Swifty11 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, rob D2 said: I had a cashcow for three years and it was really comfy, especially the heated seats that made you think you’d wet yourself, Please enlighten us Mr swifty on what you drive and it’d better be exciting as per 911 upwards.... I can't think of many occasions that I've been in one, to be honest! The point I'm trying to make is if Oxford isn't making ordinary cars then why have they done a Quashqai? Admittedly, they've not done a Juke but I always thought it was one of the better-selling cars in the UK? In the same way, I'm surprised we've not seen a modern-day Golf made? Personally, I think it's double standards. On a side note, my fun size ferrari 1.25L Fiesta in "race red" (more mud than paint after a trip to Daresbury!) is the pinnacle of driving performance with 0-60 in 2.5 days, a top speed of something like 104mph and 87bhp under the bonnet. What could be better than that? *tongue firmly in side of cheek* Edited August 20, 2019 by Swifty11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) Nothing wrong with a fiesta , had a couple as a young man . As long as it is a fiesta , not adorned with £2000 of crap from Halfords , and one of those stupid exhausts for attention seeking miscreants , whilst they desperately await the call from mclaren Edited August 20, 2019 by rob D2 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 More great modelling here from you James cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 20/08/2019 at 22:37, rob D2 said: Nothing wrong with a fiesta , had a couple as a young man . As long as it is a fiesta , not adorned with £2000 of crap from Halfords , and one of those stupid exhausts for attention seeking miscreants , whilst they desperately await the call from mclaren All my classic motors have nice exhaust system on, but it doesn't mean I rag mine around on the open roads... Just few trackdays every few months... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Loving the Class 60s James, there were some really to pay ones around at the turn of the century. I remember the article you did at the time about the blue Focus as I had a 56 plate 1.8 Ghia TDCi as my first company car from new in the same colour. It was a great motor, sadly I think the driver who collected it at the end of the lease wrote it off (it was snowing that day) as it never had another MOT which was due the next month. Between my wife and I we have had 2 Fiestas, 4 focuses (no 5 is about to be ordered) and 4 Mondeos, so would love a couple of modern models of Ford's to replicate the cars over the years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted August 26, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 21/08/2019 at 08:36, Duple said: Looking fantastic as always James, can't beat a good 60 (or 2) ! What adhesive do you use to apply the name plates? With regards to licensing for model cars, it can't be that prohibitive.. they've managed to produce a mundane Galaxy and all those Jags and Astons, I will make some enquiries, I bet there would be a market for Mk7 Fiestas / Focus's especially those of us that grew up with them.. anyone fancy a crowd funded project?? Thanks, for the nameplates my preferred method is using varnish - just the Railmatch Matt Varnish from aerosols does the job, it takes a while to set so there's plenty of time for adjustments and any overspill will disappear under the mandatory coating of varnish that all the stock gets given in any event! It also seems long-lasting and secure too, I first used the technique on projects in 2003 and they've still got all their plates firmly attached some 16 years on! I tend to keep the dregs of the aerosol can (that's not enough for a whole loco/wagon) left for a quick squirt into a tin foil dish and then a thin film is applied on the back of the plates with a cocktail stick before lowering onto the loco for the miniature naming ceremony! On 22/08/2019 at 10:13, 37114 said: Loving the Class 60s James, there were some really to pay ones around at the turn of the century. I remember the article you did at the time about the blue Focus as I had a 56 plate 1.8 Ghia TDCi as my first company car from new in the same colour. It was a great motor, sadly I think the driver who collected it at the end of the lease wrote it off (it was snowing that day) as it never had another MOT which was due the next month. Between my wife and I we have had 2 Fiestas, 4 focuses (no 5 is about to be ordered) and 4 Mondeos, so would love a couple of modern models of Ford's to replicate the cars over the years. Thanks Rob, absolutely there's a right mix of '60's around from then, from very down-at-heel forlorn grey ones with missing branding and nameplates to bulled up new EWS ones, something for everyone! I do wish my modelling period went slightly earlier than it did though as my favourite condition of the 60s was when fully stickered up in sector livery with some of the awe-inspiring mountain names to match, too many crackers had been lost to the shadow privatisation rebranding in the mid 90s and that's even before the mysterious nameplate thieves came along pinching one or sometimes both plates! Shame to hear about your company car, they were great, I do always give a second glance to the old Mk2 Aquarius blue Focus's that you occasionally see out on the roads, there seems a lot less of them about these days, and the ones you do see are often in a bit of a state now!! Good luck with the new Focus, I sat in one at the dealership the other month and they are very nice inside! It might take me a while to get used to the electric parking brake but other than that, all seemed like a great upgrade on the outgoing Mk3! Cheers, James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Looking forward to some more modelling updates James.. thanks neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 More amazing work James the 60s are simply top notch! Always interested in seeing what projects your working on. Got any more scruffy 2000s era EWS wagons on the bench!? Cheers Lewis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted September 21, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) I couldn't resist a place in the collection for this cutie! