Squirrel Rail

Thank you, got some more to do so will post them when I get round to them!

Apologies for little online activity but I have actually been pottering so a quick update! The Accurascale JUAs are very nice but a bit bright so given them a beating, likewise a JNA, and a faded Hornby van ….. A long term project left over from last year was the Southern Pride SR Tavern coach and Restaurant car. Two resprays next, a real dog of 50007 Hercules into large logo, much better; and a Heljan 47 from Dutch back to BR blue; last up, nice pic from a customer of the Arriva 158 I did for him….. I’ll try and post a bit more frequently but can’t promise!!

Thank you - very kind, I’ll still post a few bits when I can!

Retiring but doing some of my stuff and a few bits that have hung over from last year!!

Now that I’ve officially hung up the airbrush there’s not too much to post but a rework of the Kernow 47363 was worth a pic!

They were missing when it arrived ( one and a half anyway!) so the owner will sort it out now it’s home!

O Gauge Class 50. I finished this before Xmas so here it is! Respray from NSE dark to light blue and some serious weathering…

Thanks - all in a days work but nice to have a variety to work on!

Round up from the past week or so, 90s from the previous post and OBAs finished and a rescue job and round up! First up 90s, the GC with full branding ; followed by Glider 037 with stablemate 036, 036 was a respray I did sometime ago but adjusted the weathering slightly to the same shades as 037 as it’s off to a new home last of the 90s is 005 in Greater Anglia, Fitting the “lovely” Bachmann 166 with DCC lighting…. and the finished OBAs; Another of the new Bachmann 37s for weathering, man’s lastly a rescue job. This Thumper had had the blue resprayed but was suffering from overspray, dodgy white touch ups and a splatter weathering job:- here’s what I mean… and again; I've 99.9% got rid of the overspray and the white gunge, hopefully this is a bit better… and the yellow band, Thats about it for now!!

Various projects from the workbench either in progress or finished.. Dapol Western being reworked to 1015 in its current guise. I’ve resprayed the yellow warning panel to a better shade and added the hi intensity headlight into the headcode panel, Accurascale 92s next, three in for weathering, Resprays now and a what if 60 to start, the large logo sits well on this… Revering to type a 90 going into Grand Central, Another Abelio GA , and a DB red to be 037 eventually last up starting on a few OBAs,

Tractors, station and weathering in general! Update from the last few weeks with a pair of the new Bachmann 37s in for weathering. More my era BR blue 305 and a faded and battered 37201, and in close up, Other weathering includes a 58- always a good subject, more BR blue with 47435, Resprays coming to a close are 47709 in Fragonset, and the long running pain that is the Bachmann 166, the worst model in the world….. Light relief from it is the CLASP station that’s had most of its cladding complteted, and test fitting the roof, forecourt and platform, these need to be on for the canopy supports to sit on catch up soon, cheers Jerry

Long time no update but here goes! Heljan Class 26s three for weathering and a renumber and rework of BR blue 024 and the rest of them: more wagon weathering again with @railtec-models graffiti sheets The rescue job 90 in a previous post has been completed, and another EWS 030 renumbered and weathered as 029 talking of renumbering and weathering these Hornby LSL Mk3s have been reworked back to their Anglia days….Hornby only do first class so had to lose the yellow stripe and renumber the seconds lastly something a bit different, laser cut SR Clasp station, first up here’s getting it put together and making a start on the cladding and doors etc That’s about all for now!

Hi Denny, I made the roof Ariel myself as there isn’t one off the shelf - if anyone knows different please say! I used bare metal foil to cut the outer circle with a compass cutter then marked out the spokes and cut out the segments in between which then fitted inside the outer circle. The shark fin was made from plasticard. Hope that helps, btw if you can’t get the glazing out just use masking fluid as it will be fine for the fading and Matt coat, cheers Jerry

Hi Paul, sorry for the delayed reply, there’s a number of ways but it really depends on the manufacturers glues which sadly are getting stronger. My usual way is scalpel under the edge and gentle pressure - listening to what’s going on! Don’t force it- if not a drop of IPA will free up a lot of glues but warning it will remove paint - whatever you do don’t try thinners as it will wreck the glazing. If it feels like it won’t budge then it’s tape and maskol! Good luck, cheers Jerry

Accurascale 37043 in for weathering, such a good model, and some detail….the roof is a joy to work on… Staying with 37s a pair of Bachmann IC Heljan 33 renumber and weather The Hornby 56 still scrubs up well, modified the front end with square headlight, split handrails and oval buffers followed up with a good weathering, Next up work in progress with two reworks. The Bachmann 9F looks like a zebra…… so I’ve started by going back to a faded dirty black before I get round to a decent weathering job…. Another rework is this 90 which needs a bit of TLC I have had all the glazing out to give it a clean - before and after; and a new coat of red for the bodyshell Thats all for the time being!