RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted February 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2020 Looking forward to seeing what you are up to with your 47s, I still need to eventually source one more class 47 body (for a second RFD example) though I keep thinking about adding 47016 in large logo grey given the photos of it running with Virgin XC... Though for some reason I find it a lot harder to get motivated to work on a batch of 47s than a batch of 37s... Next on my to do list will be converting and respraying a triple grey centre box 37/0 into 37057, for which yours is something of an inspiration, along with a renumbering job to either 671 or 674 in Transrail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 21/12/2019 at 11:49, Crisis Rail said: 185 Weathering is on a different level. Ian Has to be my favorites these two James.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted February 29, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 25/02/2020 at 20:07, rob D2 said: 47016 atlas..... I’d put a pound on it ... Haha that did cross my mind Rob! It’s not part of the batch but was a contender! There are some more RfD bangers and hopefully a couple of leftfield examples too On 25/02/2020 at 20:45, 37403 said: Good one Rob How about 47807/817 in porterbrook purple? 47798/799 A dutch example 47711 in nse Some great shouts there! 807 & 817 I’ve done in Virgin before, using the Heljan & Bachmann models respectively so am steering clear of the purple for those! I really fancied doing a 47798/799 in the earlier RES version of the Royal colours when it was a bit more obscure but now they’ve painted one of the real ones back to it, kind of lost its appeal for now! The revised versions have been done by Locomotion so that took the appeal away too! 47711 in NSE is definitely on the future hit list, the Kernow Ltd Ed 47701 is a good body donor so I’m biding my time until a secondhand or discounted example appears, I can’t bring myself to spend the RRP on an old Bachmann ‘47’ (tight I know!!) On 25/02/2020 at 21:56, The Fatadder said: Looking forward to seeing what you are up to with your 47s, I still need to eventually source one more class 47 body (for a second RFD example) though I keep thinking about adding 47016 in large logo grey given the photos of it running with Virgin XC... Though for some reason I find it a lot harder to get motivated to work on a batch of 47s than a batch of 37s... Next on my to do list will be converting and respraying a triple grey centre box 37/0 into 37057, for which yours is something of an inspiration, along with a renumbering job to either 671 or 674 in Transrail. Nice plan Rich, I reckon you should go for both 671 & 674 there! 674’s a great one, it’s long been on my hitlist for future tackling but it’s got such a strong association with Cornwall and I’m trying to be disciplined and model a few more of the ‘plain Jane’ locos for now rather than picking off the attractive & longlived regional celebrities one by one! Cheers, James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Sweet . 711 was used on the rare little more tanks . I want a 674 as well but of course the 2 trans rail 672s I’ve had are wrong with the bars on grilles. im currently adding air dams and wire loops to Bachmann EWS 66s - they must be a classic loco now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted February 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, James Makin said: Nice plan Rich, I reckon you should go for both 671 & 674 there! 674’s a great one, it’s long been on my hitlist for future tackling but it’s got such a strong association with Cornwall and I’m trying to be disciplined and model a few more of the ‘plain Jane’ locos for now rather than picking off the attractive & longlived regional celebrities one by one! That's the nice thing with modelling Cornwall, pretty much all of the standard locos freight wise were special! Though it has resulted in a Class 37 fleet where all bar 2 so far are named... I think you are right though, modelling either of 671 or 674 is by far the most sensible choice. A few years after my period 674 would have been an easy decision (given Class 60 style buffers & snowploughs) but in 1998 it was bog standard (so no chance to use up any more of my large stockpile of surplus Heljan snowploughs...) I've always had a Tre Pol and Pen on my layouts, so it is the current leader (though I do think eventually I will need to do both!