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Hello, I have noticed that on the detailed range of Gresley teaks the roof section continues til the very end of the coaches. the railroad teaks have these added end parts with the corridor connection to the next coach kept in brown. I suggest that You should shut the gap between the end part and the roof with some plastic putty, sand it down and then repaint it white again! that should add a more realistic view!
They look good and certainly a fantastic way to improve the railroad coaches. What you might want to consider when applying your brown wash is trying to simulate the direction of the grainning a little more. Above the waistline was always vertical grain, below was always horizontal. I use velejo acrylics as a base colour, then oil paints mixed with artists liquin to simulate the grain effect, This gives a little more thick mix to play with and the medium means that it takes ages to dry. This gives you loads of time to manipulate the mix to how you like it. Overall a marked improvement on the railroad finish.
A decent improvement there Aidan however I’m sure that you wouldn’t have to do it the way you have had to here, I’m sure that it is fairly easy to carefully break the glue seal on the glazing and get the glazing out of the coach
H David. Now initially I had the very same thought. I am certainly not saying you can not get them out. However at least two of the ones I checked out of our stack were a great risk of being damaged trying to get the glazing out. Some had just little dabs of glue and some looked like whoever did them got very carried away. Anyhow because the comment was made , I chose to see just how easy it could be to leave the glazing in situ. The Glue situation also does not seem to have a pattern in the sense that not all of the new ones do have the glue. I really don't know what is going on there. Anyway it works, certainly not the way it has to be done it is certainly an option. Thank you as always Dave. Cheers
Thankyou for this video, have a fair number of these and going to give this a go. See how it comes out then maybe go for the lot. 18 last count, 3 rakes for the A4s. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks again and all best, Marc
Hi Marc. Tis is exactly what happened here. Over the years we have kept picking them up so as many LNER locomotives had rakes of coaches. It is certainly not the only way to do this but it is definitely a option. I am enjoying slowly getting through all of these and making them a little better visually. Let me know how you get on and thank you. Cheers
I've dove some, instead of Sepia tone, I used Tamiya clear orange, I like the effect. I added a little gray in very fine lines on the panels in the direction of the "grain" to give it a bit more grain effect before the clear orange.
Nice job! They look better than the stock garbage. When I bought 2 RAILROAD Teaks back in 2016 I disappointed when it came with plastic wheels when the stock photo showed metal. Then I bought spare wheels directly from Hornby. They arrived broken and they refused a refund.
Thank you for this. Excellent tutorial I'm just doing this to mine I also upgraded my railroad P2 cock o' the north by adding detailing and lining to match the higher end ones Shows what can be done with railroad stuff with some time and a little effort.
Thank you. On some I sprayed them sea grey, some I made the white dirty with smoke weathering powders and others clean white as there would have been differences in real life 👍🏼
I have just used your techniques with the brushes on my 14th older coaches!! They have come out really well, I am totally amazed!! The varnish hint was a revelation!! Regarding the glazing stuck inside, I have used a cheap new retractable scalpel knife with break off blades. I extended the blade and gently slid it along between the inside of the coach side and the glazing. The blade easily sorted out the dabs of glue and some double-sided tape. This meant I could then paint the interiors and add seated passengers. I now have 2 extra rakes of coaches that I can use without them looking appalling next to my rake of 5 of the latest versions!! Imagine the cost of 14 brand new coaches!! What a saving! I have also used a mid brown to the horizontal bar on the chassis and also the small rectangles above the doors, so the details are similar to the expensive range! Thanks for the detailed way you gave the instructions and why you were doing the various techniques. 10/10
Hi @Robin Linkens. Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate it. Many people have gone further with this project adding even more detail etc. One thing I do each time I do a batch is make the shade slightly different to that of the one before and mix them up in sets for variation, the same as I do if I do or do not weather the roofs. Once again, thank you. Cheers
Hi there ,, firstly ,, thankyou for a fantasticly awesome video you put on here for us to watch enjoy and learn from ,, Secondly ,, Is your name Aiden or is that your sons name or did I hear this on another you tube channel ? Anyhoo ,, You have made my day as I have a heap of these oo and ho gresley carriages and there is a difference in the finished product of ie ,, the length and the height of which i only noticed just today when i was packing them away today and as you can see in your video you put on that one is bigger than the other ,, i have a few that are the hornby type made in england and the others are made in china and they have different & finishes and more decals as well ,, i hate to say it but the chinese made ones seem to be a better quality and a tad heavier and more solidly built. I bought 3 of them , then 2 then a job lot of 4 which were cheaper to buy from the UK than here in Australia !! (they were selling them here on ebay for upwards of $140 to $180 aus for a rake of 3 & then I looked on the uk sites and bought a rake of 5 for £41& £18 delivery as a buy it now deal ,, wow sold haha ,, I couldnt click buy it now quick enough) then the next thing I knew I had 25 of them but in all different types of condition and wheel sets or some plastic and mostly steel wheels haha. So honestly this will be a game changer for me and a real god send for me as it will help with my ptsd ie being creative and keeping my mind trained on other things. Again Awesome video and thankyou as you & u said yes you can teach an old dog new tricks.. haha Anyhoo keep up the great videos there m8 ,, Cheers from John in Australia
