Twright Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Brilliant work, I look forward to the weathered wagons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Thanks guys ^ I know it's not much but I made these ratio level crossing gates for my brothers layout. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 They're very well done mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Very neatly painted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Very nice, could they do with a bit of weathering on the top?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi, Nelson. Those are excellent level crossing gates. Very well put together from the kit. Well done. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hello everyone, I managed to get the brake van, cattle wagons and coal wagons complete last week and then I began work on Northern Ireland's most famous wagons, the spoil wagons. These are done by Provincial Wagons and are absolutely superb kits, such a joy to put together, I have built 8 (5 for myself and 3 for a friend) I've nearly finished one of them, just the buffer heads to do then onto the other 7. Many thanks Nelson 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Great work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Good work Nelson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hi, Nelson. Excellent work on those wagons. Very well made indeed. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hello Everyone, Got 3 more spoil wagons weathered and I'm really quite proud of them, so that's 4 now done and onto the next 4, obviously if there's anything seriously wrong with them or anything that can be improved be sure to let me know, I'm happy to take constructive criticism as it all helps Thanks for looking Nelson. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 WOW! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 22, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi, Nelson. Those wagons are superb examples of model-making. I am very impressed! All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks guys for your kind comments, Here's my latest one to be weathered and I thought id try and push the weathering even further and try and get it as filthy as possible so here's my attempt at doing so, what do we think? Honest opinions please as I'm a bit wary of it. It's the one on the left. Nelson 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Not exactly sure how these are supposed to look, but to take away from the overall greyish, why not make those chains stand out? But they do look nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) What weathering mix do you use, Nelson? I put a Humbrol Metalcote colour into mine so I can polish bits of it with a cotton bud once dry. On the wagons below you can see the bolt heads, top of the brake levers and axleboxes have a shiny edge which the light has emphasised. It's a Martyn Welsh trick which I can highly recommend. It would certainly bring those chains and the edges of all that panelling out even more. These were done by adding 27004, an almost black colour, to a mix of 62 and 64 but there are different Metalcote colours available and I'm sure if you use acrylics then there are equivalents - in fact I'm sure there are from looking at some very impressive painting in the Games Workshop in Cambridge one afternoon when it was raining heavily. Edited October 18, 2018 by jwealleans 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your detailed comment, it was really helpful, I've never actually thought about adding a metalcote colour into the mix, I tend to use some brown, rust and black, but I shall give your method a go as those wagons look wonderful, thanks for the tip. And thanks Spitire for your comment. Nelson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Just as a heads up the above wagon M53 has been re-painted and is now in its pristine colour ready for me to have another bash at weathering as my fist attempt was pretty horrific tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hello everyone, 2 updates in 1 day gasp lol. Over the last week I've been building these 2 Cambrian LNER kits but found them to be incredibly close to those used by the UTA so painted them in UTA colours, after all the LNER did build wagons for the UTA to replace those destroyed by the Belfast blitz, so they are close enough and I'm happy with them, I've weathered them lightly and added a timber load to one of them but I think the wooden planks are a it too big and coarse for OO gauge? So they might be replaced. Many thanks Nelson 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Might just be big planks of wood? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hi, Nelson. Excellent modelling today. I really liked that weathering on the wagon which you've now repainted, so will wait and see how the weathering on it turns out - the metalcote in the weathering mix is a very good idea. The two Cambrian LNER wagons have been very well built, and regarding those planks, I think it is a bit of a difficult one to say - they could indeed be, as stated in the above post, simply large planks of wood - maybe on route to a farm? Anyway, keep up the good work, and I look forward to more projects. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR lives on Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That whippet needs a rectank wagon, and hey presto also a perfect excuse for posting military photos Superb modelling, have really enjoyed looking through this thread David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks market and David for your comments I really appreciate them. A friend of mine wanted me to make him a Thomas the tank milk van and the orders were to keep it nice and simple so here's my efforts, it's a scratch built body on a Cambrian Underframe kit, the roof and couplings will be fitted after painting. Many thanks Nelson 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2014 Hi, Nelson. That milk van is excellent. The scatchbuilt body is a very competent piece of work. I look forward to seeing it painted. All the best, Market65. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR lives on Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nelson, The Milk van looks superb, really looking forward to seeing the completed wagon Regards the planks in the wagon they look about 4x1mm which would equate out at tweleve inch wide planks 3 inch thick which is not an unreasonable size for heavy timber, length of circra 20foot. I suspect coffee stiring sticks from well known outlets? If its the width that worries you then they will trim down with a sharp knife blade, but remember in those days heavy timbers were common for buildings, wagon planking was a good few inches high by a couple deep so its not out of place David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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