IP Penrhyn Quarrymans

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:29 pm

I went to Glendale junction today and despite saying to my grandad the other day that I wasn't going to buy any other rolling stock that was from a railway that I hadn't already got stock for (did order an andel D class wagon there though) I went and bought one of these. The reason! I should hopefully be going to the show at llanberis in february and thought that as we would probably be taking 'Marchlyn' it would need something authentic to pull with the FR slate wagons. I got the parts out when I got home and started painting. I decided that I didn't like how the rivets are just engraved circles, so i began drilling a hole halfway through, cutting down the rivets and putting them in, all until halfway through and ran out of track pins. Tomorrow will be a trip to the model shop to get some more! I am trying to decide whether to leave the coach in undercoat grey or paint it red. I might run it in undercoat for a while and then repaint it.

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spooner · Post by **spooner** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:50 pm

I use craft pins from Hobby Craft.Thay are thicker than PECO track pins.

Mr ACME · Post by **Mr ACME** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:02 am

taliesin001:46708 wrote:I am trying to decide whether to leave the coach in undercoat grey or paint it red. I might run it in undercoat for a while and then repaint it.

Hello

The correct colour is Brinjal which is the name of a Indian chutney.

I bought mine as a acrylic from the paint manufacturer Farrow and Ball.

Our local garden centre stocks all their paints, so why not try one in your area.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:56 pm

Just about finished this carriage now. I decided to paint it a maroon colour that i already had, probably doesn't look as nice as the proper colour but looks OK, it's close to the colour that penrhyn have painted their restored one. gave it a bit of weathering, this looks quite good I think and tones down the gloss paintwork. Looks good with the quarry hunslet (yes I know it's dinorwic but still!) All ready for Llanberis! (hopefully). While we're on the point, who's going?

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DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:12 pm

Now that does look nice!

and i really do love the quarry hunslet, i think that also looks spot on!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:51 pm

Wow, Very Nice!!

, The rivets look great too

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:55 pm

Get your paints out and paint that hunslet!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coach looks nice, the rivits make the world of difference

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:11 pm

They say "the devil's in the detail" and it must have been a devil of a job drilling out all those rivet holes then cutting and gluing the pins, but boy! the detail really makes a difference!
Nice one

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:57 am

Very nice, but are you going to paint the wheels?

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:37 pm

Thanks everyone, sir haydn, the loco was supposed to be painted by now! My grandads going to do it, but I haven't been able to give it back yet.

TonyW:46893 wrote:Very nice, but are you going to paint the wheels?

I was thinking about that, but may get some spoked ones whicj I think will improve the appearence.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:27 pm

Added some hooks to allow the coach to be coupled to the slate wagons. Thought that these pics looked better as they were taken in daylight

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Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:22 pm

That looks really cool. Just needs a few quarry men & it'll be perfect

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:55 pm

Bought some wheels from spooner this afternoon. It took under 5 minutes to replace the old ones with these and the change in appearence is huge, much better. Also rolls more freely aswell!

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TheChestnutLine · Post by **TheChestnutLine** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:04 am

taliesin001:46877 wrote: I decided to paint it a maroon colour that i already had, probably doesn't look as nice as the proper colour but looks OK, it's close to the colour that penrhyn have painted their restored one.

Hello

I'm new here.

What was the maroon colour you used? It's rather nice

I think the Brinjal colour My ACME suggested is rather expensive at £17.50 for 750ml.

90733 · Post by **90733** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:58 am

TheChestnutLine:48931 wrote:
taliesin001:46877 wrote: I decided to paint it a maroon colour that i already had, probably doesn't look as nice as the proper colour but looks OK, it's close to the colour that penrhyn have painted their restored one.

Hello I'm new here.

What was the maroon colour you used? It's rather nice I think the Brinjal colour My ACME suggested is rather expensive at £17.50 for 750ml.

Welcom,
this doesnt happen to be your line does it?
http://s1.webstarts.com/The-Chestnut-Line/

Mr ACME · Post by **Mr ACME** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:23 pm

90733:48936 wrote:
TheChestnutLine:48931 wrote:
taliesin001:46877 wrote: I decided to paint it a maroon colour that i already had, probably doesn't look as nice as the proper colour but looks OK, it's close to the colour that penrhyn have painted their restored one.

Hello I'm new here.

What was the maroon colour you used? It's rather nice I think the Brinjal colour My ACME suggested is rather expensive at £17.50 for 750ml.
Welcom,
this doesnt happen to be your line does it?
http://s1.webstarts.com/The-Chestnut-Line/

What I recommended was the test sample pot which only costs a £3.50 and is more than enough to paint several of these I've made in 7/8* scale, so in 16mm you should be able to paint a whole rake.

http://www.paint-paper.co.uk/paints-sta ... at_14.html

Mike Ousby

METHSSNIFFER · Post by **METHSSNIFFER** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:55 pm

Were the originals brown!

TheChestnutLine · Post by **TheChestnutLine** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:32 am

[/quote]
Welcom,
this doesnt happen to be your line does it?
http://s1.webstarts.com/The-Chestnut-Line/[/quote]

Yes it is.

Not exactly 'Mine' but I've helped build it with the father.

TheChestnutLine · Post by **TheChestnutLine** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:34 am

[/quote]

What I recommended was the test sample pot which only costs a £3.50 and is more than enough to paint several of these I've made in 7/8* scale, so in 16mm you should be able to paint a whole rake.

http://www.paint-paper.co.uk/paints-sta ... at_14.html

Mike Ousby[/quote]

Thanks Mike I may have to get me some of that!

90733 · Post by **90733** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:57 pm

TheChestnutLine:49004 wrote:

Welcom,
this doesnt happen to be your line does it?
http://s1.webstarts.com/The-Chestnut-Line/[/quote]

Yes it is.

Not exactly 'Mine' but I've helped build it with the father.

[/quote]
Cool, I belive your fairly local to me, Welcome

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