Squirrel Rail

Anglia 90 now finished so a couple of pics and I’ll post some on the 90 thread: front end with my etched horn grills, Finished a pair of the cargo wagons, weathered with cleaned patches, one more than the other And the other one and last up a close up of the timber carrier

Too cold for spraying today so a little bit more on the RFNoos. In my last post they’d had a wash and then a first bit of airbrush work which I didn’t take a pic, but here they are working on the weathering a wider view showing the overall look…

For the first time in ages I’ve managed to attack the Squirrel Rail backlog so here’s a few pics. The RFD pair are finished. The red and yellow repeater. Are behind the leading cab on the no2 end according to reference pics, clot here noticed on my pic I can’t tell one end from the other but has been sorted! Another long term project has been this Anglia 90, it’s just being weathered so a quick pic but I will post a longer update on it and finished pics last up weathering time, starting on the log carriers, here with a wash in the front one; and the cargo wagons having had a wash and the first coat of muck i know I’ve said it before but will try some regular updates amongst the domestics!

They are the Fox transfers - they provide a white blanking patch to give a good colour density on the sector decal- I did remove the old metals branding underneath to start though! Cheers Jerry

Here you go Rob, the pair now finished👍

Duff time! Four class 47s, two of the new 47375 Tinsley TMDs - one to become 47219 Arnold Kunzler, and two of the 47359 in RF Metals to become 280 and 362. The latter pair needing cut down cabs so used the Shawplan set: here’s one done with a base coat of black with untouched behind- Next pic is the sector decals going on with the white under patches going on - need to extend the black behind the cab doors last up here’s the four - I’ll post some pics when they’re all done,

As a change from DMUs bit of wagon weathering with this rake of Accurascale PTAs, starting of with a wash and then weathering the insides, before and after followed by a mix of rust shades for iron ore dust - the light on my bench makes this look a lot lighter, Next up more filth, chipping to get to this stage; and another one … At the same time working on a pair of flask carriers, a quick before; and then with a light coating of frame dirt to tone everything down..

Finally an update - it’s been DMU central with two TFW 150s, a local lines 150, citizens rail 153, local lines 153 and the hybrid 150/153399 in Local lines:- TFW 150236 The 153s and again Citizens rail 153 and lastly a 37 in RHTT livery!

I’ve never seen the Ginsters one done but would look good! Unfortunately I’m taking a break from commissions in January due to too many other things going on but I will still be working through my backlog and my own stockpile so the thread will continue! Cheers Jerry

Hattons 40 bogie snowplough now being weathered, needed a change from DMUs so more of them in the next update- here it is: and a couple of close ups, rivets round the bogie frame, and rust around the storage box, Whilst I had the rust out this old Hornby gronk is going on a scrap line on a mate’s depot, I’ve got glazing which I’ll add later, and the obligatory DMU - citizens rail 153 having its weathering:-

Hi Rich, thanks for the kind words, weathering just makes so much difference IMO and they don’t have to be coated like they’ve been on the Somme, sometimes less is more! Cheers Jerry

DMU season is here with another 150 in London Midland, this is definitely the last one of these I’ll do…. And again…. Spraying the fade on a local lines 150/2 And 3 more 153s into primer And two more 150s about to get their TFW decals; last up not a DMU but a bit of weathering on a 2 Bil and a couple of closer views, And the show gear, Thats all for now!

O gauge A4 is finally finished with its respray back to garter blue:

Rainbow Railways do the correct WCR maroon if you need it - before they produced it it was a mix your own job!

We looked at pics of 313 and agreed it had the cream added to the WCR livery so left the loco as it was with just the cream. In the past with northern belle I used a Pullman umber and lightened it. I think there used to be some pics on my thread here but may be one on my website, cheers Jerry

A4 time with the primer And the other side, followed today by the Garter Blue, and filled in, and up close This now gets a couple of days to harden off so back to smaller stuff!

A4 wheel painting yesterday and today. All the masks made with a circle cutter, Tamiya primer was next followed by Phoenix A4 crimson And here unmasked The local lines 153 is finished as is 57313 with its revised paint job

Here’s one modified!!

The 153, 57, 150/1 and a bit of steam on the go so finally got round to an update! So here goes; 153 first with all its decals and weathering going on and more progress on the 57 which is having light weathering; and again The 150 has had the green round the doors sprayed and then the yellow ends together with another 57 and an inspection saloon in Regional Railways finished Stan duo of the schools and the B12 both renumber and name on the schools A fun project was this Lima 33… man’s finally Garter blue on the A4 tender, O gauge this one… and again before black on the nose I will try to keep the next update shorter!!

Racing Green pair!

Thanks - I’m doing two more 150s which have got the blanked windows - this one is like the WCR coaches in that it’s done to a budget which was the respray rather than a rebuild with mods! Cheers Jerry

Thanks for the message! I use Virgin flame red and a mix of centro grey and white for my light grey - there may be an off the shelf paint available now so worth checking, cheers Jerry

Still testing positive for Covid despite feeling ok. Now so just been carrying on with painting: spraying the fade on a FGW 153; And then the first of the giant decals… more units, an LM 150/1 and TFW 150/2, doors first on the 150/1 then the green front ends followed by miles of masking for the black window surrounds on both Then unmasked - mini disaster with TFW as the red peeled - grrrr - will sort but an a@se ache I could have done without…. inspection saloon project getting its RR blue And a 57 having its roof primed for a lighter grey, new numbers on the B12 and all part of the same job, a Lima 33 and renumbered on the schools and CCT Thats it for the time being!

The 37s just about finished now so ready to go home: and from the other side- The 56t ore wagons are also done, here’s a few during and finished, a rather stark before and during; more colour! and again And the finished articles

47004 finished and a few more WCR coaches: first up 47004, and tanks looks cr@p close up but here it is on Squirrels End SP…still waiting for the electrification train.. last up the remainder of the WCR stock,