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  1. Barry O

    Blue 47

    By Barry O,

    Been a long time since I added anything to the blog on weathering so here is a recent commission - A blue Western Region Class 47 - Amazon.
     
    The Heljan 47 is big and very heavy. Weathering something this size needs good reference colour photos - and I have a number of these but not of this loco.
     
    First up Three Quarter side on view...
    As usual - top down - water and black ink, then bottom up brown ink and water mix as a base coat followed by powders once the ink is dry to the touch.
     
    Side on view
     
    interestingly enough the other side came out slightly differently... the photo editor seems to have decided to lighten the colours on this shot

     
    The worst part of the process was the roof - Heljan have given nice clean grey panels which took a bit to weather down - there is added texture on these and around exhausts etc using weathering powder added to wet ink
     

     
    hope these are of interest
  2. Barry O

    Pacifics

    By Barry O,

    Back from hols so some new photos.
    First up a Ks Princess

     
    Lady Patricia - with Romford wheels and a D13 motor - need to straighten the cab...
     
    and a Ks Duchess - City of London -apologies for the wonky tender as it has a compensated chassis which defeated my father...
     

     
    Both built by my father and painted by me. not yet weathered but in the queue for fettling and weathering
     
    and finally a Jamieson Kit of a Streamlined Duchess - City of Bradford. Bought semi complete using a Hornby Dublo chassis I finished it a bit more and then fitted a new magnet to the motor. Painted and lined by me.
     

     
    hope these are of interest.
     
    HD one added - etched plates and smoke deflectors
     
    replacement wheels

  3. Barry O
    Some of you may have seen this
     

     
    well its back with me to turn it into a loco which has been hand cleaned and then I need to fit sound to it. Well first attempt at a "cleaned" loco from one which I have weathered..
     

     
    and a bit more detail - smokebox and boiler
     

     
    and now the cab and tender
     

     
    this takes a bit of doing but due to the water based nature of the weathering doesn't require any abrasives or T cut type applications - just water and some cotton buds
     
    Hope its looks OK. Feedback is appreciated.
  4. Barry O

    Freight engines!

    By Barry O,

    Bit busy with loft conversions at the moment (stock all stored away) but I thought some freight engine shots may be of interest
     
    First off a 4F from 8E (Brunswick) 44494 - Wills kit - this one was bought on ebay , renumbered, smoke box door plate courtesy of Mike Edge
     

     
    and another 8E loco - 44489 - Wills kit bought in Barrow as a semi completed 3 rail loco and tender. New chassis with a D11 motor and new Gibson driving wheels. Again smoke box door plate courtesy of Mike Edge so that Herculaneum Dock has all 3 of its Brunswick 4Fs available
     

     
    Both are spray painted - Halfords Grey Primer followed by Halfords semi- matt Black.
     
    My main interest is in the LM but my time growing up in County Durham in a pit village still draws me to the BR(NE) locos.....so first up- a Nucast J27 - 65872
     

     
    this is one of the later kits with a brass chassis, DS10 motor and Romford drivers - and I need to get it back into the works to fix the brake gear, a quick strip, repaint and weathering.. but it was a 5F and I remember these in teh late days of steam when West Hartlepool Shed washed them if it rained!
     
    And finally a J21, again a Nucast kit - this one bought from the Nu-Sto shop in Hartlepool from Bill Stott the originator of Nu-Cast kits. Built by my late father again a DS10 with Romford wheels and again ready for a repaint and weathering.. Split pickup - loco one side, tender the other with a perspex draw bar.
     

     
    Hope these are of interest!
  5. Barry O
    I am busy photographing all of my stock for insurance purposes. This blog will make use of these photos - together with some notes on construction and I hope people can get involved with it.
     
    First up ex Great Central Locomotives - the scratch/kit built ones are my late fathers' work. I have posted the odd picture of some of these in the recent past with some interest. So lets begin with a Tank Locomotive - a Q1 O-8-0T.
     