Hi @John Gibson. Thank you so much, we really appreciate your kind words. This video seems to have helped so many people in upgrading for less. I am so glad I shared it. Yes Aidan is my son and also one of my names haha. It can get quite confusing at times. A lot of people call me Ben to avoid the confusion. ( B after A in the alphabet of course). I have done this now to so many batches that I vary the finish each time for a bit of variation between coaches and mix them up in rakes. After all, no two coaches look perfectly identical. It is such a low cost mod that makes such a difference. I find myself lost in a world of my own when doing these types of mod taking me away from the real world out there. Very enjoyable. Cheers John
@@AidansRailways thanks ben haha ,, i really do like these gresley carriages and i near died of shock when i seen a real gresley coach on google as in its real colour compared to the hornby ones I mean dont get me wrong i love the hornby ones but the colour that you put on your carriages well that will be me in the future and by the way thanks heaps for your video's you post as they are muchly appreciated ,, so keep them coming as we really do love them. Cheers from John in Australia
I have just started to give this a go myself having seen the idea on Allan's Dragon Junction MkII. I was thinking about painting the chassis as well and wondering if you know what the redish brown is or something similar that can be used.
Thank you. I have experimented using a terracotta paint from phoenix paints thinned down and it does give the impression of the red sole bar but weathered. Hope this helps
hi Ben hope you are well? sorry for all the messages i may give it go depends i may buy an old 4 wheeled coach 1st to give it a go thanks for sharing keep safe arp
Your video about making the HORNBY gresley teak coaches look more realistic is just amazing. Thank you so much for showing what is needed to achieve this look. I have written down what you have used, I only hope I have spelt the names of the items I need correctly. Once again, many thanks Sir. 👍
Apart from ought else, the batches of 'teak' would be different shades & colours anyway, from different species, parts of the tree trunk stored differently etc. .... it changes colour with age and with bleaching, soot etc. So presumably trains themselves would have been variegated even when brand new, when all's said and done, the grain of wood is itself a colour variation . Thank you for the tips and the recommendations. I love the idea that the varnish is 'therapeutic' ..... its called sniffing glue mate and it calms a lot of us down.
😂😂😂. Thanks for commenting and watching. It makes a huge difference to the look of the coaches and the whole process is quite therapeutic, not just the varnishing 🤣. Cheers
I have to say that our cat never gets involved with the models, but does like to watch them with great interest from a distance. Like yours ours spend's 70% of the day asleep haha
Thank you Thank you, thank you, you are like a breath of fresh air. You don't waffle you just get on with the job in hand, no messing about you just tell it as it is thank you. I think I have learned more from you than anyone.
Hi John. I shall give this a go. Great information . This is certainly not the only way to do this but it is a option. I shall purchase some grained effect shortly and give it go. Thank you
Hi. In all honesty I believe you would get away with one as it is so thin. I f you want to be safe you can always get two. The one I used barely used anything to do four initially . It possibly used a quarter of a bottle. Hope this helps
Hi Steve. I have varied them quite a bit to not have them all looking the same. Some have been left clean white. Some I have given a light or heavy weathering on the roof by just using black or smoke weathering powders and a light pass of satin varnish from a aerosol can to hold it in place. On some others I masked the coach body up and sprayed the roof lightly with umbral sea grey from a aerosol can, similar to they way I did on the build a camping coach video. All of these ways have been used across my fleet and gives a lot of variation across them. Hope this helps. Thank for watching and getting in touch. Cheers
Hi Thomas. Cool idea. I think if, I convert them to lit coaches I will probably go for rail powered just so I don't have to replace batteries on a regular basis but definitely a cool idea. Cheers
didnt fancy painting mine but after watching you i think i can do that, excelllent to be honest straight out of the box they are too plasticky looking, got to look better
Hi John. Thank you. It really is as easy as it appears and if you think you have gone too far it will wash off if you have not sealed it with any varnish straight away. Cheers
Hi, a brilliant piece of work. I have been given a present of a Hornby Mallard by my wife. She also got for me a rake of the bland and plasticky looking early coaches (these are from the Triang Hornby era). I'm going to try your technique on them. I have eleven of them in all. I don't like scrapping old rolling stock just because it's out of date, so this may give them a brand new lease of life. Thanks again.
