RMweb Premium James Makin Posted August 28, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2014 Nice modelling James. Probably partly explains why I model 30 years ago with rose tinted glasses, before the rise of the underclass who think this sort of thing is acceptable . It's not even artistic is it ? At least in places like Spain some of the graffiti is artistic to some extent ! Thanks Rob! Some of the multi-colour 'mural' graffiti can look appealing when done in the right place, but I must agree that generally it's not normally very artistic..! The one-colour 'tagging' is particularly bad - but it's always interesting to see the lengths that these guys go to in applying their tags to the most remote places, very often on the railway you see a tag and just think "how did they even get up there?!" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Finally found the photos of that graffitied 60! NOT MY PHOTOS FOUND ON GOOGLE --------- Will facebook you the other 2 photos I found as the iPad is being silly and not uploading 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted October 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2014 It's been a while since the last update, what with work commitments and the successful Worthing MRC show featuring the newly-enlarged Loftus Road debuting (and working!) - much action has been taking place on layout scenics and less workbench-friendly rolling stock projects!! Big news is that Railtec have now released the First Great Western 'fag packet' metallic gold transfers - I've worked with Steve over a number of months to help design these and Steve's done a great job bringing them to market, with stripes to repaint the current Hornby power cars, logos and detailing pieces and also a pack for additional coaching stock - I recommend viewing the Railtec website! Work can now recommence on my FGW HST, I've already started to strip and prepare the power cars for a coat of green, exciting times ahead and photos to follow in due course!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted October 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2014 I did scratchbuild these for a Hollywood-themed cake baking competition at work yesterday though... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric709 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Thankfully I was talking to the tour guide and after a long chat he gave me the wagons tops list as I'd purchased the loco list. However you need a degree in code breaking to understand the majority of it! This OBA is a freightliner example and one of only 7 freightliner has on its books (it has 3 OCA wagons as well) They have the following OBAs 110157 110363 110384 110414 110455 110650 110726 And they have the following OCA wagons 112155 112176 112197 The example I got a snap of is OBA 110414 I think? *NOTE: I am NOT a wagon spotter!!! Never have been and never will be* Freightliner don't own any OBA or OCA, all the above wagons are owned by DBS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted November 9, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) As promised, here's the first of the retro 1990's Class 47 duo about to debut on Worthing MRC's Loftus Road! 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr 47785 was one of the early Brush recipients of the EWS livery and famously gained its Fiona Castle nameplates as a surprise to its namesake when unveiled for the 1997 season of the Tour of Hope train. The loco went on to become an EWS stalwart of the early 2000s with a whole host of workings under its belt including bread-and-butter EWS freights, the few remaining Royal Mail trains, Virgin Cross-Country and even a spell hauling First Great Western-branded coaching stock deep into the North West territory! Happily the prototype is now preserved. 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr As a youngster I'd owned Lima's model of this very locomotive, but even then I realised it had a few shortcomings and tried to bodge some super-detail fixes, ironically making the model even worse! Ultimately this Lima model was subsequently selected for my worst-ever bodged repaint of Virgin's 47817 that the world has seen! Digging out the loco a while ago prompted me to take a second look at the EWS 47785, using Bachmann's more recent effort. 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Picked up via this forum, this fine donor model was purchase from RMWeb's own RobD2, ready for the rebuild. It didn't take long to reduce the Parcels '47' back to its component parts; note also a brief appearance of the Railfreight 47301 sharing the workbench - itself on the journey to become another 1990's workhorse, but more details of that another day! 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Branding was removed, along with minor filling of the 'O' bodyside plate, it doesn't appear as obvious on the prototype. Both of my locomotives also required modifications to the boilers, and here we see 47785 has been 'plated' by myself, to remove the original round version on the Bachmann donor. Both of the locomotives also feature the (relatively) unusual combination of original bufferbeam cowling and extended range fuel tanks - these were resin cast from Heljan's class 47 and added to the underframe, along with all the usual ETH piping. 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Detailing and priming complete, it was onto the messy fun with the paintjob - Phoenix paints came up trumps with the colours and here we see a range of dubious music forming the backdrop to a relaxing project. 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Modelmaster's transfers were used on this - same as my previous 66113 project, I can't recommend them highly enough! Applied over a high-gloss surface, the carrier film peels away to reveal the thinnest, flattest and most perfect finish ever, even on the tiny cabside EWS logo. Thy're also the correct maroon shade, and it doesn't need to be said that the transfers blow the well-known competition out of the water, to the extent that I'm looking back at my old locomotives with a view to reworking them! 