Eric & Gripper

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Well since the Q6 is on the cards We would have to request the the following in no particular order: J21 J25 J26 J71 J73 J77 D20 C6 C7 G5 G6 AEROLITE WITH SALOON A6 A7 A8 T1 Q7 Y1 & Y3 SENTINEL RAILCARS PLEASE. Time to give the GWR modellers a run for there money.When Bachmann announced they would'nt touch the Q6 it was on the basis of it being too regional.then of course they produced the 72xx I rest my case. Best wishes for all your future projects Dave. Eric & Gripper.

Strange letters but fine subtle work Rob absolutely lovely Best regards Eric & Gripper

Oh Rob, with NE stuff you are really spoling us.. Very fine work sir and I love it. Best regards Eric & Gripper.

03/08/14 After a long 8 months away from our beautiful hobby. I have changed employer,desk and secretary. On the home front i have regained the shed ,acquired a new compressor and a lot of new projects in the works. Some things remain the same..My badger 150 (Sybil) airbrush circa 1983 is still going strong,Whilst my 200 (Sophie) and Kager 350 (Daphne) are there for resprays and cleaning down. The new compy came from www.everything airbrush.com .The AS18 is a lovely runner and ultra-quiet too,well compared to my 30 year micon (R.I.P) I have accumulated a nice pile of Parkside kits to bring to fruition.The Penguin of Dooms throughbred stable is also sat awaiting the final touch. Modelmaking and painting might not have to be quite so seasonal either once i get the calor gas bottle installed in my ancient fire. It certainly feels like a welcome home kind-of-a day. Lets see what the new season brings.I'm certainly looking forward to it. Best regards Eric & Gripper. https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/badger-150

Beautiful, just beautiful. Best regards Eric & Gripper.

It was not my intention to damn the work of SDJR7F88 nor that of TMC. The techniques used have produced a similar look to that of TMC. The 9fs and Britannias on there ads have a similar range of colours and effects. SDJR7F88 is an accomplished painter, his airbrush work and weathering is top quality. If we cannot offer citique and support to one an-another how do we move forward. If we were to model Barry scrapyard in 1975 you would expect flat paint and an overall dry look. Pre 24/12/66 70018 would have required water, oil and coal on a daily basis. The sooty look has been thoroughly covered with 70018. My recommendation was intended to bring it alive, as you would with a artitsts painting. Signs of damp and grease can easily be achieved with light brush strokes of various varnishes. leaky drain cocks,cyllinders and valves would be commonplace by 1966. Greasy wheels and valve gear which vary in tone from the boiler can also be achievd with a little satin varnish. Apologies if I have caused any offence. Best regards Eric & Gripper.

Well you could certainly give TMC a run for their money. The 'dutchman' is certainly comparable to some of there recent adverts My only criticism would be a lack of definition. It's all a bit flat / matt on an oily,damp and indeed dusty loco. It's the oily and damp bits you need to have a look at.. Best regards Eric and Gripper.

Beautiful work on the MK2 and the Mk1's are equally impressive. Now best try again in N and keep some of your fellow members happy. Fine work Sean step by step and an inspiration to us all. Keep it up mate. best regards Eric & Gripper.

Beautiful work sir. best regards Eric & Gripper

I have plenty of Rall enthisiast from 82 onwards with plenty of 26/27s in. I jusrt need a scanner.

The Peak & 27 was for you,the western and 50 fro Rob and the 40 was pure self indulgence. Enjoy and Merry christmas all. (andy) Eric & Gripper.

Some lovely stuff on Youtube for all your weathering inspiration. A few links to ponder over,but keep in mind the dates they were fimed, 1964 is about the earliest. Steam Locos in the fifties had a fairly balanced service interval,they were painted and cleaned.By 1960 this was far from the norm as the these links testify. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXw_cQbr6Do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHqfLJtbkY Best regards Eric & Gripper.

I doubt many people in the Bachmann factory had seen D9011 in service,the proof ther,e is in the weathered version hehehe.

Accrurately captured Sir! I also like the weathering on the VDAs nicely done Best regards Eric & Gripper.

Optivisors at the ready. Excellent work Barry.A very subtle 'in service' finish. If Warley taught me anything it was the sheer extremes of commercial/Volume weathering. Best regards Eric & Gripper

Some lovely sharp work here.Excellent masking and painting. Best regards Eric & Gripper.