@@AidansRailways Hi again, thanks for your reply. You asked me to let you know how i got on. First time i tried it it was not so good, but it was me doing it wrong. I was overloading the brush and the wash was going everywhere. I tried again using a much more controlled brush and the result was much better. I converted two of these coaches - one to a full brake and one to a dining car - and with the 'teak treatment' they look good. I'm pleased and all my teaks will be getting painted now. Thanks again. .
Thank you for this. I did thin down a humrol enamel a few years ago. Tried it on one side of a brake coach,but it didn't look right.Will have to give this method a go it looks really good.
Hi Aidan I've put a short clip on TH-cam Titled Adding extra detail to hornby gresley coaches. I've told people to see this video hope thats ok. And I meant to thank you at the end but forgot.
Incredible difference with little effort, I’ve got 4 of these teak coaches and will now be sending off for the paint and brushes you’ve used on this update. As you say the original colours do make them look cheap carriages. Looking forward to make a start, thanks for the information supplied with your video.
hi aidan.yes a very good idea. i spent hours masking up my teaks for the airbrush method .never gave this way a thought.. never too old to learn superb improvement .blinding video. cheers tom.
I feel bad now Tom, all that masking up. I know, I think I had done about twelve initially. When the comment was raised I had to see what could be done. As you said, never too old to learn and I believe we never stop learning especially in this hobby. Thank you Tom
Absolutely brilliant. Great job and looks easy enough. I’ve a rake of 12 of these and I’ll be attempting to do the same. Question? Will you or have you painted the frames and wheels? Thanks for sharing. Graeme. Ireland 😁👍🍀🇨🇮
Hi Graeme. Thank you. There are a little over twenty of these in the collection now. I have made a mixture of variations with these. Some have had the sole bar painted and some not. some have also been weathered, some heavy and some light including roof dirt wheels etc. What I have tried to do is keep as much variation as possible between them all to so they don't look too uniform in appearance when in a rake or rakes. It is very easy and very very little can go wrong that can't be rectified easily. Cheer Graeme, thank you
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Hello, I have noticed that on the detailed range of Gresley teaks the roof section continues til the very end of the coaches. the railroad teaks have these added end parts with the corridor connection to the next coach kept in brown. I suggest that You should shut the gap between the end part and the roof with some plastic putty, sand it down and then repaint it white again! that should add a more realistic view!
They look good and certainly a fantastic way to improve the railroad coaches. What you might want to consider when applying your brown wash is trying to simulate the direction of the grainning a little more. Above the waistline was always vertical grain, below was always horizontal. I use velejo acrylics as a base colour, then oil paints mixed with artists liquin to simulate the grain effect, This gives a little more thick mix to play with and the medium means that it takes ages to dry. This gives you loads of time to manipulate the mix to how you like it. Overall a marked improvement on the railroad finish.
A decent improvement there Aidan however I’m sure that you wouldn’t have to do it the way you have had to here, I’m sure that it is fairly easy to carefully break the glue seal on the glazing and get the glazing out of the coach
H David. Now initially I had the very same thought. I am certainly not saying you can not get them out. However at least two of the ones I checked out of our stack were a great risk of being damaged trying to get the glazing out. Some had just little dabs of glue and some looked like whoever did them got very carried away. Anyhow because the comment was made , I chose to see just how easy it could be to leave the glazing in situ. The Glue situation also does not seem to have a pattern in the sense that not all of the new ones do have the glue. I really don't know what is going on there. Anyway it works, certainly not the way it has to be done it is certainly an option. Thank you as always Dave. Cheers
Thankyou for this video, have a fair number of these and going to give this a go. See how it comes out then maybe go for the lot. 18 last count, 3 rakes for the A4s. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks again and all best, Marc
Hi Marc. Tis is exactly what happened here. Over the years we have kept picking them up so as many LNER locomotives had rakes of coaches. It is certainly not the only way to do this but it is definitely a option. I am enjoying slowly getting through all of these and making them a little better visually. Let me know how you get on and thank you. Cheers
I've dove some, instead of Sepia tone, I used Tamiya clear orange, I like the effect. I added a little gray in very fine lines on the panels in the direction of the "grain" to give it a bit more grain effect before the clear orange.
