Squirrel Rail - Workbench

[letterspider]

On 16/05/2022 at 20:36, Squirrel Rail said:

Couple of completions done with the Pendalino coaches in the previous post all finished

Next up very long term resident is this 159 which was wrecked by a not to be named “professional resprayer”. I have sourced replacement driving cars but have had to work as best as I can with the broken centre car- I’ve got it back together so now for some primer to show what needs filling-

and all 3…

Two resprays completed were a Colas 70 from the old Freightliner model;

and the other side..

And the other respray was this RES 90 which I had started before the Bachmann announcement- be glad when theirs arrives as it’s less work for me! This one has quite a few fades and paintwork tweeks as well as the replacement buffers as per the original.

 

Jerry if Bachmann could weather their models as well as you - I wouldn't complain at the price of the Class 90!

 

Edited May 18, 2022 by letterspider

[JackB95]

On 18/05/2022 at 16:30, Squirrel Rail said:

Thanks, I think these are for the new tooling (please excuse me ifI’m wrong) so the old one will do after its repairs! Cheers Jerry

 

I didn't even consider the old tooling haha! My bad. 

[Southwich]

On 16/05/2022 at 20:36, Squirrel Rail said:

 

 

90019 looks really nice Jerry - very nice job. What did you use for the OLEOs at the non-pan end? Also looking to change mine. 
 

thanks in advance,

 

Will

Edited May 24, 2022 by Southwich

[Squirrel Rail]

On 24/05/2022 at 15:22, Southwich said:

90019 looks really nice Jerry - very nice job. What did you use for the OLEOs at the non-pan end? Also looking to change mine. 
 

thanks in advance,

 

Will

Hi Will, sorry for delayed reply- they are a pair of Hornby class 56 buffers off the old Romanian model, cheers Jerry

[Southwich]

12 minutes ago, Squirrel Rail said:

Hi Will, sorry for delayed reply- they are a pair of Hornby class 56 buffers off the old Romanian model, cheers Jerry

No worries Jerry - thanks very much! 
 

Will

[Squirrel Rail]

Not much modelling time recently but I did finish the 153 and have done a little bit of detail painting on the tank. The 153 was fun to do especially getting the fade at the top sprayed and trying to get the decals settled over all those rivets ! Here’s a few pics;

and from the other side

and above

Not a lot to work with on the tank but here’s a bit of painting

which is a big improvement when the cab is fitted…

 

[Squirrel Rail]

Back from a quick break but still getting my jaw sorted so not doing too much train work but here’s what’s going on, workbench looking like Gresty Lane….

Change of identity for one of the DRS choppers so denumbered and silver window frames back to blue-

Racing green 86s sees one having a new number,608, and then moving the front numbers on both, both of which are in different positions. I will touch in the TDM cables later as there’s some yellow patches to paint to replicate repairs on the original loco.

With the decals done painting in the insulators on the roof and the cabling,

will get some more updates over the next few days.

[Squirrel Rail]

Started on the washes on the 86 roofs, I’ve also masked out the Freightliner logos to create an illusion of these being vinyls( once painted) instead of just having the letters!

creeping in between the cans is TaTa clean 60, just starting some washes on this one too…

[Squirrel Rail]

More 86 work today with fading and weathering, airbrush work still to come….

and before and after pics starting on a pair of 66 exhausts

[sb67]

Very nice subtle fading on the Class 86's, what did you use for that? 

[Squirrel Rail]

2 hours ago, sb67 said:

Very nice subtle fading on the Class 86's, what did you use for that? 

I use a mix of Freightliner green and light grey applied in dots and then blended together with thinner to make a wash . You can add shades of dirt into the process and add more colour or wipe down the whole lot as you go if you don’t like it. I think the trendy term for this according to military modelling is now called filtering but to me it’s just using washes!! 

[Squirrel Rail]

Large logo 47 gets its grey roof today after the blue and yellow so masked up;

and unmasked, BR blue always looks a weird colour on photos….

