Tempfix Rich Papper Posted March 22, 2023 Tempfix Share Posted March 22, 2023 Fantastic work as ever. Although I do get Shakin' Stevens stuck in my head every time you do one with a Green Door. Showing my age! Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 20 hours ago, Rich Papper said: Fantastic work as ever. Although I do get Shakin' Stevens stuck in my head every time you do one with a Green Door. Showing my age! Rich I can only apologise for the outbreak of Shakin’ Stevens, hope it’s only temporary!! Cheers Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted March 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Quick update from the workbench, more backlog clearance underway! First up a 121 and MLV in primer before going into Network Rail colours; Hattons 66’s having a renumber, 724 is fine but the gold band isn’t wide enough on the EWS livery. so masked and ready for respray I like something different so a repair job next, this HST had a scratch in the cab roof and also had a bit of overspray to sort out (not guilty on either!) I contemplated respraying the roof but was worried about a match so filled the scratch and then used yellow paints and micro mesh to flatten and repolished, overspray sorted and cab windows realigned - satisfying job; Another different one was this NIU models 3D printed ammunition truck, camouflaged to match the boche buster rail gun by Oxford models, and finally the debranded Colas 60 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Following on from my last post the 66 has had its gold bands replaced with a taller strip so the decals sit properly in the band when compared to the previous pic of it with 724 The 121 and MLV have had their network rail yellow; and staying with NR yellow these vitrains 37s are having some weathering, last up a sort of what if - a standard 73 going into sleeper livery; 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted May 8, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 Well the whole of April has passed and I haven’t managed an update 🥲 so here goes:- The 66s and tanks that were in the last entry in thethread are now back home with @SouthernMafia so thanks Rich for the pic: The Network rail bubble and what if MLV are also finished; Sticking with DMUs the Kernow chocolate and cream 117 was reworked into its Tyesley state:- And a bit of weathering, A renumber of original GBRF 66 into 713 and a Dapol 59 with a new identity and weathering, I’m still working on the back catalogue so there’s more to come!! 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted May 11, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2023 O Gauge Dapol 08. Not often I get O gauge but had the pleasure of creating 08202. Lot of work in creating this one from resprayed roof, faded, Additional handrails and altering stripes new numbers and works plates and all the detail painting & weathering And the finished article….. 25 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted May 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2023 Bit of weathering and some coach resprays, Western Lady very tatty, followed by a renumber and rename for D825 Intrepid Last up couple of Scotrail resprays 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted June 6, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2023 Stored class 90. Whilst Western Lady was tatty in my last post 90031 takes things to a new level. Based on the actual loco festering at Crewe here’s mouldy 031 All enamel paints used apart from the windows which were water based AK weathering pencils so I didn’t damage the glazing. Couple more pics:- At the other end of the scale a nice what if commission 128 parcels in RES livery, The large slab sides were very similar to doing a 47 so nice to paint and finally from the other end, A few more weathering jobs on the go so they’ll be my next update! 17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Norski Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2023 I like that 128 idea. Thats got me thinking... and I can smell that 90 from over here. Great stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2023 Lovely job on the 90, will look great sat at the end of an overgrown siding. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Street IEMD Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 23 minutes ago, Andy7 said: Lovely job on the 90, will look great sat at the end of an overgrown siding. Sure will !!! @Squirrel Rail 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 That 90 looks the part 👌🏻 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted June 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Johnson Street IEMD said: Sure will !!! @Squirrel Rail Looking forward to seeing it in position! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 RES livery quite suits the 128 ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 Various weathering projects on the go including Hornby 31; Dapol bubble car Another 59, with the underframes and tanks getting extra attention and a TPE 68 just having the shine taken off it: 14 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 Weathering continues, another 47004, lots of runnng grime on this one; and the other side, and another railfreight machine with a slim Jim 33, and again, I will post a couple more pics when they’re done and the EWS gronk lurking in the background! 15 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted July 18, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) More 90s, Dysons, Mk3s and……… Haven’t posted recently as busy with non Rail duties but have been ploughing on in the meantime so here’s some completions and work in progress- An off the wall project was to make an A3 look like Hurricane on the RHDR, a good bit of fun and a change from the normal! Back to usual & 90 renumber, and 3 more for bogie repairs, weathering and a couple of new identities Sticking with electrics two Dysons, sound swap, new identity for the 3TG and a weathering for both; just started on the roof of 042, and a close up Long term projects on the go are the GWR 166, And a rake of Mk3s, here getting ready for primer last Up was a Mk3 for red stripe and respray the bands to Scotrail That’s it for now! Cheers Squirrel Edited July 18, 2023 by Squirrel Rail Photos messed up 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 More electrics, the finished 90s and a pair of Accurascale 92s…. Simple weathering on 037 Renumbering on Intercity and then modified intercity with grey cab roofs both renumbered and weathered Next up Dysons, swapped the sound between 042 and ex 003, the renumbered and renamed; and weathering for 042 16 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted August 10, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2023 Anglia One Mk3 rake and lots of weathering on the workbench. First up roof vent conversion on the Mk3, removing these vents then reinstating the ribs and adding the centre flat vent, quick coat of Matt black as a primer before I do the roofs later meanwhile more blue and doors added on one of the rake Sticking with Mk3s a pair of sleepers going into Pullman Class 15 rescue job, first losing the weathering and cleaning up the glass followed by a respray, before the finished article, class 56 weathering; and a Stratford 47 always nice to weather the roofs on these; and the new Bachmann 47 has such good underframe detail; Last up 73202 in GBRF, added the roof Ariel and lots of other little details, just need a black shedplate! 19 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelsteadLane Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Superb work as usual Jerry! That one rake will look super when finished! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I do like the older stuff! It's a rubbish picture but here's 47 003 running through Sheffield Midland in 1983: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 17/08/2023 at 14:25, Barclay said: I do like the older stuff! It's a rubbish picture but here's 47 003 running through Sheffield Midland in 1983: The Stratford 47s were our staple diet back in the 70s, right at the end of my mates garden!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 Wagon works at Squirrel Rail with HEA, China clay and interfrigo vans pleased with the ladders! and the vans Continuing the wagons Bachmann Warflat with a bit of work to bring the little Centaur cargo to life… No update is complete without a 90 so here’s an ex 030 renumbered and renamed as 031 Onto the Southern now, 2 HAL weathering after a few repairs: and a weathering for the Brighton Belle, dirty but clean if you get my drift and the roofs, all 5 cars in total Two resprays of the Hornby MK 3 sleepers into the support coaches Crewe and Balmoral First Accurascale 37 for renumbering, all came off nicely ready for a new identity; man’s finally a workbench update :- this is the current lot in progress! This will be the last of my resprays , the Anglia ONE rake and the GWR166 (apart from any others I’ve promised as I’ve been trying to cut my workload for the last 9 months. I will still be doing weathering and renumbers but just haven’t got the time that I used too. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel Rail Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 Heljan R&H PWM weathering underway! great little model this one, detail picks out nicely, 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) I do like the work you do, very nice weathering on the PWM how did you achieve that? Edited August 29, 2023 by sb67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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