cornish trains jez Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 13 hours ago, grahame said: Today I've painted the wooden planked decks of the four wagons. Wood ages to a grey colour, rather than brown, as can be seen on this pic from Martyn Read's website: Hopefully, I've been able to capture at least a bit of the variegated look and colour. When there are loads in place any inaccuracies will be less obvious: Looks spot on to me Grahame. Best regards, Jeremy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 A package from the NGS arrived this morning which included two Saxon APC kits, another Warwell wagon kit and transfers. First deployed in 1983 they were considered battlefield taxis and based on a Bedford M series 4x4 truck chassis. Here's the Saxons as supplied - simple lightweight resin models. They shouldn't take more than a few minutes to assemble. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 The Saxons were cleaned up (there was very, very little flash to be removed), the five wheels superglued on to each, then given a scrubbing with cream cleaner, rinsed in warm water, dried and given a dusting of grey primer: 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, grahame said: The Saxons were cleaned up (there was very, very little flash to be removed), the five wheels superglued on to each, then given a scrubbing with cream cleaner, rinsed in warm water, dried and given a dusting of grey primer: Looking good, Grahame! Do you use a rattle can for the primer? I've used Halford,s grey primer for various purposes, but I'm hesitant about using it on n-gauge models in case it clogs the detail. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I use Halfords grey plastic primer for N gauge with no issues of details clogged up - primed loco bodies, 28mm scale figures and a few days ago, a selection of n gauge whitemetal figures for painting - no issues at all! Best wishes Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Halfords grey primer - just dust on several thin coats. Keep the spray moving and don't linger in one place. And shake well before use. It will only clog details if you over apply and let the paint unnecessarily build up. I've not had any problems - the Saxons look fine to me and they're resin castings which can have 'soft' details. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Base colour and disruptive camouflage now on this morning. Looks like it needs a little touching up then picking out the tyres, exhaust and lights: Then, hopefully, they'll look something like this: 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 I painted the tyres with some Ammo Mig acrylic paint 'rubber and tyres' that I'd picked up in the local model shop a while ago. But it was very light grey . . . so I had to mix up something darker and re-paint all the wheels again (damn). I had checked out pics of real Saxons and their tyres range from black: to light: or even multi shade : but I ended up with this, probably a mix of all three extremes and not as neatly painted as the original light grey : 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 The other thing that I've done this morning is to put together the second Warwell body - the experience and problems with the first one made it a lot easier to get the second one fitting better quicker: It won't be a massively long train but eventually I'll have a military train with two Warwells loaded with Saxons APCs, three Warflats, two of which will have land rovers, and various appropriate vans (VEA, VDA, etc). 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elttus Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 15/08/2020 at 09:34, grahame said: I'm off out today, for the first time to meet few people socially since lockdown started (finger crossed), so won't be undertaking any modelling today. But here's a quick pic showing how the various sections 'clip' together while being built as separate manageable sub-assemblies. That makes them easier to handle, paint and detail. When they are finally positioned on the layout they will be permanently joined together and any obvious joint/joins hopefully disguised (with filler, weathering, road work patches, etc.,) : Hi Graham, just wanted to know a few details about the road / pavement building. Have you sprayed the road surface using grey primer or is that just grey mountboard and what do you use to paint the paths that are not covered in the scalescenes pavement paper?, thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, elttus said: Hi Graham, just wanted to know a few details about the road / pavement building. Have you sprayed the road surface using grey primer or is that just grey mountboard and what do you use to paint the paths that are not covered in the scalescenes pavement paper?, thanks The roads are just painted with Halfords grey primer from a rattle can. They need weathering, adding exhaust staining, oil deposits, etc., and Halfords primer does come in different grey shades depending on batch but that's not a problem as roads are often different colours - but usually lighter than depicted on many model railway layouts. The asphalt pavements are painted with acrylics. Edited October 14, 2020 by grahame Correcting speeling chucker 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Some relatively rapid progress on the second Warwell has seen the buffers trimmed off, drilled out and new ones added, the TOPs panel plates made and glued in place, the bogie pivot bushes added and the body given a coat of dark green. There's still the wood planking deck section to be painted and then they should be at the same stage: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Back to the bogies and brake wheels. Paul has kindly supplied me with some smaller etches that he had spare. Here I've test fitted one in the same hole that the larger one was fitted. And I must say that even if not in quite the correct position they are certainly more appropriately sized. Here's a comparison: Now just another 19 to fiddle with, mount on wire, paint and install *sigh* But fortunately the end is now insight for when I'll have five completed military wagons (3x Warflat and 2x Warwell). Although then it's the business of adding loads and tie down straps. It's taken more time and faffing than I thought. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 15 hours ago, grahame said: It's taken more time and faffing than I thought. Grahame, you're skills are head and shoulders above anything that I'm capable of, but I've noticed much the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted October 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 14/10/2020 at 09:50, grahame said: It's taken more time and faffing than I thought. But.......you've ended up with a train with your own stamp on it, which is much more interesting and satisfying than just opening a new box and sticking it on the track IMHO. Thanks for letting us in on the build process which I found very enjoyable and interesting to follow. Regards, Ian. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Back to the Warwells - and some more faffing. I've now got the decals on them and given them a coat of matt varnish. There a few things left to do like chain down the loads, perhaps some weathering, painting the axle box covers and adding the bogie hand brake wheels. I've started fitting those the Warflats but not yet added their decals, while the Warwells have decals on but no hand brake wheels - yet. Anyway here's a gratuitous photo of the latest (should it be of interest): 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 The last of the new correct sized etched brake wheels have been mounted on wire spindles and painted - just a matter of drilling holes in the bogies side fames and pushing them in. That's two lots of 20 that I've now made - the first being oversized. And they're quite fiddly as I had to drill out the centres to accommodate the wire: The end of this military train project is now in sight. Phew. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 The etched hand brake wheels (courtesy of Paul) are now fitted on the Warflat bogies (although yet to be fitted on the Warwells). Next is to tackle the Warflat decals . . . . . 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 All the handbrake wheels and bodyside decals are on both Warflats and Warwells although not on the bogie sides (I'm not sure whether I'll bother with those). Also each Warflat kit is supplied with a set of decals but it seems that they only include two "Handbrake release both ends" legends whereas there ought be four - one at each end on both sides (according to the location diagram and photos). Anyway, here's another gratuitous photos for those not fed up with seeing pics of these wagons - but they're definitely getting closer to completion : 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 And as a train . . . . (with a rather messed around photo) Although there is still a little to do, it's time to consider and start another modelling project . . . . 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 these look great, if you wanted an easy addition to the train, some of these trains ran with a VGA van for all the straps and accessories. Best wishes Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Finally got the bogie side frame decals on and matt varnished them. Here's the Warwells: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 . . . . and the Warflats: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, grahame said: . . . . and the Warflats: Very nice. Is that 2mm society easitrac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 41 minutes ago, cornish trains jez said: Very nice. Is that 2mm society easitrac? Thanks, and yes (it is). But it's not part of a layout, rather a small scenic display stand made from foam board for photographing models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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