blueeighties Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Dmu bufferbeam detailing today. dmu chassis by rothburyuk, on Flickr Chassis and bodies weathered. 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A couple of steel coil bogie wagons weathered. a by rothburyuk, on Flickr b by rothburyuk, on Flickr c by rothburyuk, on Flickr Scotrail MK'3 s just about finished. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Another blue centre headcode 40 nearing completion. I have modified the bottom nose end edges to have the characteristic shape these ones had. 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2014 Another blue centre headcode 40 nearing completion. I have modified the bottom nose end edges to have the characteristic shape these ones had. 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Is that one of the Scottish full headcode conversion from disc? D260-D266 (40060-40066)? The lower edge is a remnant of the end doors. IIRC, only 40060/061 had rounded corner headcode boxes, with the other having square corners. D264 Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 It is indeed Mick, 40060 to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted July 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) It is indeed Mick, 40060 to be precise. I remember doing 40060 from a Jouef model many moons ago It was about then, - early 1980's, that I really started getting into detailing and modifying. In those days, taking a saw to them and removing the water tank was a scary business! Cheers, Mick Edited July 16, 2014 by newbryford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinsley-toton Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Another good reason to do 40060, all the large scale, orange multiple working fittings need to be removed :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Now if it was a Squared off Headcode 40 i'd be interested................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 09018, repainted into grimy blue, sound and light fitted and detailed. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Been building some stock storage boxes. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 A tidy workplace is a happy workplace. At least mine is anyways :-wave Yest another trip to Ikea, the paperwork starting to build up in files and folders needed some proper storage to be able to keep on top of it all. So.... 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A few more shots of my completed 108. Love working on these units. Nice subtle weathering brings out the excellent detail. 031 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 033 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 027 by rothburyuk, on Flickr The completed 40160. A few more things came to light that needed doing to this beastie, things I initially missed when studying reference pictures. As well as the re shaped nose end base edges, this loco was unique (I think) for it's sub class in having nose end bonnet grab rails added. All of the bogie mounted mu jumper cables and sockets were removed too. I'm really chuffed with the way the domino marker panels have turned out, it's took quite a bit of experimentation to get them right. 025 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 023 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 019 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Remember the Scottish observation car a few pages back? Well I managed to completely miss the fact that the nose end indicators had been removed. So, out with the scalpel, wet n dry, and filler. Just started painting the area again today. 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Lots of transfers to do today. 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Started lining the blue/grey thumper I have just repainted. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Bit of weathering too! 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I took a few hours out this afternoon to get the boards sorted for the diorama/mini test track/whatever that will reside in the workshop. The main boards are Tim Horns handywork, I added the backscenes, and have installed power in the shape of an NCE Pro cab. I will add a facia to the front of the boards once I decide on levels and features. 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Not quite enough room for 0 gauge.... 009 by rothburyuk, on Flickr More scope with 00 :mrgreen: 010 by rothburyuk, on Flickr A few shots of a 108 I have just finoshed repainting, detailing and weathering. 021 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 022 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 017 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 016 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great stuff as ever, Lee. I like the corridor connections in that last photo. They make a huge difference. What paints did you use on the Scottish observation car? I'm planning on doing one at some stage, probably in the dim and distant future! Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great stuff Lee. The weathering you are doing these days is very good. You really seem to have the 40s down. I take it you get a lot of practice with those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great stuff as ever, Lee. I like the corridor connections in that last photo. They make a huge difference. What paints did you use on the Scottish observation car? I'm planning on doing one at some stage, probably in the dim and distant future! Cheers Dave Hi Dave. I used Phoenix Precision LNER tourist stock cream and green. The green is not an absolute exact match, I lightened it a little bit with some white. It's turned out near enough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great stuff Lee. The weathering you are doing these days is very good. You really seem to have the 40s down. I take it you get a lot of practice with those? Guess you could say that, I don't know exactly, but reckon 25-30 have visited the bench so far. I think it also helps that they are a favourite class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSLR Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Some fantastic stuff Lee, Your recent Units look great! Tis a nice bit of weathering a detailing you've done on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thank you sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I remember doing 40060 from a Jouef model many moons ago It was about then, - early 1980's, that I really started getting into detailing and modifying. In those days, taking a saw to them and removing the water tank was a scary business! Cheers, Mick Still is................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 First order of 0 gauge transfers arrived today 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr Just fitted ths Heljan 20 with a Legoman soundchip. Damn it sounds good! I was surprised at the lack of space for a suitable speaker....a bit of headscratching and measuring eventually produced a solution.003 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 004 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The Obs car is looking great Lee, looking forward to putting it with the mk2's I have and some suitable IS traction................ Dave, I also have the Blue & Grey version here but its not as well finished as Lee's will be as it was a bodge I did a few years ago. Bodies will be interchanged when done! Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryMeerkat Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hi Lee, I notice you had a 60 in Colas colours in an earlier post, and very nice it looks too! Can I ask what colours you've used for the body, and what transfers it has/will have? I'm thinking of re painting one of my Lima EWS shells into Colas but none of the usual manufacturers list the paint colours. Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Cheers Mark. Phoenix Precision P368 and P369 Colas Yellow and orange are what you need. John at Precision Labels does the necessary decals :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryMeerkat Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Thanks Lee, will get an order in this week. Glad to see you're keeping busy, the clean work space is reflected in the quality of your work. Really enjoying your pics and the different weathering levels you're achieving, and the variety of stock is great to see. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Foamboard is my new friend. 001 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 002 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 005 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 007 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 006 by rothburyuk, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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