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr After a bit more slogging, here we go! Coated in Humbrol's matt varnish (can be hit and miss) and weathered up, it's all ready to go! 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The roof weathering was a mixture of paint-on-wipe-off using colours to represent the fibreglass and roof staining, together with exhaust dirt airbrushed on. The Heljan extended range fuel tanks can be seen in this view - not perfect but far easier than scratchbuilding versions or robbing newer Bachmann models! Cabs were detailed with extras including drinks cans (from strips of wire), drivers kitbag, hi-viz jacket hung up and a few sheets of paper inside the cab. 47785 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr It's been great fun to work on this, almost an exercise in nostalgia more than anything else - being over 15 years since I clumsily started trying to detail my own Lima model, here's the result I'd had in mind...better late than never hey! Catch up later this week and hope to have pics of this 47's workbench partner! Edited August 11, 2016 by James Makin 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I really, really want that model!!! Fantastic result!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted November 12, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Here's the next 'retro' Brush out of the works! 47712 Artemis in the smart Fragonset colour scheme. It's hard to think of something this new being 'retro' but a sobering thought to think that it's not far off 20 years old! 47712 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Based on another Bachmann model, 47712 utilises an old Railfreight example, with modified underframe from a Heljan '47'. 47712 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr I've modelled 47712 in two guises now, both in this livery and it's 'Blue Pullman' incarnation just days after the real thing was unveiled in it's attractive blue livery. I can't imagine modelling something that quick these days!! Despite the gorgeous blue colours, it's always been the attractive black colour scheme that 'did it' for me - this particular 47 was another to leave a mark on me - as a 14yr old visiting relatives in Didcot one Winter Sunday afternoon in 1999, I was allowed to go back to the station and as soon as we walked up the steps to platform 3, in came a West-bound VXC service with Virgin's 47841 Spirit of Chester towing a dead 47712, absolutely covered in oil! The noise and smell was incredible...good times! 47712 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Moving back to the model, the loco was painted in standard Humbrol colours, gloss black and No.1 grey for the roof, with Fox Transfers livery elements and matching plates. The roof has been weathered with the paint-on/wipe-off method, it's a bit of a dirty one! 47712 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The axleboxes are also inconsistently painted! A set of white pipework was liberated from a Virgin 57, one day I will get round to scratchbuilding a proper replacement and reunite that 57 with the robbed parts! 47712 by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr This one was highly enjoyable to model, so much nostalgia flooding back and really good to see in model form. This will inevitably join the head of a Virgin Cross-Country set, maybe with an optional 47841 on the front for good measure! It's about 42 sleeps to Christmas but I'm not done yet, there is much more work on Loftus Road buildings coming, some HST power cars and another Brush - I won't spoil the surprise but the next one is elegant, rarely modelled and very, very classy! Cheers James Edited August 11, 2016 by James Makin 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Very nice James, looks superb. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 some more great work as usual! could i ask what model club loftus road is part of? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 When you get bored of these 47 please do let me know! Fab model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted November 13, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2014 some more great work as usual! could i ask what model club loftus road is part of? Thanks, we're in the Worthing MRC with our Loftus Road - website here www.worthingmrc.co.uk We've got Stafford as our next outing in late January so it's all hands on deck to finish our slice of West London ready for the show! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 i want your fragonset 47!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Glad to see the old girl, getting some use. Also glad you didnt put her next to pixie Lott..... Great work as ever ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice work James. I remember 712 well back in Waterman Railways days when it was working commuter trains in South Wales. I could guess what the other duff could be but I won't on here. Look forward to more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks, we're in the Worthing MRC with our Loftus Road - website here www.worthingmrc.co.uk We've got Stafford as our next outing in late January so it's all hands on deck to finish our slice of West London ready for the show! I live not too far from kensington olympia station, and find the layout very interesting as I can relate to it very well! What is the next exhibition down south so I can come see! