sb67 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Good to see some more photo's and that tree is coming along nicely. I've been looking back at your posts really like the colours and finish you get with your wagons, I'd love to know your secrets, do you airbrush at all and I know you used Vallejo paints on the hut, do you use them a lot? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 8 hours ago, sb67 said: Good to see some more photo's and that tree is coming along nicely. I've been looking back at your posts really like the colours and finish you get with your wagons, I'd love to know your secrets, do you airbrush at all and I know you used Vallejo paints on the hut, do you use them a lot? Hi Steve, thanks for your comment. I airbrush almost all parts of my wagons, I only use a brush for detail painting. Ironically I do use Vallejo paint, but only for brush painting! For airbrushing, it's mainly Tamiya acrylics mixed by eye. However, it probably would be possible to get a similar finish with the brush and all my recent buildings have been brush painted using Vallejo paints. Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) I've really enjoyed my brief tree modelling side project, hopefully I can squeeze a few smaller ones in if possible! Downside is I haven't a clue what colour/which brand the scatter I used for the foliage is! Matt Edited April 2, 2022 by Enfys_Rainbow 9 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted April 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2022 Matt you have done a lovely job modelling a tree. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 Painting underway on the house which forms the scene-block at the left hand end. Obviously still a work in progress but feels good to get a bit of colour on the white plastic. I need to glaze the windows and paint the door before I can start on the roof as access will be impossible afterwards. Matt 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted April 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2022 Matt it's always nice to get a bit of the set stuff added. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Bit more progress again today. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hi all, First off, I'm in the process of building this...store room...toilet...hut... Not quite finished yet and there are a few unpainted bits but you get the idea. I've also been working on this Dapol brake van. I actually built it, and did most of the work back in 2018, but then it got forgotten about. Part of the reason for this were the handrails. My initial plan was just to keep the moulded items in place but, compared to my other stock that has wire handrails/handles, it was clear it needed doing. Removing them would have been far easier before building the kit though! Matt 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 The budget brake van is finished! Markings are mainly from Railtec. Was it worth the effort? I think so - the handrails were fiddly but worth it and I think it'd stand up well next to more modern RTR versions. Matt 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted April 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 Nicely done Matt. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alan Oliver Posted April 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2022 Nice work 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 20/04/2022 at 17:10, Enfys_Rainbow said: The budget brake van is finished! Markings are mainly from Railtec. Was it worth the effort? I think so - the handrails were fiddly but worth it and I think it'd stand up well next to more modern RTR versions. Matt You have a enviable touch with tones of colours...lovely. May be next time your paint brushes out a step by step quite for us who aren't as fortunate? 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Thanks for the comments about my budget brake van! Continuing the same themes: brake vans and resurrecting old models, here's the next project. I started building this back in 2019 as a mess van to accompany a crane I was building. Fast forward to now, and the crane is no closer to being finished than it was then. Browsing the Bartlett site, I came across this: https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lmsbrakevan/h18c6e2a4 Very similar and will make a nice change to the more usual types of BV's. This kit doesn't include duckets, so they've been borrowed from another Parkside kit. Unfortunately I'll have to cannibalise that kit some more because I cannot find the rest of bits, despite looking everywhere. Matt 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) Rapid progress and we're ready for the paintshop already. Few small cosmetic additions to bring it in line with my other stock, but that's pretty much it. Matt Oops: just noticed the steps are missing! Edited April 23, 2022 by Enfys_Rainbow 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 The prototype van is a pretty faded bauxite colour which I'm trying to recreate. Lots more still to do however. Matt 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 nice work 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Here's the completed model! The photos on the Bartlett site are from separate years, so I've taken the features I like from both periods and tried to represent them! One photo suggests some replacement planking at one end which I've suggested (visible above). The markings are also in the right locations-ish although there are many liberties and errors I'm sure. I'm bored of bauxite now, so I think my next project will be in grey/yellow for some variety! Matt Edited May 1, 2022 by Enfys_Rainbow 12 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted May 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2022 Matt the finished model looks lovely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Thanks Kevin. Another day, another brake van! I've got a real soft spot for the BR (ex-LMS) 20t brake vans. I had several of the old Airfix/Dapol ones and was pretty pleased when Hornby released the all-new version a few years ago. What I wasn't pleased with was the drooping and floppy handrails on my model. I chopped them off quite a while ago and then forgot all about it. Anyway, seeing as I'm in the mood for completing older, half-built models, I dug it out and dusted it off. When you disassemble the model and remove the inner ends and the floor, it becomes quite fragile and vulnerable to damage. I promptly snapped one end off completely so some repairs were needed. I've made some basic additions, just to bring it in line with other stock but other than that, it's ready for new handrails and then a repaint. Hornby supply pipes but they look ever so slightly overscale to me so I replaced them with some from Lanarkshire Models. Matt 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfys_Rainbow Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Basic painting now completed! Matt 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted May 7, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2022 Looks nice Matt, it's great to see some engineering colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 7, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Kevin Johnson said: Looks nice Matt, it's great to see some engineering colours. It's funny how we all have differing viewpoints, I'd fully agree with the first sentiment, but disagree equally with the second! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted May 7, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2022 58 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: It's funny how we all have differing viewpoints, I'd fully agree with the first sentiment, but disagree equally with the second! Mike. Mike that's the great thing about our hobby, everyone is different. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Kevin Johnson said: Mike that's the great thing about our hobby, everyone is different. Oh yes expect the p4 chaps.....just wrong...too many decimal points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 8, 2022 5 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: Oh yes expect the p4 chaps.....just wrong...too many decimal points Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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