Squirrel Rail - Workbench

[Squirrel Rail]

Longtime no update so here we go - here is the general chaos of putting everything back together….

The Kato Eurostar into GNER and the SWR 159 have been around too long but have both gone home this week - I didn’t get a pic of the full Eurostar as it was 12 coaches but here’s the 159,

Behind those two the Heljan 86 from RES to EWS is also done

as is a Pride 66773

New projects underway are these power cars getting yellow roofs and a shed into primer

and some real fun with these Dapol turbots getting a battering….

and with a bit more….

[Squirrel Rail]

Turbots finished and starting on a WCR rake, together with a support coach and the rescue HST power cars: first up Turbot time!

really pleased with these

Then from tatty to a bit more cared for. Bachmann Mk1s being broken down for respray,

Then clipped together after decals

Then a coat of satin before They are reassembled 

The support coach is an ex Hornby Mk1 in intercity- not as easy to break down as the Bachmann versions so lots of masking so first up prepped for primer 

Then primed:-

Followed by the roof:-

Then the red:-

Ends need painting next then decals so they’ll be on my next update. Last up are the Virgin HSTs, these have had all the Virgin grey repainted, yellow cab roofs, one has been repaired after being split in half - literally - then new numbers ,names, XC logos and a weathering today. I’ll get these back together over the next few days and post some finished pics

 

 

[newbryford]

2 hours ago, Squirrel Rail said:

 

Then from tatty to a bit more cared for. Bachmann Mk1s being broken down for respray,

Then clipped together after decals

Then a coat of satin before They are reassembled 

 

 

 

Great work, but filling in the central door window on 1861 would finish it off nicely. flickr pic.

 

And 4994 should have the centre door handles/grabrails/footboards removed. Many (if not all) of the WCRC fleet have the central doors taken out of use. flickr pic

 

 

[Squirrel Rail]

 Good points and I will ask my customer what he wants me to do- I work of his list for each coach- we try to be as accurate as possible but have to work to budgets, cheers Jerry

 

[newbryford]

2 hours ago, Squirrel Rail said:

 Good points and I will ask my customer what he wants me to do- I work of his list for each coach- we try to be as accurate as possible but have to work to budgets, cheers Jerry

 

 

The other main thing to watch on WCRC mk1s is the removal of end steps and shortening of the respective handrail. Support coaches are a minefield for blanked doors etc.  Worth an extra few quid on the budget for those extra details!

Edited August 10, 2022 by newbryford

[Squirrel Rail]

2 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

The other main thing to watch on WCRC mk1s is the removal of end steps and shortening of the respective handrail. Support coaches are a minefield for blanked doors etc.  Worth an extra few quid on the budget for those extra details!

Hi Mick, agree but Then we can get into roof ventilators, underframe fittings etc. I would love to do everything on each coach but I would only manage a couple a year and to reflect the time to do everything the bill would look like it came from The gas and electric companies🥴 I have spoken to the owner and he’s happy to go ahead with the mods on these two so I will post update pics when I’ve done them, cheers Jerry

[Squirrel Rail]

Sorry for lack of updates but Squirrel Rail has been on the back burner. I have been progressing the WCR rake. Mick from Newbryford ( see earlier post) had pointed out the buffet window so after discussion with the owner now all done, here it is at the bottom of these three 

and then back together,

The MK 2 is nearly done, detail painting and detail parts still to go,

mods have been going on on some of the others, doors and window filling,

and lastly three more coaches painted ready for decals and assembly:

[Squirrel Rail]

WCR set are now ready for light weathering after final paint on these three last week, with a What If N gauge 60 sneaking in..

and decals on another

Until Squirrel Rail looks like Carnforth…

Staying with maroon I’ve been doing this 37 which needed new gold bands:-before

and after:-

and I’ve now got it numbered and ready for more weathering;

First of the new Bachmann 47s arrived for a fade and weather so started off,

and now having finishing touches

lastly 2 sheds, 769 and 794- I’m trying to get some later style cab side windows for this one if anybody knows of some, I’m also going to see if I can do a resin horn box mod as well in a spare minute! 

[Andy7]

Cracking work Jerry. A man after my own heart.
 

Love 66769 and have one to do for myself. The loco and transfers have been waiting on the to do pile, I might have to crack on with it now, after seeing your completed one.