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted March 3, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 As usual, I thought I'd sneak in a quick project between the big work going on rebuilding all the locos! Hapag Lloyd 40ft box by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The Hapag-Lloyd 40ft dry container is from C=Rail, given a quick going-over to take the edge off and tone it down to fit in with the Freightliner rake. Hapag Lloyd 40ft box by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr This bright orange box has pride of place on the very end wagon, and attractive as it was, stood out like a sore thumb! Following on from the same weathering technique as the recent Kien Hung container update at Christmas, the wagon was matt varnished, rubbed with an emery board and given a brown wash to highlight the little nooks and crannies in the ribbed sides. Hapag Lloyd 40ft box by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The box is modelled following a prototype picture, and is in relatively good condition, with minor surface rust around the outlying edges where it's scraped its paint away on other containers and loading gear during its various worldwide tours! This was modelled using a range of browns, applied from light to dark in the key areas, following the prototype photo. Humbrol 62 was followed with 186, then 113, 133 and 251 for the very darkest patches at the centre of the rust outbreaks. Finally, a coat of matt varnish is applied, and it's good to go back on the train! Hapag Lloyd 40ft box by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Overall, a great fun little project - the box was already varnished a while back, so the actual modelling side was all done during Saturday morning, and finished by lunchtime - nice and quick, with no time to get bored during! There's plenty more containers still to be done, and they're a great little time filler! Cheers, James 26 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Stunning work as always James! I have a quick question I’m hoping you can help with, I’ve got a small rake of VGAs that I‘ve converted to EM but now need to weather up. I’ve gone back through the thread and looked at your excellent VGAs but can’t seem to find the colours you’ve used, I don’t suppose you’ve got a list of the colours you use at all? Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance - keep up the good work! Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted March 5, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2020 23 hours ago, Southwich said: Stunning work as always James! I have a quick question I’m hoping you can help with, I’ve got a small rake of VGAs that I‘ve converted to EM but now need to weather up. I’ve gone back through the thread and looked at your excellent VGAs but can’t seem to find the colours you’ve used, I don’t suppose you’ve got a list of the colours you use at all? Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance - keep up the good work! Will Hi Will! Sounds an exciting project! Many VGAs seem in horrendous condition these days so you can have some good fun on those! Generally the weathering colours I’ll use are based on photos of the wagon itself, on the VGAs some are slightly cleaner, so weathering starts with a standard silver base topped with say a Humbrol 62 or 186 or 113, painted on & wiped off, and then a darker shade of brown, before doing a top layer of Humbrol 32 on silvery VGA wagons which are especially filthy! I’d recommend applying matt varnish to your wagon before starting with any weathering layers as it gives the ‘key’ for your colours to stick on the sides better when you do the paint-on/wipe off stages. Some other VGAs are especially dirty and seemingly never cleaned, these are a dark brown tone, I’ll actually paint the whole wagon in Humbrol 62 or 186 as base layer and then apply full decals over the top, before coming back to do weathering with more browns and dark reds over the top of that. Humbrols 70, 186, 113, 133 and 251 are pretty good for those and again with an optional dark grey 32 if you think it needs a shade darker too! All those shades are applied paint-on-wipe off to build up some good layers, the more the better to build up the number of tones to match your prototype. Some VGAs have a more sandy finish, or just patches of it, so Humbrol 119, 121 and the shades 61 and 63 can jazz things up here, drybrushed on or stippled with a cotton bud. Phoenix Precision’s ‘Cement Rendering’ or Rail Grey or Humbrols 1/11/56/106/140 is also good for drybrushing carefully over the ribs to highlight raised detail too. On the wagon ends, I used the same rusting shades as the container post above, Humbrols 62/186/113/133/251, and these are applied over the ‘yellow’ which is normally badly faded on a VGA, so I’d often use Phoenix Arriva Trains Cream instead of yellow or even Rail Grey again as the base coat, depending on how faded the prototype is! Roof shades on my VGAs tend to be mainly just Humbrol 32, the talcum powder then adds colour and a smidge of texture, sometimes I’ll drybrush a bit of brown or green where there’s a mossy or dirty deposit there. Underframe is fun, basically a mottled mix of Humbrols 62, 186, 1, 32, 33, and 34, the bias is in dark grey 32 put on and then mixed in with the other shades, more browns around the wheels and other shades elsewhere, depending on your prototype! It’s always a messy phase this bit, I plop a bit of each colour into a leftover tin foil pie dish and mottle around with a paintbrush, often get loads all over my fingers too, so careful of handling the model at that stage! Sorry it’s a bit of a ramble!! I think my main advice is to match your paint shades to a prototype pic of each wagon, and copy