James
Western Thunderer
I hadn't even realised this when I was putting the wagons on!
7mm National Railway Museum Workbench
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I hadn't even realised this when I was putting the wagons on!
James
Western Thunderer
A V2 which suffered a bit of a knock.
The cab was the main part which got damaged - the cab had been super glued in position at some point so it didn't stand up well.
Cleaned up, filler removed, footplate straightened and the cab fitted much better than before the accident.
The tender suffered a little - one side parted company from the footplate. To make sure everything stayed in place, I clamped the tender together giving me two hands free for soldering. The heat damaged the paint significantly but this was expected.
Now it's looking more like a V2 again.
Very much a 'layout loco' - it lacks brake gear and other details but it runs beautifully and passing at a scale sixty you don't actually notice
Restoring the paint will be interesting; I think it may end up rather filthy to hide the scars! At the moment I can't really justify a full strip and repaint but for a quicky it'll produce a decent result. I do enjoy jobs like these, much like my K3 when I get round to it.
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There's something really satisfying about restoring locos back to working order and refreshing them cosmetically - they'll never be showcase models but they'll bring a lot of pleasure to people
The cab was the main part which got damaged - the cab had been super glued in position at some point so it didn't stand up well.
Cleaned up, filler removed, footplate straightened and the cab fitted much better than before the accident.
The tender suffered a little - one side parted company from the footplate. To make sure everything stayed in place, I clamped the tender together giving me two hands free for soldering. The heat damaged the paint significantly but this was expected.
Now it's looking more like a V2 again.
Very much a 'layout loco' - it lacks brake gear and other details but it runs beautifully and passing at a scale sixty you don't actually notice
Restoring the paint will be interesting; I think it may end up rather filthy to hide the scars! At the moment I can't really justify a full strip and repaint but for a quicky it'll produce a decent result. I do enjoy jobs like these, much like my K3 when I get round to it.
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There's something really satisfying about restoring locos back to working order and refreshing them cosmetically - they'll never be showcase models but they'll bring a lot of pleasure to people
James
Western Thunderer
James
Western Thunderer
Looking at this trail of damage, the Museum drivers must be a pretty rough bunch!
Hooligans!
Seriously though it's when stock comes off for cleaning when it's at most vulnerable.
A day in the life of the model railway - National Railway Museum blog
You might think our amazing model railway runs all day without human intervention—but behind the scenes there's a different story.
blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk
I'm not sure what happened to the other V2 though.
These days it's a Heathcote system using IRDOTs for detection with a manual override.
Jinty
James
Western Thunderer
A nice and straightforward renumbering and weathering for this Dapol Jinty. I also removed the vacuum brake equipment for a bit of variation
For this one I decided to try genuine turpentine rather than white spirit for thinning. The smell alone makes it a much better experience!
James
Western Thunderer
Basic mix -
Humbrol -
27004 Metalcote Gunmetal
33 Matt Black
62 Matt Leather
Revell -
69 Matt Granite Grey
The latter replaced Humbrol Matt Tarmac in the mix.
Mix to taste
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jonte
Western Thunderer
Basic mix -
Humbrol -
27004 Metalcote Gunmetal
33 Matt Black
62 Matt Leather
Revell -
69 Matt Granite Grey
The latter replaced Humbrol Matt Tarmac.
Mix to taste
Crikey!
No wonder it has depth and atmosphere.
Thanks for sharing, James.
Jon
James
Western Thunderer
You're welcome
I've got the V2 to weather next, I can post some progress shots if you like.
James
Western Thunderer
You might find this useful
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paulc
Western Thunderer
Hi James , how did using the genuine turps go ? I assume good but we all know where making assumptions can end up .View attachment 242925
A nice and straightforward renumbering and weathering for this Dapol Jinty. I also removed the vacuum brake equipment for a bit of variation
For this one I decided to try genuine turpentine rather than white spirit for thinning. The smell alone makes it a much better experience!
simond
Western Thunderer
Not knowing much about it, I googled “Turpentine”
en.wikipedia.org
surprisingly toxic. Perhaps avoid enclosed spaces.
Turpentine - Wikipedia
surprisingly toxic. Perhaps avoid enclosed spaces.
James
Western Thunderer
Usual precautions for spraying!Not knowing much about it, I googled “Turpentine”
Turpentine - Wikipedia
surprisingly toxic. Perhaps avoid enclosed spaces.
Generally our work spaces have nasty chemicals around, many modellers realise how bad some can be.