R.Langley Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Arrgghhh! Finally some good weather (for airbrushing, albeit cold!), and I'm still stuck on the conundrum of masking off the yellow band that all these wagons, especially the Clams, carried towards the end of their revenue earning lives! What would people suggest is the best way to mask over the ribs on the Clam, and the general raised details of the Rudd and Grampus? I've tried usual masking tape of varying degrees of tack, and yet can never get the right straight line, which gets into the nooks and crannies required to get over the ribs. Also trying to "paint" maskol along a straight line isn't easy. Would love to hear what people, especially those who have built the Parkside wagons, have done to create the yellow band. Thanks Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I did it by having an etch made that fits over the bodyside. The photos show the process and finished effect. Note one of the etch is a clam, the other a Rudd, but the etchers re-did the lettering without noticing it wasn't the same! Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Langley Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 John, Now that is very nifty! How much were they if you don't mind me asking? (Though I realise they were specially made rather than mass produced.) Thanks Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I did the clam on the side of a test etch 3-4 years ago, I didn't have much interest at the time, but every so often I'd get a question about buying sets. I didn't do anything with them until I picked up a batch of Rudds and Clams at the DEMU Showcase in 2009, so I ran a sheet that did both Rudd and Clam, I have a couple of etches left over, although if there was enough interest I could get the sheet re-run. The cost would be £5 for two of the etches that you see in my first photo, (so enough to paint 1 Clam and one Rudd simultaniously) plus about 50p in postage. Note these were specifically designed for the Parkside, I have no idea if they fit the Hornby. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Langley Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 I'd be very happy to spend that, frankly, very cheap price! So count me in! And I don't have any Hornby Clams, so wouldn't know either Thanks Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MrSimon Posted December 7, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hello, I did mine by drawing a fine pencil line and then brushpainting upto the line - clams are a nightmare in N! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
66540Ruby Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hello, I did mine by drawing a fine pencil line and then brushpainting upto the line - clams are a nightmare in N! Simon I do this too, works fine in OO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium richierich Posted January 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is rather interesting because I'm building some parkside Rudd & Clams, and was wondering how the heck to neatly airbrush the livery. You wouldn't by any chance have one of those masking etches still available…? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I've just had a fresh batch of the clam/rudd mask etches in, please pm if you would like a set(or more) each set has two masks for Clam and two for Rudd, so that you can paint one of each wagon at a time, cost is £5.00per set plus postage at cost - I will be doing a proper classifieds add later in the week when I get time. Thanks, Jon edit because I got the price wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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