Owd Bob Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I know exactly what you mean about the right shade and look, i was worried when i first did it, because it looked too Lemony Yellow coloured and much too glossy, but an overnight drying saw it darken and lose a lot of its shine, if it helps i did the Yellow over Grey primer, maybe it soaked into the primer and it made it darken up a bit I'll deffo' get the info' tomorrow on the paint code or name. I'm very easily pleased so i'm happy how it is and owt i do will always get the filthy treatment and i'll never have enough locos' in this scale anyway to afford to keep a clean one. I may re-visit all my loco's in the future to add better detailing at a later date, and i have a very short list of other locos' that i would like to model one day. I sprayed up a model Ford mk1 Escort last night in as near to Riviera Blue as i could find in the car spares shop...just like my old spotting mate had. So thats more work to do! Just got my three dozen window frames in the post, so some back scene building work can also commence this weekend. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I find Vauxhall Mustard Yellow from Halfords is as good a match as any for Warning Panel Yellow. Jeff 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, 84B Oxley said: I find Vauxhall Mustard Yellow from Halfords is as good a match as any for Warning Panel Yellow. Jeff Does it spray nice and fine Jeff? I've found some Halfords paints a bit orange peel in the best (however well its applied). Thanks Jeff and OB. Kindest, CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 CME Best done in very light coats on top of white primer with time between coats. Not a job for the impatient! Jeff 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thanks Jeff. I'll get one of those Halfords cans today and give it a try, my first class 25 could really do with its ends doing a lot better....i did too much weatherin' on it! Funny how as you go along and learn more you get more critical, and how your first efforts just don't look so good as they once did anymore. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 13 hours ago, 84B Oxley said: CME Best done in very light coats on top of white primer with time between coats. Not a job for the impatient! Jeff Yes agreed, Jeff, thanks. Still had issues with Halfords paint though (on models) and not on owt else - so frustrating! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Owd Bob said: Thanks Jeff. I'll get one of those Halfords cans today and give it a try, my first class 25 could really do with its ends doing a lot better....i did too much weatherin' on it! Funny how as you go along and learn more you get more critical, and how your first efforts just don't look so good as they once did anymore. Instead of adding more paint OB, can you remove the weathering, even with a scratch pen, then reapply a matt lacquer/varnish?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 14/02/2019 at 15:04, Owd Bob said: The mock concrete flooring on the depot entrance and car park is also now laid and finished, made with the last of a hard 5mm foam board (old Coffee ad' sign) i had acquired years ago. Hi Bob, That concrete hardstand looks fabulous. Can I ask what paints you used to get that finish? I think you have captured panelised in situ concrete very well Many thanks, Pete 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 CME the Humbrol Yellow spray paint is called Yellow gloss No'69. Pete Thanks! The concrete colour paint is a small cheap 50 ml. test pot of B&Q'S own brand soft sheen bathroom emulsion called 'Chic Cashmere' i got this several months ago in the bargain bucket, so i hope they still do it for you! Once all was hand painted i flatted it off with 1200 grade wet & dry paper and stained it up using patches of a diluted 50/50 mix of Humbrol matt Black and Humbrol Chocolate Brown No.98. I was using the concrete colour again last eve' on the low relief buildings i've just started on, so it's the same stuff used on the building in the second pic' and on the right in the third, you can see the difference with the plain White card on the buildings to its left ....and it's surprising just how far a little test pot will go, and i've still got a bit left! 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Heres just a few modern pics' to show what my back drop buildings are based on, it's all the Castle Armoury at Bury, first built in 1868 for the 8th Lancs' Rifles and later the 5th Batt' Lancs' Fusiliers, and it is still an active Army reserve centre today. It was badly destroyed by fire in 1943 and was'nt rebuilt until 1953. I've a lot of roof detail and tiles to lay and trees to plant up yet then! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Thanks OB. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Well I recognize those buildings! While your on the subject of paint shades - could you remind me of the fuelling storage tank colour - I think you said it was Halfords? Cheers Bob Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2019 On 20/04/2019 at 10:00, Owd Bob said: Pete Thanks! The concrete colour paint is a small cheap 50 ml. test pot of B&Q'S own brand soft sheen bathroom emulsion called 'Chic Cashmere' i got this several months ago in the bargain bucket, so i hope they still do it for you! Once all was hand painted i flatted it off with 1200 grade wet & dry paper and stained it up using patches of a diluted 50/50 mix of Humbrol matt Black and Humbrol Chocolate Brown No.98. I was using the concrete colour again last eve' on the low relief buildings i've just started on, so it's the same stuff used on the building in the second pic' and on the right in the third, you can see the difference with the plain White card on the buildings to its left ....and it's surprising just how far a little test pot will go, and i've still got a bit On 20/04/2019 at 10:00, Owd Bob said: Thanks Bob! Looks like I might have to do a BH Monday trip to B+Q then... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ian! The oil storage tanks are painted with one of those small Humbrol tins of matt enamel number 63. Pete, a trip to any DIY store on a bank holiday Monday is a survival trial for anyone. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 I was daft enough to go out early on Easter Sunday and visit the ELR at Bury again for some research pics' well that was my excuse to 'Her' Not sure i could justify to her the all day rover ticket i bought though Glad i went as a lot of trees have been felled that once hid the buildings and i was able to get better views and a few pics' of some details, not that i'm copying the buildings exactly anyway but its nice to get a few things looking almost correct. All the card buildings have been made and strengthened on the rears using light and cheap battening/stripwood using PVA woodworking glue. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 This is getting better every time I look at it Bob The low relief buildings will give the layout a sense of "place" too, I'm sure All good stuff sir. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Thanks some days its hard to get really motivated but your kind comments spur me on folks! I was lucky to have an 'O' gauge only show in my home town on Saturday so i went armed with a long shopping list and just £50, i came back home with a fiver and not really much of a carrier bag to show for the spent £45 but the few bits i did find are all major small detailing bits that i really can't make myself, like oil drums, pallets, and the guttering and downpipes for the low relief buildings. I really could have spent three times the amount i did on the Skytrex stand I made a start on tiling the roof of one of the buildings last Friday eve' with some cut up squares of plastic card, and can just about manage two rows a night with my stubby fingers and bad eyesight due to dodgy spec's.... but i should get the roof tiling finished this week. Also got the last and smallest section of the long building clad in brick-paper and the new gutters stuck on. Think i've got all the detailing and all the clutter i really need around the shed yard now.....the inside of the shed and making some working yard lamps will be a future project....probably the next big jobs! Edited April 29, 2019 by Owd Bob 9 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 The two "levels" of wall look really effective in those latest pics Bob. The low relief buildings look great too. I think the two walls, with overgrown embankment between, and a small gap between the backscene buildings works really well. There seems to be more depth there, than there actually is - result I forgot to add earlier - I really like the name "Springsbury Croft" too 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks Marc, i took a 4 inch wide strip off the whole length of the baseboard/back with the jigsaw and made it less room when i realised it was a bit too wide an area for low relief stuff, so now it's more like the real place and buildings at Castlecroft, i've been lucky enough to have access and stand on track level, i can say looking up above that stone wall, the steep embankment and the tall buildings it is quite high and a very steep area, a right neck stiffener! Hopefully when i get the model tree's planted in the gaps between and up against the walls/fence it might break up/hide a lot of the bare stark White walls better. Not much progress done on it this week, although i have managed to lay two rows of roof tiles an evening on the biggest building, another week should see it fully covered......no rush! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Its looking great OB, belies (if that's the right word) the size of the layout - superb! Edited May 3, 2019 by CME and Bottlewasher 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Some very nice modeling here OB. I do like the painting tray with the variety of scenic items being brought into the model world. Only just found Springsbury Croft so I've got some reading to catch up on but I have marked it as one to follow. Best 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) Thanks Barnaby. i always try to make and paint up as much stuff as i can myself, i think that is what modelling is really all about, and i do try and show it on here whenever i can, as always though there are some things that are too small & fiddly to even try and make myself and they just have to be bought in. Although i do like the recent innovations in scanning, laser cutting and 3D printing etc, i think in my own daft way it is a bit like cheating. Must go and look and no doubt show some respect to your layout/modelling topic now Barnaby. If anybody is wondering about the actual size of this 'O' gauge diorama it is 6ft 6" long and 2ft 6" at its widest/deepest (loco' shed end) and 2ft wide/deep at its narrowest (concrete bridge end) Hopefully i've made it so far so it can be viewed from all around, so once i get a chance/help to turn it around later this month i should get some differing views to post here. i might pose some locos' on it this weekend for a few more pics' to post, just to keep it ticking over whilst nowt else is happening on it at the mo' Edited May 4, 2019 by Owd Bob 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesGWR101 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 The layout is looking fantastic. Can't wait to see some locos on it. will the layout be going to exhibitions? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Thanks James, i've been asked to show someone some pics' of it, showing them its full size for a possible invite to a local show, it's not really been built to show and that is an aspect i never even thought about when i built it, it's really just for my small loco' collection to pose and run about on, i may be tempted to attend a few local shows if asked, and if ......i can get some mugs/friends to help carry it for me It's all just a static display at the moment and needs a lot of wiring and some sort of seperate fiddle yard adding later. I have no plans to rush it and i've easily got another good 12 months of messing about on it at my present rate of modelling. ....my rushing around like an headless Chicken days are well and truly over! i'll post some pics' tomorrow ....seeing hows it 's a Bank holiday Monday with little running there should be a few loco's parked up on shed. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 05/05/2019 at 09:00, JamesGWR101 said: The layout is looking fantastic. Can't wait to see some locos on it. will the layout be going to exhibitions? James - I too would like to see this at an exhibition. However, they can be hard work - all that preparation, weekends away from home, time away from family, friends & work etc etc. That said, they can also be a great way of meeting other like-minded folk, and it can be quite flattering to chat to someone who likes what you've done. If you do decide to exhibit it Bob - please let us know. I'm sure there are quite a number of us who would like to see Springsbury Croft 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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