Garden Railway Forum

Ah yes, I've got one of those early Brandbright carriages with card overlays. I was 16 when I first built it, and I probably did a pretty poor job, but it's been rebuilt and repainted twice since then, and I think it looks OK now, probably just through the sheer number of times it's been painted and...

The growing rake is looking lovely - I really like the mail van. I'm impressed by how you've combined speed with quality, and more than a little tempted to have a go with card myself...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Those really are very good indeed - the full rake will look wonderful.

They look vert nice in grey - guess you went off the red idea, Rik?

All the best,

Andrew.

So far, so good - I think... The inside's beginning to look quite pleasing, and the outside's not bad... Rusty skip 1.jpg Rusty skip 2.jpg I'd like a little more of the orangey stuff on the outside if possible - I've sprayed some more vinegar and will await further developments... Cheers, Andrew.

VERY nice! You've achieved a great finish. And the choice of colour scheme surely betrays a Skarloey Railway influence?!

All the best,

Andrew.

I reckon they're looking pretty good, especially the top one! I've never used that type of paint, but dilution might be the answer - weathered wood's often pretty pale, almost a silvery grey. It's a look I've tried to achieve several times, with mixed success - I thought I'd got it on my Swift Sixte...

Hello again! I tried this technique on some scrap plastic a while ago. I got some lovely orange/brown rust, but I'd used "medium" filings and the texture was too coarse. If gone for "fine" this time - there's still some discernible texture, but I'm hoping that will look like pitted metal. Yes, I'm a...

Morning all! Yesterday, I took a stroll down to the shops, passing my local station on the way, where that particular stretch of the Great Western mainline was being relaid. The kit on display was pretty impressive - a shiny new class 70 diesel with a long train of bogie ballast wagons, tampers and ...

There looks to be some really interesting stuff there, I'll be visiting it again! Thank you!

All the best,

Andrew.

Thanks Rik! And don't worry, I've heard there are far stranger corners of the internet than this one...

I found some 1mm hexagonal plastic rod which might do the trick if these don't...

Sorry for the minor thread hi-jack - it's in a good cause!

Andrew.

I was wondering where he'd got too - poor Rod, and Anne too. Yes, best wishes from me, too...

as well as 1mm hexagonal for bolt heads. I'm a big fan of round nail art gems (for modelling purposes I should add. RAILWAY modelling...) but didn't know they came in hexagonal varieties. I can see 1mm hexagonal glitter shapes, but they're rather lacking in depth - have you found something thicker,...

How about a Regner? They'd manage your gradients with ease, are gauge adjustable, relatively cheap, and full of character - just imagine a Konrad or Wilma with a few cosmetic mods (big Darjeeling style lamps?) and a garish Indian NG style colour scheme!

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Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:29 am

I reckon Andrew will snap them up!

I do indeed have a soft spot for the old Faller range, but it's Big Big Train tippers I'm after for my rusty skip project - I've actually got a couple of these ones to put on eBay myself at some point!

Cheers,

Andrew.

Nice! Are you going for a traditional striped paint job?