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I've liked the Silverlink livery since it first appeared in the late '90s and with it being at the central theme of Worthing MRC's Loftus Road layout, it was inevitable that anything in the attractive purple and lime green colour scheme would gravitate towards my collection! The starting point was Dapol's recent Class 121 release - Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The basic unit is pretty good, a decent runner with full range of lighting and the livery applied well in most places, so all it needed was a bit of toning down and bringing it to life, a simple project that's only taken a few days to do, which has been a nice change from some of my recent long term projects! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr With the windows being ever so see-through, it was essential to add some passengers, my supply of Chinese 1:75 scale people (99p from eBay) was raided again and about 36 figures added, most of them suffering horrendous amputation to get them to fit in the shallow interior, but easily disguised with a bit of painting! Meanwhile, on the outside, the model was treated to a coat of Railmatch matt varnish, followed by the roof and sides being toned down with a paint-on/wipe-off coat of dark grey. This highlighted all the dirt in the panel gaps, whilst leaving the main smooth surfaces nice and clean, just as per the prototype. Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr With the passengers all painted, it was then time to reassemble the unit... Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr And here we are! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The passengers show up nicely through the windows, it's a pretty well-loaded service with only a few seats left before it becomes standing room only! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Just one little detail I changed were the windscreen wiper fittings, the originals being cut off, swapped around and re-attached to centre on the inside edges of the windscreen as more commonly seen in photos of 121027, compared with Dapol's factory version that rest towards the outer edges. Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I'm really looking forward to running this on Loftus Road at our club show in Worthing next week - more details can be found at www.worthingmrc.co.uk/exhibition - please do come along and say hello! Cheers, James Edited September 21, 2019 by James Makin 16 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted September 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2019 Liking the unit !! I've just started to detail/weather a Blue-Grey 121, got as far as painting the interior and adding passengers and drivers. I'll have to check pics of the wipers !! Cheers, Phil. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Boco_D1 Posted September 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2019 That’s completely unrealistic, i’m rather disappointed, there was never that many passengers on the Bedford to Bletchley Another superb job, I’ve been trying to resist purchasing this unit as it’s slightly out of my time zone but I do fondly remember watching it trundle along the branch in that livery and you showing what can be achieved with a lovely bit of weathering is making the task far more difficult. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoitsPlayer Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 James if you ever fancy building a canal... Moored on the Grand Union near Wolverton 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 More lovely work here James cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted October 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2019 In between working on the new batch of grubby Class 37s, I've sneaked in a quick & dirty project! Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I've long been meaning to model some of the MOD side-opening containers that appeared on the Didcot Yard-Bicester MOD flows alongside the numerous VGA/VKA wagons, and in the long term I'm going to buy a few of the cute little Wild Boar Models MOD PFA 4-wheel wagons and matching 3D-printed containers; but until then I was quite taken with the idea of slotting together a few of the Scale Model Scenery laser-cut card containers and banging them on top of a few surplus Hornby KFA wagons. The SMS containers are a slightly different design to that I most frequently see on the MOD KFAs, but at £7 for a pair of containers, they seemed the perfect bargain stopgap to get something unusual going ready to run on Loftus Road at our recent Worthing MRC exhibition. It was quite a simple and pleasurable build, so I've put together a few shots of Justin's kits going together - Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Everything is supplied on a sheet of laminated card, and just requires a scalpel to remove and some PVA glue or similar to stick together - all pleasingly low-tech! Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Armed with Taylor Swift's latest album, the main parts were removed from the giant 'sprue' and put together in the right order, everything is a great precision fit. It works well to label each part to make sure you're sticking the right one to each other if you're doing multiple containers in one go! Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr One of the things I liked about the Didcot MOD train formations is how the KFAs (sometimes empty) would be placed often at the head of the train in front of the VGAs, so I wanted to recreate this formation. However, as one would imagine, that's a heavy train to haul so the lightweight KFAs would sometimes leave the tracks during testing on Worthing MRC's Loftus Road, so the containers needed some weight to help keep everything firmly on the rails! Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The source of the weight was, ironically, some Bachmann JGA wagon weights which were removed from wagons as the entire trainload of those was too heavy! These perfectly fitted inside the Scale Model Scenery side-opening containers and provide great easy ballast! After sealing in the weights, adding the 4th side and the outer layers, the containers were sprayed in Humbrol red oxide primer, and gloss varnished. The container locking parts were also included in the kit, and painted silver before fixing with more Microscale Krystal Klear. Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Transfers came from Precision Decals, which include the lovely explosive markings, together with some brilliant extra ones produced by Steve at Railtec. The containers were then varnished with Railmatch Matt Varnish and left to dry. Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Each container was mounted onto the KFA using double sided tape - ideal to allow easy removal should the KFAs return to normal container traffic on my Freightliner trains in due course. Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The KFAs themselves were weathered by a huge application of track grime colours, finished off with the standard metal scrape marks from the containers on top. The troublesome derailing Hornby self-centering couplings were cut right off and replaced with wire hooks and loops, and they are ready to go into service! More weathering awaits the containers when I get a chance, the real things are suitably faded and battered; it depends on time constraints as to whether I'll weather these soon or wait a while and do the full job on the Wild Boar Models versions when I eventually get round to putting the order in for the PFAs, but they certainly look the part for now! Containers by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Overall, a great fun little project and I'd fully recommend the Scale Model Scenery containers, really cheap and well-fitting kits that just fall together! Cheers, James 24 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 They look great James. I have some in my to do pile, you've inspired me to make a start on them. Thank you. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 More impressive work there James cheers neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoey Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Brilliant as always James. The weathering on those KFA’s is just fantastic! I don’t suppose you could give a little insight as to method and colours that were used to achieve the finish you have. I’ve always found the blue that Hornby use on their KFA’s just doesn’t seem dark enough for my eyes, but the way yours look now are spot on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 21/09/2019 at 22:56, James Makin said: I couldn't resist a place in the collection for this cutie! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I've liked the Silverlink livery since it first appeared in the late '90s and with it being at the central theme of Worthing MRC's Loftus Road layout, it was inevitable that anything in the attractive purple and lime green colour scheme would gravitate towards my collection! The starting point was Dapol's recent Class 121 release - Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The basic unit is pretty good, a decent runner with full range of lighting and the livery applied well in most places, so all it needed was a bit of toning down and bringing it to life, a simple project that's only taken a few days to do, which has been a nice change from some of my recent long term projects! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr With the windows being ever so see-through, it was essential to add some passengers, my supply of Chinese 1:75 scale people (99p from eBay) was raided again and about 36 figures added, most of them suffering horrendous amputation to get them to fit in the shallow interior, but easily disguised with a bit of painting! Meanwhile, on the outside, the model was treated to a coat of Railmatch matt varnish, followed by the roof and sides being toned down with a paint-on/wipe-off coat of dark grey. This highlighted all the dirt in the panel gaps, whilst leaving the main smooth surfaces nice and clean, just as per the prototype. Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr With the passengers all painted, it was then time to reassemble the unit... Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr And here we are! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The passengers show up nicely through the windows, it's a pretty well-loaded service with only a few seats left before it becomes standing room only! Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Just one little detail I changed were the windscreen wiper fittings, the originals being cut off, swapped around and re-attached to centre on the inside edges of the windscreen as more commonly seen in photos of 121027, compared with Dapol's factory version that rest towards the outer edges. Silverlink 121027 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I'm really looking forward to running this on Loftus Road at our club show in Worthing next week - more details can be found at www.worthingmrc.co.uk/exhibition - please do come along and say hello! Cheers, James I see that Makin bloke is cheating again by observing the real thing. The other day I was looking at some photos of well modelled coaches with passengers sat inside. What struck me was how high up they seem to be sitting compared with photos of the real thing. I took one look at the first photo on James' post, the passengers are just right,. Well done James your eye for detail is outstanding. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted November 25, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 Between finishing off my next Class 37 batch (pics coming soon!) I couldn't resist squeezing in another quick container project... Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Joining the container train this week is one of C-Rails' 40ft High Cube boxes, in the livery of Taiwanese shipping corporation, Yang Ming. Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The starting point was the bright, light grey container, which was crudely mounted on a foamboard base for the early part of the project, to help minimise fingerprints when paints start to be used! First, the container was given a coat of Railmatch matt varnish, and left to harden for a few days, before being ready to give it a wash of brown... Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Humbrol Matt Leather No.62 was applied liberally to all faces of the box, and wiped off, to leave a slight stain to the overall colour, and dirt/rust shade left in the recesses of the container. The box here is based on an exact image found on Flickr (search 'Yang Ming container' for many pics!) and featured a dirty, rusty patch in the middle, with light scratch & dent and superficial damage but otherwise in generally sound structural condition. Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The rusty effects were built up with a mix of five shades of Humbrol browns - No's 62, 186, 113, 133, 251, applied from light to dark in all cases. The shade 62 was used the most, to represent the part of rust at the outer edges, where rain water & capillary action brings streaks down the sides from the centre point of the rust, which is the darkest part of the rust outbreak. Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The Yang Ming printing was scratched with emery boards to replicate my prototype's damaged lettering, and a tiny 00000 paintbrush was used to highlight tiny dots of surface rust and marks picked up in it's globetrotting career delivering all sorts of goods to everybody! Yang Ming container by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It's now ready to be mounted onto the train...these things are quite addictive and I happened to pick up one of C-Rail's new blue Kien Hung boxes at Warley on Saturday, this one has already now been varnished in readiness for some abuse and is due to land on the workbench soon! Cheers, James 16 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Yet another artistic masterpiece. Fancy doing a model of Southampton Docks............... Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Fantastic work as ever, I’ve just asked SMS if those MOD containers fit KFAs...... I guess most of them came from kineton rather than bicester as that’s where all the things that go “ BANG” are kept. I may get some for the plank, but KFAs may overwhelm it size wise 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted December 1, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2019 On 26/11/2019 at 08:55, rob D2 said: Fantastic work as ever, I’ve just asked SMS if those MOD containers fit KFAs...... I guess most of them came from kineton rather than bicester as that’s where all the things that go “ BANG” are kept. I may get some for the plank, but KFAs may overwhelm it size wise Rob, those Wild Boar Models MOD PFAs could be ideal for a plank layout, cute little things! I'm hoping to get some one day, only barrier is the large postage on the Shapeways(?) 3D printing store, got to order quite a few wagons to make it worth your while I reckon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted December 1, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2019 The Tractors are coming! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Joining the fleet today are two absolute trainspotting bangers from the 1990s - blue 37055 'RAIL Celebrity' and maroon Wisconsin pioneer 37057 'Viking'. I've strong memories of seeing both on multiple occasions at Didcot "back in the day", most often either loitering in the Yard or shuffling about on small MOD workings, so it was only a matter of time before both were brought back to life in model form. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr My modelling 'to-do' list dates back many years, and I'd actually purchased Bachmann's Mainline liveried 37242 a few years back to eventually tackle 37055 - it had the correct livery but would need new split headcode ends, bodyside changes and roof amends, so I was bowled over this year when Bachmann actually announced they'd produce 37055 in the very condition as a 'retailer special'! Now I'm normally loath to pay the crazy high prices for new RTR locos when it's a long-since released model like the Class 37, but here it just seemed to make so much sense, saving hours of fiddling with the redundant 37242. So, the wallet was reluctantly emptied for a shiny blue box, and I set to work! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Bachmann's model is nearly right - it just needed some minor end adjustments and fuel tank modifications, but is otherwise pretty much bang on! I'm portraying the model in its early 1998 condition, grubby but otherwise intact, and shortly before it lost its attractive nameplates. Shawplan roof grilles replaced Bachmann's but I've refrained from fitting anything else to avoid damaging the pleasing Mainline blue finish. Over in the red camp, Bachmann's 2007 model of 37114 is the donor model for 37057 - 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The model here is a pretty good donor, only requiring work on the roof and fuel tanks to pass it off as the mighty Viking. When I say roof work - it's some strange roof work at that! 37057 is notable for having a roof-mounted NRN pod on the No.2 end, I cut this from a discarded Turbostar roof and grafted onto the roofline, as well as making the boiler plating and rivet strapping modifications to best represent how 37057 is different from the donor model. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr After this, the 37114 EW&S lettering and numbers were removed with enamel thinners and replacements from Fox Transfers added, along with matching nameplates. The whole model was varnished with Railmatch Matt Varnish, before weathering started. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Working with a cheeky bit of Freya Ridings, Humbrol Matt 32 was washed down the sides and gunmetal grey dry brushed over the grille areas. Spot rust patches were picked out with my usual recipe for 5-shade rust as per the Yang Ming container above - by 1998-99, 37057 had picked up a number of patches, as well as a few spots of undercoat showing through - and only a few years had passed since it's famous 1996 unveiling. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Spanner in the works time though! I carelessly missed that one set of lower bodyside steps needed filling in, on one side of the body only, until after the weathering stage, so I had to mask off the local area and carefully apply Humbrol body filler and carefully weather in the new surface to match, quite annoying! Eventually, everything came together though, and the locos reassembled, ready for final weathering. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I airbrushed the 37s with a variety of Phoenix Paints' brake dust, track grime, roof dirt, dirty black and finally my custom dark blue mix for the immediate exhaust area, as a finishing touch. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr One of the more fun parts about modelling the two locos was recreating the knocks, scratches and rust marks - 37055 has a noticeable bonk on the nose at the No.2 end for example, while 37057 has a deep scratch on it's left hand nose in the photo above, all good fun to recreate! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Brian's Shawplan Extreme Etchings roof grille shows up well in this view, they are delicate little things! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Undoubtably as a kid, one of the main attractions of 37055 was its RAIL Celebrity nameplates, an instant connection with that loco to the magazine that I was diving into John Menzies for each fortnight to find out the latest railway news, in those heady dial-up days where the only internet access was in the school library or at home, but strictly after 6pm on weekdays or Sundays when no one else was using the phone! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I think '057 is among many people's favourites, it's just one of those 90s celeb locos that appeared in many a photo and just seemed to turn up in a lot of places and on some unusual workings, let alone it's previous incarnation as a dirty stopout in BR large logo blue! I actually dislike the first version of EWS livery with the ampersand and the boring Helvetica lettering, but 37057 is one of the few locos where I was that keen to model it, it didn't really matter! 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37057 sadly got heavily graffitied in early 1999 and I was actually debating modelling it in that condition, but in the end opted for a more conventional finish! The two locos had mixed fortunes; 37055 was soon shorn of its nameplates but continued in service until 2000, finally seeing the axeman's torch in 2008, whilst 37057's celebrity career has gone from strength to strength after retiring from EWS usage, moving to Harry Needle and then Colas, subsequently being outshopped in classic BR Green and still hauling mainline trains in 2019. 37055 and 37057 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr As always, it's been great fun getting these locos into service, and clearing out a bit more of the old 'to-do' list to bring more trainspotting favourites to life - keep an eye out, there's many more still to come! Cheers, James 25 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2019 Very nice 37s wad the roof airbrushes? Very good effect. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Superb work as ever James, a pair of dirty growlers always impress! Jack. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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