The Coronation, the Silhouette, Mr Jenkinson and Me

[Rob Pulham]

Getting there:

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Superb Mike,  I am very tempted to have a go in 7mm I suspect that I might need a few more layers though.

[MikeTrice]

You would be surprised how strong the resulting sides are. Think aerofoil.

[MikeTrice]

I rather skipped over how I built the lighting fittings so for this second vehicle I have taken photos to illustrate.

 

Lengths of Evergreen 1mm and 2mm rod are cut:

 

The 1mm portion is then solvented to the 2mm bits trying to centre them as well as possible. More than necessary are produced so the best ones can be selected:

 

A 1mm hole is drilled in a scrap of 30thou styrene:

 

The 1mm tail of the fitting is then pushed through the hole leaving a length exposed:

 

A few stokes with a file reduce the excess down to the styrene surface:

 

The 30thou former is now turned over and a similar 2mm hole put into a scrap of 10thou:

 

The process is repeated using the 10thou former:

 

 

On removal from the formers (hopefully) there are a nmber of reasonably consistent mounting boxes:

 

The bottom coupler pockets are cut from a length of 30thou strip using an offcut of styrene as a cutting jig:

 

 

Finally cut some small lengths of 1mm rod then cut in half to form semi circles:

 

The various parts solvented to an end with a short length of softened .3mm wire added:

 

Hope that is useful.

 

 

 

[Rob Pulham]

Hi Mike,

 

When you cut out the Fablon did you use the cutting mat or just load the Fablon as media? I ask because I have an idea for cutting out white lettering from white decal paper but was concerned about removing the backing from the cutting mat without leaving a layer of paper behind.

[MikeTrice]

I used the cutting mat. My cutting mat has had some use so is not a sticky as it was when new. Jason (JCL) has used the Silhouette to cut out printed transfer paper so should be able to add to this.

Edited December 7, 2015 by MikeTrice

[JCL]

Hi Mike - I can't believe it's taken me this long to find the thread.

 

Yes, paper is ok in the Silhouette unless your mat is brand new, then it's too grabby and you'll end up with a bit of a mess. To get around this, I rolled some material over the mat in a single pass.

 

One thing I always do with the Silhouette is tape down the media being cut to make sure it doesn't slide around. Initially I used Scotch tape, but this tore too easily, so in the end I used medical tape. Just the right amount of tackiness and easy to pull off.

 

Your coach is looking great Mike, I'll keep looking in now I know you're here.

 

cheers

 

Jason.

 

p.s. I sent you an email today, but I'm having trouble getting it to you. If you don't see it, I'll PM instead.

[MikeTrice]

As a diversion I cut the stainless steel trim and fixed some in place. The full effect of the different levels for the window frames can now be seen. At present the lower layers are still in Marlborough Blue:

 

 

Ideally the silver should be painted first. The window on the right has been painted with Humbrol Enamel Silver (11) which I found completely different to how I remember it from years ago. Now it is a lifeless mid grey with hardly any metallic appearance. The window on the left was painted with Daler Rowney FW Pearlescent Silver Pearl which give a much brighter finish and is far easier to apply:

 

This is the final result after infilling the silver showing that painting the silver first is the way to go forward:

[MikeTrice]

Progress is slow but steady:

 

[grob1234]

Hows this coming along Mike?

 

I 're-found' this looking for alternatives in cellulose for Garter Blue, so I'm interested to see the Vallejo paint you have used, as I really like spraying their paint. I might do some experiments and see how your mix compares to Pheonix Precision Garter Blue.

[MikeTrice]

Hows this coming along Mike?

 

I 're-found' this looking for alternatives in cellulose for Garter Blue, so I'm interested to see the Vallejo paint you have used, as I really like spraying their paint. I might do some experiments and see how your mix compares to Pheonix Precision Garter Blue.

It has been parked for the moment as I had to wait for some bits to arrive and I went on to other things in the meantime. Really must get back to it.

[davelester]

On 02/03/2016 at 21:57, MikeTrice said:

It has been parked for the moment as I had to wait for some bits to arrive and I went on to other things in the meantime. Really must get back to it.

 

Mike,

 

I've been looking at doing this train. So, is it still parked?

 

I seem to recall you mentioning something about the Isinglass drawing errors. I know about the 10' bogies, the roof vents (both thanks to you and your postings) -- but I thought you'd mentioned the windows, and there's clearly something wrong with the canvas sheeting between vehicles!

 

Dave

 

[MikeTrice]

It is now on my "get back to it one day" list. I don't recall major issues with the Isinglass drawings more likely a few omissions.