Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
Michael,
The standard response to that phrase is '...but you can kick it around in glitter'
Steph
The standard response to that phrase is '...but you can kick it around in glitter'
Steph
7mm On Heather's Workbench - Easy-Build does it!
- Thread starter Heather Kay
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mth
Western Thunderer
Happily, I’m on schedule, apart from this:
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That perishing BG gremlin strikes again! I’ll need to rub this panel down, mask off and respray again.
I feel your pain
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Friday was a day when I simply wasn’t in the right place to do anything at the bench. The extra time helped the paint dry a little more before remedial work started. So, today, bright and early, I set to with fine wet and dry. Getting a feathered edge that never shows is a skill I still haven’t mastered, but I think this will do.
I laid some Tamiya masking tape down the double door shut lines. I chose these as they haven’t any lumpy bits to get in the way, and they help disguise any join between paint layers. Plain copier paper and ordinary masking tape was then stuck over to cover the rest. As I type, the crimson has been resprayed. I’ll leave that for the day - it promised to get quite toasty up in the paint shop later, which will really help the drying process - and see if it’s safe to mask for cream later.
I think it’s time to start painting window frames. I’m not going to count how many there are, but I think I shall be quite some time.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Retouching operations seem to be working well. What you see here is where I’ve remasked for the cream area. To avoid cream overspray (or underspraying, to be more precise) I took all the original tape off. I ran new tape horizontally to mimic the original masking way back when, followed up by new tape vertically, plus reusing the paper masks.
Now to let that dry sufficiently to let me remove the masking, and we’ll be back to where I was last week.
Meanwhile, accompanied by Jeff Lynne and ELO in their best 1970s pomp, I got all the window frames painted yesterday. Another small step forward.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Just for completeness, here’s the finished result.
Now, lining next? Or shall I go back to another build for a while? Either way, it’s too darned hot.
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
Nice to see your repair looking so good.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
After some odd main colour retouches, I felt it was time to get lining. In between bouts of melting I got the gold done, then let things sit for a day. The mojo flitted off yesterday, but made a reappearance today. Black lines went on. Things ended up a little close to window apertures in places, but I’m not really bothered. The real thing varied a bit.
Next ought to be the ends getting a coat or three of black. The underframes need retouching here and there. Then there are all those lovely interiors.
Plenty to be getting on with.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
A nice long straight edge, bow pen, gold and black enamel paints, a steady hand and some patience.
I’m a mere novice, but I get by.
P A D
Western Thunderer
Hi Heather,
For a novice, that looks bloody good to me!
However, as mentioned in Oldravendale's thread recently, if by "bow pen", you mean an instrument like the one top right below, then it is a drawing or ruling pen. The bow pen is lower down and to the left of that is the spring bow pen, which is the instrument most commonly used for offset lining by modellers.
Cheers ,
Peter
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Quite correct. I’ve always referred to the implement as a "bow pen", but I realise it's not the right term.
P A D
Western Thunderer
Quite correct. I’ve always referred to the implement as a "bow pen", but I realise it's not the right term.
Hi Heather,
Yes, I did the same until a few years back when I started collecting drawing instruments. I think I first read the term "bow pen" in an article in one of the modelling mags over 20 years ago, possibly by Ian Rathbone. The term seems to perpetuate on these modelling blogs but I'm doing my best to eradicate it.
Cheers,
Peter
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
The term seems to perpetuate on these modelling blogs but I'm doing my best to eradicate it.
I fear it’s like the term "train station". It’s a battle already lost. Don’t get me started on "two year anniversary" though.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
There are lots of things still do be done, but I seem to have reached the "inching towards completion" stages.
A while ago I purchased some Precision teak colours. There was a light base coat, plus a top coat. I thought I’d try them out. I’m not sure the base coat does any good, because I can’t really simulate wood grain with the top coat with the interiors in the coach. Still, they’re all painted inside now. I found a dark pinkish red in my paint box that I think does for the brake interiors - the differences in shade in the photos are due to proper shade daylight and my "daylight temp" bench lamp - and the guard’s compartments have been done out with a buff colour.
Inevitably, there will be some touching up here and there. Then I have to arrange the seats for painting, and fit out the guard’s compartments. Lettering will follow, then some varnish, then final retouching, then door furniture, handrails, and … and … ?
A while ago I purchased some Precision teak colours. There was a light base coat, plus a top coat. I thought I’d try them out. I’m not sure the base coat does any good, because I can’t really simulate wood grain with the top coat with the interiors in the coach. Still, they’re all painted inside now. I found a dark pinkish red in my paint box that I think does for the brake interiors - the differences in shade in the photos are due to proper shade daylight and my "daylight temp" bench lamp - and the guard’s compartments have been done out with a buff colour.
Inevitably, there will be some touching up here and there. Then I have to arrange the seats for painting, and fit out the guard’s compartments. Lettering will follow, then some varnish, then final retouching, then door furniture, handrails, and … and … ?
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
After a brief hiatus, although such things seem to happen with alarming regularity at the moment, I did some plodding on.
I didn’t take piccies, mainly because there wasn’t much to actually see! Anyway, I epoxied the roof joists into the BG, then painted and installed the guard's compartment desk, seat and handbrake. With no reason to avoid it, I then painted the chalking panels on the double doors. I then repeated the exercise for both BSKs.
I don’t seem to be able to put off lettering any longer, so I guess that’s next.
I didn’t take piccies, mainly because there wasn’t much to actually see! Anyway, I epoxied the roof joists into the BG, then painted and installed the guard's compartment desk, seat and handbrake. With no reason to avoid it, I then painted the chalking panels on the double doors. I then repeated the exercise for both BSKs.
I don’t seem to be able to put off lettering any longer, so I guess that’s next.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Lettering commences. I used to know this stuff, but I can’t recall when regional suffixes came in. I think I’ll leave the BG as it is and add suffixes to the other four coaches.
I've run out of GUARD transfers in the right colour, so I shall have to make an order from Fox to remedy that for the pair of BSKs.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
All done. Further digging in the references tells me - and I’m bound to proven wrong later! - the suffix denoted originating company/region. BR built coaches didn’t receive the suffix.
I’ll order the extra transfers I need to complete the BSKs, and let this lot dry for a while. Then I can do the C1 restriction codes at the ends, and get them all varnished.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
I see you've answered your own question
. As far as I'm aware regional suffixes only applied to pre-nationalisation stock including stock ordered before 01/01/1948 and completed after this date.