Bangor Lad Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Showers passing through Albion Yard Great to the Yard making an appearance again. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Great to the Yard making an appearance again. Don't tell everyone but Albion Yard may be breaking cover into public for the first time quite soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 A couple in N - Ngauge jon??? where did that come from , looks just as good as the 00 stuff mate Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks Simon, glad you like it . It's just a paint effect. The ingots themselves are just blocks of styrene with the top centres 'routed' out with a burr in a minidrill leaving a raised rim. The centres of real ingots sink as the metal cools and contracts. They're then painted with a white undercoat which is allowed to dry, followed by a coat of a bright yellow. It's nothing special, just something in a tester pot from B&Q, which is also allowed to dry. Next is a fluorescent orange by PlastiCote, I think I got that from Wilkinsons. I just paint an oval 'frame' on every face of the ingot leaving the centre of each face yellow. After that's dried for 30 minutes I then use a brush with some thinners on to blend the orange into the yellow so that there is a gradation of colour from yellow in the centre to orange at the edges. When that's dried I use Humbrol gunmetal metalcote to just catch the very corners and tops and bottoms of the edges to replicate steel that's cooled beyond the glowing stage. The real ingots would still be near liquid in the centre at this point so I'm trying to replicate the various intensities of temperature, colour and glow. Thanks Arthur, that's a really good tip. It's quite an effect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks Arthur, that's a really good tip. It's quite an effect! Having seen these in the flesh when I met Arthur down at Taunton I have to say they're even better in the flesh with real radiance to them. A stark contrast to Arthur's exceptionally good weathering on the wagons themselves.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 With the commencement of the 1959 summer timetable on June 15th, the passenger services on the Munden branch were taken over by Cravens two car and Derby/Rolls Royce three car DMUs working turn and about into Hertford East on the branch from Broxbourne. One of the Cravens units leans into the curve while powering down Sacombe bank on an overcast, but warm and dry day at the end of the first week of service on the line. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 was having a little mess around with the layout and the camera and thought this came out ok Neil 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Having seen these in the flesh when I met Arthur down at Taunton I have to say they're even better in the flesh with real radiance to them. A stark contrast to Arthur's exceptionally good weathering on the wagons themselves.. Thanks Andy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gareth Collier Posted June 21, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2011 A Stroudley Single drifts into Horeham Road & Waldron circa 1895. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Now that's lovely... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 The stuff on this thread is really inspireing, keep it up....PLEASE!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 HI I like this shot you have done of the 08, used to see an 08 working down the Brentford line some years ago just like that. Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer27jd Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 A rare visit of an 08 into the Forest to collect 'tin-uns' That is very nice. A one time typical scene. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Another from Bishopscombe Jnc Shed, the end of the line for 2244 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 3256 trundles into Harford Street hauling a rake of BEV's. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 An old Weltrol MV stands in the truncated remains of the down main line 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 68640 was allocated to Lowestoft in the early 50s, and exhibits the unkempt condition the species could almost always be found in. Unusually the loco has dropped brake pull rods, which should have only been fitted to shunting variants with a 1" greater crank throw on unbalanced wheels, but they were obviously the nearest set to hand when last shopped at Stratford. Most of the condensing equipment is long gone, leaving only the vent pipes and chambers on the tank tops. The shed plate is in the early 50s position and would be moved lower down the door at the next exam, the destination board brackets would probably be removed then too. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 What the North London Railway is all about. Compliments of L49. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROADTRAIN1979 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 canonbury station 70s 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 A weary Class O4 awaits a much needed load of Coal 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 An old Weltrol MV stands in the truncated remains of the down main line Very nice to see the old Hornby Dublo model. It just goes to show that the 1950s and 1960s stock CAN look good in the right place! Also, a nice loco shed behind the old Collett Goods in the earlier photo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cactustrain Posted June 24, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2011 The locospotters view over the fence. 42 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobhead Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Lovely picture cactustrain! I really like the contrast between the crisp locos and the flowers. Regards, Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixteen 12by 10s Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Oh.... that's nice, natural light? And you have to ask the question, how dark is black Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom F Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Lovely picture cactustrain! I really like the contrast between the crisp locos and the flowers. Regards, Stefan I second that, That's a lovely shot you have captured cactustrain, the lighting is very effective. Would love to see more Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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