G scale class 25

[rjr]

Will bare that in mind CME


First up a picture of the underside, showing the large under cab holes to get the cab details and glazing through. Also visible,  the motor batteries in the fuel tank, on/off switch  terminals to connect the motor bogie to and just in front of the fuel tank the headphone plug that the mp3 player locates on.

I guess it doesn't make interesting reading or viewing at this point as most of what has been done is fill, sand , prime repeated to try and improve the finish. Oh and some black on the frames.

There will be a video to follow later

 

[lancer1027]

Top stuff John that rat looks exellent

 

[rjr]

thanks lancer

as promised here is the video

John

 

[Phill Dyson]

Looks great John , but as CME says, I would stick to Railmatch Rail Blue though, it would be a shame to spoil such a lovely model with poor paint . I did seven 7mm Mk2's with one & a half cans of Railmatch rail blue, so I would have thought you could do it with a couple of cans :scratch:

Cheers Phill :wave:

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi John,

nearly there then and looking really good.

If you do decide on Rail Blue, make sure that you use a grey primer (Halfords) Blue is a very 'thin' colour and you will need a couple of thin coats to achieve a constant 'depth' to the finish and a coat of satin varnish with half a dozen drops of coal black or weathered black mixed in with it will certainly add to the depth and also give the look of a working loco.

regards

Mike

 

[Simon]

John

That is truly magnificent and I really enjoyed the video too, thank you very much for posting it all up.

A fantastic antidote to the general preoccupation with what manufacturers can or cannot do for the "modeller" - you definitely get my vote for the railway modelling OBE for this year

 

[westernfan]

good youtube vid whats the soundtrack ?

 

[rjr]

Some answers

No I haven't fitted R/C  I realised a while ago Id rather watch a train run round the garden while I sit and relax than drive one round, so it has a simple on/off toggle just in front of the fuel tank.

I'm not sure what the Youtube soundtrack is, I used to add my own soundtracks but began to be a bit intimidated by the copyright infringement notices I used to get, Youtube has some pretty clever track recognition software that can pick out the song even if its dubbed over quietly. So now I upload and use the Youtube "audio swap" facility that has a lot of free to use tracks. I cant remember who its by sorry.

Thanks for the plenty of primer advice, I guess it needs to be regular coverage to, no white bits showing through !

Tonight's update

I have been trying to work out how to make the circular fan cover for the roof,

In the end I couldn't come up with a clever plan so had to resort to cutting and filling it out of a piece of 60thou plasticard. I marked it out, drilled holes, then opened them up with a square needle file an hour of filling later I had a grid pattern and I just needed to cut off the outside to make it circular. Then glue on. I must be mad ??

I did have plans to cut out under the grill but decided it was far to fragile to be self supporting as a grill so I guess I will cheat and paint it black between the vents ! Not sure it would have been good to have a big hole in the top if it ever got caught  running out in rain !

The only other thing happening is sanding and filling ! Every time I think I have got it right I give it a light dusting with primer and find a lump or hole i have missed !!! But there are less now than there was !

These last couple of shots have the OO Bachmann 25 riding piggy pack to answer a couple of people question as to just how big this is..

 

[lancer1027]

Very very impressive

 

[Phill Dyson]

Very very impressive

Very very very impressive John

Phill :wave:

 

[rjr]

The best part of any model is when the main shell is shaped and its time to start adding details.

Having found a suitable prototype

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ectric.jpg

in a nice BLUE colour, its time to start adding details.

John

 

[Rob Pulham]

Superb John the speed and quality of your work is unbelievable if you weren't posting picture to convince us.

 

[lancer1027]

Exellent, the detailing just makes it even better If that were possible

 

[rjr]

More details tonight, I have not rubbed them down and primed them yet so please forgive the rough edges..

Pointing man seems to be putting on some pressure for me to do the cab interior !

John

 

[westernfan]

those rivets are a nice touch

chris westernfan

 

[Phill Dyson]

Hi John :wave:
If you don't mind me saying, the two side windscreens look a little narrow to me :scratch: .........but other than that , it looks spot on

Cheers Phill

 

[lancer1027]

Hi John

Just gets better and better

 

[Ressaldar]

just fabulous

regards

Mike

 

[Neil]

Very nice; now it's close to visiting the paintshop how about some gunpowder vans, 16t minerals and a BR standard brakevan to go with it, should only take a couple of days.

 

[lancer1027]

Or even another 25 so you can double head :lol: :lol: