Cheers, Phil. 9 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 22/04/2019 at 11:22, Phil Mc said: All put back together. I'm not overly happy with the 'shark-fin' aerials, so they'll probably get swapped for something better when I find something, or they annoy me enough that I make some better ones ! ( they're only stuck on with Krystal Klear so will remove easily ) This loco is having Kadee's at both ends, if only so I don't get any grief from 'bradford buffer' for leaving the coupling and the pipes hanging down !! Cheers, Phil. 'Grief'...no grief from me...just....STANDARDS! top job phil.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 22/04/2019 at 11:22, Phil Mc said: All put back together. I'm not overly happy with the 'shark-fin' aerials, so they'll probably get swapped for something better when I find something, or they annoy me enough that I make some better ones ! ( they're only stuck on with Krystal Klear so will remove easily ) This loco is having Kadee's at both ends, if only so I don't get any grief from 'bradford buffer' for leaving the coupling and the pipes hanging down !! Cheers, Phil. NIce work Phil. I make shark fin aerials by cutting a slot into the body and glueing in an oversize piece of 10 thou styrene sheet. Let it set for 24-48 hours and then pare it back with a knife into the correct shape/size. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 22/04/2019 at 11:22, Phil Mc said: All put back together. I'm not overly happy with the 'shark-fin' aerials, so they'll probably get swapped for something better when I find something, or they annoy me enough that I make some better ones ! ( they're only stuck on with Krystal Klear so will remove easily ) This loco is having Kadee's at both ends, if only so I don't get any grief from 'bradford buffer' for leaving the coupling and the pipes hanging down !! Cheers, Phil. Just realized....in view of earlier posts re name of swmbo....this is rm web equivalent of 'readers wife's ' in that case Coooooor what a cracker....any chance of a photo with top off?....(to see decoder socket you dirty minded bunch) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, bradfordbuffer said: Just realized....in view of earlier posts re name of swmbo....this is rm web equivalent of 'readers wife's ' in that case Coooooor what a cracker....any chance of a photo with top off?....(to see decoder socket you dirty minded bunch) Body work not bad for her age... lovely buffers...nice set of shoes!....any more benny hill quotes ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 25, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 24/04/2019 at 09:22, bradfordbuffer said: Body work not bad for her age... lovely buffers...nice set of shoes!....any more benny hill quotes ! Don't even think about mentioning the dirt around the outlet !! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted April 25, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 24/04/2019 at 01:02, newbryford said: NIce work Phil. I make shark fin aerials by cutting a slot into the body and glueing in an oversize piece of 10 thou styrene sheet. Let it set for 24-48 hours and then pare it back with a knife into the correct shape/size. Cheers, Mick I made them from some 'T' shaped plastic rod turned upside down, to give an impression of the base of the aerial. Think the stuff I used is just too big though, so it didn't really work ! Might look for some smaller section, or just nick your idea !! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 24/04/2019 at 09:22, bradfordbuffer said: Body work not bad for her age... lovely buffers...nice set of shoes!....any more benny hill quotes ! Lovely chassis, fnarr, fnarr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 5, 2019 While making my mind up what to do next ( I feel it may be an up-to-date repaint ! ) I thought I should really do something with a couple of mk3's I've had stashed away for a while. They're EMT livery, a TSO & a buffet, which will be used to add a bit of variety into my VTEC rake. I'd quite fancy a full rake in this livery, but I'm not paying the barmy prices they seem to go for !! Cheers, Phil. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 More great work here Phill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 10, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2019 Next project chosen.... ...find one unit that doesn't really fit in with an era any more, and decide to turn it into something useful. I know Bachmann have a unit planned in the livery I've chosen, but they're doing a 150/2, and I'm doing a 150/1 ! After breaking it down into component parts, I was just going to rub down the bodywork, but eventually figured it might just be as easy to give it a bath in superstrip and start from scratch. I'm currently in the exciting stage of - filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / repeat until bored Cheers, Phil. P.S. Thanks Mick for the pics ! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Phil Mc said: Next project chosen.... ...find one unit that doesn't really fit in with an era any more, and decide to turn it into something useful. I know Bachmann have a unit planned in the livery I've chosen, but they're doing a 150/2, and I'm doing a 150/1 ! After breaking it down into component parts, I was just going to rub down the bodywork, but eventually figured it might just be as easy to give it a bath in superstrip and start from scratch. I'm currently in the exciting stage of - filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / repeat until bored Cheers, Phil. P.S. Thanks Mick for the pics ! Looks another interesting project here Phill.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2019 On 10/05/2019 at 23:31, Phil Mc said: I'm currently in the exciting stage of - filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / filler into the bodyside window / sand down / primer / decide the window is still visible / repeat until bored Welcome to my world...…….. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 12, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2019 10 hours ago, newbryford said: Welcome to my world...…….. At least it isn't as bad as doing 950001, I was losing the will to live by the time that was finished !! Anyway, window filled and unit primed.... Cheers, Phil. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 13, 2019 Top coat of White on, looks remarkably similar to the primer, just a little more shiny !! Cheers, Phil. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 More lovely work here Phill... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Phil Mc said: Top coat of White on, looks remarkably similar to the primer, just a little more shiny !! Cheers, Phil. Window? What Window?...top draw Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 14, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2019 8 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: Window? What Window?...top draw Phil Should be the other side that's filled in...…………………………….. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 14, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2019 11 hours ago, newbryford said: Should be the other side that's filled in...…………………………….. No it shouldn't......... .......he says as he goes to check !!! Cheers, Phil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 14, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2019 Yellow on. Going to have to decide soon what shade of Blue/Purple I'm going to use, this is just some of the colours I've got to choose from !! Same for the Grey too !! Cheers, Phil. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 On 14/05/2019 at 21:25, Phil Mc said: No it shouldn't......... .......he says as he goes to check !!! Cheers, Phil. There will be only one type of filling in ! No squadron green required....BOOM! South Yorkshire v Lancashire. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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