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The numbers for the EWS class 56 have arrived from Railtec so made a start with the renumbering to 56067. 

The numbers and logo are quite difficult to remove and require the use of T-Cut. The gold band is masked off from  the rest of the body to  prevent damage to the main body colour. As you can see removing the number and logo rubs the gold away. So clean the bodyside, mask up and respray with Railmatch EWS gold. A few coats of Johnsons klear have been applied for the transfers to sit on. Just ready for a coat of satin varnish then eventually weathering.

Cheers

Simon

Bit more done to the Intercity Swallow 86 tonight, now numbered 86249 County of Merseyside. 3D nameplates, numbers, cantrail stripes, overhead warning labels from Railtec. The Intercity swallow logo are Fox.

86244 The Royal British Legion has been created using the standard Dapol Virgin 86229. Numbers removed using white spirit initially followed by T cut to finish off. A number and 3D nameplate pack from Railtec was used to create 86244.

Both locos will receive replacement brass buffers from N Brass.

Cheers

Simon

Ordered quite a few different items from Steve at Railtec over the past few weeks and the service has been excellent. Got the excellent 3D nameplates for 4 locos I have been working on. Here are pics of the plates used.

Virgin 86244 is a standard Dapol virgin 86 renumbered and named using a pack with nameplate and number.

86249 used nameplates, numbers, cantrail stripes and overhead warning labels. 

60070 is nameplates, numbers and overhead warning labels.

60033 is nameplates, cantrail stripes and warning labels.

Got a bit more done on the 86 today, Intercity logos added along with overhead warning signs, data panels and made a start on the cantrail stripe. 

Cheers

Simon

4 hours ago, MarshLane said:

 

Glad I said something now, I really wasnt trying to drum up business for Steve  ... they are the best out there in my view tho!

 

Would you possibly do some shots showing how you remove the old transfers - id be interested to see. I need to buck up courage on some of my stuff!

 

Rich

Hi Rich,

Can do, however if like other Dapol items, you need to use T-cut and I am expecting I will need to redo the gold band with the airbrush.

Cheers

Simon

18 minutes ago, railtec-models said:

 

With the dubious privilege of living and breathing the minutest variations in livery detail day in/day out, it would appear that 56089 never made it to the later style of the branding. It's a shame that the factory R&D/QA team didn't pick up on it particularly as the way they've manufactured the branding isn't prototypical of anything (to the best of my knowledge, at least). Here's a shot of what we're told is 089 meeting its fate with the earlier branding very prominent:

 

 

Like Rich says though - brilliant modelling on this thread. I'm sure Simon already knows but for the benefit of others there's the option to renumber/rebrand any EWS loco via this item here:

 

https://www.railtec-models.com/catalog.php?search_str=2230

 

Branding & number spacing traced from the originals (as many of them varied), spot printed and with the correct EWS maroon colour.

Hi Steve,

Order placed for replacement numbers and EWS branding!

Cheers

Simon

8 hours ago, MarshLane said:

 

Hi Simon,

I am being really picky here, but thought I'd point it out as your repaints are so good.  Dapol (I am assuming its one of there's) cocked that branding up.  They have used the EWS Gill Sans font for the EW&S livery which was Arial if I remember rightly - more rounded and looks very different on the locos. 

 

The early version:

 

 

The later version (Gill Sans - sharper, more defined and a bit smaller in height)

 

Both off Flickr.

 

No criticism intended at all, but it seems a shame to go to the extend of repainting the yellow, detailing it and not changing the bodyside branding for the right style?

 

Rich

 

Hi Rich,

I am glad you mentioned it as had not noticed it, but now looking at pictures I can see what you mean.

I was thinking of renumbering and ordering transfers from Railtec then decided to stick with 56089 to make it an easy project. 

Fortunately it is a relatively easy job to sort. Better get my numbers ordered. 

Thanks again.

Cheers

Simon

Got hold of an EWS liveried 56 today so set about reworking the cab front. The black painted on square in the grill was removed with T-Cut however this does wear some of the yellow on the grill away. So next stage is mask off the cab front and rest of the body to allow the grill to be airbrushed rail yellow. Next jumpers removed and replacements fabricated from 10thou microstrip, approx 1mm plastic rod and 0.33mm brass wire. NRN aerials fitted to both ends (BH Enterprises) and all painted. Just need pipes on bufferbeam and weathering. Cheers Simon

23 hours ago, branchie said:

Still no rail blue?!?

