7mm Corwen Road
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LarryG
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The GWR choc & cream Auto Trailer was nationalized today! Droplights on the glazing were re-coloured using Humbrol matt red darkenned to match the carmine red finish (I did this for my previous 0 gauge trailer).....
After removing the roof, interior, glazing and bogies, the body was given a light coat of Halfords grey Plastic primer. Then it was sprayed with my mix of carmine red (cellulose) that is used of customers coaches. While wet, the body was blown over with Ford Rosso Red to give me the shade I wanted....
PPC Dirty Black well thinned was let into the panels where it gathered under the raised beading and around fittings. The chassis and roof were sprayed matt black followed by my weathering colour...
Ready for action on Chester or Ruabon - Bala trains
Varnished with Halford matt lacquer....
After removing the roof, interior, glazing and bogies, the body was given a light coat of Halfords grey Plastic primer. Then it was sprayed with my mix of carmine red (cellulose) that is used of customers coaches. While wet, the body was blown over with Ford Rosso Red to give me the shade I wanted....
PPC Dirty Black well thinned was let into the panels where it gathered under the raised beading and around fittings. The chassis and roof were sprayed matt black followed by my weathering colour...
Ready for action on Chester or Ruabon - Bala trains
Varnished with Halford matt lacquer....
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Overseer
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Larry
Beautiful paint job on the auto trailer, as we expect. A couple of queries though. Wouldn't the non-driving end windows have been painted out in the body colour (or plated over) in the BR period? And the other one, did you consider removing the vertical panel beading below the waist to make it more accurate for the livery? I only know about this from reading Barry Norman's article in MRJ 221 and you may have decided the risk of damaging the body was more than accuracy was worth.
Beautiful paint job on the auto trailer, as we expect. A couple of queries though. Wouldn't the non-driving end windows have been painted out in the body colour (or plated over) in the BR period? And the other one, did you consider removing the vertical panel beading below the waist to make it more accurate for the livery? I only know about this from reading Barry Norman's article in MRJ 221 and you may have decided the risk of damaging the body was more than accuracy was worth.
LarryG
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Thanks for this. Plating over the guards end is a serious conversion on the Dapol model that entails removal of much detail that needs to go back undamaged afterwards. I took the decision to draw the line on this one and the same goes for the running number (I did not have a photo of a carmine panelled trailer to go off). As for the vertical beading below the waist, experience has told me that there is often a mark left despite ones efforts with the wet & dry. There are some things I can live with.
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LarryG
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Got another building out of the way today, namely the bridge at the west end of the station complex. Working in 0 gauge gave me the opportunity to use Slaters embossed stonework for the first time, so the bridge was a good test piece. First of all though, five rows of Slaters embossed bricks were glued on a backing sheet to form an arch....
Embossed stone followed. I used a heatgun to remould the corners. I marked the position of the arch on the shed wall and then removed the wood with a jigsaw. The bridge then slotted into the hole its full length so that the bridge front is low-relief...
Side walls followed and the whole structure was left in place to harden off ready for painting tomorrow. Some trees will have to hide the obvious miss-match with the backscene...
Embossed stone followed. I used a heatgun to remould the corners. I marked the position of the arch on the shed wall and then removed the wood with a jigsaw. The bridge then slotted into the hole its full length so that the bridge front is low-relief...
Side walls followed and the whole structure was left in place to harden off ready for painting tomorrow. Some trees will have to hide the obvious miss-match with the backscene...
LarryG
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Completed bridge amid a higher hillside. This head-on view is only available to the camera fortunately
One cannot build things with a camera and yet it is one of the most essential tools in modeling. I took scores of photos in between changes to get this corner looking half-way decent. The signal box is now the only major building yet to be constructed ...
One cannot build things with a camera and yet it is one of the most essential tools in modeling. I took scores of photos in between changes to get this corner looking half-way decent. The signal box is now the only major building yet to be constructed ...
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LarryG
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A start has been made on the GWR signalbox. As usual it is a RailModels kit (based on the box at Pewsey). Andy Pearce very kindly 'cut' a RH steps end for me but as there wasn't a RH wall for the opposite end, I decided to build the kit as it is intended. Several boxes had their steps NOT facing the station platforms, and so there is a precedent........
Floor joists.....These kits have lots of detail even if it wont be seen.....
There was no ridge board in the kit so i made one from two long matches....
The roof was then glued to the ridge board and the five roof trusses while making sure it was still removable...
Floor joists.....These kits have lots of detail even if it wont be seen.....
There was no ridge board in the kit so i made one from two long matches....
The roof was then glued to the ridge board and the five roof trusses while making sure it was still removable...
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Focalplane
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But Corwen is on a bi-directional single track?
LarryG
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Box completed today. I made thicker window sills to replace the ones in the kit, but that's about all....
This evening it is in primer. Actually the roof, steps and window frames are separate items to make spraying easier. The wooden steps are very fragile, but I'll see how long they last on the layout before looking at making replacements.....
This evening it is in primer. Actually the roof, steps and window frames are separate items to make spraying easier. The wooden steps are very fragile, but I'll see how long they last on the layout before looking at making replacements.....
john lewsey
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First time that I have read through this thread suerb
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