Ian Rathbone Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Thank you Eion for the cab photos. Just what I needed. Regards Ian R 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Rathbone Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Painting is progressing well on the 800 class (which is to be 800 not 801). The first photo shows the result after spraying the body colour over a grey etching primer. The next is after masking and spraying the major black parts. The loco frames had already been painted by the builder (Mike Edge). And with the masking removed, together with some of the other bits. The wheels were brush painted, somewhat tediously. More anon. Keep safe. Ian R 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Rathbone Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 All the painting is now complete. Lining to follow. I did the yellow lining, with a bow pen, first as this is the most prominent. The position of the lining is dictated by all those rivets, some not quite in the right place, especially on the splashers. Black lining to follow. The interior of the cab is more than just brown below and cream above. There is a black band at the bottom, level with the top of the slashers. The model splashers are a little large so this runs just below the top. The brown/cream junction is level with the top of the cab doors (absent here). There is also a 2" wide brown border on the rear edge of the cab. The black lining was a pig to put on. Most of it goes over rivets so there was a danger of flooding as the bow pen clattered over the rivets. The loco valance is less than a millimetre deep yet there has to be room for the green, the yellow and the black. I noticed from photos that there is a black border to the buffer beam, I presume the tender is the same. I liked the system for locating the tender axle boxes and springs. It meant they could happily be left off until painting and lining was complete - it made it so much easier. All for now. Ian R 5 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted April 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2020 It looks as complicated to paint as it was to build..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Rathbone Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 The 800 is now complete using the transfers provided in the kit for the coat of arms, GS and buffer beam number, varnished overall, glazing and tender coal. Regards Ian R 4 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Ian Rathbone said: The 800 is now complete using the transfers provided in the kit for the coat of arms, GS and buffer beam number, varnished overall, glazing and tender coal. Regards Ian R WHAAAAAT!!!!!! I am absolutely speechless at the quality and beauty of this model. Very, very well done, sir; this is an absolute masterpiece, one in a lifetime. 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Rathbone Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Thank you to those who helped out. Maedhbh is now with a happy customer. The kit, most of you will know, is by Studio Scale Models and was built by Mike edge who has scratch and kit built a number of GNRI locos in 4 and 7mm scales. This one is built to run on EM gauge track as a compromise between 16.5 & 21mm. Keep safe Ian R 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Next we need to see a video of it running please? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Ian, that is by far the best I've ever seen of a model of these, right down to the perfectly accurate, albeit elusive GSR green! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 On 28/04/2020 at 21:01, Ian Rathbone said: Thank you to those who helped out. Maedhbh is now with a happy customer. The kit, most of you will know, is by Studio Scale Models and was built by Mike edge who has scratch and kit built a number of GNRI locos in 4 and 7mm scales. This one is built to run on EM gauge track as a compromise between 16.5 & 21mm. Keep safe Ian R Now I’m truly amazed. I thought this was 7mm....beautiful work by Mike and Ian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphoey Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 wow an amazing build and i would say a very happy customer . could you pm or put up on page an idea of the cost of build Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Bloody hell that is one hell of a result! The owner will be well proud of that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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