JasonB Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 I gave these Oxford Diecast Land Rovers a quick makeover by removing the British Telecom signage,adding some ESB decals and painting the ladders.Not a bad result for so little work. 1 1
Noel Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Jason, those wagons and the paint job are absolutely superb. Hat's off to you. What do you use to seal them after painting. Noel
JasonB Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 Jason, those wagons and the paint job are absolutely superb. Hat's off to you. What do you use to seal them after painting.Noel Thanks Noel much appreciated.Ive sealed them with Humbrol acrylic matt varnish.Ive also used Revell enamel varnish from the airbrush in the past but personally i just find the aerosol handier,saves cleaning the airbrush afterwards.
Sulzer201 Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Great job on oil tank wagons and love the ESB landys many a one of em trudged their way up to Turlough Hill back in the day.
burnthebox Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Jason that's some mega work you've nailed there, as for the LR's we've had some of them up our way very recently putting some poles back up!!! But they we'nt anything as clean as yours..... Those oil tanks look mega, mind telling me what are those SSM kits held on with, solder or glue, TIA BTB
JasonB Posted March 9, 2017 Author Posted March 9, 2017 Jason that's some mega work you've nailed there, as for the LR's we've had some of them up our way very recently putting some poles back up!!! But they we'nt anything as clean as yours..... Those oil tanks look mega, mind telling me what are those SSM kits held on with, solder or glue, TIABTB Hi BTB,the SSM kit was constructed and attached using super glue.Cheers for the comments.
DiveController Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 [ATTACH=CONFIG]27072[/ATTACH] Just seeing this post late. Very nice tank wagons
JasonB Posted October 14, 2017 Author Posted October 14, 2017 Not got much done of late so before starting anything new its back to a post from early January and to some work I had started on my bagged cement wagons from Irish Freight Models.At the time I had got as far as cutting the bodies down to sort a small issue I had with their height,taken off the plastic hand wheels which are located on one end of the wagon and had also removed the buffers and replaced them with the chunkier looking white metal type. Anyway I've recently got back around to finishing them off so here's a few pics of them now completed with some weathering and additional detail added which I've made up from plasticard and SSM break wheels/wire. 1 1
Noel Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 You've transformed those wagons into something really special. Class job.
craven1508 Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 some job done there!, just picture them with a well weathered 121 when they arrive!!!!!
ttc0169 Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 Lovely work ,very realistic looking wagons, well done Jason.
JasonB Posted October 23, 2017 Author Posted October 23, 2017 On 18/10/2017 at 10:51 AM, craven1508 said: some job done there!, just picture them with a well weathered 121 when they arrive!!!!! Thanks Craven On 18/10/2017 at 5:52 PM, ttc0169 said: Lovely work ,very realistic looking wagons, well done Jason. Cheers Noel
StevieB Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 I can understand where you are coming from in terms of height of the wagon side but, in so doing, you have changed the appearance of the side, as per this. It is always the problem when things are made too big, everything gets stretched, so when you cut down to get the size right, some of the detail goes. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=irish+cement+wagons&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJj67844zXAhUEXBoKHezJCI0Q_AUIEygC&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=HAzGfDL6iwNiiM: Stephen
JasonB Posted October 29, 2017 Author Posted October 29, 2017 On 26/10/2017 at 8:47 AM, StevieB said: I can understand where you are coming from in terms of height of the wagon side but, in so doing, you have changed the appearance of the side, as per this. It is always the problem when things are made too big, everything gets stretched, so when you cut down to get the size right, some of the detail goes. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=irish+cement+wagons&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJj67844zXAhUEXBoKHezJCI0Q_AUIEygC&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=HAzGfDL6iwNiiM: Stephen What I lost in detail is miniscule compared to what I gained in correcting their height.It's certainly nothing I'll be losing any sleep over, life is a little short for that.But that's just my opinion.
JasonB Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 I was two days into this when IRM announced that they plan to release the Plough Van as one of their future projects So more than likely these will eventually end up in a siding but as the saying goes I've started so I'll finish.Like anything I've previously tried from SSM, Des has made it as easy as he possibly can for anyone building one of his kits so it has gone together without any hassle so far. Before I tackle getting the roof on I've added some plasticard to the interior of the veranda just to bulk up the appearance of the uprights a little, and I've also added some bracing to the central section to help keep everything rigid. 5 1 1
Robert Shrives Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 That looks very good and just proves the point , I have 6 42 foot flats in the works and along come IRM .... Must start several A and C class locos !! he dreams ... Robert 3 1
JasonB Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 Fixing the roof and handrails to both vans was a little trickier than I expected but I got there in the end. Next job is to sort the chassis' and make up the ploughs, once that's done its on to the painting. 7 1 1
JasonB Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 14 hours ago, RobertRoche said: Looks like a neat job! 12 hours ago, ttc0169 said: Very nice Jason.. Thanks lads 1
Noel Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 11:22 AM, jason brady said: I was two days into this when IRM announced that they plan to release the Plough Van as one of their future projects So more than likely these will eventually end up in a siding but as the saying goes I've started so I'll finish.Like anything I've previously tried from SSM, Des has made it as easy as he possibly can for anyone building one of his kits so it has gone together without any hassle so far. Before I tackle getting the roof on I've added some plasticard to the interior of the veranda just to bulk up the appearance of the uprights a little, and I've also added some bracing to the central section to help keep everything rigid. Nice job Jason. Looking great.
JasonB Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Noel said: Nice job Jason. Looking great. Cheers Noel.
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