RMweb Premium Grampus Posted July 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2016 Ok, so I undercoated them in grey, then Matt Black using car aerosols, a little Humbrol gloss varnish where transfers were to be applied then left to fully dry. Next day transfers were applied (mainly Cambridge Custom Transfers sheet for Scottish Region Sturgeons, yellow lettering: these are superb transfers), then a quick coat of aerosol Humbrol Acrylic Matt varnish and left overnight to dry again. This morning I found the varnish had bloomed a little which was annoying, although less so than if I had been doing a loco as the result actually looks weathered, without even starting on actual weathering! Result so far then: IMG_20160716_142656.jpgIMG_20160716_142704.jpgIMG_20160716_142722.jpg Very nice indeed - thanks for posting the additional snaps. They look good to me - never seen a clean one! Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 The paintwork on these things tended to be neglected, so the varnish blooming may be quite a good thing! I tried for a heavily weathered and patchy look on the one I have completed so far. I'm not sure how realistic this is, but I am quite happy with the result. I added a load of rails on some battens, and these also provide more than sufficient weight as well. Yours looks really good in my opinion, pretty much the look I'm after with almost a bare wood finish to some planks, others being almost new, and a rusty patina on the steelwork. This is one wagon you really can go to town with the weathering, in fact it would be easy to overdo it I suspect, so I hope to get an understated look in the end! Regards, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Very nice indeed - thanks for posting the additional snaps. They look good to me - never seen a clean one! Cheers, Paul Thanks Paul, hoping to get round to adding to the weathering over the weekend! Regards, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Made a start on the weathering process, usually use enamels but thought I would try acrylics for a change, this being a set from Poundland. Quite pleased so far, about an hours work, much of which was experimenting with mixing colours. Trying to replicate the finish of the Sturgeon pictured in 1971 on P.73 of "British Railways Goods Wagons in Colour" (Hendry/Midland Publishing). Much work to do yet, this is only the first of 4 sides, then there are the interiors too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grampus Posted July 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2016 Coming on nicely - shabby chique?! Certainly looks as though it has been around a bit. Just need a bush growing out of the floor now! Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Coming on nicely - shabby chique?! Certainly looks as though it has been around a bit. Just need a bush growing out of the floor now! Cheers, Paul Ha ha, I think just for you Paul, a bush might feature! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 More work done, 2 slightly different finishes, still more to do to finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 The Tench version of this wagon could be quite hard to get hold of as there were not enough of them to go round, I once had to remove some track from a siding I was storing a Tench on, to prevent a Relaying Supervisor with more influence than myself over the running of the target locos from pinching a wagon I needed for the following weeks work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 The Tench version of this wagon could be quite hard to get hold of as there were not enough of them to go round, I once had to remove some track from a siding I was storing a Tench on, to prevent a Relaying Supervisor with more influence than myself over the running of the target locos from pinching a wagon I needed for the following weeks work. Pretty drastic action then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grampus Posted July 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2016 More work done, 2 slightly different finishes, still more to do to finish.IMG_20160718_141306.jpgIMG_20160718_141226.jpgIMG_20160718_141211.jpg Martyn, these both look spot on. Amazing how a careful paint job can transform a nicely built plastic kit into a creaking heap of decrepit bits of timber and angle-iron over a few days' work. Very nice. Best wishes, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Martyn, these both look spot on. Amazing how a careful paint job can transform a nicely built plastic kit into a creaking heap of decrepit bits of timber and angle-iron over a few days' work. Very nice. Best wishes, Paul Many thanks Paul, hadn't thought of it that way but yes that is pretty much the aim! Just need to root out some decrepit rail now to furnish a load! Cheers, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just to clarify that (according to the Cambrian kit instructions) the TENCH were the air-braked YPA versions STILL WITH SIDE DOORS (as opposed to the flat bed versions), renamed thus in 1986, so presumably, and confusingly, the flats were still STURGEON regardless of brake type, although the point is also made that by 1986 very few were actually left with doors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just to clarify that (according to the Cambrian kit instructions) the TENCH were the air-braked YPA versions STILL WITH SIDE DOORS (as opposed to the flat bed versions), renamed thus in 1986, so presumably, and confusingly, the flats were still STURGEON regardless of brake type, although the point is also made that by 1986 very few were actually left with doors. Hence the need sometimes for drastic action to hang on to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hence the need sometimes for drastic action to hang on to them. Once you knew which ones still had sides, they were east to track on TOPS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Just to clarify that (according to the Cambrian kit instructions) the TENCH were the air-braked YPA versions STILL WITH SIDE DOORS (as opposed to the flat bed versions), renamed thus in 1986, so presumably, and confusingly, the flats were still STURGEON regardless of brake type, although the point is also made that by 1986 very few were actually left with doors. They could look quite smart http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brsturgeon/edb3a11a http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brsturgeon/e1caf46f8 Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 They could look quite smart http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brsturgeon/edb3a11a http://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brsturgeon/e1caf46f8 Paul Yes indeed, sadly my timescale is too early for them. Many thanks to you Paul for all the excellent photos, which I find great for checking details, lettering positions, loads carried etc, a very rich and fascinating resource to be able to access. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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