saxokid Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, James Makin said: 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! Yer im the same if not listening to Techno music and weathering locos!! I end up just watched classic traction vids on youtube James Edited April 8, 2020 by saxokid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempfix Rich Papper Posted April 16, 2020 Tempfix Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks for the index James, particularly thanks from my credit card now that I don't get over-inspired by scrolling through great ideas I wasn't looking for! Looking forward to more as always. Rich 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks for the index James, I found P26 what I needed....47467....I’m going to make one. Not as manky as yours though as mine will be from about 95 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 37901 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 08/04/2020 at 23:08, James Makin said: 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! That's because your DVDs are telling you to start modelling a proper period James! I think it utterly dreadful that you decided to model a time of so called "mouldy crumbs on their last legs"! Joking of course Keep up the good work and stay safe! Cheers, Wayne 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Looking forward to more 37 workbench jobs James... thanks neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1023 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Just recently got my copy of RI through the post and read your article James - really good piece. Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 28/04/2020 at 16:47, steve1023 said: Just recently got my copy of RI through the post and read your article James - really good piece. Thanks. Sounds interesting Steve,wil have to grad copy check out James work.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted May 22, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi all! I've been spending a lot of time working on my latest batch of 19 diesel locomotives (that can't be normal?!) and so with that long Bank Holiday weekend the other week decided to take a brief break and embark on a cheeky wagon project to add some extra spice to the workbench! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I have always liked the OTA timber wagons and though most typically found somewhere beautiful and green in the depths of Scotland, they have turned up in Didcot Yard from time to time, so I've gradually collected a rake of the Hornby models over recent years, awaiting a sunny Bank Holiday weekend to start tackling them! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr First off is a matching pair of OTAs with maroon ends and the turquoise sides, looking nice but just a little too plasticky! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Armed with some Jamelia (whooo!) a start was made on adding a layer of dirt and grime, Humbrols 113 and 32 being applied and wiped off from all surfaces, leaving dirt in the recesses and toning down the bright turquoise! The chassis was painted using a mixture of Humbrols 1, 32, 33, 62 and 186, basically a dark grey colour with variations towards black or brake dust on certain areas of the underframe using prototype pics as a guide. Wheelsets were weathered with Colin Craig brake discs added too. OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Some fun was had painting the wooden wagon decks, a range of varied browns, earthy colours and greys, with drybrushed tones of further greys over the top, before being treated to a wash of darker grey to highlight the plank gaps. The inner metal wagon ends are stippled with a range of weathering shades to simulate the damage from lots of logs! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It would've been great fun to model the wagons loaded with lots of mini logs, however the ones I've spotted at Didcot have only been empty, so empty it was to be! Though this gave the opportunity to model some of the load strapping, made from blue-painted masking tape chopped down to as narrow as I could get it, glued in place with PVA. Finally, the wagons were given a thorough coating in matt varnish, the end wagon finished off with a Springside tail lamp, and they are good to go now, though they'd probably look much more at home on a West Highland line layout behind a classic Class 37/4! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Cheers, James 18 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted May 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2020 James Superb weathering as usual.... I do like the strapping, a nice finishing touch. Jim 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Great work James, I'd agree with the above, the strapping adds a nice bit of detail. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 James - love your work as always. I definitely need to tone down my extensive fleet of wagons and I think your weathering on the OTAs just shows how good the model is when the "slightly plasticky" tones are toned down. A quick question if I may. I have bought some recent release Bach locos for identity changing and noted your technique for removing sub-sector logos above. I want to remove factory printed nameplates and numbers from my purchases to change identity - does the enamel thinners work on nameplates and numbers too (I would assume so but wanted to check) and also is there any particular brand of thinners you use or will any have same effect? Just wanted to check before I make a dog's dinner of things... Matt 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37403 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 12 hours ago, James Makin said: Hi all! I've been spending a lot of time working on my latest batch of 19 diesel locomotives (that can't be normal?!) and so with that long Bank Holiday weekend the other week decided to take a brief break and embark on a cheeky wagon project to add some extra spice to the workbench! