Squirrel Rail - Workbench

[Rich Papper]

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

[Squirrel Rail]

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

[Squirrel Rail]

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 

 

[Squirrel Rail]

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;

 

[Squirrel Rail]

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!!

 

[Squirrel Rail]

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…..

[Squirrel Rail]

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 

[Squirrel Rail]

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!

[Norski]

I like that 128 idea. Thats got me thinking... and I can smell that 90 from over here. Great stuff.

[Andy7]

Lovely job on the 90, will look great sat at the end of an overgrown siding.

[Johnson Street IEMD]

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

[WCML100]

That 90 looks the part 👌🏻

[Andy7]

1 hour ago, Johnson Street IEMD said:

Sure will !!! @Squirrel Rail

Looking forward to seeing it in position!

[rob D2]

RES livery quite suits the 128 !

[Squirrel Rail]

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:

[Squirrel Rail]

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!

[Squirrel Rail]

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

[Squirrel Rail]

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

[Squirrel Rail]

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!

 

[BelsteadLane]

Superb work as usual Jerry! That one rake will look super when finished!

[Barclay]

I do like the older stuff! It's a rubbish picture but here's 47 003 running through Sheffield Midland in 1983:

 

[Squirrel Rail]

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!!

[Squirrel Rail]

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. 

[Squirrel Rail]

Heljan R&H PWM weathering underway!

great little model this one, detail picks out nicely,

[sb67]

I do like the work you do, very nice weathering on the PWM how did you achieve that?  

Edited August 29, 2023 by sb67