Will J

I'm not sure I've got the heart to weather them! 

 Ah, courage man! Looking at CargoWaggons on t'interweb there seems to be little scope for 'subtle' weathering, they need to look like they have suffered some terrible trauma....

Awaiting the RevolutioN package, I'm warming up on some unsuspecting Dapol bogie versions. These are just the initial layers.

(this lot may have got a bit lost...)

I just need to find a use for them now.......

 

Tom vs. Will weathering challenge? One day I might get around to making my modern-ish Cornish layout where they can have a spin....

Further thoughts re: 'reasonably priced loads'... I think KATO used to do a 6-pack of unpainted Japanese cars (1:150 scale) which were a bundle of late 90s / early 00s prototypes. I wonder if these are still available for those happy to paint their own. Here it is on an American supplier's site: https://www.hobbylinc.com/kato-1990s-toyota-automobile-set-pkg6-n-scale-model-railroad-vehicle-23505

Interesting. I have to confess I haven't really got a use for the wagons themselves... but it RevolutioN were to also supply bags of suitable loads for them that could be ordered as an accesory in their own right it would be very interesting for other projects.

Received some of these lovely wagons through the post today, and remembered that there was some talk about there being a discount code for the sturgeon being included in the box. Should this have been there or have things changed?

Take a look on the delivery note, I think it is on the back. This is the one the delivery label gets peeled off, then gets put in the inside of the package.

Regent #345 lands at Arley!

A massive thank you to the RevolutioN team for a beautiful model... I'll get some better images at the weekend. Severn Valley regulars will recognise the real #345's typical position next to the signal box, replicated here. The real thing seems to be travelling up and down the line more these days (and is currently parked over the hill from my back garden), so it will surely appear in my 'heritage freight train'.

Particular congratulations for your customer service... I recall mentioning the number might be a good choice for the standalone Regent tank, a lovely surprise that added to the excellence of the model.

Still pondering how much to weather it... it might depend on how much closer the real thing gets to the paintshop. I need to get practise in before I get my Cargowaggon twins, I'll not spare the grime with those, I am warming up on some unsuspecting Dapol bogie versions....

I do like subliminal advertising RevolutioN style....

......this evening's bike ride. And yes I'm very lucky to live where I do.

Really looking forward to getting my singleton Regent tank... absolutely no hurry, I'm just sending positive waves to will it to the top of the pile.

They do look rather good. My modelling mojo has been flagging a little of late but the arrival of my Regent tanker may just reverse the process.

Weathering will be an interesting tactical choice, in that it will represent a real preserved wagon that in real life is in need of a repaint... I guess if I weather the 1:148 version it will bode well for the real thing getting a lick of paint!

https://www.svrwiki.com/Regent_Oil_%26_Texaco_345_Aviation_Fuel_Tank_Wagon#/media/File:PO_345_20170401.jpg

Looking good Ben, thanks for the update, I have ordered a flashing light one and a Perrier one 'just because I was thirsty'.... (PM sent re: order)

It sounds almost cruel but I am really looking forward to weathering them, I do enjoy making the Dapol bogie equivalents look almost catastrophically dirty, there is something about the texture of the sides of this kind of wagon that means you can hardly go wrong... 

Looking good.... I'm looking forward to meeting up for an exhibition with my incredibly geeky collection of reasonably priced* N gauge cars for the car park...!

*In the Top Gear sense... they are too useful to sell....

Feeling quite thirsty after zooming in on the first carriage.....

Nice! I may have missed it but I'd be interested in where your people are sourced, for the line of enthusiasts by the fence. The characters on the left have maybe been on a diet, but whatever the reason they seem to blend in to the scene better than the folks in the middle.

PS. Must catch up with the real thing soon.

Brilliant, the shades of green 'don't quite match' to a very pleasing degree!

Great news Ben, really looking forward to getting my one. PS, slightly off topic but do you know of any future exhibition appearances by Tormouth?

Is this series of programmes left to the viewer to decide whether railway enthusiasts are a little on the nutty side ?

In my experience on the midge infested front line they all seemed remarkably sane. I'm one of the ones who had a foot in both 'toy train nerd' and 'actual engineering' camps. Hard to know what the production team made of me but there may be more in the three weeks remaining, long story short 'keeps quiet and lays track vaguely towards the horizon'...!

Who confused Welsh Highland with West Highland? Moel Tryfan on the bridge at Beddgelert looked a tad out of place in the old photo montage!

Yes I noticed that but then I'd make a similar kind of slip if I were doing a montage of cakes or whatever...

..that apart, I thought the archive film of the train skirting the edge of the loch worked really well. The bright saturated cine camera colours, and a slight increase in speed made those scenes really come alive and seem relevant and exciting, rather that the usual grey interludes showing a scene 'back in the day'.

I do have one query. Does the track actually include metal rails or is it all plastic? If the latter then why are expansion joints an issue?

All plastic, with a rubbery top along the tops of the rails which has already been confessed to on screen! (A very good plan)

It was well capable of expansion though, but I'll say no more in case it becomes part of the story.

Whether people class this as a 'proper' model railway or not, one thing it does have is better/more realistic scenery than I've ever seen, anywhere (including Pendon); Real canals, swing bridges, locks, plus big mountains !

Pubs, though they were all 'ready to run'.../ RTP  

Glad you enjoyed it... (and genuinely interested in people's opinions if they thought otherwise!).. 'Third prat from the left'.

I'm not sure you will see that much of me... was doing a lot of stealth tracklaying!

Oh, well done then! Was anyone else from this forum directly involved in the production of the show?

My mysterious evil twin brother was there, largely getting in the way of progress.......

Ah, you can see what happened, the correct side has been 'mirrored' onto the opposite side which you would have thought might work, but doesn't.

Not trying to be a smart @rse pointing this out, more that it is exactly the sort of mistake I'd make!

Otherwise, beautiful.

I thought you had gone all 'China Clay' for a minute!! Great to see Highbury carrying on and probably getting busier.

You'll have to pardon the smart-@rse comment, but maybe when they realise a fleet of light grey trains will get to look very grubby especially the lower portions, the DFT might demand a deep blue stripe up to just below the windows... instant 'retro' livery!

Speaking of overwhelming greys, is the totally grey Class 153 seen around the South West a kind of 'go anywhere' livery or just undercoat for GWR Green I wonder?

The greyish bits around the 'buffer' area back to the bogie are crying out for 'Sharks Teeth'.......