Thank you. Great information. I think ill give it a go with the next batch. Cheers
@@AidansRailways hope it works well for you.
Brilliant I Have a few Gresley Teaks. I may give it a go improving Coaches
Go for it! It’s very simple and effective 👍🏼
Nice job! They look better than the stock garbage.
When I bought 2 RAILROAD Teaks back in 2016 I disappointed when it came with plastic wheels when the stock photo showed metal. Then I bought spare wheels directly from Hornby. They arrived broken and they refused a refund.
It does make such a difference and a very inexpensive upgrade 👍🏼
Thank you for this. Excellent tutorial
I'm just doing this to mine
I also upgraded my railroad P2 cock o' the north by adding detailing and lining to match the higher end ones
Shows what can be done with railroad stuff with some time and a little effort.
Thank you. Absolutely, I have both and they don’t look out of place mixed 👍🏼
Fantastic, thank you for your advice, I have now done all my Teaks and I am very happy with the result. What did you do with the roofs on yours?
Thank you. On some I sprayed them sea grey, some I made the white dirty with smoke weathering powders and others clean white as there would have been differences in real life 👍🏼
I have just used your techniques with the brushes on my 14th older coaches!! They have come out really well, I am totally amazed!! The varnish hint was a revelation!!
Regarding the glazing stuck inside, I have used a cheap new retractable scalpel knife with break off blades. I extended the blade and gently slid it along between the inside of the coach side and the glazing. The blade easily sorted out the dabs of glue and some double-sided tape. This meant I could then paint the interiors and add seated passengers.
I now have 2 extra rakes of coaches that I can use without them looking appalling next to my rake of 5 of the latest versions!! Imagine the cost of 14 brand new coaches!! What a saving!
I have also used a mid brown to the horizontal bar on the chassis and also the small rectangles above the doors, so the details are similar to the expensive range! Thanks for the detailed way you gave the instructions and why you were doing the various techniques. 10/10
Hi @Robin Linkens.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate it. Many people have gone further with this project adding even more detail etc. One thing I do each time I do a batch is make the shade slightly different to that of the one before and mix them up in sets for variation, the same as I do if I do or do not weather the roofs.
Once again, thank you. Cheers
Great job matey.
glad youve done this ive just bought some coaches and they look tired i will do what youve done , good job😃 dave
Thanks 👍
You can also use another one of the Citadel paints called Agrax Earthshade if you want a slightly more brown tone
Thanks Ross. I think I am going to buy a batch of the Citadel paints as they seem to be very good. Cheers
Good job, really improves the look of these railroad coaches. If you also repainted the solebar it would improve them even further.
Hi David. That's the plan! I think I will have to try that on the next batch. Cheers
Hi there ,, firstly ,, thankyou for a fantasticly awesome video you put on here for us to watch enjoy and learn from ,,
Secondly ,,
Is your name Aiden or is that your sons name or did I hear this on another you tube channel ?
Anyhoo ,, You have made my day as I have a heap of these oo and ho gresley carriages and there is a difference in the finished product of ie ,, the length and the height of which i only noticed just today when i was packing them away today and as you can see in your video you put on that one is bigger than the other ,, i have a few that are the hornby type made in england and the others are made in china and they have different & finishes and more decals as well ,, i hate to say it but the chinese made ones seem to be a better quality and a tad heavier and more solidly built.
I bought 3 of them , then 2 then a job lot of 4 which were cheaper to buy from the UK than here in Australia !! (they were selling them here on ebay for upwards of $140 to $180 aus for a rake of 3 & then I looked on the uk sites and bought a rake of 5 for £41& £18 delivery as a buy it now deal ,, wow sold haha ,, I couldnt click buy it now quick enough) then the next thing I knew I had 25 of them but in all different types of condition and wheel sets or some plastic and mostly steel wheels haha.
