JasonB Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) Here are some IE auto-ballasters that ive been working on.Ive added a ballast load and gave them a bit of a weathering and tail lamps added which are from SSM.I have done four with two more to be finished which will make a nice rake of six with two generators at both ends. Edited April 29, 2023 by JasonB 2 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Wow! Excellent work - VERY realistic! Quote
scahalane Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Excellent weathering work, makes me which I bought some when they were still floating about. Quote
DiveController Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Are these resprayed from the railtrack livery? Quote
JasonB Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks for the comments,much appreciated 1 Quote
JasonB Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Are these resprayed from the railtrack livery? The four together are Bachmann twin packs which were produced for marks models,the one on its own is a railtrack re spray with SSM decals. 1 Quote
The Train Man Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Plenty at http://www.themodelshop.ie Quote
Railer Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Are they resprays or are there any of the commissioned models left anywhere? I only managed to get one twin pack when they were released and they sold out very fast. I was hoping another run of standards without the genny version would be released. Quote
rebelred Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Top class finish there, very realistic. Quote
JasonB Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Are they resprays or are there any of the commissioned models left anywhere? I only managed to get one twin pack when they were released and they sold out very fast. I was hoping another run of standards without the genny version would be released. Any of the standards I've seen without the genny knocking around are all resprays.Most of them look well once its had a decent paint job done on it. 1 Quote
JasonB Posted October 30, 2015 Author Posted October 30, 2015 Next up,I decided to put to good use some Dapol prestwin kits which i had picked up a while back,so i ordered myself some curtain-sided resin bodies from David at D&M models.I really like the look of this wagon and Im looking forward to getting stuck into them over the next few weeks.I made a start on a few of the chassis last week so im going to keep going on them before i do anything else. 1 Quote
Sulzer201 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Well done Jason, I'm following you workbench with great interest some lovely projects here. Quote
JasonB Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 Well done Jason, I'm following you workbench with great interest some lovely projects here. Thanks,much appreciated. 1 Quote
DiveController Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 When you get to the painting stage some useful comments on RiverSuir's workbench as some just complete there also Quote
JasonB Posted November 6, 2015 Author Posted November 6, 2015 Bit more progress with the curtain sides.Chassis`have had their couplers and buffers added and have all got a blast of paint.I have also attached a Kadee to the what will be the lead wagon.[ATTACH=CONFIG]20670[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]20671[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]20672[/ATTACH]Im going to get cracking on the bodies over the weekend if i get a chance but sure that never goes to plan:)Im hoping when finished to get them close to how they looked around the mid 90s.Their appearance from any videos i seen from that period had them looking heavily weathered and just tired looking in general with the main colour of blue barely showing thru. 1 Quote
GSR 800 Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 holy Sambo, your rate of work is amazing! Quote
Mike 84C Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 A production line or what! but what a time saving by only cleaning the air brush once, keep "em coming! 1 Quote
JasonB Posted November 7, 2015 Author Posted November 7, 2015 Cheers,thanks for the comments. 1 Quote
JasonB Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Ive hardly got near the workbench since the last post which was a few weeks back,Id been dipping in and out if i got a chance in the evenings after work but realised i was getting nowhere fast,so i decided to concentrate on getting 2 or 3 of the wagons done instead of trying to do them all together,just to get an idea of how they looked when finished.Ive a couple of weeks off over the christmas to look forward to so Ill have a bit more spare time to put into completing the remainder then,which will be 15 in total.Im also going to order some of the vertical door version from IFM in the new year to add a bit of variety to the rake.Here are some pics of the 4 that are done to date.Decals and lamps are from the ever reliable Des (SSM). 1 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 TOP notch, and amazingly realistic weathering! Quote
scahalane Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Excellent job on the weathering, particularly the worn canvas look. Quote
jhb171achill Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 What is the canvas side made of? And how did you weather it so convincingly? Quote
JasonB Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Cheers lads thanks for the comments. 1 Quote
JasonB Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 What is the canvas side made of? And how did you weather it so convincingly? The casting has the rippled effect of the canvas JB,its just a matter of drawing it back out after spraying it,bit of work but its worth the effort i think. 1 Quote
JasonB Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Lovely job Jason, they look great. Cheers Des. 1 Quote
Glenderg Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Jason, First time I've had the chance to look through the thread in it's entirety and I find it most impressive, and even better to see some actual modelling on here - the finish on those cement wagons is really top top stuff. Any chance you'd share your workflow? Is it enamel/acrylic ? Weathering powders or airbrush? The streaking down the canvas sides is particularly tidy, and since you've "a few" to do, maybe even a tutorial? Richie. Quote
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