alancmlaird Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Looking soooo good, Nimrod54! And thanks CliffB for that 3D Deltic animation! What were these designer guys smoking - neat starter fluid? My brain now hurts - I can just about manage a Chrysler V8! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thanks a lot Alan, I could have a bit of a tricky job coming up with some vac formed windows to fit. The six down the side should be an easy fit but the cab windows look as though they may be a bit of a faff especially in the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 I have almost completed the detail painting on the locomotive body today, just the lights on the cab front to sort. What could be assumed to be a light on the cab front did not contain any lighting equipment on DP1, but had a glass cover to allow some natural light into the nose compartment. The reference sheet that I have been using gives the colour for the walls and ceiling in this area as Blue-grey, but in photos this seems to be a light colour, so some further research is needed before I paint those in. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Not much more to do now, some detail painting and pipework on the front of the bogies, windows and decals to add and that should see it finished. I apologise for showing this from the same two angles, but it is quite a long beastie and a bit awkward to photograph within the constraints of my cutting mat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Time for another small update, the windows are in, decals are finished and I have made a start on adding the manufacturers plates. I have also added the screw couplings and buffers. I am hoping to have this wrapped up before the weekend. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Coming along nicely dude. Love the weathering on the buffers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Love the weathering on the buffers. Cheers mate, it's just some black paint dabbed on with a small piece of sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That is stunning, quite the handsome big beastie. I like that a lot. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Looks great and makes a change from aircraft, armour and ships. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 24/01/2018 at 02:06, stevehnz said: That is stunning, quite the handsome big beastie. I like that a lot. Steve. 1 hour ago, MickE said: Looks great and makes a change from aircraft, armour and ships. Mick Thanks for the very kind comments guys, I'm glad that you like it. I finished off the last few bits and pieces last night and have taken some photos this morning, here are a few with some more going into the gallery after this. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Thanks for the interest and support through this build, particularly @Mjwomack for suggesting that I should tackle something local to where I live and @davecov for starting me off in the right direction with some references. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Trains ✅ Planes ✅ Automobiles ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Smashing work, John! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, davecov said: Smashing work, John! Dave Cheers Dave. Thanks again for your help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 A great result John Were the side stripes decals or painted? Either way was it tricky, given that they are raised? Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, CliffB said: A great result John Were the side stripes decals or painted? Either way was it tricky, given that they are raised? Cliff Thanks a lot for the comment, Cliff. The side stripes are decals and they are supplied as a one piece affair with a large area of carrier film down the centre, which also holds the DELTIC titling. To reduce the risk of silvering, I decided to remove the carrier film and cut them into more manageable sections and used a combination of Mr Mark Setter and Softer along with Micro set and Sol to get them settled down. I should have run a sanding stick across the raised detail to reduce the height a little and given it a slightly rounder shape too. You can clearly see the raised detail in this photo of DP1 here, but I was too far down the road to try and correct that. 'Must pay more attention to detail' was a constant feature on my artwork at school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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