Chris Klein

Active Member
Lovely work Chris. Hopefully my Blakeney will get somewhere near the standard of Cwm Bach.
Alan,
You are very kind. My technique is to copy good colour photographs of the real thing, ensure all aspects of the scene are a uniform, harmonious style, fade or weather all colours, and take my time. I like your weathered wagons, especially your GWR Toad.

Regards,

Chris
 

Jordan

Mid-Western Thunderer
Something Western for a change. ...a Lionheart ex-GWR 64XX 0-6-0PT
Judging from prototype photos, the amount of Firemen who used to drop their short-handle shovel in that top rear handrail, you'd think the designers placed it there just for that use - not to assist climbing the side of the bunker!! :)
 

Chris Klein

Active Member
Attached are some photos of a Minerva 0 gauge Kerr Stuart VICTORY 0-6-0T that I have recently weathered for a customer. The brief was to simulate the effect shown on the prototype photo of FRANCES. It was a something of a challenge, but I hope I have captured the appearance of the real thing. NB the cylinder drain-cocks are not attached for security in transit.
Regards,
Chris
20191110_185712.jpg 20191110_185631.jpg 20191110_185915.jpg 20191110_184924.jpg 20191110_184951.jpg 20191110_185756.jpg FRANCES with Giesl.jpg
 
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Chris Klein

Active Member
I have weathered a GWR Match Truck converted from a Minerva RTR OPEN A. Here it is on Cwm Bach including a photo of the wagon with the over-hanging timber load that started all the fuss. I'm rather pleased with it, but may add some garnish in the form of a couple of timber baulks and some coiled rope.

Regards,

Chris K
Match Truck GWR L22 converted from Minerva OPEN A_weathered.jpg Match Truck GWR L22 converted from Minerva OPEN A_with OA.jpg
 

Chris Klein

Active Member
I'm not sure I should be posting this on WT. Thhis is the first bulletin in a series of periodic reports describing the adaptation of my Tonfanau Camp layout from a 1950s/60s British Railways station on the Cambrian Coast line with a private siding serving an army camp to a small wayside station in East Anglia serving an RAF airbase in the same period. I intend the the layout to be easily switchable between the two scenes. The buildings and signals will plug-in replacements and the ER station is inspired by Pulham Market on the erstwhile Waveney Valley line.

First off the workbench is this little LNER platelayer’s hut. It is built from the Roxey Mouldings resin kit, which is a robust model of just five parts. I carved away part of one of the corner posts and inserted a small length of wire to represent an exposed portion of the steel reinforcing rod.

Pre-cast concrete can be quite difficult to simulate convincingly. For this model, I used Woodland Scenics Road System Top Coat Concrete paint (ST1454). This is a thick acrylic paint that looks like newly laid concrete and can be stippled to provide a little texture if desired. The colour was too bright for my taste so I added some drops of Vajello black and dark earth to tone down the rawness. I then applied a thin black wash and finished with some matt black enamel mixed with a smidgeon dark brown brushed into the corners and then manipulated the paint with a cotton bud.

It’s probably best only to tune in occasionally as there will be long periods of radio silence between bulletins.

Chris K
LNER Platelayers Hut 1.jpg LNER Platelayers Hut 2.jpg LNER Platelayers Hut 3.jpg
 

Yorkshire Dave

Western Thunderer
Thhis is the first bulletin in a series of periodic reports describing the adaptation of my Tonfanau Camp layout from a 1950s/60s British Railways station on the Cambrian Coast line with a private siding serving an army camp to a small wayside station in East Anglia serving an RAF airbase in the same period.

Looking forward to seeing the military vehicles :).
 

MarkR

Western Thunderer
The Mk.8 Meteor would look great, lots of colourful squadron markings. The T Mk.7 is my favourite.

Mark
 

Roger Pound

Western Thunderer
Chris,
The last time I saw a Meteor was when I took my ATC Squadron on camp to RAF Leconfield many, many years ago. It was a Mk 11 NF, I believe, although I stand to be corrected on the terminology. It sat rotting away in the middle of the disused airfield almost hidden and overgrown by tall grass, as at that time the station was concerned with the overhaul of BAC Lightnings - now there WAS an aircraft!

Roger.
 

MarkR

Western Thunderer
Hi

Sorry to be an anorak, the Meteor designation is Meteor NF Mk. 11, manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth, to enable Gloster to concentrate on the development of the Javelin.

And you are right about the Lightning!

Best regards
Mark
 

Wagonman

Western Thunderer
There are the remains of a two seater Meteor (T8?) sitting on the edge of the airstrip at Weybourne in Norfolk. USAF helicopter crews used to use it in conjunction with their Air Evac exercises until one of them had an argument with a gaggle of geese and crashed onto the bird reserve at Cley killing all four crew. We finally managed to get low flying over the bird reserve banned after that.
 

MarkR

Western Thunderer
Hi

Anorak time again, Meteor 2 seater variants were the T Mk. 7, NF11, NF12,
NF13 and NF14

There was a T Mk. 7 fitted with a Mk. 8
tail, which became known as the T Mk. 7 1/2!

Apologies for thread hijack.

Best regards
Mark
 

MarkR

Western Thunderer
Hi

Just remembered there were conversions
of I think the NF11 into the TT Mk. 20 for target towing.

I believe Martin Baker, of ejection seat fame, still use two modified T Mk 7 aircraft for trials work.

Anorak now hung up!!

Best regards
Mark
 
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