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The shortest lived livery on the class 90s?

A proper paint spraying mask. It may save your life.

I can't wait to see this on trains. Hopefully a rake of matching Mk2s or Mk3s. 

87 002 approaching Parkside Junction heading for Preston on another Crewe - Preston crew training turn. 9th June 2020.

We've all been there with airbrushing. It's one of those skills that takes time and practice. Very rewarding when you get it right. Persevere and eventually you'll have more success than failures. 

Excellent Bob,

I made a couple of them when I modelled in OO. 

Ian

88 010 Aurora at Winwick 23rd May 2020

I don't think I've shared this image before?

86 604 at Warrington Bank Quay 15th April 2016

Super stuff Mike.

On 14/04/2020 at 14:29, Owd Bob said:

. I might as well post some pics' on whilst i'm here....cos' i know how much certain folks really like me posting my stuff. 

I do!

Zigzag Canyon,

Make sure your room is well ventilated if you're going to run indoors. The fumes can be pretty unpleasant in a confined place.

Ian

On 16/04/2019 at 21:14, Zero Gravitas said:

 

IIRC, Adam of this parish, whose wagons are to be much admired, doesn’t use black at all - he paints his underframes in Humbrol chocolate (as a basis for further subsequent weathering) for exactly this reason.

I rarely use black. I tend to mix it with brown or grey depending on what I'm modelling. Humbrol Mat black and 62 leather being a favourite on underframes. (Copied from Martin Welch's book 'The art of weathering).

What a difference. I'll miss the railway and the updates. It kept me motivated when my focus was elsewhere. Glad your making progress with your other projects.

It's worth remembering that underframes on wagons in use tend to accumulate track dirt and brake dust so can have a very strong brownish hue. I tend to mix my own underframe paint to reflect the look I want to achieve. 

21 hours ago, JeremyC said:

Acrylics are more particular and often seem to need their own manufacturer's  thinners. 

 

There are some videos on YouTube showing how to make your own thinners for Acrylic paint. Much cheaper than buying the manufacturers own.

On 02/04/2019 at 18:31, Siberian Snooper said:

A decent face mask, especially if you plan on doing a lot of spraying. I would get one where you can replace the filters.

 

 

A decent face mask even if you're not doing a lot of spraying. 

Ellesmere is booked to appear at the Railex 2019 show at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury on 25th and 26th May 2019.

Many years ago I bought a Mainline, or Bachmann Std 4. I can't remember which manufacturer it was, but I still have the limited edition certificate somewhere. It was a limited edition because a small number were produced with the number 75019. I bought it because I wanted a Std 4 with that particular number. It has since been weathered and now runs with a replacement Comet chassis after the original one failed! I have no plans to sell it. It is worth more to me than a collector would ever pay, even if I'd never taken it out of the box.

I agree with all that's been said here. A spray booth venting to the outside is best. I always use one, even for an airbrush. More essential is a proper respirator. Paint fumes are nasty.

This time of year spraying aerosol in the garden shed isn't a great idea, I've bought an airbrush and I've been using humbrol acrylics 50/50 with humbrol acrylic thinners I'm getting on okay with it

 

However, I want to use Railmatch acrylics and wondered if its still okay to thin using the Humbrol thinners

 

All help is appreciated as always

 

Chris

Chris,

I make my own thinners for acrylic paint, using the method in this video 

It works out really cheap. I have no experience of using any other paint thinner combination. The IPA is useful for stripping some kinds of paint and track cleaning. It works out very cheap as well as very useful.

Ian

Do share pics of what you are building...

I will have to take some pictures! I am building my layout so it is capable of being incorporated into the Association modular layout. Only one board made so far, but most of the things I need apart from time are to hand. At the moment I am making the buildings and scenic features as I don't have anywhere to make progress on the boards. 

 Last coach could possibly be a MK1 BG

IIRC Inspector Sands is correct. No Mk 3 brake coaches so on the LMR a MK1 BG was used. I'm not sure what bogies they ran on though. I might trawl through some of my old pictures.

The fire station is a fantastic bargain Bob. I must start calling in the charity shops to see what I can find. The wagons look the part too. Glad you're cracking on with stuff. I was at the NEC this weekend and I can't see me getting much railway modelling done this side of Christmas now. I've started to make some working lamps and have some of the scenic features for my modular layout under construction. One board built, and all the materials collected for the second adjoining board.  

You have done a superb job so far. I agree that running live steam at an exhibition is difficult due to the inability to hear the burner properly. At a recent meeting I had my Lady Anne run out of steam, although that was due to the gas tank not being completely full. I shall be following your build with interest as I am also building a portable indoor layout.

I'll be there