So honestly this will be a game changer for me and a real god send for me as it will help with my ptsd ie being creative and keeping my mind trained on other things.
Again Awesome video and thankyou as you & u said yes you can teach an old dog new tricks.. haha
Anyhoo keep up the great videos there m8 ,,
Cheers from John in Australia
Hi @John Gibson.
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your kind words. This video seems to have helped so many people in upgrading for less. I am so glad I shared it.
Yes Aidan is my son and also one of my names haha.
It can get quite confusing at times. A lot of people call me Ben to avoid the confusion. ( B after A in the alphabet of course).
I have done this now to so many batches that I vary the finish each time for a bit of variation between coaches and mix them up in rakes. After all, no two coaches look perfectly identical.
It is such a low cost mod that makes such a difference.
I find myself lost in a world of my own when doing these types of mod taking me away from the real world out there. Very enjoyable.
Cheers John
@@AidansRailways thanks ben haha ,, i really do like these gresley carriages and i near died of shock when i seen a real gresley coach on google as in its real colour compared to the hornby ones I mean dont get me wrong i love the hornby ones but the colour that you put on your carriages well that will be me in the future and by the way thanks heaps for your video's you post as they are muchly appreciated ,, so keep them coming as we really do love them.
Cheers from John in Australia
I have just started to give this a go myself having seen the idea on Allan's Dragon Junction MkII. I was thinking about painting the chassis as well and wondering if you know what the redish brown is or something similar that can be used.
Thank you. I have experimented using a terracotta paint from phoenix paints thinned down and it does give the impression of the red sole bar but weathered. Hope this helps
hi Ben
hope you are well?
sorry for all the messages
i may give it go depends i may buy an old 4 wheeled coach 1st to give it a go
thanks for sharing
keep safe arp
Go for it! It's really therapeutic. Cheers mate
Your video about making the HORNBY gresley teak coaches look more realistic is just amazing. Thank you so much for showing what is needed to achieve this look. I have written down what you have used, I only hope I have spelt the names of the items I need correctly. Once again, many thanks Sir. 👍
Thank you so very much. Very appreciated
Apart from ought else, the batches of 'teak' would be different shades & colours anyway, from different species, parts of the tree trunk stored differently etc. .... it changes colour with age and with bleaching, soot etc. So presumably trains themselves would have been variegated even when brand new, when all's said and done, the grain of wood is itself a colour variation .
Thank you for the tips and the recommendations. I love the idea that the varnish is 'therapeutic' ..... its called sniffing glue mate and it calms a lot of us down.
😂😂😂. Thanks for commenting and watching. It makes a huge difference to the look of the coaches and the whole process is quite therapeutic, not just the varnishing 🤣. Cheers
It’s an Awesome upgrade, and I’ve been doing this to mine, also using Humbrol clear and Humbrol dark brown wash. Gr8 tutorial many thanks 🙏🏻✨
Awesome! Thank you!
Attractive coaches!! I absolutely adore the Gresley Teak carriages!! We have two at the Epping Ongar Railway!!
I do like seeing them on the tracks. I often see them running on the NYMR
I don’t know how my cat King Harold is going to like model railways!! I hope he enjoys all the movements, but he spends most of his life asleep!!
I have to say that our cat never gets involved with the models, but does like to watch them with great interest from a distance. Like yours ours spend's 70% of the day asleep haha
Thank you Thank you, thank you, you are like a breath of fresh air. You don't waffle you just get on with the job in hand, no messing about you just tell it as it is thank you. I think I have learned more from you than anyone.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope this has helped you. Thank you again
did all mine but before varnish gave them a grained effect with humbrol wood grain.the differance to yours is more like teak.
Hi John. I shall give this a go. Great information . This is certainly not the only way to do this but it is a option. I shall purchase some grained effect shortly and give it go. Thank you
How many coaches do you think you could do with 1 bottle i have a set of 9 and im wondering how many I need. Thank you
Hi. In all honesty I believe you would get away with one as it is so thin. I f you want to be safe you can always get two. The one I used barely used anything to do four initially . It possibly used a quarter of a bottle. Hope this helps
I've done this to my Gresley teaks. They look great. Thank you. What if anything have you applied to the rooves?
