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  1. Trains&armour
    Decal time!
     


     
    Hmmm, more microset needed...
     
    And after applying a liberal amount of microset and some weathering I ended up with this:
     



     
    Underside with Bachmann Nem shafts fitted:
     

     
    Not too bad I think..
     

    Epilogue:
     
    Ready for shipment. Fits inside a Bachmann 7 plank plastic insert like a glove

     
    And on the layout of it's (proud?) owner...
     

     
    Coming next, an improved Hornby 9 plank wagon.
  2. Trains&armour
    This all came about because of a spurious remark I made on RMweb... But, when rereading my post I though, why not? I can do that. Let's design my own PO livery and built a personalized wagon!
     
    But first, a suitable kit. A quick search of my stash produced this:

    An unliveried Slaters kit
     
    Scan of one of the sides:

     
    And, after some photoshopping, I came up with this design:

     
    I think most of you can now figure out on who's thread I made my original remark!
     
    And, thanks to a friend of mine who has a printer (Alps) that can print with white ink, we managed to produce this:
     

    (It only took three attempts...)
     
    To Be Continued....
  3. Trains&armour
    After some more exercises in weathering, with faded lettering, planks painted over and load added,
     

     
    I decided it was time I tackled my Parkside kitbuilt wagon:
     



     
    And as to Robin's question earlier, I decided not to add a load, just a tarpaulin and some rope. So as not to hide the interior with the worn & faded planking.
    Not totally satisfied about the coiled rope though.
     
    All three wagons:
     

     
    Comments welcome!
  4. Trains&armour
    After reparing the repairs, my thoughts turned to weathering. Not trusting myself completely on this, I decided to first weather another, RTR wagon instead of my kit built one. A wagon I have two of, so they could be compared side by side after weathering one of them.
     
    Before & after:
     


     


     
    I've used the same basic weathering techniques I normally use on my armour models. First an all over dark wash, followed by a dirty gray spray from three quarters underneath. After drying I drybrushed the upper body works lightly and then applied some powder on the running gear, solebar and lower parts of the body. The aim was to create a wagon that has seen some hard use during the war years.I didn't incorporate any wartime repairs like replaced planking, because this was solely to be an exercise in basic weathering. And if my weathering methods work for wagons as well as for armoured vehicles.
     
    So, what do you think?
    Comments appreciated, wanted in fact!
     
     
    Edit: The wagon was still where I left it last night, so I took a photo in natural light:
     

     
    This is much more what it looks like when you look at it in person.
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    Parkside part 3

    By Trains&armour,

    Has it been almost a year? Hmmm. Well, there is a good reason!
    While waiting for my HMRS pressfix transfers to arrive, my daughter took an interest in my modelling and thoroughly admired my wagon. I did find most of the pieces...
    Suffice to say that everything was stored in a safe place until that time I felt the courage to tackle this new challenge!. And there it stayed. Until now:
     



     
    Hurray, repaired, painted and transfers added.
    Looking nice, those pressfix transfers, but a bloody pain in the #rs# to apply! Some silvering, even after a treatment with MicroSet, but I think a nice coat of 1944 grime will take care of most of it.
     
    (Oops, looking at the photo's I just now noticed I broke one of the 'repaired door drop springs while photographing!)
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    Parkside part 2

    By Trains&armour,

    Have been to my 'local' modelshop and bought some copper wire. First I tackled the tarpaulin rail and then replaced the tie bars with copper wire. The plastic tie bars proved too flimsy:
     

     
    While modelling I decided to change the build to Diagram O15. So I added a basic representations of the vacuum gear plus the missing DC III brake gear
     


     
    Also added some much needed lead weight between the underframe scantlings (note to self: next time add weight before adding the solebars and assorted underframe details...)
     
    Now it looks like this:
     

     
    Now back to my modelling desk, painting the wagon in a grey undercoat
     
    EDIT: model now painted in grey primer:
     

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    Parkside

    By Trains&armour,

    Haven't done any serious modelling for months now, and no railway related modelling for years. (collecting, yes, enough of that...)

    So it's time to change all that. But something simple, something that can be finished in a reasonable timeframe. My first 00 rolling stock kit:

     
    Removing mould lines and ejector marks:
     

     
    Basic construction:
     

     
    And, while I was modelling yesterday, a nice surprise came in the post, see the photo above. 10 spoke Star replacement wheels. Top marks for Hornby's Customer Service!
     
    Added most of the underframe details:
     

     
    The glue marks do show up nicely with flash on.... In reality they are hardly visible and will be completely hidden after painting.
     
    Test load:
     

     
    Enough for now. Next installment: Painting!
  8. Trains&armour
    Next step. Build the kit:
     



     
    Some detailing done, added doorsprings, some rodding and thinned down the brakehandles. Three link couplings, with screw points added for Bachmann's Nem shaft mounting blocks . Brass pinpoint bearings and lead flashing glued to the chassis for some much needed weight.
     

    Base coats
     

    Ironwork painted black and sides gloss varnished. (with a brush, being a lazy sod I couldn't be bothered with using my airbrush.)
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