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Very nice work Mr Makin, lovely 47s. Great weathering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted November 14, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2014 I live not too far from kensington olympia station, and find the layout very interesting as I can relate to it very well! What is the next exhibition down south so I can come see! Thanks, we keep trying to add the all-important clues to the layout to get that 'Kensington feel' and although it's early stages I can confirm that there are some absolutelu huge Kensington references coming up on our new scenic boards taking shape! We're booked in for the Salisbury show next year, but I'm sure there will be other Southern-based shows in due course, we'll make sure the Loftus Road thread is kept updated with latest invites! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 just been having a catchup. those open wagons are superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted November 17, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2014 just been having a catchup. those open wagons are superb Thanks! It's been a while since I've battered any wagons and starting to miss it - the thrill of a small project you can throw together over a few nights is hard to beat! Right now I've been reading David Monk-Steele's great book on the Merry-Go-Round coal workings and I'm just itching to attack my few (well, 36) HAA hoppers!! I'll definitely be having a right perve around Warley for some cheap wagon projects to scratch that dirty itch! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37403 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Go on, spill the beans. What's the proposed loco register looking like? Any locos in particular that you want to model? I'm particularly intrigued about what class 47s you are planning to model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted December 22, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) With the new FTG Models 'SPA' steel wagons now released, and being on annual leave for the festive period, I couldn't resist taking a bash at one! SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr This model is based on the recoded 'SEA' wagon, 461057, in rusty grey livery. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Here's how the project went.... SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr There's a thread in this very forum discussing the FTG Models SPA wagon in detail, as you can see above, the first batch arrives in red Railfreight livery. All is looking lovely and shiny at this point, but not for long! First, all lettering is scraped away with a scalpel, and a coat of Phoenix 'cement rendering' grey applied to cover the bright red, while the insides painted in a layered selection of browns. The metal flooring is treated to coats of Humbrol 62, 186 and then 32, with much paint-on/wipe-off action to build up the shades. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Varying browns were also painted and wiped down the outer sides of the body to generate a streaky rust effect, as seen on the prototype SEA 461057. Listening to late 90s dance music greatly helps the weathering process. Being a steel coil wagon, photographs show that the supporting wooden frames frequently get a good bashing during loading - Flickr has some great shots of these huge wooden beams absolutely smashed to bits in the bottom of these wagons. It seemed rude not to follow suit..! SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr After a touch of weathering with browns, greys and green tinges, the supporting wooden section was glued back in to the wagon floor. Two additional large beams were added from plastic strip, for carrying larger steel coils, again as seen on Flickr. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr With the body treated to a cocktail of browns, applied light to dark, it was time to move on to the underframe. I plonk Humbrols 1, 32, 33, 34, 62, and 186 into a tinfoil dish and swizzle around with the brush in a random manner, mottling the colours on the underframe until they look reasonable, often with a subtle bias of the rustier shades around the brakes. Branding was added, TOPS patches made up in CorelDraw with the Gunplay stencil font, and some of the standard OHLE flashes applied at the usual trendy angles! SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr There was some deep bodyside scarring on this particular wagon; the plastic sides were scratched with a scalpel before weathering, the idea being that the darker browns get trapped in the grooves. These are then highlighted with further rust streaking afterwards. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Lashing eyes were picked out in brilliant white (I say brilliant, its actually Humbrol 34 which isn't as good as it used to be!) and are surprisingly clean considering the rest of the wagon. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr My Flickr browsing also revealed many wagons had some remnants of the strapping left inside the empty wagons, so this was added - masking tape cut up in thin strips and threaded around the wooden beams. The model was then ready for a coat of Humbrol matt varnish. SEA wagon by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr And there we go! Quite a quick project (these wagons arrived through my door on Friday) but pretty enjoyable. They're the very first wagons I've ever modelled for any form of steel traffic, might have to look at getting a few bolster wagons now! Edited August 11, 2016 by James Makin 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Top work as usual James, the wagon looks supurb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Superb James - Still hoping to persuade you to work your magic on a couple of my O Gauge SPA's . Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Lovely work James, in a tatty, dirty, weathered sort of way. Fantastically convincing! Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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