Hi Steve. I have varied them quite a bit to not have them all looking the same. Some have been left clean white. Some I have given a light or heavy weathering on the roof by just using black or smoke weathering powders and a light pass of satin varnish from a aerosol can to hold it in place. On some others I masked the coach body up and sprayed the roof lightly with umbral sea grey from a aerosol can, similar to they way I did on the build a camping coach video. All of these ways have been used across my fleet and gives a lot of variation across them. Hope this helps. Thank for watching and getting in touch. Cheers
My favourite carriages are Gresley teaks!! I’m looking forward to seeing the two at Ongar Station restored!!
I will have to make a visit to Ongar in 2022 and check them out
You should try and convert the lner teak coaches with lights using the hornby magnetic lights
Hi Thomas. Cool idea. I think if, I convert them to lit coaches I will probably go for rail powered just so I don't have to replace batteries on a regular basis but definitely a cool idea. Cheers
didnt fancy painting mine but after watching you i think i can do that, excelllent to be honest straight out of the box they are too plasticky looking, got to look better
Hi John. Thank you. It really is as easy as it appears and if you think you have gone too far it will wash off if you have not sealed it with any varnish straight away. Cheers
This is class! I’ve got some Triang Thompson teaks which I’m going to do this on!
Thank you! Let me know how you get on . Cheers
Hi, a brilliant piece of work. I have been given a present of a Hornby Mallard by my wife. She also got for me a rake of the bland and plasticky looking early coaches (these are from the Triang Hornby era). I'm going to try your technique on them. I have eleven of them in all. I don't like scrapping old rolling stock just because it's out of date, so this may give them a brand new lease of life. Thanks again.
Many thanks! I hope it works as well for you. Please let me know how you get on and your wife made a good choice. Cheers
@@AidansRailways Hi again, thanks for your reply. You asked me to let you know how i got on. First time i tried it it was not so good, but it was me doing it wrong. I was overloading the brush and the wash was going everywhere. I tried again using a much more controlled brush and the result was much better. I converted two of these coaches - one to a full brake and one to a dining car - and with the 'teak treatment' they look good. I'm pleased and all my teaks will be getting painted now. Thanks again. .
You have given me the confidence to weather my teak coaches, thank you very much, pete
Great to hear!
Thanks for this demo Aidan, it works brilliantly!
You're welcome! Glad it has been of use to you 👍🏼
Thank you for this.
I did thin down a humrol enamel a few years ago. Tried it on one side of a brake coach,but it didn't look right.Will have to give this method a go it looks really good.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you and let me know how you get on. Cheers
Hi Aidan
I've put a short clip on TH-cam Titled
Adding extra detail to hornby gresley coaches.
I've told people to see this video hope thats ok.
And I meant to thank you at the end but forgot.
Amazing really love the outcome. Going to do this to mine.
You can do it!
It is such a easy mod and makes an incredible difference. Cheers
Incredible difference with little effort, I’ve got 4 of these teak coaches and will now be sending off for the paint and brushes you’ve used on this update. As you say the original colours do make them look cheap carriages. Looking forward to make a start, thanks for the information supplied with your video.
hi aidan.yes a very good idea. i spent hours masking up my teaks for the airbrush method .never gave this way a thought.. never too old to learn superb improvement .blinding video. cheers tom.
I feel bad now Tom, all that masking up. I know, I think I had done about twelve initially. When the comment was raised I had to see what could be done. As you said, never too old to learn and I believe we never stop learning especially in this hobby. Thank you Tom
@@AidansRailways cheers mate. not your fault as i am used to masking on model aircraft clear parts,all the best tom.
Thanks for that, much appreciated.
You're welcome! I try to read every comment and reply and if a valid point is raised I will endeavour to look into it. Hope this helps. cheers
Absolutely brilliant. Great job and looks easy enough. I’ve a rake of 12 of these and I’ll be attempting to do the same. Question? Will you or have you painted the frames and wheels?
Thanks for sharing. Graeme. Ireland 😁👍🍀🇨🇮
Hi Graeme. Thank you. There are a little over twenty of these in the collection now. I have made a mixture of variations with these. Some have had the sole bar painted and some not. some have also been weathered, some heavy and some light including roof dirt wheels etc. What I have tried to do is keep as much variation as possible between them all to so they don't look too uniform in appearance when in a rake or rakes. It is very easy and very very little can go wrong that can't be rectified easily. Cheer Graeme, thank you
Nice job!
Hi Marco. Thank you! Cheers!