The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:31 pm

Nice one Matt!

That looks SOoo much better Shane, I don't know why you changed the colours in the photo's that you've previously posted - it's a thing of beauty as it is

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:53 pm

Lol Matt, I checked out your post earlier & no picture was showing. Was wondering what you were on about. Now I see it though and....................ARGH!! My eyes. Sacrilege of the highest order. :-)

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:33 pm

Maroon "Countess"? Yes please!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:03 pm

Endless, Nameless wrote:Maroon "Countess"? Yes please!

TOP MAN!

See Shane, there are others out there with taste

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:42 pm

Matt, let's see a countess in dark blue with a white roof please?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:00 pm

Like that?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:05 pm

PHUAR!!!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:10 pm

Like that?

Non

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:16 pm

rekon we could have Shane respaying his fleet after this

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:18 pm

PMSL Matt, it's just wrong on so many levels!!

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:30 pm

Not bad in blue, better in maroon though. Needs arrows of indecision

How about Stroudley's Improved Engine Green then... or perhaps not

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:15 pm

That's even worse!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:56 pm

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:57 am

I would suggest BR Large logo blue with wrap round yellow ends but Matts probably too busy!

As we seem to have stumbled onto Matt's photoshopping hobby has anyone ever checked out that fictious liverys website? There is some class stuff on there (Although I have not checked it out for about 2 years so maybe not anymore?! )

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:43 pm

The Edrig popped out of the workshops today to brush some dust off & check a few bits & pieces after the fitting of 2.4ghz RC to it.
Still far from finished but here's how she looks now...

Ohh & it's not Western Green as you may have thought it would be.

Yes I've joined the forum "Paint your Edrig black" clan!

Was always planning on doing this but then had second thoughts with the amount of other black Edrigs turning up.

Also today some fencing sprang up.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:13 pm

Nice lookin' Edrig there sirra - Black is always a good workhorse colour

Also liking the look of the new fencing, what have you used for the wire / rails rumming between the posts?

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:06 pm

Nice one!

I think edrigs look better in black, and i have to say, you've done a much better job than i've done!

Even though i'm not massively sure about the gloss? but anyhow, who wants an edrig to look like the same as the rest!

I think all you need now is red conrods to match

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:59 am

Very nice, just needs its detailing etc now! Lovely fence too, will look grand when the wood has dulled down.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:33 pm

DolwyddelanLightRail wrote:I think all you need now is red conrods to match :P

I actually decided to try that after you said, just doing the con rods connecting the wheels rather than the one from the piston...Excuse my ignorance in steam terms...I know how to reset a 390 VCB if that helps!

Anyway I agree, looks better. Have also painted the ones between the frames for the reversing gear. Pistons are also now in black gloss rather than matt.

I know what you mean regarding the gloss finish but believe me I've had a right mare repainting this one & in the flesh it probably isn't as nice as yours at all. Firstly I could not decide if I wanted it Western green or Black. Sprayed it Western Green & liked it but it was felt that was too much green in the loco fleet. rubbed it all back down to a good keyed finish, primed & resprayed in black the next day...OMG!! Massive reaction to Primer & wrinkled paint all over the bodywork. This happened again after I had rubbed it down once more. Decided it was the cold in the shed, so baked the bodywork for 5 mins in the oven, primed, baked again for 10 mins & then sprayed the black on. This was going good but then ran before I could get it back in the oven (Wife came home!). Rubbed down a bit a resprayed the next day. Still some marks in the paint though, I will call it old engine effect!

As for the fence for Greg,
Local RC shop sells steel rod in various sizes, that combined with some hardwood cut & drilled made 3 yard sections for about £3. It was just a test, if it works I actually will protect the finish of the wood more & also the tops need profiling more like the top of a fence post. They survived the night anyway regardless of the ASBO Squirrels that seem to be knocking about at the moment.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:28 pm

Cheers for the fencing lesson Shane - it looks ace!

By coincidence, I ended up with a far from perfect finish on my black Ed(Bald)rig, but have passed it off as "work worn " as opposed to "preserved pristine" - maybe it's a thing about black Eddy's

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