Painting and lining
- Thread starter warren haywood
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Compton castle
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When are you taking them Back over ??
Cliff Williams
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Adrian has covered the best settings for you I think.
As a Canon user myself I go for the following settings:
AV to F16 or F22
Use timer
Use tripod
Focus on a spot about rear of smokebox wrapper on front 3/4 shots
Takes up to 30 seconds to get a shot
Most of the pictures on www.loveless.co.uk are from my camera and some of the shots on www.leemarshmodelco.com are mine too, the latest Lizzie shots are mine, you get good results with this technique.
You can go further with image stacking as well, I do some of that when needed for publication, but for higher quality snaps to show painted locos for customers this might not be needed Warren.
As a Canon user myself I go for the following settings:
AV to F16 or F22
Use timer
Use tripod
Focus on a spot about rear of smokebox wrapper on front 3/4 shots
Takes up to 30 seconds to get a shot
Most of the pictures on www.loveless.co.uk are from my camera and some of the shots on www.leemarshmodelco.com are mine too, the latest Lizzie shots are mine, you get good results with this technique.
You can go further with image stacking as well, I do some of that when needed for publication, but for higher quality snaps to show painted locos for customers this might not be needed Warren.
oldravendale
Western Thunderer
Certainly Adrian and Cliff pretty well have this sewn up. Just one additional thought: avoid using a telephoto lens. In fact, us the widest lens you can without distortion. The depth of field of a wide lens is greater than a telephoto.
Brian
Brian
Steph Dale
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warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Not sure yet,
Probably in a couple of weeks time
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
OK I'm back up this weekend, I'm sure il bump into you soon enough
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Painting a patriot at the moment which is going to be southport. Found a picture of the loco where the coat of arms had a pale blue background. It was impossible to work out the colours in the crest so I had a bit of a guess but I think it looks right. If anyone does have a picture of the plate please keep it to yourself 
that is unless I have got it correct!!
that is unless I have got it correct!!
mickoo
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http://www.davidheyscollection.com/userimages/000001-sheff-rail-auctions-southport.jpg
Runs away with very big steps
In fairness this is probably from LMS days going by the red backing plate and I think the extra gold lines are rule #1
Some had the disc polished
And this shot, copyright unknown shows quite a bright colour but that could be gloss paint reflections.
This is the only colour photo I can find in my digital collection, I've probably got a better one in a mag or book somewhere if you really need it.
Again copyright unknown as it's from my fathers scanned collection, so it'll come from a book or mag he's had "I don't do tut internet lad!" About the only colour you can't see is the one we want!
I'd like to see some shots of the loco please, is it a DA kit, I have a big soft spot for these unsung workhorses and I think the Rebuilt ones are so well proportioned for a steam engine, with or without deflectors, much better looking than the rebuilt Scots, more refined sort of thing.
Runs away with very big steps
In fairness this is probably from LMS days going by the red backing plate and I think the extra gold lines are rule #1
Some had the disc polished
And this shot, copyright unknown shows quite a bright colour but that could be gloss paint reflections.
This is the only colour photo I can find in my digital collection, I've probably got a better one in a mag or book somewhere if you really need it.
Again copyright unknown as it's from my fathers scanned collection, so it'll come from a book or mag he's had "I don't do tut internet lad!" About the only colour you can't see is the one we want!
I'd like to see some shots of the loco please, is it a DA kit, I have a big soft spot for these unsung workhorses and I think the Rebuilt ones are so well proportioned for a steam engine, with or without deflectors, much better looking than the rebuilt Scots, more refined sort of thing.
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Hi Mick,
The picture is of it in the Mid 50s, it could be polished with blue looking reflections but who knows,
Like the nameplate picture, looks like all the paint has been polished away, and just look at that green splasher, try matching that
The model is a Tower RTR unrebuilt, the chap I'm doing it for knows it is wrong, it's his loco!! not too bothered if the plate is wrong, just looks the part.
Is tha father fromt this neck ut woods, sounds like he is
The picture is of it in the Mid 50s, it could be polished with blue looking reflections but who knows,
Like the nameplate picture, looks like all the paint has been polished away, and just look at that green splasher, try matching that
The model is a Tower RTR unrebuilt, the chap I'm doing it for knows it is wrong, it's his loco!!
not too bothered if the plate is wrong, just looks the part.Is tha father fromt this neck ut woods, sounds like he is
mickoo
Western Thunderer
Warren, rule #1 always applies I suspect polished is the official painting guide but local depots often added their own touch, A4's should be black backgrounds but some were red and a few were light blue if I recall correctly.
Cheshire mate, bordering Derbyshire, hence the more than unhealthy crush on all things LMR....which I've so far managed to keep a tight lid on modelling wise...but the Princess, Jubilee, LMR Britannia and class 40 models are making loud noises under the desk
that's why I started the Crab, trying to appease these LMR demons who are a trite upset with all this recent ER goings on!
I suspect polished is the official painting guide but local depots often added their own touch, A4's should be black backgrounds but some were red and a few were light blue if I recall correctly.Cheshire mate, bordering Derbyshire, hence the more than unhealthy crush on all things LMR....which I've so far managed to keep a tight lid on modelling wise...but the Princess, Jubilee, LMR Britannia and class 40 models are making loud noises under the desk
that's why I started the Crab, trying to appease these LMR demons who are a trite upset with all this recent ER goings on!
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
The Armstrong is now finished, back to the builder for wheels, motion and motor fitting at the weekend.
Here's a a couple of pictures
Here's a a couple of pictures
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Wheels now on the Armstrong
Also finally got the DJH Jubilee finished
Also finally got the DJH Jubilee finished
Cliff Williams
Western Thunderer
Good to see that kit built!
Lovely work Warren.
Lovely work Warren.
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Seams to be a lot of red locos going through at the moment
I think it suits this one
I think it suits this one
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Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Lovely paint finish, but AHHHHHHH Noooooooooo. Did guilplates cock up the plates?
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Cheers Paul
Never spotted that.
it could be a guilplates error, don't know as the plates were supplied with the loco.
Never spotted that.
it could be a guilplates error, don't know as the plates were supplied with the loco.