More masking with the 159 finally getting SWR blue. I have had this too long so time to get this finished. The centre car has been masked and painted too but isn’t in the pics so here it is masked up:

then on with the blue….

and off with the mask. Bit of overspray onto the roof but easily sorted- annoying when that happens- grrrrrrr!!!!

I’ll get some more pics when it’s all unmasked.

[Squirrel Rail]

More progress over the weekend and today with the GWR tank being finished-

and from the other side-

Realised I’d missed the blue spot above the number so that was added,

yesterday was weathering with the racing green 86s getting some muck….

and it’s mate…

60099 was also in the queue- I found a great pic of it looking filthy so went somewhere in between dirty and the pic

last up I’ve reassembled the MPV after it’s respray and decals so this will be next up for weathering,

[Steadfast]

Silver 60 looking the business Jerry. I must get round to doing mine at some point! 

 

Jo

[Squirrel Rail]

MPVs are now finished- I haven’t secured the modules fully as they need to unclip to sit on the packaging;

A what if 47 for a mate named after his granddaughter- respray from DRS just needing buffers and bogies weathered

DRS 20s next, one renumber weathering well underway;

Sticking with 20s a renumber and light weathering,

and last of the renumbered 66421, plates and numbers from Steve at Railtec, @railtec-modelslook great thanks

Last up bit of O gauge metal bashing taking the dents out of the roof on this Castle - will reinstate the rivets when it’s straight! Here’s how I got it:

After a few rounds of flattening and filling:-

then a coat of primer to show high/low spots so filled again ready for next lot of rubbing down!

Have a great weekend, cheers Jerry

[pteandy1402]

What was the numbers of the yellow mpv and where did you get the decals from especially the decals on the cab sides.

[Squirrel Rail]

1 hour ago, pteandy1402 said:

What was the numbers of the yellow mpv and where did you get the decals from especially the decals on the cab sides.

Hi, the decals are from a Railtec sheet for MPVs - there’s a load of numbers available on there- The safety decals are ones I printed myself, hope that helps, cheers Jerry

[railtec-models]

13 hours ago, pteandy1402 said:

What was the numbers of the yellow mpv and where did you get the decals from especially the decals on the cab sides.

 

If it helps, there are a couple of MPV packs via this link:

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

 

Here's one of them, which I believe is what Jerry used above. As is the Railtec way, variations in typefaces and number spacing (yes, even on MPVs) are traced from the originals for authenticity:

 

 

Safety signs, if needed, also available here:

 

https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=3137

 

Edited June 25, 2022 by railtec-models

[Squirrel Rail]

Class 20s, 66 and MPV completed today, the DRS pair;

and again

The railfreight grey pair

60099,

and the MPV

Back to the DRS 57s and 66s which are for later in the week!

[Squirrel Rail]

Heljan racing green 86s now finished…

and individually - 609

608

[Squirrel Rail]

Workbench time has been limited so a few things moved along. The O Gauge castle roof lost its rivets in the filling and sanding down stages so marked out and 3D printed ones added..

over the weekend a coat of black and the finished item:-

and again

and with the boiler scratches sorted too ready to go home,

Next up Bachmann 66 being weathered - one thing on these that really annoys me is they never paint the small handrails below the main ones, before…

after….

Whilst moaning had my first Heljan red 86 arrive in the week, very disappointing- plain red plastic and as for the colour of the RES logo, just not acceptable-

anyway won’t be like this for long…., last up Mk1 brake, figures added, axle boxes and can’t rail too

 

 

[Squirrel Rail]

DRS finished now with the 66s and 57s ready to go home;

And the 57s

Last up Heljan red plastic is no more!!

[Squirrel Rail]

More 86’s finished!

And again

and again…,,

 

[Ncarter2]

Those 86’s look top notch Jerry. Fantastic work as always. 

[Andy7]

1 hour ago, Squirrel Rail said:

More 86’s finished!

And again

and again…,,

 

Superb job Jerry.