Hello again, As you may recall my blog is aimed squarely at our newer modlellers seeking advice and inspiration. This particular article focuses on protoype observation. What can we glean from these pictures? 1,British Railways Mixed Traffic lined black in all its glory. with the earlier tender emblem 1950-56. 2,Locomotive is preserved and general condition is clean(ed) in service. So how does this compare with your newly acquired prize possession ?Or did you buy the weathered one?. First immediate problem ,Black. So you bought some paint to weather it with ! Black is a good start.Now compare it to the pictures which black is it?and which black do you have?............. Manufacturers Black,Henry Ford Black,LNWR Black. Really its all imaterial. What finish would you say your current model is Glossy,Satin or Matt?................................. As rule you will find your model unweathered, will be a quite uniform satin finish. Right then,back to the pictures. The boiler is very much 'as' painted a glossy finish like this can be achieved with TCut from all good motoring shops.Alternatively a thin coating of gloss varnish will make all the difference on the boiler cladding. Now look at the contrast with the smokebox. Is that black as well? Matt varnish applied here will dull your smoke box down a great deal,but really you need to use a weathered Black/Dark grey then a matt varnish to flatten the finish. Now as you can see the boiler is a shiny clean but streaked with ash and soot.In order to best achieve this effect you mix up some lighter greys with some talcum powder paint on with a brush and wipe off the excess three or four applications like this and should build up a lovely effect. The contrast in colours and shade is of course quite noticeable.By now of you should be recognising the various finishes your aiming for.In such a small area you already have gloss,satin and matt combined with maybe four or five shades of grey/black. The running plate and front footplate also have an accumulation of ash and soot.Again,look at the colour you are trying to achive here.Far from being black it is a very flat matt grey with some real texture.Footprints can often been seen on these running plates as result of oiling round, hanging lamps etc.The odd dribble of gloss to represent spilt oil would easy to achieve but remember dribble not slick. A cleaned smokebox door, the best way to represent this would be to apply maskol to the original finish before attempting everything else. Alternatively a thin wash of gloss varnish will convincingly bring out the cleaned finish.This is very definatley a shiny black. Wheel and motion on an in traffic though clean machine will show element s of acummulated muck in the frames,firebox wheels and pipes. Again a mixture of greys and avariation of wahes in gloss satin and matt on the wheels will give you the texture you are looking for. A wheel oiled motion can be created with Humbrols Metacote range though trial and error will be neccesary to achieve a lifelike finish.You are aiming for that greeny/yellowy hue that a translucent oil would give. You can tell by now i have resisted the urge to call this article Fifty Shades of Grey but in real terms that is what you are dealing with.Mixed traffic black is a very common livery. Black is or should be an easy colour/shade/neutral to model. A blanket application of black will not give you the results you require. Weathering is all about tone, texture and finish. Whilst you are not recreating the actual damage and effect you are aiming for a recreation of the depth of accumulated muck,grime and in some cases the cleaned areas.Good analysis of a picture is the basis of this and converting that picture into your own work of art is the final result. My current project involves this picture from Flickr.http://www.flickr.com/photos/22110327@N08/2138813778/in/photolist-4fZYPC-4H1j6M-6sRNP6-6w6gYC-gNhjCN-8TJYF5-9NrNXe-9NuS6h-aERfhT-egRn9c-gQc5MS-7Zc3PU-eTMejb-fePb6d-9nKW85-9Sdvy1-dr2DhD-eSJsbz-8sMxVb-92ZxxM-8TFU1x-8TJYGN-8TJYK5-8TFTWR-8TFTYB-8TFTXF-8TJYJ9-8TFTZP-8TJYEq-95UfFz-dez7Af-9NuE3J-8Nw6Yk-9vnXU8-dgfZNf-f1FVDQ-f1cNi8-cFMXVL-dD6jBx-aZftBe-e7R96F-dptBNw-dkULuo-dgHwqm-aZftD4 What do you see ?........... The Devil's in the detail. Best regards and very merry christmas to you all Eric &Gripper

A beautiful work of art. Best regards Eric & Gripper.

My favourite class of all time. Very nice work from a byassed friend best regards Eric & Gripper