jhb171achill Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: i have an even better idea. Next time he's down here, I throw the three of them off the balcony so he has to scavenge the fragments, first. Giving him all of the pieces just makes it too easy. He needs to work at the next one. Hang onto one of the wheels, and put a pebble, a walnut shell, an N gauge steam loco chimney and a piece of plasticard into the mix too, for the craic. 1 3 Quote
murphaph Posted March 11, 2023 Author Posted March 11, 2023 048 making a recovery of sorts lol: A few oils have to dry and then it just needs a coat of varnish to seal it and it's done. I wasn't able to completely hide the crack without essentially painting it black and that would have been more noticeable. 10 4 Quote
popeye Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 What crack, I don't see a crack. Looks superb, good job. 1 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 My kingdom for a spare windscreen wiper! Absolutely incredible, @murphaph! You have managed to blur the lines between art and science. 1 1 Quote
Broithe Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 If this loco was ever to receive nameplates, it would need to be something appropriate, surely? 3 Quote
the Bandon tank Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Super,very well done Phillip.I cant spot the crack either. 1 Quote
murphaph Posted March 11, 2023 Author Posted March 11, 2023 Thanks folks. The crack is in the front. It 's not visible in that pic. It is just about visible in these ones: 4 6 Quote
Noel Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 Super job, weathering also top class. I genuinely cannot see any crack. 1 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 It's a testament to the quality of IRM's A Class, that @murphaph was able to get her running again. She fell from a good metre and a half, if not more, and to be there and see all of the bits was just heart-wrenching. Looked like a write-off, yet she's running again, and looks outstanding with that weathering job! 4 1 Quote
Noel Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Stunning result. Less is more. The business for authenticity. 3 3 Quote
flange lubricator Posted July 13 Posted July 13 (edited) Super job not too much but just enough in the right places Edited July 13 by flange lubricator 3 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Excellent weathering, reflecting that that these coaches were (until their very last days) kept pretty clean. 1 2 Quote
murphaph Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 Yeah for the most part these things were kept pretty clean. The coach ends, especially the more exposed outer ends got grubby and the coach wash couldn't really get in there to clean them. The roof line above the gutter was cleaned by the washer a little bit so the roof requires a feather (masked high) when doing the dirt coat. I was kind of surprised at how black and sooty the louvres on the genny got but that's what the photographic evidence seems to show. 3 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13 Posted July 13 36 minutes ago, murphaph said: Yeah for the most part these things were kept pretty clean. The coach ends, especially the more exposed outer ends got grubby and the coach wash couldn't really get in there to clean them. The roof line above the gutter was cleaned by the washer a little bit so the roof requires a feather (masked high) when doing the dirt coat. I was kind of surprised at how black and sooty the louvres on the genny got but that's what the photographic evidence seems to show. Yes, that’s correct - they often looked pure black. Same as steam engine domes, no matter what colour the thing was actually painted! 1 Quote
murphaph Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 And a corporate livery pack, bit more rust appearing on them by the time they were in these colours: 9 6 Quote
RedRich Posted July 18 Posted July 18 The best weathering is when the person weather's what he sees and not what he thinks it looks like. The masking is exceptionally good around the windows. You have done the former Phil, nothing more needs to be said. 1 3 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted July 18 Posted July 18 (edited) That is EXACTLY how I remember them! Top job Philip! Edited July 18 by Patrick Davey 1 Quote
murphaph Posted July 19 Author Posted July 19 Thanks for the kind words folks. You're right Rich, I think it may have been Ian Rice that said exactly that. It's sometimes very tempting to just "freelance" the whole thing and slap the grime on but it will always just look a little bit "off" when it's done like that. It takes a little bit of discipline to look at some photographs and only take aspects from those photographs and nothing else. The only thing I haven't found concrete evidence of is NIR roof patching but it was common on both BR and IR with these coaches so it's almost impossible to believe NIR didn't patch theirs to some degree. I just don't have that many images of NIR mk2 roofs and I suspect not many exist. If anyone has any, I'd be obliged if I could see them. I would never pass them on or publish them. But I can't take credit for the window masking. I had help from my friend Mr. Laser Cutter It's a lot faster than using Maskol. 1 2 Quote
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