SouthernBlue80s

As an aside, for anyone one wanting to model at 47/0 that seemed to be running around with dominio headcodes long after most had been plated. 47285 is a good candidate Here she is in 1985

Fingers crossed it comes back. It was/is a great rescource.

Yard view with 45041 passing on a coal train. General early 80s grot viewed from a distance.

You dont need to even take it outside. If you can get Tyteford Halte near a window that has soft late afternoon sunlight coming through then that will do the job. Weathering - There are different approaches and it is all about finding a way that works for you. Personaly I do paint first. Rust panels, frame dirt and so on. Weathering powder next, I work from light to dark. Less is more, most people myself included tend to use too much powder when they start weathering. I also use powders wet let them dry and then wipe off with cotton buds and like. A few pointers. Get some old stock and mess about with it to see what works for you. I had an old Lima MK1 by the time I had finished with it was covered in years of unsuccessful and successful weathering try outs. Cheers Steve Your interior detailing is very impressive.

Mr Ruston. I really really like this picture. Inspirational Cheers Steve

Thanks. I have also found pictures others have posted over the years inspiring too. This is one of Ruston´s posted recently. I think it is fantastic. As you are into BR blue like myself. This is an 08 I did relatively recently and I was eventually pleased in the way it turned out (I bodged the first attempt!) Cheers Steve

I am really pleased you like the pictures. The weathering journey has been along one with mistakes along the way. (Each to his own - I am not sure I could undertake the level of detailing you achieve with your stock) All I can say is. I only take pictures in natural light. I find the low sunlight at the end of the day tends to give a better softer more `real´ looking feel to the photographs. I occasionaly use a piece of stiff black card to alter the way it is lit. I am no photographer and only use my camera phone. As an aside I tend to use the same colour pallet on locos as I do on layouts so tonaly it all blends in.

The VTG steel wagon is Dapol The Interfrigo Van is HO Marklin Cheers Steve

25190. I used to see this loco all over the place.

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I have been wishing Hornby would bring out a blue 09 for years now. No longer. A blue 09 for me it is to sit next to my 73s

Agree, but I´m not in the UK for a quite a while so can not actually get to shop to see one in the flesh. Hense asking for an on line comparison.

Yes I agree the windows look large. I was wondering how much of an improvement the new model was over the old? I put quite a bit of work into tweaking those old Heljan models. I kind of dont want to let them go but they are not up to scratch when next to my newer models. I know in the back of my mind I am probably heading in the Bachmann direction. (I think my Heljan 33s are a great model)

I model BR blue and currently have four rail bule tubby duffs If anyone has the time and the locos to hand. I would be very interested to see a comparison of a rail blue tubby duff and the latest incarnation 47137 Given how there seems to be issues with the shape of the latest model it would be good to see a comparison. Cheers Steve My current tubby fleet below. 47324 47010 47285 47076

Thanks. Yes I am trying to portray run down early 80s as I remember it as a young man.