that as much as you can! I’d reckon you can experiment a bit and find the shades that work best for you, avoiding unmixed neat black anywhere as much as possible (think it was Martyn Welch’s Art of Weathering where I learnt that nugget!) but just have fun! Also to caveat the above I only dabble in enamel paints, not got into acrylics or gouache really, just out of lazy habit but I know you can get top results with those as the military modellers do! I got my first Humbrols at maybe 8 years old while wrecking an Airfix Spitfire, kept buying tins now and then and some 26yrs later I’ve got the entire Humbrol and Revell ranges plus most Phoenix, so I can’t really back out now!! Can never have too many colours to choose from, that’s my motto, buy little and often to build up the palette! Hope that helps at least, one other tip I could give is maybe go into your modelshop/paint supplier and have a pic of your wagon on your phone and try and buy as many of the shades you can see in that pic, if you follow the prototype exactly, no one can ever tell you it looks wrong haha! Cheers, James 7 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Nice explanation of your methods James 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Thanks very much James that’s absolutely great! Really appreciate the in depth explanation. Just been looking at photos and there are some serious variations - looking forward to trying out some of the techniques you’ve mentioned above! I’ve fitted new sprung W irons to mine so time to get some paint ordered me thinks. Thanks again, Will Edited March 6, 2020 by Southwich Typo 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hi James, hope things are good? I was hoping to chat at Taunton but didn't get chance. I've just got back from helping dad drop a hire car off and in the yard they had a 20' container for storage. It was quite faded and looked an ideal candidate for modelling. I grabbed a few pics for you. Cheers, Wayne 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted March 14, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2020 Nice one Wayne, thanks very much for the pics! I’ve got a pair of those NYK 20ft boxes and was thinking about what I could do to them, so it couldn’t have come at a better time!! I’ll definitely use the above to model one, will share the results on the thread in due course! Cheers, James 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Any new class "37" weathering updates James?? cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 04/12/2019 at 23:10, James Makin said: Next up is a colourful Welsh favourite, '414! 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr For me, Regional Railways has got to be up there in the ranking of most attractive liveries to grace a Class 37, so it was only a matter of time before one made its way into the fleet! 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Like many others, I bought the original Bachmann Class 37/4 release of 2003, the classic 37429 in Regional Railways - only problem was the body being the wrong shape! So I waited for many more years until buying a later release, the 37422 'Robert F Fairlie', which came out a couple of years back. The challenge here however, Bachmann had covered it in their awful factory brown weathering and it looks nothing like the generally-clean RR livery I remember! 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr So I set to work with the enamel thinners, gradually wiping off the weathering, which lifts pretty easily - just be careful to only expose the printed lettering to a second's worth of thinners at the most, otherwise it'll peel straight off! The difference is pretty stark however - 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Which Regional Railways-liveried loco to choose? It had to be 37414 'Cathays C&W Works 1846-1993' - I saw it just once at Didcot but it was the loco that seemed to feature in RAIL Magazine a lot at the time, so kind of a celebrity in my own mind, and what a looker it was! Fox Transfers number decals and etched plates were added, before coating with Railmatch matt varnish, before my own layers of more subtle weathering would begin... 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr A small range of browns and dark greys were applied neat to the bodysides, before being wiped off with a thinners-soaked cotton bud to just leave dirt in the recesses and lower bodyside that would typically avoid the washing plant brushes, while the rest of the body is generally clean, with the odd rust mark as per the real 37414. 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Finally, the lower bodysides and roof was coated in dirt shades, including the bonnet which has the classic dirt accumulation on the top! 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr As with many Class 37s, the real 37414 has unfortunately fallen by the wayside - it was withdrawn all the way back in 2000 and after flirting with potential preservation efforts, it was finally scrapped in 2009. At least this way it will live on for the future on my new Didcot layout! 