[Squirrel Rail]

47004 finished and a few more WCR coaches: first up 47004,

and tanks

looks cr@p close up but here it is on Squirrels End SP…still waiting for the electrification train..

last up the remainder of the WCR stock,

[newbryford]

On 05/09/2022 at 19:53, Squirrel Rail said:

WCR set are now ready for light weathering after final paint on these three last week, with a What If N gauge 60 sneaking in..

and decals on another

Until Squirrel Rail looks like Carnforth…

Staying with maroon I’ve been doing this 37 which needed new gold bands:-before

 

 

Nice work with the WCRC set.

[Squirrel Rail]

The 37s just about finished now so ready to go home:

and from the other side-

The 56t ore wagons are also done, here’s a few during and finished, a rather stark before and during;

more colour!

and again

And the finished articles

 

[steve1023]

Great work Jerry.

[Squirrel Rail]

Still testing positive for Covid despite feeling ok. Now so just been carrying on with painting: spraying the fade on a FGW 153;

And then the first of the giant decals…

more units, an LM 150/1 and TFW 150/2, doors first on the 150/1

then the green front ends

followed by miles of masking for the black window surrounds on both

Then unmasked - mini disaster with TFW as the red peeled - grrrr - will sort but an a@se ache I could have done without….

inspection saloon project getting its RR blue

And a 57 having its roof primed for a lighter grey,

new numbers on the B12

and all part of the same job, a Lima 33 and renumbered on the schools and CCT

Thats it for the time being!

[pteandy1402]

What red and white did you use for the tfw unit as I live in cheshire and work at Warrington psb and see there 153s 175s and 158s but they seem to be a variety of white ranging to grey. Thanks for your previous posts about the freightliner 86s I used them as a inspiration

[Squirrel Rail]

35 minutes ago, pteandy1402 said:

What red and white did you use for the tfw unit as I live in cheshire and work at Warrington psb and see there 153s 175s and 158s but they seem to be a variety of white ranging to grey. Thanks for your previous posts about the freightliner 86s I used them as a inspiration

Thanks for the message! I use Virgin flame red and a mix of centro grey and white for my light grey - there may be an off the shelf paint available now so worth checking, cheers Jerry

[Norski]

New Covid symptoms reported....immense air brushing and weathering sills 😆

 

Get well soon Jerry.

[JackB95]

Another excellent set of results Jerry. Get well soon too. 

Feel free to tell me to pi55 off, but the TfW 150 should have the toilet window removed as they all received their PRM robo toilets before TfW-ing. I believe most received it whilst ATW was about. But it does at least give me the motivation to get mine stripped of factory paint to send to my mate to get sprayed similar!

 

Continue the excellent work!

[Squirrel Rail]

1 hour ago, JackB95 said:

Another excellent set of results Jerry. Get well soon too. 

Feel free to tell me to pi55 off, but the TfW 150 should have the toilet window removed as they all received their PRM robo toilets before TfW-ing. I believe most received it whilst ATW was about. But it does at least give me the motivation to get mine stripped of factory paint to send to my mate to get sprayed similar!

 

Continue the excellent work!

Thanks - I’m doing two more 150s which have got the blanked windows - this one is like the WCR coaches in that it’s done to a budget which was the respray rather than a rebuild with mods! Cheers Jerry

[Squirrel Rail]

The 153, 57, 150/1 and a bit of steam on the go so finally got round to an update!  So here goes; 153 first with all its decals and  weathering going on

and more progress on the 57 which is having light weathering;

and again

The 150 has had the green round the doors sprayed

and then the yellow  ends together with another 57 and an inspection saloon in Regional Railways

finished Stan duo of the schools and the B12

both renumber and name on the schools

 

A fun project was this Lima 33…

man’s finally Garter blue on the A4 tender, O gauge this one…

and again

before black on the nose

I will try to keep the next update shorter!!

 

[Squirrel Rail]

On 19/09/2022 at 11:40, Squirrel Rail said:

Thanks - I’m doing two more 150s which have got the blanked windows - this one is like the WCR coaches in that it’s done to a budget which was the respray rather than a rebuild with mods! Cheers Jerry

Here’s one modified!!

[Squirrel Rail]

A4 wheel painting yesterday and today. All the masks made with a circle cutter,

Tamiya primer was next

followed by Phoenix A4 crimson

And here unmasked

The local lines 153 is finished

as is 57313 with its revised paint job

 

[JackB95]

That 153 especially is just absolutely gorgeous! 

[Squirrel Rail]

A4 time with the primer

And the other side,

followed today by the Garter Blue,

and filled in,

and up close

This now gets a couple of days to harden off so back to smaller stuff!

[virginhst539]

57313 looks fantastic! how did you go about getting the best match for the northern belle brown? seems to be one of those paints that no one has made readily available yet