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I have always liked the OTA timber wagons and though most typically found somewhere beautiful and green in the depths of Scotland, they have turned up in Didcot Yard from time to time, so I've gradually collected a rake of the Hornby models over recent years, awaiting a sunny Bank Holiday weekend to start tackling them! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr First off is a matching pair of OTAs with maroon ends and the turquoise sides, looking nice but just a little too plasticky! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Armed with some Jamelia (whooo!) a start was made on adding a layer of dirt and grime, Humbrols 113 and 32 being applied and wiped off from all surfaces, leaving dirt in the recesses and toning down the bright turquoise! The chassis was painted using a mixture of Humbrols 1, 32, 33, 62 and 186, basically a dark grey colour with variations towards black or brake dust on certain areas of the underframe using prototype pics as a guide. Wheelsets were weathered with Colin Craig brake discs added too. OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Some fun was had painting the wooden wagon decks, a range of varied browns, earthy colours and greys, with drybrushed tones of further greys over the top, before being treated to a wash of darker grey to highlight the plank gaps. The inner metal wagon ends are stippled with a range of weathering shades to simulate the damage from lots of logs! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It would've been great fun to model the wagons loaded with lots of mini logs, however the ones I've spotted at Didcot have only been empty, so empty it was to be! Though this gave the opportunity to model some of the load strapping, made from blue-painted masking tape chopped down to as narrow as I could get it, glued in place with PVA. Finally, the wagons were given a thorough coating in matt varnish, the end wagon finished off with a Springside tail lamp, and they are good to go now, though they'd probably look much more at home on a West Highland line layout behind a classic Class 37/4! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Cheers, James Yeah yeah, the wagons are great..but when are we going to see the locos 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Super work as always ! I’m looking forward To your nnnnnnnnnineteen locos. I’ll wager I’m familiar with 18 of them .. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Those OTA's look fantastic. I think I am going to have to tread through some of your wagon weathering again. I've got plenty of stuff slowly coming off the 7mm workbench! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted May 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Matt said: James - love your work as always. I definitely need to tone down my extensive fleet of wagons and I think your weathering on the OTAs just shows how good the model is when the "slightly plasticky" tones are toned down. A quick question if I may. I have bought some recent release Bach locos for identity changing and noted your technique for removing sub-sector logos above. I want to remove factory printed nameplates and numbers from my purchases to change identity - does the enamel thinners work on nameplates and numbers too (I would assume so but wanted to check) and also is there any particular brand of thinners you use or will any have same effect? Just wanted to check before I make a dog's dinner of things... Matt Thanks Matt! I’ve always used Humbrol thinners for everything but mainly just as it’s easy to get hold of from Hobbycraft and model shops! The thinner should tackle any printing that’s not the Bachmann base colours, so most numbers, nameplates and any stripes or logos will come off pretty easily, the newer the release the quicker they come off!! The silver of nameplates takes longer than the black background interestingly! The most stubborn locos I’ve encountered so far are some of the earlier triple grey Bachmann 37s, but then you get newer locos and the printing just bubbles up and comes away with barely any scrubbing work needed! Then the key part of renumbering I’ve found is no matter how glossy a surface you’re left with after scrubbing the old numbers off, always worth coating with gloss varnish just to be sure, nothing more soul destroying than later getting the dreaded silvering of the decal carrier film between your number digits after the final matt varnish layer! Cheers, James 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks James for your tips - I have in the past ventured into full resprays (Lima times) but since recent hi-fi models have never plucked up the courage to have a go. One of the things that does concern me about varnishes is that I have had several examples of wagons and locos I sprayed with varnish that have gone yellow over the years - no idea why and obviously don't want to happen again... as such I was actually planning to use rub-on transfers to avoid the carrier film issue but if the finish post number/nameplate removal is glossy I may have no choice but to crack open some varnish and overcome my fears... Anyway I have to have a go now as I've bought 2 identical locos that never ran anywhere near my area of the country that need identity changes! M 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Departmental203 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 22:55, James Makin said: Hi all! I've been spending a lot of time working on my latest batch of 19 diesel locomotives (that can't be normal?!) and so with that long Bank Holiday weekend the other week decided to take a brief break and embark on a cheeky wagon project to add some extra spice to the workbench! