My Darjeeling railcar makes an apearance

This week I was happy to see that Allen Doherty of Worsley Works has kindly used my photos of the DHR railcar build, as the example images on his website for this particular set of etches.

Found here.
http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/Image-Pages/Image_NG_Darjeeling-RC.htm

Nigel Lawton O&K Montania diesel 009 scale Brass Kit

This is a brass kit I assembled & painted of the O&K Montania diesel by Nigel Lawton. I completed it in early 2006 & its one of my favourite locos to this date. Its really amusing when at exhibition & punters have to stop & take a second look to see if their eyes are fooling them, as this beavers along the track! It really is miniscule at 32mm long!!

I forgot to mention, the photo was kindly provided by my friend and fellow Sussex Downs Narrow gauge Modelling group member, Michael Campbell

Darjeeling Railcar in 009

New today is this Darjeeling & Himalaya Railway Railcar in 4mm scale that I have just finished for a client. It is built from a Worsley Works 'scratch aid'. These are handy little purchases that require enough input from the builder to be rewarding challenge & certainly a damn sight better than using plasticard scratch building entirely from the start. They are best described as incomplete kits with no instructions or drawings. More of a service to the discerning modeler.

WW1 Baldwin Gas Mechanical brass Kit, 009 scale

This kit was built for my own collection, back in 2008. It is a complete kit that incorporates an outside frame chassis & a Mashima open frame motor. The model is a highly recommended kit. not as challenging as some, so maybe a good brass kit to take a deep end plunge with, if you've never made a chassis inclusive one before. The instructions are a photographic strip style, blow by blow account, so there is no real room for error (I found, anyway).

What I learnt from this paintjob, was that if one doesnt choose to use an etch primer on a brass body, then, when handled constantly & not varnished straight away, Acrylic WILL wear down, or chip off sharp edges & corners. Nowadays, I wont leave home without my etch primer!

Photos must be credited here to Mick Thornton

Darjeeling NDM6 class diesel Brass build in 009 scale

This model was another 'build to sell' project I undertook. It is a Worsley Works 'scratch aid', rather than a kit. http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/NG/NG_Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.htm

In this case it is as close to a ull kit as you need to be. Only other additions are the door handles and handrails. Chassis used was a Kato 11-103. Otherwise known as the 4 wheel tram chassis.

This was airbrushed using the same techniques, pretty much, as my Russell build. In fact, this was built and painted simultaneously with Russell.

This model sold to a buyer in Australia.

Chivers Whitemetal kit WHR Russell Build 009 scale

these photos are of the final finished loco. As you can see, I went ahead and ordered some name and

makers plates just to give Russell the final touch.

Another touch that I added was I rebuilt the cylinders from plasticard, as the whitemetal overlays,

I felt, were'nt chunky enough.

Righto, To get things started...

the image pictured here is a Chivers Finelines kit of WHR Russell. 

I bought it with the sole intent of refurbishment, then resale.

It was purchased from ebay for a fair price, but there was a fair amount of attention needed to the minitrix chassis. The motor needless to say, gave up the ghost. Luckily I had a slightly knackered identical unit, so it became the motor donor.

I stripped the whole kit of paint using a solvent, which inevitably caused the glue to fail. So, it was a complete rebuild in the end. 

I ended up using Acrylics through a high end airbrush, for the livery, & used them for weathering to. Varnish, was also acrylic based, but to a matt finish.

I enjoyed this model so much that I can definately see myself investing in the Backwoods miniatures Russell at some point in the future.

what its about

Here is my second blog. This one is concerned with the locos & other models I build in 009 scale.

I particularily relish painting & weathering & thus wish to show this off. Please feel free to email if you wish to enquire about painting commisions.