Painting and lining

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That is some stunning work you have done there, have you any tips concerning spraying in these colder months and what sort of spray booth do you use. You make the lining look so simple, hopefully it will give me the confidence to give it a go in the future.

All the best,

Martyn.

 

[warren haywood]

Martyn, Ive been painting professionaly for about 8 years now, prior to that i used to spray outside but with the weather here that was no good. I had my loft converted into a workshop and the painting is done against the back wall which has a large extraction fan to the outside. In the winter (and sometimes summer) i let the room warm ip for an hour or so
Regarding temperatures i would guess at a minimum of around 15-20 c. Colder than that, the air holds more moisture which condenses onto the model which causes blooming and inconsistant finishes. The model and paint should also be up to a reasonable temperature. Im not sure about the science of it all but experience has taught me this.

Hope this makes sense
Warren

 

[warren haywood]

Lining applied to crab and jubilee both look a little messy at this stage, a combination of overexposed photo and closeups, they are'nt too bad to the naked eye.

The black on the jublilee will be tidied up once it has dried with a cocktail stick and thinners.

The crab will need the smudges removed tomorrow witha cotton bud and the corners tweaked with the cocktail stick.
Then its on with the other side. When lining mixed trafic locos always start with the cream line, once its dry the red and an overlapping grey line can be added.






Warren

 

[warren haywood]

Finished the Jubilee, unfortunately the crab is poorly. I need to strip the chasis and re quarter the wkeels.
Hope to get a picky of it up tomorrow



Along with the Jubilee and crab i also finished this Scott.



Warren

 

[warren haywood]

Running problems with crab now all sorted, bit of weathering added.









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[warren haywood]

A few more pictures












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[Rob Pulham]

Lovely Warren, especially the J39 - sad I know but it's in my livery....

 

[iploffy]

The Duchess does it for me

 

[warren haywood]

I have been comissioned to finish another Truro in pre 1906/preserved livery. Made a start a couple of days ago so thought i would show progress. First job was to respray the loco in celly deep bronze green and the frames in something resembling indian red. This is a mix of oxide and brown and looks close to the colour of the preserved loco.
I then lined the rear of the Tender and today made a start on the tender sides. The total width of the lining is 1.75mm, the close ups are not to kind. Hand painting all those corners really takes its toll, bit of easy listening music helps (went for Disintegration by The Cure) and made sure the wife was out. Tomorrow i will do the coal plate and cab front.











Warren

 

[Ressaldar]

Beautiful work Warren, please keep the pictures coming - the're an inspiration to us all.

cheers

Mike

 

[AJC]

The work on City of Truro is just magnificent even if it is a swine to do. Very, very nice indeed.

Adam

 

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Beautiful work Warren, please keep the pictures coming - the're an inspiration to us all.

cheers

Mike

I'll second that .

Martyn.

 

[warren haywood]

Coal plate done tonight, black line will be done tomorrow. Just other side to do now, also cab front all done freehand with oo brush. Still need to do second line below cab windows.





Warren

 

[AdamF]

Amazing work - even more so when I think about what lies in store in that I have a pre-1906 livery to apply to my 517!

 

[warren haywood]

Frames lined out and black line added to tender sides. I have also lined the cab front and sides plus 3 panels on other side of the tender. Still need to line buffer beams in orange and black and paint the beading black. The livery is really coming together now. Its amazing how the black line seams to brighten up the orange lines. The orange is actually humbrol no9 gloss tan with a tiny drop of red added.



Warren

 

[Rob Pulham]

Irrespective of whether you like the livery/company/kettles etc. you have to admire workmanship like this

 

[warren haywood]

Rob and everyone else, thank you. Your comments are appreciated.
Today I have got a little bit more done including orange lines on cab and loco frames. The camera is really cruell, to the naked eye it looks pretty much spot on but enlarged by the camera well!!


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[warren haywood]

Almost finished, just transfers and a coat of laqueur then refit rods and tie bars.
Here are a few piccys of current situation, plates from Severnmill.















Warren

 

[Pugsley]

Not my cup of tea loco-wise, but stunning craftsmanship all the same!

 

[warren haywood]

Got a few more bits done after my snowed off fishing holiday

These came to me as a a rake of 5 early Bachmann brass in need of a good clean and then a coat of paint chucking on, both the blue and grey are cellulose which I had mixed by memory. They look about right I think




This 2P is in Midland livery and is a paint only commission, still waiting for plates and a tender full of coal to complete



Finished 7 of these in 'O' and 5 in G1, again all in celly.



Warren