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I would like to apply a contrasting colour but apparently you cannot do that in a small garden, so my wife tells me.
They know best Tom....
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:02 am
by tom_tom_go
One cold but sunny Sunday got the first coat of paint on the boxing in around the line:
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Now matches the works which got tarted up mid summer along with the ironmongery:
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:05 am
by Big Jim
That looks nice and tidy. It brightens up the corner of your garden well.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:02 pm
by FWLR
Blends in great Tom, looks great.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:31 pm
by tom_tom_go
I need to paint the platforms at both stations now I think as they look a bit grim.
Masonary paint should be fine but don't want it to look too new.
Any recommendations please?
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:44 pm
by markoteal
Tom - if you are talking about the platform surfaces, I use DIY roofing felt - gives a nice quite fine tarmac type surface - depends what look you are after - others will have other ideas I'm sure - tried coffee stirrers earlier but warped and popped in places - although the goods platform has survived over year outside and that used the stirrer approach
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:10 pm
by bazzer42
That undercoat looks good, sweet sundae on top?
I mix my own grey masonry from a tub of white and a tub of black bought years ago. Lasted better on my concrete than the concrete
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:53 am
by FWLR
Using any colour masonry paint Tom to make it look old, i put as it is nearly dry, some old engine oil or sieved soil rubbed into the drying paint, makes it look old really quick. I would try it on a bit of concrete you don’t need and see how it looks for you 1st.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:39 pm
by tom_tom_go
I bought myself an early birthday present and this evening put it together. The trouble with plastic models is mould lines but I have tried to file and hide them with textured paint:
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The buffer stop plate is a piece of metal cut and bent into shape that will rust over time.
I need to add additional colours to weather but it looks better than the original gloss brown when received out the box as can be seen in the sleepers.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:49 pm
by LNR
A nicely detailed piece Tom, and happy birthday for whenever it is!
Grant.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:32 pm
by tom_tom_go
Snow today in Kent and more is falling this evening:
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:35 pm
by FWLR
tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:39 pm
I bought myself an early birthday present and this evening put it together. The trouble with plastic models is mould lines but I have tried to file and hide them with textured paint:
The buffer stop plate is a piece of metal cut and bent into shape that will rust over time.
I need to add additional colours to weather but it looks better than the original gloss brown when received out the box as can be seen in the sleepers.
Looks good for me Tom
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:37 pm
by FWLR
That’s about the same as up here in Longton Tom, although it’s cleared up a bit now
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:34 pm
by jim@NAL
great pic had a bit of snow in Suffolk too
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:28 pm
by tom_tom_go
I should invest in a snowplough or somehow fit ploughs to the front and back of a loco on a temporary basis to clear the line.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:03 pm
by tom_tom_go
The snow was not too bad today so I braved the cold but don't fancy doing that again!
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:49 pm
by tom_tom_go
A small video of running in the snow today:
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:58 pm
by philipy
Very nice Tom, good to see that low speed.
Needs a driver though, that big open cab looks awful empty.
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:15 pm
by tom_tom_go
I have the drivers I just need to find some time to install magnets to position them in the cab.
