7mm On Heather's Workbench - North Western Commuter Power

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
Turns out the painting was okay after all. That’s a relief.

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The roof, though, is a bit speckled. I think a gentle session with wet and dry is needed, though those transfer rivets might be sacrificed for the cause. Good job I’ve got enough to replace them.
 

simond

Western Thunderer
I'd be tempted to give that a bit of T-cut, and then blow over with matt varnish, perhaps with a drop of white/pale grey in it?

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Simon
 

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
I'd be tempted to give that a bit of T-cut, and then blow over with matt varnish, perhaps with a drop of white/pale grey in it?

A good thought, but I’ll do some very fine W&D first. There’s still more painting on the loco to do, so a further blow over on the roof isn’t a problem.
 

LarryG

Western Thunderer
Looks like you have a gritty primer. Have you used Halfords? You could rub down close to the rivets seeing as muck wouldn't look out of place on top there..
 

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
Progress update, but no piccies.

Painting of the bodywork, with all the nooks and crannies usually associated with steam locos, has been slow but steady. Because I’m curmudgeonly and resist the lures of cellulose paints, I’m doing old school Humbrol gloss black, which does take a fair old time to dry. Several sessions of filling in the bits I missed earlier has resulted in a pretty good gloss coat.

I’ve just done some further infills, and I’m now going to leave it alone for the rest of the day. If it’s dry enough, I’ll bring it downstairs and set the model on the bench to let the vapours gas off fully and the paint to harden for a few days. I’ve found this works well, and the resulting finish is surprisingly tough.

All being well, I hope to have the model mostly assembled to take to Doncaster next weekend.
 

P A D

Western Thunderer
PS,
May we know the provenance of the BR 4MT in the background of your last photo please?
Cheers,
Peter
 

P A D

Western Thunderer
Many thanks John.

All I can say is Heather should refrain from sneezing whilst spraying!
 

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
Grollies?

John answered already. Anyone with some kind of print background might also call them "hickies". Basically specks of fluff and dust that magically settles in any wet ink or paint just when you think you’ve got away with it!

May we know the provenance of the BR 4MT in the background of your last photo please?

It’s the MOK kit. I have it here for assessment, and potential completion. The client hit a brick wall with it, after painting the chassis and finding it didn’t want to run properly. I think the bunker vents are the wrong way round. I keep picking it up and having a look at it, then putting it back down again. :(

All I can say is Heather should refrain from sneezing whilst spraying!

Danged pollen! :confused: :'(
 

paulc

Western Thunderer
Hi Heather , a cheap form of grollies dissuader or dust protector is the plastic case that cakes come in . Its sort of ridgid and splits in half heightwise so you can get the goodies out but they make wonderfull covers to keep out the grollies . I do like that word .
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Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
Do you use a tack rag before you spray?

I have heard of this before, but I don’t. How does this type of rag deal with various protruding details on a model?

I generally use a large soft brush to shift obvious dust particles. A quick squirt of air from the airbrush also helps.

Look, I know I’m complaining about grollies in my paint, but it’s not as bad as I make out. One or two specks which can easily be dealt with, if I’m honest. ;)
 

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
It’s the MOK kit. I have it here for assessment, and potential completion................. I think the bunker vents are the wrong way round. I keep picking it up and having a look at it, then putting it back down again. :(



Danged pollen! :confused: :'(

The vents look like the're round the right way, they should lip over the bunker edge.
Col.
 
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