Re: British Rail 1988 to 1990 - Weathering class 58s

champion · Post by **champion** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:11 am

Smashing updates and welcome more.Look forward to your resprayed cl50.
richard.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:30 pm

champion wrote:Smashing updates and welcome more.Look forward to your resprayed cl50.
richard.

Thanks mate, the 50 will me my first respay so i'm hoping all will go well.

50035 Ark Royal · Post by **50035 Ark Royal** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:40 pm

Everard Junction wrote:
champion wrote:Smashing updates and welcome more.Look forward to your resprayed cl50.
richard.
Thanks mate, the 50 will me my first respay so i'm hoping all will go well.

Hi are you doing Howe or Furious first?

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Sat May 21, 2011 1:50 pm

50035 Ark Royal wrote:
Everard Junction wrote:
champion wrote:Smashing updates and welcome more.Look forward to your resprayed cl50.
richard.
Thanks mate, the 50 will me my first respay so i'm hoping all will go well.
Hi are you doing Howe or Furious first?

Howe will probably be first, or I might do them together to save time.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:26 pm

Recently I have been working a lot on the station building. It's not completely finished but it will do for now.

champion · Post by **champion** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:25 am

And most welcome updates they are.
Looking good and keep up the fine work.
richard.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:26 pm

champion wrote:And most welcome updates they are.
Looking good and keep up the fine work.
richard.

Thanks mate. More updates soon.

auricom · Post by **auricom** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:19 pm

Iv just watched a couple of your videos on youtube, the fitting a point motor one gave me some good ideas, such as drilling holes for points even if you dont know if you wil install point motors or not, so I think I shall do that.

I also watched the layout tour, and must say I now have an even greater appreciation of your layout, I am not quite sure how you have managed to squeeze inbetween your boards to fit the motors but you must be a gymnast or something, the detail is, as we have seen, incredible, it's such a shame that you cant exhibit the layout as I am sure everybody would love it.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:04 pm

auricom wrote:Iv just watched a couple of your videos on youtube, the fitting a point motor one gave me some good ideas, such as drilling holes for points even if you dont know if you wil install point motors or not, so I think I shall do that.

I also watched the layout tour, and must say I now have an even greater appreciation of your layout, I am not quite sure how you have managed to squeeze inbetween your boards to fit the motors but you must be a gymnast or something, the detail is, as we have seen, incredible, it's such a shame that you cant exhibit the layout as I am sure everybody would love it.

Thanks mate, long arms is the secret to putting the point motors in but it is still a real pain. I have now fitted 14 point motors and still have about 5 left to do

Today I'm hoping to get some more retaining wall fitting and weathered.

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:51 pm

Recently I have received my airbrush and I have wanted to practise on something that didn't matter too much if it went wrong. I spotted a bachmann class 20 I’ve had for a few years which was in BR green. I decided this would do and that I would re-spray the whole thing to get some practise. The pics below show how it went, this is the first time I have ever used an airbrush.

On the whole I'm very happy with it. The only thing that went a bit wrong was the transfers. This was because I used matt varnish before they were applied, these will eventually be redone. So now I have another engine in the right period ready for service

DrStroganoff · Post by **DrStroganoff** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:48 pm

That really looks spot on mate... Airbrushes are very addictive! you'll be weathering everything in sight before you know it !

Top work man.

thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:54 pm

Great thread and a wonderful layout, looking forward to the next instalment. Can I ask what the Intercity locomotive is please, I think I may have missed it in the thread.

Regards
Scott

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:55 pm

DrStroganoff wrote:That really looks spot on mate... Airbrushes are very addictive! you'll be weathering everything in sight before you know it !

Top work man.

Very true

Everard Junction · Post by **Everard Junction** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:55 pm

thebritfarmer wrote:Great thread and a wonderful layout, looking forward to the next instalment. Can I ask what the Intercity locomotive is please, I think I may have missed it in the thread.

Regards
Scott

I have 2 intercity locos, a class 47 and 37.

thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:14 am

Everard Junction wrote:
thebritfarmer wrote:Great thread and a wonderful layout, looking forward to the next instalment. Can I ask what the Intercity locomotive is please, I think I may have missed it in the thread.

Regards
Scott
I have 2 intercity locos, a class 47 and 37.

Thanks for the reply, it was the 47 I was looking at