Burkitt Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Thanks Keefer. The railcar certainly does have a charm to it, with its vintage looks but having once been the height of progress. Here are the various bits following a few coats of primer. A van has also got it on the spraying session. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Looks really good Paul. How did you make the louvres on the bonnet sides? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkitt Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Hi Paul To make the louvres I stuck a layer of styrene to the bonnet side piece in the area where the louvres were to be, and drew in their position with a ruler. I then used a small file to remove material at an angle down to the lower layer, producing the louvre shape. Running the file along the top and bottom of the louvres rounded them off on the correct way. This was done before the bonnet side piece was glued to the bonnet itself, to make it easier to work with and reduce the risk of damage to the railcar. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks Paul. I have a 4mm loco conversion that will require louvred doors so I might try that method. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Fantastic piece of work. It seems quite rare these days that someone wants something and so just goes out and builds it from scratch. These railcars have a charm of their own, I've been fascinated by them, and the Irish narrow gauge in general, ever since the Augher Valley Railway referred to above appeared in the Railway Modeller many years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkitt Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks Poggy1165. Building completely from scratch is pretty slow but it's pretty good fun. I'm finally getting somewhere close to finishing painting the railcar, though there's still quite a bit to do. I initially used colours which looked right in the tin but wrong on the model for both the red and the cream, so they've needed a lot of coats before looking right. They seem to look about right at last though. I'm really hoping that when I remove the masking from the windows it won't damage the paint too much. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted May 15, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2011 good to see it coming together paul. however long something takes, it's always nice to see it on the rails and (nearly) finished! as often happens, i was raking about t'internet and stumbled upon this: http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete2.php?id=34016 your colours look to be a pretty good match! other pics here: http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?loc=Fintown (the link to the donegal railway history doesn't seem to work) cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 This is brill stuff. Could I be a pain and ask which RM it was please ? Looks an ideal project for TTN3 - if I can turn out anything half as good as this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin30762 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) If you can track down a copy of modelling the Irish Narrow gauge by David Lloyd, you will have all of his drawings, see eBay as they often come up on there. Colin Edited September 12, 2021 by Baldwin30762 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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