MRC_Jacob Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Good Evening, here we are, showing off my first attempt at respraying a model. Wanted to give it a go but didn't want to use one of my locos as a unwilling donor. Instead decided to get a pre-primed body off ebay and go from there. First attempt didn't go too well, went to spray the warning yellow on each end and it just didn't sit well, the paint piled up in corners and looked pants, so in the IPA it went and stripped it again. This time, after the paint was scrubbed off, I primed it with Halfords grey primer, masked off where I wanted to paint the yellow and used Fiat Broom Yellow from Halfords again to finish off the ends. The next step was going to be the roof, using railmatch paints and an airbrush I managed to get a nice finish on it! The latest step at the moment was the BR blue, over a couple of hours building it up in layers to get to the right shade. I think it's turned out alright! Comments welcome, here are the photos! 4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Black window surrounds went on this afternoon...not perfect but passable for a first attempt! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Update: Gloss varnish went on and transfers have also gone on! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Well, there we go, nearly a finished product. Chassis, glazing, lighting lens' and body screws all turned up today. Last thing is to fit the hand rails over the fronts again, not very easy it would seem! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted September 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) What happened with the window surrounds? Was it the black paint reacting with the yellow, in which case, you know what to look out for next time. Generally aerosol car touch ups will react with enamels, as I found out once whilst respraying a van! A shame as the blue, yellow and grey are excellent, and the masking crisp. I’d have a go at redoing the ends if it were one of mine. My fleet is full of revisited locos where things didn’t quite go to plan the first time round. Edited September 28, 2021 by 97406 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) Good effort ! id maybe sand the black down with 2000 grade wet and dry and respray it dot forget repaint aerial black no idea why this bloody thing is doing bullet points Edited October 9, 2021 by rob D2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 27/09/2021 at 18:22, 97406 said: What happened with the window surrounds? Was it the black paint reacting with the yellow, in which case, you know what to look out for next time. Generally aerosol car touch ups will react with enamels, as I found out once whilst respraying a van! A shame as the blue, yellow and grey are excellent, and the masking crisp. I’d have a go at redoing the ends if it were one of mine. My fleet is full of revisited locos where things didn’t quite go to plan the first time round. Could of quite possibly been, not too sure but as a tester just to see if I could even think about doing resprays I was quite happy. Chassis is wrong mind! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted October 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, MRC_Jacob said: Could of quite possibly been, not too sure but as a tester just to see if I could even think about doing resprays I was quite happy. Chassis is wrong mind! You're well on the way, anyhow. I'm doing a large logo 50 soon, and the tip I've picked up from your experience is definitely get the ends done first. I always left the black window surrounds til last before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Respray attempt #2 Taking Hornbys recent release of 43013 in Intercity livery and turning it into Virgin 43084 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Pretty much done, need some more glazing for the front....if anyone has any spare? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris56057 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Are you using acrylics or enamels? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Chris56057 said: Are you using acrylics or enamels? Hi, I always use enamel for my painting needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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