37414 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr All in all, a great fun project and so satisfying to salvage Bachmann's ruined 37422 and strip back the 'distressed' finish to find a gem underneath!! Cheers, James Wow this impressive James!!! and one of my favorites tooo... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Great job, I just bought 422 for my South wales layout, now thinking of moving it over to 414 also. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The TEAs looking really good. Have used the wipe off method for weathering a few times my self, have found it most effective also. This post caught my eye as I have some TTAs that need weathering. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 29/12/2019 at 22:40, James Makin said: Last, but hopefully not least in the Class 37 run is a pair of 'Heavyweights'! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 and 37890 join the fleet in Transrail and Mainline liveries respectively, not especially glamorous but no-nonsense workhorses captured in their final glory days before being usurped by more modern traction. The starting point in both cases was the Bachmann 'Conidae' release in Petroleum... 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Most notably for me, these were among the first Bachmann 37s I bought new that were breaking the magic £100 barrier - chunky money, but cheap in comparison now! The branding was stripped off, and satisfyingly the newer Bachmann printing literally peels away with a splash of enamel thinners, a real treat to watch! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Next, the locos were modified and detail changes made where needed - 37890 needed new ends, new roof and roof horns installed, while 37799 was a simple renumber... 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Both locos were painted up and then gloss varnished, ready for transfer application. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Classic Alphabeat is very much the recommended go-to soundtrack for Heavyweight 37s. After transfer application, the bodies were given a coat of Railmatch matt varnish and left to harden for a month before weathering began. This included my usual trick of paint-on/wipe-off coatings of various light browns and darker greys, matching to prototype photos of the late 1990s. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr After this, the fun could be had then in starting to pick out the tiny rust patches and bolt-hole marks from previous depot plaques for example. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Finally, the models were reassembled and subjected to an airbrush weathering, Phoenix Paint's track dirt, brake dust, roof dirt, dirty black and lastly a coating of my dark navy blue for the roof exhaust weathering. 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed has long been a favourite - it starred in a number of RAIL Magazine pictures in the late 90s and so then finally seeing the loco sealed the deal, and it's place in the collection at long last! 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr There's something that just looks very 'right' about the splitbox refurbished ends, really appealing, to me at least! 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr And along comes 37890! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37890 The Railway Observer was among several other Heavyweights that are among my 'to-model' listing, looking a little worse for wear than 37799, with a number of bodyside rust patches and about to lose its RCTS plaques that accompanied the Railway Observer nameplate. 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I bought the nameplates from Fox Transfers, but they don't supply the RCTS plaques with it, so I ended up making them from the spare plaques that came unwanted with previous loco 47348 (St. Christopher's Railway Home) and repainting a few letters to replicate 37890's plaques...the golden rule being never to throw something away! 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I love modelling the weathering marks left behind after the depot plaques are removed..! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr As always, it's great to bring back some past loves that are now gone...37890 eeked out a good career as part of EWS' Sandite fleet into the 2000s, before finally meeting it's maker in 2010. 37799, meanwhile, lead an even more interesting life after EWS usage, being shipped out to Spain as part of the GIF contract and gaining a bright blue livery for it's holiday in the sun. However like all good holidays, they soon come to an end...sadly 37799 was never to return to the UK and was scrapped in Spain in 2011. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It's been huge fun modelling all these Class 37s, and there are plenty more on the workbench right now to follow later in 2020 - watch this space! Cheers, James These are just perfect James!!! 2 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHenry Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 29/12/2019 at 22:40, James Makin said: Last, but hopefully not least in the Class 37 run is a pair of 'Heavyweights'! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 and 37890 join the fleet in Transrail and Mainline liveries respectively, not especially glamorous but no-nonsense workhorses captured in their final glory days before being usurped by more modern traction. The starting point in both cases was the Bachmann 'Conidae' release in Petroleum... 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Most notably for me, these were among the first Bachmann 37s I bought new that were breaking the magic £100 barrier - chunky money, but cheap in comparison now! The branding was stripped off, and satisfyingly the newer Bachmann printing literally peels away with a splash of enamel thinners, a real treat to watch! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Next, the locos were modified and detail changes made where needed - 37890 needed new ends, new roof and roof horns installed, while 37799 was a simple renumber... 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Both locos were painted up and then gloss varnished, ready for transfer application. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Classic Alphabeat is very much the recommended go-to soundtrack for Heavyweight 37s. After transfer application, the bodies were given a coat of Railmatch matt varnish and left to harden for a month before weathering began. This included my usual trick of paint-on/wipe-off coatings of various light browns and darker greys, matching to prototype photos of the late 1990s. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr After this, the fun could be had then in starting to pick out the tiny rust patches and bolt-hole marks from previous depot plaques for example. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Finally, the models were reassembled and subjected to an airbrush weathering, Phoenix Paint's track dirt, brake dust, roof dirt, dirty black and lastly a coating of my dark navy blue for the roof exhaust weathering. 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed has long been a favourite - it starred in a number of RAIL Magazine pictures in the late 90s and so then finally seeing the loco sealed the deal, and it's place in the collection at long last! 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr There's something that just looks very 'right' about the splitbox refurbished ends, really appealing, to me at least! 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37799 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr And along comes 37890! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 37890 The Railway Observer was among several other Heavyweights that are among my 'to-model' listing, looking a little worse for wear than 37799, with a number of bodyside rust patches and about to lose its RCTS plaques that accompanied the Railway Observer nameplate. 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I bought the nameplates from Fox Transfers, but they don't supply the RCTS plaques with it, so I ended up making them from the spare plaques that came unwanted with previous loco 47348 (St. Christopher's Railway Home) and repainting a few letters to replicate 37890's plaques...the golden rule being never to throw something away! 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I love modelling the weathering marks left behind after the depot plaques are removed..! 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr As always, it's great to bring back some past loves that are now gone...37890 eeked out a good career as part of EWS' Sandite fleet into the 2000s, before finally meeting it's maker in 2010. 37799, meanwhile, lead an even more interesting life after EWS usage, being shipped out to Spain as part of the GIF contract and gaining a bright blue livery for it's holiday in the sun. However like all good holidays, they soon come to an end...sadly 37799 was never to return to the UK and was scrapped in Spain in 2011. 37799 and 37890 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It's been huge fun modelling all these Class 37s, and there are plenty more on the workbench right now to follow later in 2020 - watch this space! Cheers, James Thanks James for showing us how you achieve such beautiful weathered models and project, these 37s are just my. favourite you’ve ever done- been following for awhile but only recently created an account on here.. Cant wait to see your next projects. All the best, Ben 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted April 5, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hello everybody! Hope the lockdown isn't going too bad for everyone...unlike some of my friends, family and colleagues, the thought of having to stay inside isn't such a daunting thought when you're a railway modeller! I've finally found the time to put a proper Contents page listing for this thread, to make navigating the present 47 pages a little easier! I'm working through my present set of loco projects and am sure you'll be making good use of the extra home time, and if you do get bored, feel free to peruse some of the shocking contents of the