modelman14 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Good evening all........... Had a large heavy parcel arrive today courtesy of Tower Models and Heljan.... The all new class 60,very nice model. It will come off the work bench as 60005 Skiddaw with Construction branding and a very light weathering to enhance the detail. If anyone is thinking of getting one,then do so,you will not be disappointed... Cheers all.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2015 hmmmm, i think a 7MM 'big jim' figure would look rather good in that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted November 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2015 hmmmm, i think a 7MM 'big jim' figure would look rather good in that It's in the wrong livery big Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Picking mine up from Howes at Warley @ £480 well worth it Colas Decal soon to follow from Railtec Decals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Hi all, Are the transfers supplied by Heljan good or am I going to have to use my stock of Fox and Precision labels? I've got ten turning up in the next few days!!! Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted November 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2015 Are you modelling Toton Yard? Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I haven't got enough room for Toton and 7 of them I don't own. They are in for naming and weathering. Plus some DCC sound. Also one to be resprayed into 60074 'Teenage Spirit' blue. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman14 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hi all, Are the transfers supplied by Heljan good or am I going to have to use my stock of Fox and Precision labels? I've got ten turning up in the next few days!!! Regards Vin Vin.. Can't comment on the transfers yet,should hopefully have her numbered and'sectored' up over the weekend... Modelman.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hi All, I received a loadhaul one this morning and have put the transfers on but the carrier film is quite prominent on the numbers. The sector logos should be cut as close as possible to the printing and this will eliminate this. I fitted the numbers and my etched nameplates but I considering using the Fox transfers for the numbers as the carrier films on them are minimal. 60008 with the red nameplates. I'm going to have to put some post 1998 electrification flashes on her. A close up of the nameplates. Stainless steel for the nameplate and british gypsum plaque. Brass for the ship plaque beneath the main plate. I'm really impressed with model, the detail is superb and far surpasses the previous releases. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 There a post now on the Heljan Facebook page apologising for the mistake on the load haul liveried version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hi Steve, They my have apologised for the error but I think they they won't be able to do anything about it. It would cost a fortune to rectify a third of the bodyshells. I'm going to leave mine until I can get some transfers to rectify it. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railtec-models Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hi Steve, They my have apologised for the error but I think they they won't be able to do anything about it. It would cost a fortune to rectify a third of the bodyshells. I'm going to leave mine until I can get some transfers to rectify it. Regards Vin On this note, we've started releasing transfers for these. Starting with the most difficult (why make life easy for ourselves), here are the EWS 3 beasties in 7mm for those modelling a slightly later period: http://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=2065 These are applied in one easy transfer and cover whatever is beneath. Colas, DB Schenker, sub-sector, Transrail and possibly even Mainline to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good evening all........... Had a large heavy parcel arrive today courtesy of Tower Models and Heljan.... IMG_20151114_125647909.jpg IMG_20151114_125656488.jpg IMG_20151114_125706349_HDR.jpg IMG_20151114_125716825.jpg IMG_20151114_125726977.jpg The all new class 60,very nice model. It will come off the work bench as 60005 Skiddaw with Construction branding and a very light weathering to enhance the detail. If anyone is thinking of getting one,then do so,you will not be disappointed... Cheers all.......... Thanks for posting the photos of the Triple grey version, modelman 14. After seeing your post I am struggling to resist purchasing one and I don't even model in 7mm! Looks a cracking model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Hi all, Those transfers look great and will add to the list of the transistions that the class 60's have gone through over the last 25-26 years since they were introduced. Yes 25 years, where has that gone! Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman14 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hello all.. Had a chance to take the 60 apart today and do a bit of airbrushing,also used the supplied transfers to model number 5. I think some different transfers would be better,the supplied ones seem thick and the backing is visible,but they will do for now.. The weathering is slightly darker in the flesh,my phone camera has overexposed slightly. Vin,do you sell nameplates on a well known auction site? If you do,they are your plates! Still a couple of things to do to her yet,but I`m rather pleased with the outcome so far..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hi, Yeah they are my plates. You 60 is looking good with a light dusting of dirt. I'm still not convinced about the sub sector markings on the Heljan transfer sheet. It's the blue. There seems to be two different shades, if you compare the metals sector to the petroleum repeater flashes. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railtec-models Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hi, Yeah they are my plates. You 60 is looking good with a light dusting of dirt. I'm still not convinced about the sub sector markings on the Heljan transfer sheet. It's the blue. There seems to be two different shades, if you compare the metals sector to the petroleum repeater flashes. Regards Vin I have no idea who they used for their transfers but the topic of the shade of blue is an interesting one, just as we're going through that exact test phase on our 7mm sub sector sheets before we release them hopefully before Warley. Looking at photos of actual locos I think it's difficult to identify any sort of real consistency in terms of shade. Obviously it will depend on the lighting conditions when the photos were taken, even the graphics cards in our laptops in terms of how they interpret and display those colours, and of course whether the locos were ex-works. Best I can tell from photos of the Heljan model, the blue looks too bright/light, but that could just be me. Would be interested to learn others' opinions of how they'd like to see this different so at least when we release our versions, they're hopefully something that the 7mm community will find useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'll have a look to see if I can find the roundel livery sheet which should have a pantone code for the vinyls they applied to the real ones. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hi, I've found the actual colours used on the sub sector logos. Blue - Pantone 300c. RGB 0/94/184. Yellow - Pantone 116c. RGB 255/205/0 Red - Pantone 032c. RGB 239/51/64 Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warranty repair Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Hello all.. Had a chance to take the 60 apart today and do a bit of airbrushing,also used the supplied transfers to model number 5. I think some different transfers would be better,the supplied ones seem thick and the backing is visible,but they will do for now.. IMG_20151120_235510855.jpg IMG_20151120_235521378.jpg IMG_20151120_235549013.jpg IMG_20151120_235619735_HDR.jpg The weathering is slightly darker in the flesh,my phone camera has overexposed slightly. Vin,do you sell nameplates on a well known auction site? If you do,they are your plates! Still a couple of things to do to her yet,but I`m rather pleased with the outcome so far..... You need to change the worksplates on 005 too. The Heljan model has Brush Traction ones used on later locos. It's a cracking model though, I sold all my model stuff (oo) years ago but I've just bought a 60 and I can see it being a slippery slope! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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