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irishthump
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all.
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OK I'm officially tempted!
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For what it's worth, Ivory with CIE roundel.
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Weathered a couple of Lima Mk2's over the weekend. Although their obviously not the most detailed models they can be made to look pretty presentable and they run very well. Weathering was mainly enamel washes with a little dusting of the underframe and bogies with the airbrush.
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I view it on my laptop and I don't feel it's a great hardship to close the ad when it pops up. Remember, if you don't have to pay to keep something running then you should be able to accept a slight inconvenience.
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What model is it? Different manufacturers need different chemicals to strip the paint.
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That was done by giving the model a coat of Testor's Dullcote then airbrushing a coat of a grimy brown mix of Tamiya paint. When that is touch dry, use a soft brush moistened with 50/50 IPA and water and start to remove the paint in downward strokes. The mottling occurs when the Dullcote reacts with the IPA.
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Piko tanker wagon….
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Here’s a couple of extra pics as I’d forgotten to add the buffer grease!
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German “U Boat”, a Piko BR 119. This one was crying out to be grunged up! Hopefully I didn’t overdo it…
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Thanks for that. Scrap metal loads are always fun to make!
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More filthy goodness! These are a couple of HO German wagons. By the way, does anybody know what type of load would typically be carried in the wagon shown in the last picture?
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A little weathering…. Did the first of my 42’ flats and a 20’ container.
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Wow! They are really good.
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Congrats on taking the plunge! It was one of the best investments I ever made, it gives you so much flexability. You can even order the sound files from places like Wheeltappers and load them to the decoders yourself if you like. It's great that you can download the software for free and try it before you even buy the programmer. It's not to hard to get to grips with the basics. If I can help at all just message me, I'm based in Dublin as well. Have joined ESU IO group? It's a great resource for information. https://groups.io/g/Loksound
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There are a couple of 645 files that are suitable for the 071 which are the 12 cylinder version, but to be honest you can use the 16 cylinder versions as well. It would very difficult to tell the difference sound-wise in 00 scale models. You can also use the same file in multiple models and subtly change the sound of each one with certain settings on the Lokprogrammer.
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Jesus, £133? Factor in the exchange rate and possible import duty and that could get expensive very quickly! Blank Loksound decoders are available for €100 from Germany. The ESU software will run an pretty much any old windows PC without any issues. The any ESU decoder can be reblown with the Lokprogrammer, including the Murphy ones.
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Oh that’s for sure. I was just looking purely at available space at home for a layout. TT would give a little extra layout in the available space.
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Tillig make some lovely stuff. I seriously considered TT when I was getting back into the hobby, the only issue was availability.
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Thanks for going into detail. I really like the mixture of techniques especially washes and dry brushing (which really underrated technique that doesn't get enough love). You've struck a lovely balance and achieved an excellent finish. I don't think I've seen a better job anywhere else.
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Those container flats look fantastic. Can I ask what techniques/materials you used?
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Dealz sell small tins of yacht varnish that is surprisingly good.
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Can I ask how you contacted him to order?
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At around 4:55 that 141 starts belching out smoke like there's no tomorrow! I've seen similar videos of US EMD diesels doing the same thing.
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Yeah, fu*k that! It's hard enough to keep the track and layout clean without that going on.