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr I have always liked the OTA timber wagons and though most typically found somewhere beautiful and green in the depths of Scotland, they have turned up in Didcot Yard from time to time, so I've gradually collected a rake of the Hornby models over recent years, awaiting a sunny Bank Holiday weekend to start tackling them! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr First off is a matching pair of OTAs with maroon ends and the turquoise sides, looking nice but just a little too plasticky! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Armed with some Jamelia (whooo!) a start was made on adding a layer of dirt and grime, Humbrols 113 and 32 being applied and wiped off from all surfaces, leaving dirt in the recesses and toning down the bright turquoise! The chassis was painted using a mixture of Humbrols 1, 32, 33, 62 and 186, basically a dark grey colour with variations towards black or brake dust on certain areas of the underframe using prototype pics as a guide. Wheelsets were weathered with Colin Craig brake discs added too. OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Some fun was had painting the wooden wagon decks, a range of varied browns, earthy colours and greys, with drybrushed tones of further greys over the top, before being treated to a wash of darker grey to highlight the plank gaps. The inner metal wagon ends are stippled with a range of weathering shades to simulate the damage from lots of logs! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It would've been great fun to model the wagons loaded with lots of mini logs, however the ones I've spotted at Didcot have only been empty, so empty it was to be! Though this gave the opportunity to model some of the load strapping, made from blue-painted masking tape chopped down to as narrow as I could get it, glued in place with PVA. Finally, the wagons were given a thorough coating in matt varnish, the end wagon finished off with a Springside tail lamp, and they are good to go now, though they'd probably look much more at home on a West Highland line layout behind a classic Class 37/4! OTA wagons by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Cheers, James Wow, James, your weatheing job is absolutely stunning, I really like the filthy planking you have repesented...and the rust on the ends. Reminds me, I've got a Cambrian OBA to attend to! Jules 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Lovely work again James,been waiting for this update my frend cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRC_Jacob Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 26/01/2015 at 23:47, James Makin said: Sixteen years dreaming and two years in the making...here's my latest and most favourite project to date..! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr As regular readers may know, I've got a bit of a fetish for First Great Western HSTs and have spent the last couple of years modelling a set in the much-missed 1999 "Fag Packet" livery. Based on the original green & ivory 'Merlin' livery of Great Western Trains, the takeover by First Group led to gold, white and green pinstripes being applied to the sides of almost every vehicle in the FGW fleet. I'd managed to acquire an entire Lima HST set in FGW colours, but the problem was always going to be the power cars - a great livery, covering an ageing model that neither looked or ran particularly well. The new Hornby HST power cars were the natural answer...but how to get the jazzy FGW livery? FGW coaching stock stripe vinyl stickers are available from a supplier whose name rhymes with 'Derision' but I was told it was categorically not possible to do a set for the power cars as the stripes wouldn't bend round the cab. So I decided to have a bash at making my own! I set about drawing up my own artwork on CorelDraw, gold striping, with green and white stripes of the exacting thickness required to create the jazzy effect, along with a full range of First logos, gold tops panels and green numbers. However, I couldn't find a way to print the metallic gold transfers - so I approached the very helpful Steve at Railtec Transfers http://www.railtec-models.com/- and the rest is history! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Starting with Hornby's Virgin HST set, I looked to model two of my favourite power cars from my spotting days - 43134 County of Somerset and 43149 BBC Wales Today. Bizarre choice of names you might think, but to a young self standing on my usual Sunday platform 5 haunt at Didcot Parkway, the thought of hopping on one train and ending up in either Wales or Somerset seemed pretty exotic - how sad!! As per usual, things aren't always that easy, and both of my Hornby Virgin HST donors had a different type of cooler vents to 43134 and 43149. They are the same type as on the Intercity Swallow release show above. I really like Intercity, so I wasn't going to ruin one of those for a FGW repaint! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The superb 'Artpop' album accompanied my attempts to scratchbuild a replica of the louvres in the roof of the power cars... FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The models were then stripped and painted into the base colours of Great Western Trains green, with yellow and ivory end detailing. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Steve at Railtec very kindly took my PDF drawings of the livery and turned them into metallic waterslide transfers which are now on sale to the general public. This in itself is incredible - as a youngster once looking to recreate this model once the Lima HST had sold out, the thought of the livery every being 'modellable' was ridiculously beyond comprehension! And to further plug Steve, they're really good transfers! All you need to do is apply them over glossy dark green and they're sufficiently dense to achieve a full white stripey effect, with a superb metallic gold finish as well. I have also worked with Steve to design decal images for the Class 47 and Mk2 and Mk3 coaching stock sets as well - have a look on the Railtec website. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Underneath the transfers, the body itself has a lot of fine detailing, that you wouldn't normally notice at first glance. This includes the Batman-type black window surrounds, and it's worth paying attention to the variations in the ivory paint around the front light clusters. 43149 (left) exhibits the 'less yellow' variation with white-framed headlights, while 43134 has a larger area of yellow and chrome-framed lights. 43149 still has a roof-mounted aerial. The next stages were to gradually apply the transfers over the green body, following prototype photographs. Railtec does TOPS panels in gold print now, all found on the FGW HST pack. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Determined to prove that it was possible to bend stripes around a curved cab, I made a series of cuts to the decal to get the required bend - firstly the lower white striping was removed from the upper gold band, and gradually teased round the curve, with the lower stripe then applied at a more horizontal angle. This leaves slight gaps between the gold band and the lower striping, which can be filled with white paint. Job done! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Those 'exotic' names...! Like most of the First Great Western fleet of the early millennium, they still had the early-'90s former Intercity stainless steel plates with a dated selection of both location-based and commercial names, which I particularly love. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Weathering was fairly restrained for the pair of power cars, being limited to a light spray of frame dirt and the usual build up of roof weathering. I've added a tinge of blue into the exhaust weathering for a subtle look, though not so clear in the photographs! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The scratchbuilt vents look almost as good as Hornby's ones once painted up... lots of empty space for sound to creep through once my pair of Legomanbiffo Paxman sound decoders arrive...hellfire!! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr Cab blinds were made from little pieces of black card, with curved corners and silver painted edging. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The classic full frontal HST look! Here's the full set! 43149 is the lead motorised power car, followed by a full 8-coach rake with the larger buffet. All of the Mk3s have had interior detailing as per the rest of this thread, but lots of work remains to be done on the exterior. This includes a complete renumber, varnish and lettering up with the correct A-H using my new Railtec transfers. The bogies will be detailed, along with some rubberised/elastic pipework running between carriages, temporarily attached using magnets. FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr The coaches have all been Shawplan 'lazerglazed' and now looking the part! FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr FGW HST by James Makin by jamesmakin2002, on Flickr And ready to go! The HST will be appearing on Worthing MRC's Loftus Road at Stafford this weekend, it might have even have sound if my decoders arrive on time! Unlike my other items, this is an ongoing piece and will gradually be more detailed over time, possibly with carriage lighting too. Readers might have noticed the massive nostalgia trip with my recent modelling, this is all part of a wider project - this HST is the mainstay of the layout and the absolute daddy of all the things I've ever wanted to create! This definitely won't be the last 'Fag Packet' HST on the 'to-do' list, and really ought to be accompanied by some 'Thames Turbos' and a few HAA coal rakes next! This project is superb! It's been one I've wanted to look into for some while and after seeing this I have got the ball rolling with buy the donor stock to get repainted. I've got quite alot of HST powercars but nothing really pre-FGW blue! Once again amazing job on these. Jacob 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted June 5, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 01/06/2020 at 16:45, MRC_Jacob said: This project is superb! It's been one I've wanted to look into for some while and after seeing this I have got the ball rolling with buy the donor stock to get repainted. I've got quite alot of HST powercars but nothing really pre-FGW blue! Once again amazing job on these. Jacob Thanks Jacob! Always be good to see more ‘Fag Packet’-liveried stuff in model form! It seems a long while ago now but the FGW project was such a fun one to do! I was convinced it could be done with transfers and Steve at Railtec was kind enough to take my designs and bring them to life in delicious gold print!! They’re still on sale even now, I’ve recently got a load more for future jobs as for balance my Didcot layout needs a good volume of ‘Fag Packet’ stock to counterweight all the tatty freight stock already completed! Cheers, James 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 More "top" work I see James... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post James Makin Posted June 14, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2020 Bet you were waiting for some EWS locos..! 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Freightliner services connecting Felixstowe, Southampton and Crewe were a big part of the traffic at Didcot so my recreation needs a good fleet of ageing traction to power the trains! Joining the fleet this weekend are triple-grey heroes 47157 Johnson Stevens Agencies and 47270 Cory Brothers 1842-1992. 