westerner Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) My mojo for modelling is slowly coming back, so I decided it was about time I altered the chimney on my 1000 County and i will re name it County of Gloucester (my county of birth). the first thing to do was to pull out the single chimney and then cut and file the remains of the old chimney down. Th ephotos show the first lot of filing down and the atrial fit of the new 247 developments double chimney. I feel thereis a tad more filing to do and to drill holes in the double chimney. Edited August 29, 2012 by westerner 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Just started painting new double chimney and re-transfered the tender picyures to follow later when I've changed the name and number. Edited September 4, 2012 by westerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 A couple of pix as promised. Still not stuck chimney down yet or affixed name plates, will also have to fabricatr lamp irons, probably out of the name plate fret (waste not want not) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom F Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 For some reason, although I'm very much an LNER enthusiast, I do have a soft spot for counties! Not sure why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Taz Posted September 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2012 Nice work. I've got one of the ex Jackson Evans County detailing kits which I intend to inflict on my County one day. Although she will keep her County of Cornwall identity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Just looking at the first photo in my last post I realise I need to to replace the smokebox door handles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 More quality, Alan. Your milk tanks make my "weathered" Dapol 6-wheelers look absolutely pristine! Yes the milk tanks do look good, particularly the streaked effect. Any chance of a quick tutuorial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 I did them quite a few years ago . As far as I remember they were brush painted with a dirty black and track dirt (acrylics) mix which was painted with vertical strokes and then with an almost dry brush taken off again. Now i would probably use an airbrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 A little more progress. new smoke box door handles but I have to get rid of the "shadow" of the moulded ones. Really shows up in photo. And blend in chimney a bit better. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) A little more work today on the chimney and old smokebox handle. Seem to have got rid of the latter but I may do a bit more work blending in the chimney. Trouble is you only see what needs to be donby taking the photo which blows everything at least 3 times life size. Edited September 10, 2012 by westerner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Thanks Mickey, It could well be as Gloucester is my home town. At the time frame of my layout she was a Swindon (59-61), Didcot (61-62) or Plymouth Laira (62-64) loco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 1015 County of Gloucester back in service heading a train from the midlands to Kingsbridge. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 A couple more shots of County of Gloucester arriving at Wencombe 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) Wonderful pictures as ever, Regards, Les Edited September 16, 2012 by Unicorn1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted September 16, 2012 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thanks les and for all tose who like the photos one last one of the county waiting for the off at Wencombe 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted September 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2012 Alan, love the first photo in post 411. It evokes images of the train slowing as it transits the curves in the entrance to the station area: loads of excited kids, notepads ready, race to the edge of the platform to examine the loco as she arrives. Lovely stuff! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Looking at the photos I have realised I need a crew and to shorten the distance between the tender and the loco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 After reading the Fencehouses article in MRJ I decided to subtley alter the scenics today. I got out the electric tea strainer and started doing the static grass thing. I'll do some photos when it all dries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukedog Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'll be interested to see how you close the gap between loco and tender. Looking at my old County and Castle it doesn't look like a quick easy job. BTW the picture above of the county minus crew is not that bad, quite often the crew would leave the footplate to attend to other duties like oiling up and checking head/tail lamps and so on. Cheers Frank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 No Frank I don't think it'll be quick and easy but I might try the Tony Wright method of a goalpost on the tender and hook on the loco, or just a cut down draw bar with a hook on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) As mention I have been slowly covering the hanging basket liner with static grass. I discovered that the tea strainer type dispenser is fine with the shorter strands (upto 2.5 mm) but was too keen on the longer ones (4mm and above). Here are three views around the layout. I think it looks better already although there is still work to be done. Edited September 27, 2012 by westerner 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Looking very good Alan, but then, it did before! All the best Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) Thanks Simon and 81C By the way thereason I got rather tired of the hanging basket liner by itself it didn't matter how often I trimmed it there was alwys long strands sticking up in the air, often spoiling photographs. 81C, The hedges are home made. Strips of rubberised horsehair cut from the standard block you can buy. Very slightly teased then hairsprayed and dipped in flock. and then stuck down with PVA. Edited September 27, 2012 by westerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2012 Its looking good there Alan.Are you going to wire the fencing,its not clear in the above photo, as I can recommend the use of EZ wire for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Robin, somewhere I do have a reel of EZEE wire but I'm not sure yet. When I look at old photos I never seem to see the wire even when i look for it. It really depends on my indolence or lack of it when I've finished doing other twiddly bits and finishing off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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