7mm On Heather's Workbench - one final time, with feeling
- Thread starter Heather Kay
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paulc
Western Thunderer
We ( the plebs ) need greater minds so we can follow in the wake , enlightened but still in the wake .Great minds, Larry. Great minds.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
I’ve gathered inner resolve, plus some enamel paint, and my Bob Moore lining pen and a clean ruler.
I have applied a black line, six times. The application went rather too well, but it’s going to get a while to harden properly before I dare apply a gold line.
I suppose I ought to pick another task to occupy myself while paint dries.
I have applied a black line, six times. The application went rather too well, but it’s going to get a while to harden properly before I dare apply a gold line.
I suppose I ought to pick another task to occupy myself while paint dries.
jonte
Western Thunderer
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Will be taking notes, Heather
If I were you I’d probably be seeking to study the work of others far better than me!
Mr Moore advised the apprentice liner to use Humbrol enamels. The intervening four decades have seen much variation of that product, and I doubt any of the latest formulations would work with the pen. I dug this tin out, and mixing it throughly proved the paint had consistency that ran nicely off the mixer, just as old school Humbrol used to. The paint is dropped into the pen's reservoir, and happily capillary action worked nicely.
My trusty Stationery Office 18-inch rule that has been with me since the early 1980s. The metric side is the smoothest, while the imperial side has a few nicks and notches. The Pen, and the results just visible on the Collet.
jonte
Western Thunderer
So modest, Heather.
I’ve not seen one of those pens before; interesting.
Many thanks for your prompt and comprehensive response
Jon
Phil O
Western Thunderer
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
My hands are noticeably more shaky than they used to be. Even with the BM pen I found it hard to get a smooth line.
I think this is the best I’m going to get. That goodness it’s only the one double pinstripe and not all the panelling like earlier liveries! I’ll let things dry before attempting a tidying session for the worst bits - not a fan of window frame, frankly - and then I can move on with the next task.
I think this is the best I’m going to get. That goodness it’s only the one double pinstripe and not all the panelling like earlier liveries! I’ll let things dry before attempting a tidying session for the worst bits - not a fan of window frame, frankly - and then I can move on with the next task.
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
Looking really good Heather
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
For those that might be interested, on rmweb if you look for Citadels workbench he does some very nice coaches using Rotring pens.
I hope that you didn't mind me putting that here Heather.
John
I hope that you didn't mind me putting that here Heather.
John
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Of course not. I have used Rotring pens for some lining jobs. They’re not suitable for some paints, though, and are a right b*gger to clean when they clog.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Thanks to your previous generosity, Larry, I think I’ve got all I need. Thank you!
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Getting there. One coach's sides are now lettered.
I’m a bit stuck on the Smoking/No Smoking branding. I don’t need to worry right now, as the glazing isn’t going in just yet, but identifying which compartments to be so branded is proving troublesome. Russell's books have photos, but so many date from post-nationalisation. I’ll keep poking around the various drawings and photos until some obvious pattern strikes me.
I’m a bit stuck on the Smoking/No Smoking branding. I don’t need to worry right now, as the glazing isn’t going in just yet, but identifying which compartments to be so branded is proving troublesome. Russell's books have photos, but so many date from post-nationalisation. I’ll keep poking around the various drawings and photos until some obvious pattern strikes me.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Since I posted yesterday, I piled into the Great Western Way. i don't know why I didn’t think of it before!
Now I understand which Smoking/No Smoking labels were used, but I still need to work out which compartments carried the branding. I’m sure there’s some logic to it.
Now I understand which Smoking/No Smoking labels were used, but I still need to work out which compartments carried the branding. I’m sure there’s some logic to it.
LarryG
Western Thunderer
On corridor composite's, the no smoking compartments appear to be in the centre of the coach, i.e.: adjacent first and third compartments.
Similar with all-thirds with two adjacent third class compartments around the centre of the vehicle so branded.
With brake thirds, it appears always to be the compartment next to the guard.
Brake composites sometimes had one compartment with external doors next to the guard. This was smoking, but the adjacent 'normal' compartment was no smoking.
Info gleaned from a J H Russell GWR coach book.
Similar with all-thirds with two adjacent third class compartments around the centre of the vehicle so branded.
With brake thirds, it appears always to be the compartment next to the guard.
Brake composites sometimes had one compartment with external doors next to the guard. This was smoking, but the adjacent 'normal' compartment was no smoking.
Info gleaned from a J H Russell GWR coach book.