irishthump Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 20 hours ago, JasonB said: I encountered the same problem when working on mine. I over complicated things, and ended up going around in circles on an 18 wagon rake. The dusting you've given them with the airbrush has blended everything together very nicely. Great work. Yeah I found these hard work! Like yourself, I though they only looked convincing when they are really filthy with layer upon layer of grime and cement. The only way to get that effect was to apply layer upon layer of weathering! I ended using every technique I could think of.... I found the streaking effects particularly hard to get right. Removing the paint with a fibre pencil was way too aggressive. I ended up letting the Tamiya paint dry for several days before scrubbing at it with a stiff brush moistened with isopropyl. The effect is quite convincing. The chipping cement was done using Maskol before the paint was airbrushed on. The cement dust is REAL cement. It's as fine as any weathering powder and looks great when sealed with varnish. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 51 minutes ago, irishthump said: Yeah I found these hard work! Like yourself, I though they only looked convincing when they are really filthy with layer upon layer of grime and cement. The only way to get that effect was to apply layer upon layer of weathering! I ended using every technique I could think of.... Your perseverance definitely paid off! They look fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, JasonB said: Your perseverance definitely paid off! They look fantastic. Thanks man. Yours set the bar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) A present from the wife and kids, a Piko M62 in DB livery. Fitted with a Loksound V5. Still some tweaking to be done with the various sound levels, but overall delighted with it. Can’t wait to detail and weather it as these locos got pretty grubby in real life. Edited January 1, 2022 by irishthump 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Nice to see a Ludmilla appearing here ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Nice to see a Ludmilla appearing here ! OK you're gonna have to explain that one....... Edited January 1, 2022 by irishthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Isn't the Class 232 the Ludmilla? Is this one not a Taiga Trommel? (looks similar anyway) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 https://www.world-railways.co.uk/general-photo-063 Could well be! I’m not an SME… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, murphaph said: Isn't the Class 232 the Ludmilla? Is this one not a Taiga Trommel? (looks similar anyway) I didn't know you lads were fluent in Nagorna-Kajasthanian! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, murphaph said: Isn't the Class 232 the Ludmilla? Is this one not a Taiga Trommel? (looks similar anyway) Yeah this is the Taigatrommel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Beats my 160 pairs of Socks big time..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Georgeconna said: Beats my 160 pairs of Socks big time..... Have to say I never saw it coming! One of my sons noticed me watching Youtube videos of the real loco then found the model on Modellbahne Lippe. Even ordered the correct decoder for it! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) So I’m stuck at home now for the next week or so. Both my youngest sons have tested positive for Covid! I seem to have escaped it for the moment so that leaves modelling as just about the only thing I can do right now. A flurry of activity has been the result! First up some US freight cars got hit with the weathering stick… Next was something I have been pondering for a while. I prefer to fit Kadee draft box couplers to my all my locos but my Heljan Class 26 was proving to be a pain. As you can see there is no room to fit a draft box on the underframe because it would interfere with the bogies… Edited January 3, 2022 by irishthump 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 So I removed the bogie mounted NEM pocket and built a bracket and new pocket to fit to the back of the buffer beam…. I used brass angle strip and box section tube to create the bracket. After cleaning up my dodgy soldering it was fixed to the buffer beam. A quick test proved it was at the correct height. Although the couple now protrudes further past the buffer than o would like some black paint should make it far less noticeable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 More from the lockdown workbench! Dapol Interfrigo refrigerated van. Assembled, painted, weathered and Kadee couplers fitted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Nice, these really need a subtle weather like this to lift the detail. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Very impressed with the boxcars especially. The rusty roof in particular is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Nice, these really need a subtle weather like this to lift the detail. Yes, any photos that I could find of the prototype were'nt very mucky so I went easy! 1 minute ago, murphaph said: Very impressed with the boxcars especially. The rusty roof in particular is excellent. Thanks! The rust effect is simple enough; various weathering powders mixed with thinned down matt varnish and simply stippled on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 The process might be simple, but still demands plenty of care and skill to execute it effectively. Fine work! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Excellent stuff. You can tell that some serious time and effort was put in to achieve that finish. Time consuming no doubt, but always beats just giving the model a blast of an airbrush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, JasonB said: Excellent stuff. You can tell that some serious time and effort was put in to achieve that finish. Time consuming no doubt, but always beats just giving the model a blast of an airbrush. Not as time consuming as you might think. I used MIG washes on the body and roof, let in run into the crevices then feather the streaks with a brush moistened with thinners. Underframe was stippled with track dirt and brake dust acrylics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 9:57 PM, irishthump said: So I removed the bogie mounted NEM pocket and built a bracket and new pocket to fit to the back of the buffer beam…. I used brass angle strip and box section tube to create the bracket. After cleaning up my dodgy soldering it was fixed to the buffer beam. A quick test proved it was at the correct height. Although the couple now protrudes further past the buffer than o would like some black paint should make it far less noticeable. Could the pocket be turned to face the other way without hitting the bogie and then attach the coupling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, popeye said: Could the pocket be turned to face the other way without hitting the bogie and then attach the coupling. Unfortunately not! If you look at the bogie side frames they actually wrap around a little so they’ll hit anything mounted behind the buffer beam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Something a little different…. A 20+ year old Star Wars TIE Interceptor kit that has been kicking around in my attic since I bought it. Its one of those dreadful “snap” kits but I was bored so decided to throw it together. The fit and finish was pretty bad as it just snapped together, so I didn’t bother with filling and sanding any gaps but it’s passable and I’m happy with the paint job. Edited April 18, 2022 by irishthump 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 If it was a CIE Interceptor, you could try it in a few different liveries... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Broithe said: If it was a CIE Interceptor, you could try it in a few different liveries... I just decided to go with the "freight grey"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 A little weathering…. Did the first of my 42’ flats and a 20’ container. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 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? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Lovely stuff. Really nicely done. I particularly like the Eal. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 The Eal is an open high sided wagon. Typical loads would be scrap metal, coal, aggregates. Even finished steel I think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, murphaph said: The Eal is an open high sided wagon. Typical loads would be scrap metal, coal, aggregates. Even finished steel I think. Thanks for that. Scrap metal loads are always fun to make! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, murphaph said: The Eal is an open high sided wagon. Typical loads would be scrap metal, coal, aggregates. Even finished steel I think. Hochbord wagon is the local term, I believe. They seem to be a common feature all over 'the continent'. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 German “U Boat”, a Piko BR 119. This one was crying out to be grunged up! Hopefully I didn’t overdo it… 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Here’s a couple of extra pics as I’d forgotten to add the buffer grease! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 thats a bit of the alright for sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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