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Based on the Bachmann model, 47157 is a dummy loco created from spares to run double header with 47270 to replicate some of the great lashups on the heavy trains before the 57s and 66s got into their stride. The starting point is the Trainload Distribution-liveried model released by Bachmann just a couple of years back, and until recently could be found in a few bargain sales, and in just the right colours, perfect easy-renumbering fodder! 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The branding peels right off with just a dash of Humbrol thinners, leaving a superb triple grey base underneath. Both of my chosen locos had already received Crewe-cut cabs with the lower fairing removed and sealed up, for the comfort of drivers at least! The lower fairing was sanded off each bodyshell and one chassis swapped out for a life-extended version, and the other being tackled the old-fashioned way - grinding off the bufferbeam chassis fairing and adding some spare Shawplan side frames. 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Roof details needed to be updated too, 47157 has the round plated boilerport, and additional Bachmann moulding lines were removed before giving a new coating of grey to complete. The bodies were then given a coat of gloss varnish ready for the transfer application stage. 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Accompanied by Selena Gomez, the recommended choice for ageing Duffs, I set to work applying the new decals and plates, sourced from Fox, before giving a final coat of Railmatch matt varnish. Having waited a month or so for the varnish to harden, I then set about the familiar paint-on/wipe-off process, perfect for highlighting any panel lines and the basis for the dirt streaks on the bodyside. Enamel thinners with cotton buds removes all but the remaining paint, depending on how dirty your prototypes are! 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The last stage of bodywork was to replicate any marks and damages found on the real thing, notably 47270 appeared to have the most degraded paintwork of the pair with a few scratches, rust spots and areas of undercoat coming through the old triple grey. Around this time Freightliner were repainting a number of their locos back into the old BR legacy greys, so it was pot luck whether you saw either a gleaming example or a tatty mess! The chassis detailing varies by loco, and each is done to photos of the real thing in the very late 90s, pipework is taken from a variety of sources including the Bachmann originals, Replica Railways and any extras I can find from the ever-growing scrapbox of spares! 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 47270 has long been a favourite, as with many of mine, I saw it in either RAIL or Model Rail Magazine of the time, which then made it more exciting seeing it in real life! The loco had a refurbished cab and experimentally modified bogies with sandboxes which later made their way onto the Class 57s, setting it apart from many other locos of the time. 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr 47157 Johnson Stevens Agencies was my other pick, I'm a sucker for anything with a big two-line nameplate! 47157 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr The loco is a fairly ordinary member of the fleet, though only during modelling did it become apparent at the No.2 end did it have a long plated strip applied to the yellow cab front below the headcode panel - which had to be modelled of course! 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr Both locos have had interesting outcomes since the late 90s, 47157 soldiered on for a few more years before withdrawal and disposal in 2004, while 47270 had a happier end, firstly being one of the few 47s that later received the new Freightliner green & yellow colour scheme, before withdrawal came and it happily ended up being preserved at the Nene Valley Railway. With many other preserved locos now receiving 1990s liveries, who knows, maybe one day it'll be back in the classic triple grey Freightliner scheme? 47157 and 47270 by James Makin by James Makin - Account 2, on Flickr It's been great fun modelling this pair, keep the eyes peeled for many more to come soon! Cheers, James 23 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) They look brilliant! 47270 still survives today and it has a great name on It too Never ceases to amaze me the quality you put out. The attention to detail is superb! Edited June 14, 2020 by Swifty11 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysb Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Again stunning work on the duff’s James! Tried hard to replicate your work on my blazer 37’s for the Cornwall layout but now this is good inspiration to get my Hampshire shove duffs done too! Thanks Rhys 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted June 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 14/06/2020 at 13:06, Swifty11 said: They look brilliant! 47270 still survives today and it has a great name on It too Never ceases to amaze me the quality you put out. The attention to detail is superb! Cheers Tom! Haha I did smile when I searched for what the loco looked like these days after you said that! It’s always interesting doing the history searches on what happened to the past locos and where they are now, bit like when you find what old mates are upto on Facebook..! On 14/06/2020 at 22:33, Rhysb said: Again stunning work on the duff’s James! Tried hard to replicate your work on my blazer 37’s for the Cornwall layout but now this is good inspiration to get my Hampshire shove duffs done too! Thanks Rhys Thanks Rhys! Look forward to your updates on that as you go, the layout looks good fun to work on and any excuse for some more 47s right! Cheers, James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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