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Revell Schnellzuglokomotive BR 01
Bobby No Mac replied to Bobby No Mac's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
So I signed off last time saying I was going to overlook the bright red for now ... but then I had a rethink regarding the chassis, reasoning that it would be easier to apply some grime at this stage, rather attempting it later when the wheels and metalwork is attached. I mixed XF-85 rubber black with a few drops of XF-10 flat brown, heavily thinned it with X-20a and gave the chassis a light spray. That's definitely toned it down a lot better to my eyes. I also gave some of the other red bits a blast of grime. And while I had the black out, I painted the front bogie and control panel cab interior to detail up later. Work moved onto the tender with the chassis assembly. Then it was a case of building up the sides - a delicate operation as the locating tabs are quite feeble - but it went together without any major drama. Not decided whether to go with the moulded coal or a more convincing alternative. Do railway modellers still use mashed up real coal these days? Choo-tschΓΌss! _____πππππ____ π π π -
Yep! It's the obvious choice, but just look at it It's got yellow wings too...
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Kit chosen: Decals bought: Are we nearly there yet?
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Revell Schnellzuglokomotive BR 01
Bobby No Mac replied to Bobby No Mac's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
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Revell Schnellzuglokomotive BR 01
Bobby No Mac replied to Bobby No Mac's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
Speaking of pink bits, my first choice of using LP-79 for the red had to be revised - as while it's called flat red, it's definitely more on the magenta end of the spectrum, and being sprayed on the pink primer seemed to exacerbate its pinkness, see below left. My poor Tempest paint mule looks like it's flown through the lipstick section of Superdrug π Anyway, I resorted to XF-7 (on the right) which looked much better. The red bits are now very red: For the wheels I used my trusty Helix circle template. The driving wheels fitted very snuggly, though some of the smaller wheels were a tad off in the nearest fit, but it did the job. There's a noticeable difference between the red over the pink primer and the red over the silver... ...though I'm going to resist the temptation to meddle at this stage. I think it will balance out when it comes to weathering. Choo-tschΓΌss! π _____πππππ____ π‘π³- 34 replies
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Macchi Castoldi MC 72 SMER 1/48
Bobby No Mac replied to Colin W's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
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Revell Schnellzuglokomotive BR 01
Bobby No Mac replied to Bobby No Mac's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
Some paint has been flung: All the parts that are going to be red were primed with Mr Surfacer 1500 pink. First time using this stuff, it all looks rather odd at the moment. The proof will be how it works under the red. The metalwork was hit with Tamiya LP11 which never fails to impress how well it goes down. Meanwhile work continues on sanding and filling the boiler seam, hopefully not far off now. Choo-tschΓΌss! π©οΈ _____πππππ____ π- 34 replies
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Gresley (LNER) teak carriage in N gauge
Bobby No Mac replied to Mjwomack's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
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two Kaelble and a Culemeyer
Bobby No Mac replied to raider of the lost part's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
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Cor, the more I look at it the more I want to build one myself. It's looking lovely Steve, cracking job
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And on the same day you wrote that, look what accidently arrived in the post...
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I knew I read it somewhere - turns out it was on this site. Also of interest is the discussion about four airframes having the AV-8B wing. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/69792-raf-harrier-lerx/ It's a shame the Harrier SIG no longer has a website, as I recall they were compiling a comprehensive chart of which aircraft had what and when.
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Really interesting info in this thread. I've often wondered how practical in reality it was for a Shar to carry Sea Eagles, given how first generation Harriers were rarely seen going anywhere without external fuel tanks and the navy having no buddy refuelling capability (though I vaguely remember reading somewhere that that idea was considered post-Falklands).
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Revell Schnellzuglokomotive BR 01
Bobby No Mac replied to Bobby No Mac's topic in The Golden Age Of Transport GB
Me too. NOTHING CAN GO WRONG NOW