James Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 That looks rather nicely done my new project (did you get my e-mail?) requires one in bright yellow! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 That looks rather nicely done my new project (did you get my e-mail?) requires one in bright yellow! Thanks James! Yeah I got your email - looks a very interesting project! Funnily enough, I was in Hereford Model Centre over the weekend and I saw Dapol do a yellow version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Some photos of my now completed Parkside Fish Van. Just after I took these photos I dropped the completed model down the stairs . Luckily/amazingly it escaped with only minor damage I've also resumed work on my Lima 33 by finishing off the bogie steps. It's funny, when I first started this project and was full of enthusiasm, making fiddly steps from plastic card was a doddle. Now it seems like torture! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks James! Yeah I got your email - looks a very interesting project! Funnily enough, I was in Hereford Model Centre over the weekend and I saw Dapol do a yellow version Did it have a hole for the exhaust pipe from a genorator?! I've also resumed work on my Lima 33 by finishing off the bogie steps. It's funny, when I first started this project and was full of enthusiasm, making fiddly steps from plastic card was a doddle. Now it seems like torture! I think you need to be in the right frame of mind for work like that! Otherwise it just seems like a chore! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Did it have a hole for the exhaust pipe from a genorator?! Nope don't think it did! Have day off tomorrow so hopefully will make some more progress with the 33 - once the steps are completed the next job is bufferbeam detailing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was in a model shop the other week [quite a treat for me!] and picked up a Parkside Vanwide kit. When I bought it I didn't notice it was the rebuilt style with FAT 19 suspension. I was looking at Paul Bartlett's site for inspiration of what to do with it when I came across this photo. I usually prefer my wagons in battered brown and the Railfreight grey/red livery is out of my preferred modelling era but I thought it would make an interesting challenge and add a bit of colour to an otherwise bauxite wagon fleet! I've made a start at constructing the kit and will hopefully make some progress with it over the next few days/weeks. I'll have a go at representing this van but if all else fails, I'll paint it brown! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 18, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2011 That's an interesting prototype there! Should look good in model form though! Are you going to paint the lighter grey / blue first and then add the darker shades? Just wondered whether this would be easier. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 That's an interesting prototype there! Should look good in model form though! Are you going to paint the lighter grey / blue first and then add the darker shades? Just wondered whether this would be easier. Hi Mudmagnet, to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure how I'm going to do it! I'm not aiming to make a reproduction of the van in the photo, just use it as inspiration - that's my disclaimer for when things go wrong and it ends up nothing like the photo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 Made some progress with my Railfreight Vanwide yesterday. One of the challenges of basing this model on a photo was trying to replicate the faded red/grey. The red seems to an almost pink colour. Initially I tried mixing this colour but just couldn't get it anywhere near right so resorted to overspraying the whole van with white. Not sure how accurate this actually is but it looks ok to me! The roof and underframe have not been painted as yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Matt, have you seen this from my blog before? http://eastmoor.blogspot.com/2009/07/fading-fast.html It pretty much does what you've done! Certainly a good way to fade paint! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 22, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2011 I like what you have achieved so far - the colours look good to my eyes. Keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Matt, have you seen this from my blog before? http://eastmoor.blog...ading-fast.html It pretty much does what you've done! Certainly a good way to fade paint! Thanks James - yes I had seen your post about fading colours - very useful! I wasn't sure whether I could achieve the distinctive [to my eye] pink shade that RF Red seems to go when faded using an overspray of white alone - luckily it seems to have worked out pretty well I think! I like what you have achieved so far - the colours look good to my eyes. Keep up the good work. Thanks Mudmagnet! Below are some photos of the van [minus markings and coupling] with painting and weathering complete. I'm pretty chuffed with it to be honest I've also started work on another Parkside Fish Van, hopfully this time to be finished as a parcels van. Finding good reference photos hard to come by though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The rust flecks are excellent Matt, but one thing - whilst the corner plates are steel, the actual body sheeting is plywood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 The rust flecks are excellent Matt, but one thing - whilst the corner plates are steel, the actual body sheeting is plywood Haha, oops - guess I should have thought about that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Just a few quick 'in progress' shots of my latest project - another Parkside Fish Van, this