RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted June 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2021 Darius, how did you mask for the circular yellow? It looks perfect circle sometimes I think livery "designers" have a perverse sense of humour. Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2021 Ribbon glazing strips cut from acetate sheets from old report covers and vision panels masked. The masked strips were sprayed with satin black and, once dry, we’re glued in place on the coach with the painted side facing inwards - much like the back painted glazing of the real units. Cheers Darius 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2021 50 minutes ago, Robert Shrives said: Darius, how did you mask for the circular yellow? It looks perfect circle sometimes I think livery "designers" have a perverse sense of humour. Robert Hi Robert, I used four lengths of Tamiya tape with parts of the circle cut out using an inverted 14mm paint tin as a guide (pretty much the right diameter). The tapes were then positioned on the cab front to form the circle and the surrounding area masked to shield from overspray. Light coats of white primer and Vauxhall Mustard Yellow followed. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 25, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Glazing completed and decals applied to centre coach. The decals are by Railtec and are excellent as ever. Cheers Darius Edited June 25, 2021 by Darius43 5 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 25, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Driving coach glazing commenced. Cheers Darius Edited June 25, 2021 by Darius43 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Definitely the best model of this unit that I have seen, other examples I think are repaints of similar prototypes which I think are wider, so they don't look quite right - but the effort that has gone into the production of this model has produced a much more accurate model. Great job!! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 26, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 Driving coach glazing completed and decals applied. Cheers Darius 6 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Tis magnificent - truly so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted June 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 Door steps and other details added. Cheers Darius 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat141 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 they look very nice and well finished. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Wow! Darius, that looks absolutely fantastic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 17 hours ago, Darius43 said: Door steps and other details added. Cheers Darius Very many congratulations. That is a truly exemplary model. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) This is the closest to the real thing that I've seen, especially the cab ends - the turbostars class 170 etc., which most repaints use, have a squatter more curved profile - NIR took full advantage of the wider taller irish loading gauge! Well done. Edited July 8, 2021 by colmflanagan Spelling 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Superb. They look so professional. Class 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Had a go at soldering some 0.3mm and 0.7mm dia. brass rod to make windscreen wipers. Cheers Darius Edited July 11, 2021 by Darius43 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted July 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Just need to add a dead bird wrapped around a wiper ! Brilliant work enlarged pics belie how small and fiddly they are . Brilliant work as ever Thanks Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 48 minutes ago, Robert Shrives said: Just need to add a dead bird wrapped around a wiper ! Brilliant work enlarged pics belie how small and fiddly they are . Brilliant work as ever Thanks Robert Thanks Robert. As there were no etched wiper blades of the right size available I decided to make my own using a soldering technique that I have seen Michael Edge use on his workbench thread. It was not as difficult as I thought it would be. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Second driving coach glazed and decaled. Cheers Darius 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 09/07/2021 at 00:23, colmflanagan said: This is the closest to the real thing that I've seen, especially the cab ends - the turbostars class 170 etc., which most repaints use, have a squatter more curved profile - NIR took full advantage of the wider taller irish loading gauge! Well done. Thanks Colm. It’s down to the CAD and 3D printing skills of m0rris, who has captured the look of these units so well. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Completed three car unit. Cheers Darius 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted July 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Now just need to a model of the one that was reported on fire the other day. 3car set looks really good but will you follow Translink and do a 4 car extended set ? I think this will look better in the flesh but photos show your sharp neat modelling well - so much better than mine ! Thanks for showing the build. Robert. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 27 minutes ago, Robert Shrives said: Now just need to a model of the one that was reported on fire the other day. 3car set looks really good but will you follow Translink and do a 4 car extended set ? I think this will look better in the flesh but photos show your sharp neat modelling well - so much better than mine ! Thanks for showing the build. Robert. Thanks Robert, I have a CMAC CAF 4000 waiting in the wings so watch this space… Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Excellent work. Congratulations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 13 hours ago, Darius43 said: Thanks Robert, I have a CMAC CAF 4000 waiting in the wings so watch this space… Cheers Darius If you do get tempted to lengthen your C4000 just drop me a message and I am sure we can get something sorted. Keep up the good work, that C3000 looks amazing. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Brilliant job as usual.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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