Due to having far too many projects on the "bench" and a few health blips the poor little loco's not really had much love of late.
When at the garden railway show at Peterborough I came across one stall (the exact same one Dad got his raw materials from) I spotted a few racks of various Phoenix Precision paint pots! I instantly started rummaging but quickly gave up and went about the tour of the show, Just before leaving I went back from a good rummage and dad almost instantly found BS224 Deep Bronze Green. BINGO! So I bought it and walked out feeling happy.
Then when gifted two wagons I took on making those into carriages and the pot got left sat on my bench next to the shed. After getting to a happy point and going off to see the BIG trains up at the NYMR and National Railway Museum I painted just a small tester piece. checked it before going away and was rather happy how it looked. I wanted to see what I needed to use as an undercoat as I had read somewhere that there was different colour undercoats to achieve different results (or the correct one for that matter). One piece of the tank I'd already given a touch of black so I put a coat on that and then a coat on something in grey primer. I totally forgot to photograph the black item but did snap the primed item. Left to dry for a few days as I had to spend some time at home "special orders" so when I returned today it was really hard dry. It was previously given a skim of filler to make each end flush and then given the coat of primer before the paint.
Once I was happy it was sanded back I decided upon a very thick coat of green which brought us up to the point Just before going away for a few days for the big trains...
A warning was left for anyone passing by my desk at work when I wasn't there.
Today I gave the cab the same treatment and let that dry for the day whilst I worked and Just before going home a few little touches
Looking a little like the Volunteers had just been going back and forth to it at the side of the shed I decided lets bring her forward and give the running plates and buffers a quick coat of close colours.
The final detail I thought was try with a little bluetac on the smoke box holding it on....
Almost looks ready to pull a train... Ish!
Feels like some kind of progress anyway.
Tom.