I do have some rail blue on Dallam (just)

2 hours ago, DavidMcKenzie said:

I'm looking forward to Saturday to see what the two new models are going to be.

 

Hoping for a class 90 and a class 325. Whatever comes though, I am sure it will be impressive and worth saving my pennies for. 

 

All the best,

Dave 

I am definitely hoping for a 325, my wallet would not be though! 

Cheers

Simon

Last December I decided to do a couple of retro resprays to run on Dallam from the late 80s to early 90s. One of these was a respray of an EWS liveried Dapol class 86 into Intercity Mainline. All the spraying was complete and it was just waiting transfers. Had a look at it again last night and decided I could actually do with a Swallow liveried 86 to run with the Virgin stock. So masking tape out and lower bodyside sprayed white and around cab windows Falcon Grey. Ordered numbers and nameplates from Railtec, will become 86249 County of Merseyside.

Thanks Rich, no 37/7 as yet. I have done 37710 below, could do with a 37/7 centre headcode in EWS livery. Not a hard conversion to do as mainly it requires filling the bodyside window and footsteps. Other items such as nose grills could be corrected but I stuck with original Farish moulding.

Cheers

Simon

4 hours ago, DavidMcKenzie said:

That looks superb as always, I especially like the jumpers and sockets Simon. How did you go about it? It is wire pressed/glued into plastic 'sockets'. It looks very realistic and a big improvement . You've also got the handrails on the front spot on. Very impressive modelling. 

 

All the best,

Dave

Thanks David! Yes its brass wire with a locating hole carefully drilled into a small piece of plastic rod, the opposite end (the 90° elbow) a locating hole was drilled to secure the opposite end of the jumper. Microstrip has been used for base plates. To represent the elbow, the wire was simply painted orange.

Hope that makes sense. Next time I do one I will remember to take some pics of each stage. 

Cheers

Simon

Another project loco which has been sat at the back of the workbench for around 2 years is a Dapol class 56 which has been resprayed into Railfreight coal livery as 56134 Blyth Power as worn till withdrawal. Just a few bits to sort then it will be onto weathering. The buffers have been changed for N Brass versions and the Multi Working jumpers and sockets have been replaced with scratch built versions.

23 minutes ago, shanks522 said:

Hi simon, 

 

 Excellent work on the re livery’s, very envious of the 47s, Both the RES and EWS, I think it’s time I get the airbrush out! 
 

Graham 

Thanks Graham, think this 47 has taken me the longest out of any of the Dallam stock. I could do with a few more RES 47s, hopefully the Farish ones will turn up soon!

Cheers

Simon

On 01/09/2021 at 20:13, Duncan. said:

New Class 'Mac' 20 Project

The class 20s originally destined for use in Scotland were built to accommodate tablet catching equipment beneth thre cab side windows. Deeper cabside windows were also incorporated. The Farish models are the standard loco without these features. During the lives of the 20s all the tablet catching equipment recesses were plated over but the deeper cabside windows remained. I have wanted to modify my class 20s where the prototype had the deeper windows. I have drawn up an etch to make this modification to the Farish model.

So with 20101 I have included the recesses and the deeper windows. 

 

I have designed the etches so the cab side windows can be shown in the closed and any degree of open positions. I have also made some etches for finer replacement footsteps.

 

I have made two versions of the window etches as shown below. All etches are in 0.2mm nickel silver for strength I will be selling these once I have devised instructions and fitting guidelines.

 

 

Cheers

Duncan

 

Hi Duncan,

Those etches look spot on, especially the part open. Some Wigan Springs Branch coal 20's will appear on Dallam at somepoint so I would definitely be interested in an etch.

Cheers

Simon

Bit more done on the workbench today, 60033 and 60070 all transfers applied, just need to check over tomorrow then possibly apply a coat of satin varnish.

Also got RES 47761 progressed and 56134 all transfers applied so been quite a productive day!

Cheers

Simon

Started applying the transfers for the Corus liveried 60 which is being finished as 60033 Tees Steel Express. The Corus transfers are from Fox and the pack will do both 60006 and 60033 so may look at doing 60006 as well. Cantrail stripe is from Railtec and has been cut into sections to help with application along the various roof panels.

Cheers

Simon