thread! The list is at the start of the thread on Post #1, but to save a scroll, here's some of what you may have missed...shout out to anyone who's been here from the start!! CONTENTS Page 1 – Sep 2011 - Southern ‘Electrostar’ EMU 377207 Page 1 – Sep 2011 - BP Grey TEA wagon 87469 Page 2 – Sep 2011 - Railfreight red OCA wagon 112325 Page 2 – Oct 2011 - BP Green TEA wagon 87887 Page 2 – Jan 2012 - BP Grey TEA wagon 87669 Page 3 – May 2012 - Connex South Central 4-VEP EMU 3486 Page 3 – Nov 2012 - Ford Focus RS Mk2 Page 3 – Dec 2012 - Resin Electrostar Cabs Page 4 – Dec 2012 - First Capital Connect 377 ‘Electrostar’ EMU build update 1 Page 4 – Jan 2013 – Wells Green TMD pictures Page 4 – Jan 2013 – MTA ‘Doorand’ wagon 395008 Page 4 – Mar 2013 - First Capital Connect 377 ‘Electrostar’ EMU build update 2 & 3 Page 4 – Mar 2013 – Easter egg creations Page 5 – Jun 2013 – Wells Green TMD photo update Page 5 – Jun 2013 – Class 377 Electrostar Pantographs Page 5 – Oct 2013 – First Capital Connect ‘Electrostar’ 377504 completion Page 6 – Dec 2013 – BR Green 47004 D1524 ‘Old Oak Common T&RSD’ Page 6 – Jan 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 1: Couplings and corridor connections Page 6 – Jan 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 2: Coach interior painting Page 7 – Feb 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 3: Passengers Page 7 – Mar 2014 – FGW HST Project – Step 4: Shawplan Lazerglaze Page 7 – Mar 2014 – BP & Shell TEA wagons 87984 & 87791 Page 8 – Apr 2014 – EWS HTA coal wagons with graffiti Page 8 – Apr 2014 - EWS OCA 11242 & mesh-side OBA 110173 Page 8 – Apr 2014 – Dutch OBA 110076 & Maroon OBA 110035 Page 9 – May 2014 – Maroon & black/grey OBAs 110301 & 110073 Page 9 – May 2014 – Ex-Yeoman & ARC ZKA ‘Limpet’s 390256 & 390270 (made 2005) Page 10 – May 2014 – EWS OBA 110237 & ex-Satlink OBA 110058 Page 10 – Jun 2014 – Maroon OBAs 110106 & 110266 Page 10 – Jul 2014 – BP Green TEAs 80561, 87260 & 87781 Page 10 – Aug 2014 – EWS 66113 (graffiti) Page 11 – Nov 2014 – EWS 47785 Fiona Castle Page 11 - Nov 2014 – Fragonset 47712 Artemis Page 11 – Dec 2014 – FTG SPA wagon weathering – grey 461457 Page 12 – Jan 2015 – Scratchbuilt BP Petrol Station from Loftus Road Page 12 – Jan 2015 – Great Western Trains 47846 Thor & Porterbook 57601 Page 13 – Jan 2015 – First Great Western ‘fag packet’ HST Power Cars 43134/43149 Page 13 – Feb 2015 – Dutch OBA 110199 & ex-Satlink OBA 110180 Page 14 – Mar 2015 – patch-painted OBAs 110050 & 110370 Page 15 – Mar 2015 – Ford Transfesa ‘Blue Train’ Page 15 – Apr 2015 – Lovat Spring VKA 210527 Page 15 – May 2015 – VGA 210593 & VKA 210551 Page 16 – May 2015 – Mainline Blue OCA 112001 & Loadhaul ZCA 460165 Page 16 – Jun 2015 – Brown VGAs 210558 & 210595 Page 16 – Jun 2015 – EWS MTA wagons 395040 & 395065 Page 17 – Jul 2015 – Silver VGA wagon 210618 Page 17 – Aug 2015 – FGW HST & Coaches corridor connections & jumper cables Page 17 – Aug 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish later body style Page 18 – Aug 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish with graffiti Page 20 – Sep 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle with graffiti Page 20 – Oct 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle Page 21 – Oct 2015 – Brown VGA wagons 210500 & 210530 with graffiti Page 21 – Nov 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish early-build bodystyle Page 21 – Dec 2015 – EWS MHA Coalfish ballast load remains Page 22 – Dec 2015 – HAA Hopper prototypes/Didcot Parkway electrification Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Virgin XC Class 47s – 47702, 47817, 47841 & 47849 Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Flashback to FM Rail Blue Pullman 47712 (from Feb 2006) Page 23 – Mar 2016 – Res 47722 The Queen Mother Page 24 – Mar 2016 – OCA 112230 and aluminium-side OBA 110118 Page 24 – Apr 2016 – SPA wagons Dutch 460078 & EWS 460582 Page 26 – May 2016 – Faded BR Large Logo Blue 47467 (1999 condition) Page 27 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 1 Page 27 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 2 Page 28 – Jun 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 3 & Wimbledon Page 28 – Jun 2016 – Railfreight red OCA 112325 (re-photo of 2011 wagon) Page 29 – Dec 2016 – HAA wagons – Batch 4 & Christmas cake Page 29 – Feb 2017 – HAA wagons – Batch 5 & Ford Focus RS Mk3 Page 30 – Feb 2017 – HAA set on Loftus Road & Sophie Ellis-Bextor Page 30 – May 2017 – EWS 67017 Arrow Page 30 – May 2017 – EWS 66241 – Bachmann loco rebuild Page 30 – Jul 2017 – Container weathering – ASDA & DHL 45ft boxes Page 31 – Aug 2017 – MKA Limpet wagons 390187, 390202 & 390209 Page 31 – Sep 2017 – RfD 47348 St Christopher’s Railway Home Page 31 – Sep 2017 – Res 47736 Cambridge Traction & Rolling Stock Depot Page 32 – Sep 2017 – Mainline Grey 58017 Eastleigh Depot Page 32 – Sep 2017 – Bachmann South West Trains Class 450 graffiti Page 33 – Nov 2017 – Dapol Maersk 20ft container box weathering Page 33 – Dec 2017 – Hornby Virgin Mk2E coach upgrades Page 33 – Jan 2018 – Weathered containers MSC/GeSeaco/K-Line/Hamburg Sud Page 