jonte
Western Thunderer
It’s been a while since I did any modelling and frankly the inertia left me cold-turkeying.
Recently, I succumbed, and dug out ‘the shed’ that has been piquing my sporadic interest ever since I started it a couple or so years back. It will be modelled in its post Great War condition, so lot’s of grease ‘n’ grime to smear on that would no doubt have caused Brunel and the directors of this once proud railway company to spin in their graves.
Some of you that may remember it - there won’t be many - will recall it’s a no-expense-spent affair formed of odds and ends and bits ‘n’ bobs, including lengths of old rail, grey board and chopped up greetings cards in the main. To be fair, I did recently purchase four - yes four- Dapol water tower kits to the astonishment of the Sales assistant at Hattons, that will join the previous water tower kit that I bought as a test for the project last year. These will be plundered for their beams, and more importantly, the cast iron posts that are intended to support the centre sections of the shed to stop it crashing onto the rails below. They are indeed remarkable likenesses for the original. I count my blessings.
Over the past week or so, I have been braving the overpowering stench of white spirit while brushing on countless washes in an attempt to secure that smoke and steam worn paint look of the interiors of those old train sheds in their later years. I hope and trust you agree that I think I’m on the right lines; I don’t think I can take much more of it, compounded by the fact I still have little time for serious modelling, so to have to do it again would break my heart.
Anyway I’ve attached a couple of photos to show you were I’m up to. The roof sections are just placed against the supports to show the general effect. The front/ rear interior/exterior sections and pillars have been primed and under coated. They will be painted and weathered next.
I hope one or two will find it of interest.
Best wishes,
Jonte
Recently, I succumbed, and dug out ‘the shed’ that has been piquing my sporadic interest ever since I started it a couple or so years back. It will be modelled in its post Great War condition, so lot’s of grease ‘n’ grime to smear on that would no doubt have caused Brunel and the directors of this once proud railway company to spin in their graves.
Some of you that may remember it - there won’t be many - will recall it’s a no-expense-spent affair formed of odds and ends and bits ‘n’ bobs, including lengths of old rail, grey board and chopped up greetings cards in the main. To be fair, I did recently purchase four - yes four- Dapol water tower kits to the astonishment of the Sales assistant at Hattons, that will join the previous water tower kit that I bought as a test for the project last year. These will be plundered for their beams, and more importantly, the cast iron posts that are intended to support the centre sections of the shed to stop it crashing onto the rails below. They are indeed remarkable likenesses for the original. I count my blessings.
Over the past week or so, I have been braving the overpowering stench of white spirit while brushing on countless washes in an attempt to secure that smoke and steam worn paint look of the interiors of those old train sheds in their later years. I hope and trust you agree that I think I’m on the right lines; I don’t think I can take much more of it, compounded by the fact I still have little time for serious modelling, so to have to do it again would break my heart.
Anyway I’ve attached a couple of photos to show you were I’m up to. The roof sections are just placed against the supports to show the general effect. The front/ rear interior/exterior sections and pillars have been primed and under coated. They will be painted and weathered next.
I hope one or two will find it of interest.
Best wishes,
Jonte