BR Mk1 Limabuild coaches

[Simon]

Hi I think the DalerRowney fluid is ok think its more likely to be the grey car primer I used :vista: :vista: Anyway you live and learn ha ha :scratch: Got some railmatch acrylics to spray on with airbrush so on the lookout for some acrylic primer and hopefully that wont react same (I shall be doing a test beforehand this time) :scratch: :scratch:

I don't know if this is helpful but the Halfords grey primer works well for me.

Either way I think you have done a really superb job with your coaches and it would be a real pity if you sold them on.

I don't envy you the painting job though, but just think how brilliant they will look when you've got them finished. If I were you I would consider getting what you had built painted by a professional before shelling out loadsa money on the Heljan ones, although I appreciate that neither option is exactly cheap :shock:

 

[westernfan]

Hi Ross , looking forward to updates on the respray you can line my class 121 :lol: the roof line seems straight forward enough but its all those door handles at the waist line that put me off ? those 3cs overlays are well glossy, :lol:

 

[Phill Dyson]

those 3cs overlays are well glossy, :lol:

Hi Chris :wave:

I masked the windows on mine & sprayed them with Railmatch satin varnish to get rid of the ultra glossy finish

Cheers Phill

 

[Phill Dyson]

I use Halfords primer on everything Ross & I haven't had any problems so far

Phill :wave:

 

[lancer1027]

I use Halfords primer on everything Ross & I haven't had any problems so far

Phill :wave:

Me too

 

[iploffy]

I use it too :wave:
Ian

 

[westernfan]

[quote=""westernfan"":20xqszta] those 3cs overlays are well glossy, :lol:

Hi Chris :wave:

I masked the windows on mine & sprayed them with Railmatch satin varnish to get rid of the ultra glossy finish

Cheers Phill[/quote:20xqszta]

im going to matt varnish the overlays but it will be brushed on rail match , as thats all i have ,at the moment the coach looks like one of those tinplate ace trains thingys :lol: . im running a plv van with the brake behind the class 22 and all is well running in reverse on my 4ft radius curve so it was a good cheap alternative to buying a new heljan coach .and those rtr skytrex versions and what they cost :scratch: looking forward to seeing your coaches Ross

 

[rosspeacock]

Hi everyone, had a paint disaster with one of my Mk1's a bit back, basically I used the Daler-Rowney art masking fluid Easybuild recommend for masking their plastic windows but I did'nt apply the required 2 coats    and as I primed them with my usual automotive type primer this caused the plastic in the windows to craze!!!! I was most upset.. So anyway I've made a start on removing the offending windows and sanding the sides down again without damaging them (the sides that is) there is quite a lot of detail so care needs to be taken in this dept... Will get another set of CK windows at Telford from Shawn Kaye this weekend...   Ross....

 

[lancer1027]

Looks hard work mate, but you seem to have broke its back I hope to get a couple of FK's off Easybuild on sunday . Looking forward to Sunday , cant wait

Rob

 

[Rob Pulham]

As it is, it looks like the aftermath of a fire in the coach - very burnt out (shame that's not what you were looking for).

 

[rosspeacock]

Re; steps, I strenghened them up with micro-strip, sure they would still break off in a heavy impact but they are pretty solid..... Got windows from Easybuild (thanks Shawn ) now so I can press on.... Ross :wave:

 

[Phill Dyson]

Looking forward to these & your loco's progressing

Phill

 

[iploffy]

Ross any updates please still watching with interest

Ian

 

[rosspeacock]

Hi Ian, sorry its been a little slow I have just had 10days off work been camping in North Yorks and just had 4 days in Krakow.. Ill try uploading some pictures, progress has been virtually non existant but I have re-fitted the windows using the ones you and Shawn gave me at Telford (thanks again by the way) so we are back to where we were before.. I have also done a bit of tinkering with one of the BSK's fitted some doorsteps, guards centre steps, buffers couplings and some end details on too, I regret not buying Easibuild coaches in the outset as I think I'd have this rake of 6 up and running by now (watch this space) Ross....

 

[rosspeacock]

Just a few pictures of some progress ive made on one of the BCK's and the RMB ive made from a CK.. I have used Haywood railway buffers on most of the coaches they are fine but the oval bufferhead shape is wrong and they reqiure some filing to get them to look right.. On the 2nd BCK ive done I have used westdale ones which are much cheaper and look a lot better they still require a little work I have put some 0.7mm wire between them to stop the heads rotating.. I have put some better battery boxes on (model express) and have scratchbuilt some steps under the guards compartment....

 

[rosspeacock]

Just a few more pictures of BCK the second few are of the RMB and the interior ive got for it including tables from easybuild...

 

[iploffy]

Looking spiffing young sir, Do your coaches pre-date ETS if not where are you going to get the connections from.

Ian

 

[rosspeacock]

Looking spiffing young sir, Do your coaches pre-date ETS if not where are you going to get the connections from.

Ian

Think I'll be modelling 1960/3 would all be steam heat in that period, not really sure what ETS is is it Electric Heating???? :wave:

 

[rosspeacock]

Hi this is the last lot for now

 

[iploffy]

ETS electric train supply.

Ian