     
    This was scratchbuilt in Brass , suing Millhome castings, Ks wheels and a Triang X04 motor. Surprisingly this loco works very well and I must go back a weather the motion.
     
    Next up a ex GC L1 2-6-4T - a Zeppelin!
     

     
    This is in brass - uses Romford drivers a D13 motor connected to an Anchorage gear box
     
    and finally for tonight an N5.
     

     
    this is barss with Millhome fittings, an X04 type motor and Romford wheels
     
    more to come
  6. Barry O
    Looking at some other blogs I noted that people are unaware of some add on items from Judith Edge Kits - in particular some bits to improve the humble Airfix/Mainline/Dapol 21T hopper.
     
    I have two ready for weathering.. well one is part weathered so here we go:
     

     
    you get an etch with the handrail stanchions and the door operation levers.
     
    Carve off the plastic handrails and then add the etched bits with some brass wire!
    I'll finish the weathering and put that up in the blog
     
    enjoy!
  7. Barry O
    I always have work to do - a lot of my own stock has never been completely weathered so I am showing some"before" shots here of partly weathered locos built by my late Father - all of these have appeared on Herculaneum Dock on occasion..First up an N5.
     

     
    I intend to re-weather this as its not been finished.
     
    Then Earl Roberts of Kandahar. also due for some attention to the running gear weathering
     

     
    and finally
     

     
    again some work required on running gear etc
     
    They are all representative of post 1945 locos in and around the CLC
     
     
    please enjoy!
  8. Barry O

    A Hunslet!

    By Barry O,

    A day off from my umpiring duties means that I have time to do some weathering.
     
    This is a Commission and is a Judith Edge 50T Hunslet built and painted by Mike Edge.
     
    Here it is clean:
     

     
    and then weathered...
     

     
    Notice the diesel stains around the diesel level indicator....
     
    more wagons to come.....
     
     
    Enjoy!
  9. Barry O
    Finished my last two Duchesses for this week.
     
    First up a blue nameplated Princess Alice. - the blue background is due to it being a Polmadie locomotive.
     

     
    and then a nice Maroon Duchess with some added patches as per a lovely colour photograph I have of a maroon Duchess..
     

     
    and a quick pic of the two side by side - my apologies but I haven't (yet) got any EM track to stand them on.
     

  10. Barry O
    I have never done "before and after shots of locos I have weathered - but I am impressed by Davey4270's shots of the O gauge Wagons I have weathered for him.
    So having received a number of locos from Mike Edge to weather here are some before shots - I will add the weathered versions over the coming days. First up a Jubilee by Mike - all I can say is what a beauty!
     

     
    and now a weathered one..
     

     
    next a Duchess - Princess Alice complete with Scottish Region nameplate..
     

     
    and City of Hereford
     

     
    and a dirty version
     

     
    and finally a red one ( my favourite Duchess colour)..Duchess of Gloucester
     

     
    and some North Eastern region interlopers..Sayajirao
     

     
    and a shot of the same loco dirty
     

     
    and finally Saint Johnstoun
     

     
    and now dirty

     
    all locos copyright MD Edge 2013, weathering and photos B Oliver 2013
     
    Off to do some weathering... two more duchesses still to weather..
  11. Barry O
    Just for a change here are some of my own stock weathered for use on a variety of layouts.
     
    First up a Hornby Black 5 which was part modified by Tim of RMWeb at Doncaster
     

    The modification at the front end make a big difference - thanks Tim!
     
    and now a dirty Mark 1 Corridor First. Nice looking coach just a bit plastic shiny out of the box so a bit of brown ink/water and brown coloured powder up to the tumblehome and black in/water and black powders
     

     
    and finally a couple of photos of a pair of Parkside 24.5 T - clean
     

     
     
    and now weathered
     
     

  15. Barry O

    ICI hoppers and a 4MT

    By Barry O,

    It is always nice to do something different. A set of four ICI bogie hopper wagons for Chapel-en-le-Frith arrived from Nicktoix. Not many colour photos of these so from the one "in service" one I have found...


    underneath


    inside
     


    and two together


    mix of brown and black inks as a base coat, then some brown "Underframe" mix, black and "off" white powders used to get the limestone on dirt colour scheme

    and a loco - DJH Std 4MT in BR lined black by Nictoix



    from a RCTS colour photo.

