Gibbo675 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Slow progress is at least some progress. I'm trying to work up the courage to paint the black parts of the F Class, so in the meantime, the Neilson has had a couple of coats of Ford Balliol Blue, which has worked nicely enough to make me wonder if there's a car colour relatively close to SECR green - it would certainly be a step up from my brush painting. IMG_20181017_215541.jpg Hi TS, I've thought before now that Halfords would make a fortune from "railway colours" !!! Perhaps I should write to them. Gibbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi TS, I've thought before now that Halfords would make a fortune from "railway colours" !!! Perhaps I should write to them. Gibbo. I second that. I've used Halfords grey primer for years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi TS, I've thought before now that Halfords would make a fortune from "railway colours" !!! Perhaps I should write to them. Gibbo. Hmmm "Brunswick Racing Green" "Improved Escort Green" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 There is a list out there somewhere of which halford paint is which railway colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Not SECR but a fair few are listed here http://www.rafkinlossmrc.co.uk/info.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKPR Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hmmm "Brunswick Racing Green" "Improved Escort Green" Well, Halfords British Racing Green is pretty much spot on for Mid Brunswick Green, which in turn is pretty much the same as the Mid Quaker Green of the M&CR as far as I'm concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Sorry for spamming your notifications with likes, it seems to have been a while since I last checked the thread! (I really thought I was following it, apparently not) Really impressive 3D work on all the locos, but I am most interested by the 2-2-2T. Loving seeing that little beauty coming together. - Alex Edited October 19, 2018 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Detail painting has started on the Neilson. I'm aiming for this to be a psuedo-Wainwright style livery, but instead of green and red, I have blue and... I'm not sure what the underframe colour should be. I'm thinking maybe a mid-grey? Probably Humbrol 67 as that's what I have lying around. I don't want a light colour as that wouldn't have been practical to keep clean. Any bright ideas? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Detail painting has started on the Neilson. I'm aiming for this to be a psuedo-Wainwright style livery, but instead of green and red, I have blue and... I'm not sure what the underframe colour should be. I'm thinking maybe a mid-grey? Probably Humbrol 67 as that's what I have lying around. I don't want a light colour as that wouldn't have been practical to keep clean. Any bright ideas? IMG_20181021_094312.jpg Chocolate or a brown lake, lined orange. Looking good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Chocolate or a brown lake, lined orange. Looking good! Brown and orange? I'm going for c.1910, not the 70s! I'm hoping to get away with minimal lining as well, so I'm going for more brass details like boiler bands, dome, etc., and just lining the tank sides and cab back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Rixon Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Brown and orange? I'm going for c.1910, not the 70s! I'm hoping to get away with minimal lining as well, so I'm going for more brass details like boiler bands, dome, etc., and just lining the tank sides and cab back. Brown lake also known as Indian Red. Not the umber/sienna shades of 1970s fabric, thank heaven. Lining frames is the one class of lining that might be easy. "Just" draw one thick-ish orange line at a constant distance from each edge of the frames, including any cut-outs. A pen with a built-in fence can maintain the nib at a fixed distance from an edge. The Bob Moore pens come with this fence and I reckon I could probably make one to fit a Rotring-style pen. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Brown and orange? I'm going for c.1910, not the 70s! I'm hoping to get away with minimal lining as well, so I'm going for more brass details like boiler bands, dome, etc., and just lining the tank sides and cab back. Yeah, totally inappropriate for your period! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 It's all a bit modern image today, but at least I got a go on the Bakerloo line. Still feels old enough to make it a bit of an adventure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Strange thought came into my mind because of that... A Javelin in SECR lake... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The F1 is pretty much finished now, just need to sort out some brakes. Sorry about the poor lighting. Suggestions on the print would be to include all the holes for the handrail knobs rather than just the smoke box ones but no bigee. Where the supports attach to the nearside loco footplate it is tricky trying to remove them and maintain a crisp edge. That is just me being really picky as it is an excellent 3D print and unlike FUD the resin happily takes enamels 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The F1 is pretty much finished now, just need to sort out some brakes. Sorry about the poor lighting. finished f1 001 (640x247).jpg finished f1 002 (800x600) (640x293).jpg Suggestions on the print would be to include all the holes for the handrail knobs rather than just the smoke box ones but no bigee. Where the supports attach to the nearside loco footplate it is tricky trying to remove them and maintain a crisp edge. That is just me being really picky as it is an excellent 3D print and unlike FUD the resin happily takes enamels That is stunning. A lovely finish you have there. You and Turbosnail must both be chuffed to bits with this. I hope you are, you deserve to be. I wonder if it would be possible to develop 4mm transfers for the F, F1 and B1? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 The F1 is pretty much finished now, just need to sort out some brakes. Sorry about the poor lighting. finished f1 001 (640x247).jpg finished f1 002 (800x600) (640x293).jpg Suggestions on the print would be to include all the holes for the handrail knobs rather than just the smoke box ones but no bigee. Where the supports attach to the nearside loco footplate it is tricky trying to remove them and maintain a crisp edge. That is just me being really picky as it is an excellent 3D print and unlike FUD the resin happily takes enamels This is looking excellent! Did you use the paper transfers in the end? The handrail holes problem I noticed myself on the OO version so that's already fixed. With the supported edges, the best way I've found to keep the edge flat is to cut the supports slightly long, then use a long flat file or sandpaper block to take the rest off. Still not perfect, but that's the nature of the medium really. That is stunning. A lovely finish you have there. You and Turbosnail must both be chuffed to bits with this. I hope you are, you deserve to be. I wonder if it would be possible to develop 4mm transfers for the F, F1 and B1? I was hoping that too! The OO version is still under mechanical assembly, but won't get full transfers until I get time to design some, which won't be for some time, probably many months. If someone were to produce some in the meantime, I certainly wouldn't complain! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 This is looking excellent! Did you use the paper transfers in the end? The handrail holes problem I noticed myself on the OO version so that's already fixed. With the supported edges, the best way I've found to keep the edge flat is to cut the supports slightly long, then use a long flat file or sandpaper block to take the rest off. Still not perfect, but that's the nature of the medium really. No, after painting the whole loco green the light green middle part of the lining was hand painted in. The yellow lining is Fox LMS yellow/black/yellow trimmed down to just one yellow and the red is from Fox mixed traffic lining. Fiddly but satisfying when you see it all come together. Regarding the support edges it is probably slightly more of an issue in 'N' as the footplate edge is so much smaller than 'OO', less than a mm, especially with the lip running along the top. That said it's not come out too bad but that's one of the joys of working in such a ridiculously small scale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriageShed Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 And now us mere mortals also have to have a hack at producing one in N...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 The one above is in N, or 2mm at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriageShed Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I know, but the intended emphasis was on 'us mere mortals'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Ahhh... yes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Thanks to Gareth for doing the test build, I have one or two minor modifications to make to the CAD drawing thanks to his feedback, then I can start sending them out to others So if anyone wants one (N gauge only for now, with options of F/F1/B1) then drop me a PM and I'll add some to my next print order. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atso Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi TurboSnail, I found your thread through Gareth's direction on another forum. Wonderful work on your locomotives and it is so nice to see another modeller make use of CAD and 3D printing! I know, but the intended emphasis was on 'us mere mortals'. Everyone is mortal CarriageShed but I'm sure it took Gareth some time to reach his current standards. Give the F1 a go - you never know, you might just surprise yourself! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriageShed Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 ...Give the F1 a go - you never know, you might just surprise yourself! I certainly will give it a go... and I'll be more surprised than anyone if it works! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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