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I can't believe the difference that has made! Great stuff

I had my first go at weathering a loco tonight. The unsuspecting victim was a Bachmann J39 & the result is below. I'm content with it for a first attempt as I was looking for 'workaday grubby' rather than 'end of steam knackered' Any feedback is more than welcome DSC01985 by will5210, on Flickr DSC01986 by will5210, on Flickr DSC01987 by will5210, on Flickr Cheers

I have 1 of each on order

Cheers Stefan. Yes I haven't seen that often on UK models, so hopefully it'll be something a bit different. I'm not planning on having any snow though!

Cheers Nelson. I'd say about 1 & a half hours each for the building of the opens - A nice evening job! The masking, painting & transfers seems to take lots more time - I'll definitely paint the next lot before I assemble them which should speed thing up. I'm very impressed with your open wagon interior btw. I'll try that method myself soon. Thanks

A little update with some rolling stock in various states of completion. All need varnishing. Parkside Cattle truck. My first go at weathering with aerosols. DSC01980 by will5210, on Flickr Ratio LMS open DSC01982 by will5210, on Flickr Parkside LNER Van in Red oxide DSC01981 by will5210, on Flickr Parkside LNER Van (corrugated version) in bauxite DSC01979 by will5210, on Flickr Parkside & Cambrian Opens further down production line DSC01983 by will5210, on Flickr cheers Will

Looks superb! I'm currently debating whether my ageing 1.1 Saxo would get me from near Blackpool to Barrow Hill!

From memory they scale out at 5'4"

It's been a while since I updated my workbench, as I've been suffering a slight dip in enthusiasm, but I still have a few bits to show. 'Lord of the Isles' had an unpleasant encounter with some Humbrol Clear so I stripped/repainted/relined the boiler. The finish on this 2nd attempt is much better so it's worked out for the best. I'm waiting for warmer weather to varnish. DSC01974 by will5210, on Flickr 'Loch Long' is varnished & just needs nameplates & pipe runs fitting DSC01975 by will5210, on Flickr I also corrected my J39 gaffe. 2799 is now 2788. DSC01976 by will5210, on Flickr & when I fancied a quick project I built some wagons. I'll paint them all in one go when I buy some transfers & blackening fluid for the 3 links. DSC01977 by will5210, on Flickr DSC01978 by will5210, on Flickr Thanks for looking in!

Yes all interesting stuff. Hornby seems to be the best to me too: Dwight D Eisenhower by stormdog42, on Flickr

I can't believe the difference in shape of the running plates between the Golden Age & Hornby models! Which one is more correct I wonder?

Simply superb!

Excellent stuff. How do you work out the dimensions & produce the template for the tapered part of the boiler? cheers

Good idea. That sounds just the job

It definitely adds depth. A little less uniformity to the houses & it'll be smashing

Yes I've done a bit of googling & it seems cold was the problem. It would also explain why the metal loco boiler was worse than the plastic cab & tender. I've since put the loco boiler on a warm radiator, then applied plenty of Clear, then returned the loco to the radiator to dry. Most of the white has gone & the finish has a lovely shine with no brush marks & it seems to be a hard wearing finish too. Unfortunately I damaged some lining trying to remove the white marks so a repaint is still needed, but at least I now know how to use the Clear for next time.

Hi, as the title says, has anyone else had Humbrol Clear go white when it's dried? I applied 1 coat with a brand new brush on a loco boiler (painted with railmatch then matt varnished) to give it a bit more 'shine' & when I came to look at it the next day it'd left a lot of white residue. I tried to remove the residue with water on a cotton bud & then white spirit on a cotton bud but it wouldn't shift, which I though was odd as I thought Clear was water based? Has anyone experienced the same thing happening to them? cheers

More superb shots! Thanks for sharing them

Yes, with pleasure. I'm out at the moment but I'll take some more pics & jot some notes down when I get home.

He needed a or two

Not sure if this has been posted? Tony Wrights review

Yes, looking at Andy's photos above I think you're right. The top hinge does appear to protrude a bit further out than the bottom one but perhaps not quite enough. I'd have to disagree with it being classed as a 'major discrepency' though. Edit: I've just checked my Isinglass drawing & the hinge is indeed vertical.

Well, it seems I may have fallen on my face with the J39s, as it seems 2799 didn't exist! http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=class&id=601039&type=S&page=fleet&ad=&sc= It may have been a misplaced caption in my reference book, or it may be that I'm stupid. I suspect the latter!

Hi all, A brief update from the West Highland bench. The 3500 gallon tender had the sides shaped & the beading added from microstrip DSC01824 by will5210, on Flickr all trimmed up & ready for a dust of primer & then sanding/filling the inevitable imperfections DSC01840 by will5210, on Flickr I made a start on the K4 mk3 running plate from brass/nickel silver. DSC01842 by will5210, on Flickr It's not perfect but I'm quite pleased with it for a first attempt. And 2 J39s ended the shop for painting & numbering. I picked numbers I'd seen pictures in my West Highland books & found they were both Eastfield engines from 1932 until 1943, and were also J39/2s with the 4200 gallon tender which makes life a bit easier as they're available RTR. DSC01831 by will5210, on Flickr DSC01838 by will5210, on Flickr I need to find another tender (the low fronted version - can anyone help?), then I'm ready to weather them together. Thanks for looking in.