Enfys_Rainbow

This is the stuff from eBay - 7 sheets of textured brick paper.

Just cover the postage please.

Matt

On 07/08/2023 at 10:24, sb67 said:

Looking forward to seeing it weathered. How would you approach a rust finish when the bauxite is a similar colour, do you go ahead with the usual weathering colours or tweak them slightly? 

Sorry for the delay in replying!

Good question... and I'm not sure how I'm going to do it yet!

Before I do anything though, I need to repaint the body - although it looks ok in the photo above, in the cold light of day, the colour is far too brown for my liking. Subjective I know, but I need to tweak it first so it's a bit more bauxite.

Matt

I was browsing the workbench topics earlier and saw @Kylestrome had posted about a Bachmann 13t open wagon.

I remembered I had one of these myself, so I dug it out to have a look at.

I made a few quick tweaks to the underframe and added some alternative couplings but that's it.

I really don't like the weathered finish - to my eye, at least, it's not very convincing so I've given it a quick repaint ready for some weathering.

Matt

Another great looking kit!

Looking forward to seeing more photos in due course.

Matt

Thanks both - there's an article in MRJ Compendium 3 about this kit. That's the only article I've found myself.

Matt

Hi all,

I've long harboured a desire to work in 7mm scale, but have always been put off by the "usual" reasons not to.

I've made several false starts over the last few years, and indeed have bought a couple of wagon kits, but I'm yet to do much with any of them.

A recent purchase of a loco has reawakened this interest and, while I'm not likely to build a layout or give up 4mm modelling any time soon, sometimes it's nice to just do something different. And one day, eventually, I may have enough bits to do something with.

Rather than start with something more traditional, like a wagon or a structure, I thought I'd give a vehicle a go - for no reason other than I fancied it!

This is the Classic Commercials kit of an Austin K8 Three-Way Van.

It's a lovely kit, with a wonderful one piece resin bodyshell. All I've done so far is shown in the photos below:

Progress will be incredibly slow - my modelling time and motivation is limited at the best of times - but I will share progress with this, and hopefully other projects, as things progress.

Matt

Hi all,

Although the layout itself is only about 4ft long, I can't actually get it in front of me on my workbench, which makes doing any sort of scenic work difficult.

I've resorted to making small standalone sections that I can remove and work on individually, then add to the layout.

This is a small section of groundwork, between two buildings at the front of the layout. The ground itself is a piece of bog standard polystyrene, roughly cut to shape with various static grasses and flock powder glued to it.

I'm not entirely sure how convincing the "grass" is, but it's a reasonable starting point if nothing else.

Phone box still to be completed!

Matt

4 hours ago, Kevin Johnson said:

Matt you have done a splendid job scratchbuilding the Izal Palvan van. Have you used plasticard for this build.👍

Hi Kevin, thanks - yes it is, all plastic sheet.

Hi all,

Thanks for the messages and replies of support - it is much appreciated.

I go back to work on Monday and in amongst all the arrangements and phonecalls I've been working away at some small projects to keep me occupied. The Palvan (above) is paused while I wait for a few bits so in the meantime, I've knocked this Telephone Kiosk up from the Langley etched kit.

My first attempt a while back was with the Shirescenes one - this was an unmitigated disappointment - I found the side gaps impossible to fill, especially for a clumsy solderer like me.

This one is far easier to assemble, even though mines a bit wobbly in places!

6 months ago I'd never have been able to even make the basic side joints with a soldering iron, so that's progress I guess.

It's standing on a plinth, knocked up from plastic sheet. This is so it can be sited on a gradient when eventually installed on the layout.

Matt

Lovely! Especially the grain hopper upgrades - these are on my (long) to-do list of wagons!

Matt 

I made my own, but used Express Models insulators:

Good enough for me, although not as complex as your prototype ones.

I'd like more insulators too, however it seems they've been out of stock for at least two years unfortunately based on my checking of their website.

Matt

1 hour ago, bradfordbuffer said:

not gloss? or eggshell?

 

take that Enterprisingwestern!!!!!! (see above post)😜

dear i ask is white ...standard white??

 

thanks for info...off to see if brother got some in before i purchase new

 

G

I gloss varnished it before applying the transfers.

The white is also from Tamiya.

NB: I do not use enamel paint. Everything in this thread - locos, wagons and buildings - are painted with acrylics. 

12 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said:

can i ask what brown is the brown? 

tar

The brown is Tamiya NATO Brown. It's a pretty good match to my eye.

Matt

Fake rust corrugated roof now completed.

Matt

PWA fertiliser van now 99% completed.

Still a few minor bits of painting to complete, but it's mostly done.

Matt

Bit of a random one now.

A while ago I started scratchbuilding an Izal Palvan for no reason other than I fancied giving it a go (are other reasons needed?)!

It hasn't progressed much, mainly because I got distracted by the PWA van.

Now, I know @macgeordie has produced a very fine etched kit (and I own said very fine kit) but while I further practice my soldering skills, I thought I'd attempt some further progress with my scratchbuilt van.

Everything so far is from various laminations of plastic sheet, apart from the w-irons of course.

Time will tell if this goes any further, but it makes a nice side project around some other stuff.

Matt

Hi all,

Weathering now underway:

Note that the buffers and roof are yet to be painted.

Matt

27 minutes ago, Wolf27 said:

How did you do the transfers? I’m not aware of any being readily available. I’ve got three more wagons to finish off!

Transfers for PWA wagons are available from @railtec-models

Bit of paint now on the PWA, plus a couple of the larger transfers.

Starting to look the part in my opinion!

Matt

I ordered online from them 2 weeks ago with no issues at all.