34 – Apr 2018 – C:Rail Genstar 20ft container box weathering Page 35 – Jul 2018 – Hornby Class 90 Remotor – Virgin 90002 & 90009 Page 36 – Jul 2018 – C:Rail OOCL 40ft Hi-cube box weathering Page 36 – Aug 2018 – London Ambulance detailing & Didcot Parkway visit Page 36 – Sep 2018 – Railfreight Petroleum 37350 (D6700) Page 36 – Oct 2018 – RfD 47241 Halewood Silver Jubilee 1988 Page 37 – Jan 2019 – PCA cement wagon with graffiti Page 37 – Feb 2019 – Brown VGA 210531 Page 38 – Apr 2019 – VGA wagons 210501 & 210575 Page 39 – Jul 2019 – GWR Class 387 ‘Electrostar’ commission Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60036 GEFCO Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60037 Aberddawan Aberthaw Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60052 Glofa Twr/Tower Colliery Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 60 No. 60053 Nordic Terminal Page 39 – Jul 2019 – EWS Grey Class 60 No. 60090 Quinag Page 39 – Jul 2019 – Class 37s RF Metals 37518 & RF Construction 37680 Page 40 – Jul 2019 – British Steel Blue Class 60 No.60006 Scunthorpe Ironmaster Page 40 – Jul 2019 – RfD Tinsley Blue – Class 47 No. 47145 Merddin Emrys Page 40 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 67s No. 67002 Special Delivery & 67008 Page 40 – Jul 2019 – Intercity Class 47 No. 47840 North Star Page 40 – Jul 2019 – Transrail Class 37s No. 37409 Loch Awe & 37410 Aluminium 100 Page 41 – Jul 2019 – EWS GWR Green Class 60 No. 60081 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Page 41 – Jul 2019 – EWS Class 66 No. 66057 & 66112 Page 41 – Jul 2019 – GBRf Medite Class 66 No. 66709 Joseph Arnold Davies Page 41 – Jul 2019 – Freightliner Class 57 No. 57006 Freightliner Reliance Page 41 – Jul 2019 – Scratchbuilt Ford Focus Mk2 model (from 2007) Page 42 – Aug 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 60 No. 60079 Foinaven Page 42 – Aug 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 60 No. 60088 Buachaille Etive Mor Page 42 – Sep 2019 – Dapol Silverlink Class 121 Page 42 – Oct 2019 – MOD Containers & KFA flats Page 43 – Nov 2019 – C:Rail Yang Ming 40ft Hi-cube box Page 43 – Dec 2019 – EW&S Class 37 No. 37057 Viking Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Mainline Blue Class 37 No. 37055 RAIL Magazine Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Regional Railways Class 37 No. 37414 Cathays C&W Works Page 43 – Dec 2019 – Transrail Class 37 No. 37073 Fort William/An Gearasdan Page 43 – Dec 2019 – ML Grey 37194 British International Freight Association Page 44 – Dec 2019 – EWS Class 37 No. 37401 Mary Queen of Scots Page 44 – Dec 2019 – EWS Class 37 No. 37411 Ty Hafen Page 44 – Dec 2019 – Didcot Parkway memories 1999-2000 Page 44 – Dec 2019 – Dutch Class 37 No. 37185 Lea & Perrins Page 44 – Dec 2019 - Transrail Dutch Class 37 No. 37170 Page 45 – Dec 2019 – C:Rail Kien Hung 40ft drybox container Page 45 – Dec 2019 – Transrail Class 37 No. 37799 Sir Dyfed/County of Dyfed Page 45 – Dec 2019 – Mainline Grey Class 37 No. 37890 The Railway Observer Page 46 – Mar 2020 – C:Rail Hapag Lloyd 40ft drybox container Cheers, James 12 1 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Not quite here from the start, about page 27 probably! I keep meaning to look back at the whole thread - the current situation should be the perfect opportunity. Now, must stick to modelling 1989... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2020 Very helpful index James, but where are the links :p 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Yer your right here James Us modellers have plenty projects on... Layout and weathering jobs... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks for that index James, that took a bit of doing! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted April 8, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 05/04/2020 at 23:26, Railfreight1998 said: Not quite here from the start, about page 27 probably! I keep meaning to look back at the whole thread - the current situation should be the perfect opportunity. Now, must stick to modelling 1989... Thanks! Ironically I keep getting distracted by watching my collection of railway DVDs from the late 80s-early 90s sectorisation era with all the gorgeous BR liveries in full flow...in my late 90s era all I can get away with is the tatty, mouldy crumbs of leftovers on their last legs ready for scrapping! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted April 8, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2020 If it's of interest, a quick plug, I've put together some of my Class 37 ramblings and a selection of new photos in this month's Railways Illustrated magazine... Simon Bendall's taken over the D&E modelling section and is expanding, taking over where Rail Express Modeller left off...hopefully with even more to come! There's online ordering available if you can't get it in your usual supermarket/newsagents etc! https://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/View/issue/RI1805/railways-illustrated-may-2020 7 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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