time painted to represent an SPV Parcels Van. Now I know that the underframe is not correct and there should be ribbing on the sides but I've built mine without any modifications and I'm happy enough with it. When I made the Fish Van a few weeks ago, I represented the roof ribbing with strips of thin plastic card. To save time [and found this method a bit fiddly to be honest] this time I cut thin strips of insulation tape and stuck this to the roof - much less fiddly and quite a lot faster! I've always been a bit undecided about 'Rail Blue' as bought, so have mixed my own this time and while it may not be 100% accurate, it's a shade I'm definately happier with. As you can see weathering is currently underway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 Managed to complete my SPV parcels van today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Now I know that the underframe is not correct and there should be ribbing on the sides Not sure what you mean here Matt? - the kit is fine as it comes for an early Blue Spot, and both early and late pattern vans were used as SPVs (although the late builds did generally last a bit longer). If you remove the roof ribbing and renumber it, it'll be spot on. The blue looks fine too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Not sure what you mean here Matt? - the kit is fine as it comes for an early Blue Spot, and both early and late pattern vans were used as SPVs (although the late builds did generally last a bit longer). If you remove the roof ribbing and renumber it, it'll be spot on. The blue looks fine too I'd read another thread where some differences had been mentioned therefore I assumed the SPV's were a bit different. I'm chuffed that the kit is correct! Thanks for the tip about the roof ribbing too 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 The weekens saw some renewed effort with my Lima Class 33. All the fiddly bits that I'd been putting off doing [bogie steps, bufferbeam detailing etc] got done and I even undercoated the underframe/bogies/bufferbeams and painted the ends yellow. I was also sorting out some 'stuff' and came across the 'Critter' that I built over a year ago. This had been lying around unfinished so, suitably inspired, I set about doing a bit of work to it. I added a turned [Class 37] airhorn to the cab roof just because I thought it looked quite cool! I also painted the bufferbeams 'weathered red' and the sideskirts 'dirt' simply because I couldn't think of anything else! Just some minor painting and glazing and it'll be complete! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 As a follow on from my last post, my Critter is now complete [well apart from one piece of glazing that I need to cut to simulate an open window]. Final weathering has been carried out using a mixture of washes and powders. Coupling hooks have been fitted as it's too small to have the links added! I like it as a little novelty loco, it's performance isn't too good though - it runs ok but won't pull anything heavier than a few feathers! As a finishing touch, I've ordered some nameplates so as soon as they arrive, it'll be officially complete [i actually started this on 27th Jan 2010!] BTW the lamp fell off between photos...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hi Matt Nice work and lovely rust effect! As Neil's was Mk1, the 'Kinmundy Kritter' was Mk2 it's apt that is No 3! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Matt, as I said in my PM, the Class 33 looks really good and the rust on the 'critter' is delightfully subtle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hi Matt Nice work and lovely rust effect! As Neil's was Mk1, the 'Kinmundy Kritter' was Mk2 it's apt that is No 3! Hi Martin, what a nice coincidence! Not something I'd realised but it's quite apt as you've pointed out! Matt, as I said in my PM, the Class 33 looks really good and the rust on the 'critter' is delightfully subtle Thanks James, the cabs of the 33 look a little patchy now they've been painted, not sure if this is a good or bad thing. I might try to incorporate that into the final finish and 'pretend' it was supposed to be like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyfox Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Nice weathering Matt. I'm building some 4mm kits myself at the mo and I'm following this thread with interest. A couple of questions if I may... What are your plans for drawgear/couplings on the wagons? Are you going to fit the engine speed regulation pipes on the crompton? I think it would make a subtle improvement as they are prominent on the real things? Also the 27 way sockets stood out quite a bit... ...they were always 'busy' round the pipework area... Regards Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Nice weathering Matt. I'm building some 4mm kits myself at the mo and I'm following this thread with interest. A couple of questions if I may... What are your plans for drawgear/couplings on the wagons? Are you going to fit the engine speed regulation pipes on the crompton? I think it would make a subtle improvement as they are prominent on the real things? Also the 27 way sockets stood out quite a bit... ...they were always 'busy' round the pipework area... Regards Stu Hi Stu, sorry I missed this post and your questions - I haven't checked this thread for a while. All my wagons are/will be fitted with Smiths couplings, I just never seem to get round to fitting them for a while - usually way after I've built and painted the wagon! As to the Class 33, I haven't really decided where I'm going with it from the point it's at now. Not sure whether to add any more details or just get it painted! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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