LGB coaches

[pauly]

New coaches have arrived at the workshop

but they are that horrid blue/red and cream with yellow window frames colour





so gotta strip them down and repaint in the Woodrow standard for LGB coaches

[pauly]

start putting it back together (note that the windows have been put in different places to get rid of the uniform effect you get in a large rake of these)



roof


and compare








now to do the other 1

[pauly]

Ahh Finally I have a nice long rake of carriages




notice the variations in the body panels and the windows

[SillyBilly]

Looks vary nice, I prefer the one with flush panels myself, I presume however that you have not steamed your Caradoc?

[laalratty]

They look much better, and go well with Caradoc

[pauly]

Looks vary nice, I prefer the one with flush panels myself, I presume however that you have not steamed your Caradoc?

Am just waiting for a nice day to do it

I hate steaming up on dull overcast day

[ACLR]

any day is a good day for a steamup

[MuzTrem]

Nice work Pauly I must admit, I too have been toying with the idea of repainting my LGB coaches. Did you just spray the primer straight onto the existing paintwork?

And a more general question - if I wanted to paint my coaches a dark red colour, should I use red oxide primer or will grey work just as well?

[pauly]

yeah I just sprayed grey plastic primer straight onto it

well Id try the 2 different primers on some pieces of spare plastic first and see what suits you

[MuzTrem]

Fair enough, thanks Pauly