Okay! Progress as it stands.
Sadly I've not had much time to devote to this recently as real life has got in the way, but I had a day off work yesterday so I devoted an hour to the DMU project.
First order of service was to prepare the coaches for painting. That meant sanding off the moulded end of the Harvey motor wagon, and the transfer-applied ends of Annie & Clarabel:
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And using petrol to remove the name stickers from the sides of the coaches:
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And clean the bodies with hot soapy water so they will take the paint well:
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That done, they were left to dry and then mounted on cardboard to facilitate painting:
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Now the fun. Managed to pick up some halfords grey primer and painted the bodies. This is where my experience may help others who are thinking of giving this a go - don't over do it! This is actually the first time I've ever sprayed using a can, and I wasn't prepared for how much paint would be deposited so quickly.
In consequence the models were a little (a little!) drowned in paint, which I regret. But it isn't a disaster, the details are strongly moulded and none have been lost - still, it sort of makes pointless the whole point of spray painting, that the colour is applied lightly and evenly.
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My only major concern is the bubbling on the roof. I'm not sure what's going on there, but frankly I can live with it. Since when were railway carriage roof lines clean and well looked after!
I'm now waiting for the delivery of a spray-can of Humbrol brunswick green for the body, so I can start the next stage. After that I will be treating the carriage ends and roof with Humbrol matt black, and the leading ends with yellow (applying a matt white undercoat first).
The major question that remains is how to model the cab on the ends. I don't have the kit at the moment to cut out windows (nor the confidence I could do it properly). Suggestions? All I want to do is the windows, code box, and jumper leads. I'll probably do those with copper wire bent into shape, painted, and superglued on...
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Thoughts?
Sadly I've not had much time to devote to this recently as real life has got in the way, but I had a day off work yesterday so I devoted an hour to the DMU project.
First order of service was to prepare the coaches for painting. That meant sanding off the moulded end of the Harvey motor wagon, and the transfer-applied ends of Annie & Clarabel:
IMG_20150318_112803.jpg (Size: 157.86 KB / Downloads: 103)
And using petrol to remove the name stickers from the sides of the coaches:
IMG_20150318_120037.jpg (Size: 171.18 KB / Downloads: 101)
And clean the bodies with hot soapy water so they will take the paint well:
IMG_20150318_113802.jpg (Size: 137.34 KB / Downloads: 101)
That done, they were left to dry and then mounted on cardboard to facilitate painting:
IMG_20150318_120637.jpg (Size: 163.21 KB / Downloads: 101)
Now the fun. Managed to pick up some halfords grey primer and painted the bodies. This is where my experience may help others who are thinking of giving this a go - don't over do it! This is actually the first time I've ever sprayed using a can, and I wasn't prepared for how much paint would be deposited so quickly.
In consequence the models were a little (a little!) drowned in paint, which I regret. But it isn't a disaster, the details are strongly moulded and none have been lost - still, it sort of makes pointless the whole point of spray painting, that the colour is applied lightly and evenly.
IMG_20150318_121606.jpg (Size: 118.14 KB / Downloads: 100)
My only major concern is the bubbling on the roof. I'm not sure what's going on there, but frankly I can live with it. Since when were railway carriage roof lines clean and well looked after!
I'm now waiting for the delivery of a spray-can of Humbrol brunswick green for the body, so I can start the next stage. After that I will be treating the carriage ends and roof with Humbrol matt black, and the leading ends with yellow (applying a matt white undercoat first).
The major question that remains is how to model the cab on the ends. I don't have the kit at the moment to cut out windows (nor the confidence I could do it properly). Suggestions? All I want to do is the windows, code box, and jumper leads. I'll probably do those with copper wire bent into shape, painted, and superglued on...
7988103253_e20fd6a26a_z.jpg (Size: 218.5 KB / Downloads: 98)
Thoughts?