    Baz
  16. Barry O

    some ex LNER locos

    By Barry O,

    Being from County Durham I do have a soft spot for ex LNER locomotives. Helping to "play" with Herculaneum Dock (owned by Mike Edge) I have become more interested in ex LNER (and ex GC ones especially) so ...
     
    a Bachmann J11 was purchased while it was on a Rails Low price sale. New DG couplings fitted and a bit of weathering and...

     

    I then had an opportunity to buy an ex Wills K3 in lined BR Black. Again a DG coupling fitted to the tender and a gentle wash over with some inks and powders and..
     

     
    Voila!
     
    I will go back and add a bit more weathering when I get a bit of time.
     
    baz
  17. Barry O
    Been a while... busy with holidays, cricket and client work so only bits of works undertaken for me.
     
    Two 8Fs. The first is a Ks kit built one, with a D13 and a MG Sharp gearbox. Quiet but powerful
     

    I got this third hand and can be used on Chapel-en-le -Frith as well as on Herculaneum Dock.
     
    The second is

     
    a DJH one built by me while demoing at Hull Show with the late Mike Cook.
     
    It had its original motor and gears and has got louder with age. So I fitted a Mashima and a High Level Gear box.. Lots quieter and more powerful.
     
    In use of both Chapel-en-le -Frith as well as on Shap - 1967
     
    Baz.
  19. Barry O

    A few diesels

    By Barry O,

    Just finished some diesels for a client (they may appear elsewhere on a layout on RMWeb some time)
     
    First up a Bachmann Class 40, regauged by Mike Edge and fitted with sound and weathered by me.. D343
     

     
    and some roof dirt
     

     
    A second Class 40

     
    and again some roof dirt
     

     
    more soon
     
    Baz
  20. Barry O
    Been doing lots of different things on the weathering front recently.
     
    I was asked to number and weather 4 Heljan Mark 1 coaches in Blue Grey for client:
     
    Starting with a BSK
     

     
    and the end - note the dirt at the lower end of the door
     

     
    A Corridor Second

    complete with number
     

     
    A corridor First
     

     
    and finally a TSO
     

     
    and its number
     

     
    Baz
  21. Barry O
    Just to give some idea of the mix of weathering I get to do this week has seen
     

     
    The Ivatt pair of mainline diesels - these are Bachmann owned by Nicktoix and what lovely locos they are!
     
    Next up a Little Engines D11/2 - The Fiery Cross - in EM
     

     
    and finally, for me for Grantham
     

     
    Silver Link
     
    and a bit of inspiration - a well cleaned loco which had gone to Carlisle and back - spot the dirty cab roof and tender top

     
    Baz
  22. Barry O
    Nice to get a mention in the Carlisle article in the February Railway Modeller...

    some examples

    City of Lancaster



    top of the boiler on Duchess of Montrose



    and City of Lichfield



    which has also been fitted with a Zimo sound chip and speakers from Digitrains

    Baz
  23. Barry O
    I have finally got round to fitting a new chassis to a very old Mainline Jubilee - I had renamed it Sturdee many moons ago.



    I have used a comet chassis and valve gear/pistons kit, along with Markits wheels and a Mashima 1624 coupled to a Comet gearbox.

    As i was fitting the second guide to the piston on one side.. ping... lost it! I do have another kit with the etch and white metal parts so I will dig that our and finish this.

    I will check it runs then fit brakes, final pickups etc and a quick spray of Halfords black and ..another Jubilee for Chapel en le frith!

    Baz
  24. Barry O
    Latest locomotive.. SWD sound chip fitted, speaker in boiler pointing towards the chimney and then lightly weathered.

    Welcome, Hornby A4 Merlin.



    regauged using etched chassis overlays and EM wheels by Mike Edge



    Baz
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