Here are some pictures of the High Level Fowler diesel. I just need to fit the glazing and cab interior.
Mark Humphrys
High Level Fowler.
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High Level Fowler.
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Lovely mode, and the paint finish is particularly convincing with its metalllic sheen. How did you achieve this?
Tony
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What a cracker!
My wishlist just got longer!
Steve
My wishlist just got longer!
Steve
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Yes, very nicely done - and almost in my industrial diesel 'corporate blue'!
I must admit I rather fancy getting one - but my 'to do' list is already far to long!
I must admit I rather fancy getting one - but my 'to do' list is already far to long!
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Just glazing and crew to do?
Gordon A
Gordon A
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I'd be interested to know how the build went, in my experience HL kits are so well designed they are a joy to build. Whose wheels did you use?
Steve
Steve
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I built it last year. It went together very well but I have also arranged for it to be sprung. Painting was just done using Halfords grey primer and then with Precision Caledonian blue and then various coats of Precision Dirty Black, Frame dirt and heavily thinned Matt black. Here are some pictures I took during building last year.
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steamraiser wrote:Just glazing and crew to do?
Gordon A
Yes it has a chip installed now, I cut the glazing out before I started building it and all the cab interior parts are painted ready to go in. Other than that just crew to go in.
The very small chip in it means it can only run on DCC.
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steve howe wrote:I'd be interested to know how the build went, in my experience HL kits are so well designed they are a joy to build. Whose wheels did you use?
Steve
The wheels are Gibson.
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How did you keep it so solder free? When I build it goes everywhere?
A few things I noticed. Buffer shanks tend to remain silvered on a loco in use. Pick out the works plate as they were rarely the same colour as the body. Painters have pride ! Frames are often black with streaks of rust or oil. See my pictures on the threat 'Yorkshire Engine DE2" for an example though it hasn't run for years. Dirt tends to be rust or dribbled oil of the body unless it is in an area that is very dusty ; I'm thinking of the EE 350hp 0-6-0's at Rylstone that were caked in light grey stone dust. My DE2 is due a repaint, possibly Yorkshire Engine lined green with yellow buffer beams, though I like the blue I painted it from the dark grey I bought it in.
A very nice model though. Well done.
A few things I noticed. Buffer shanks tend to remain silvered on a loco in use. Pick out the works plate as they were rarely the same colour as the body. Painters have pride ! Frames are often black with streaks of rust or oil. See my pictures on the threat 'Yorkshire Engine DE2" for an example though it hasn't run for years. Dirt tends to be rust or dribbled oil of the body unless it is in an area that is very dusty ; I'm thinking of the EE 350hp 0-6-0's at Rylstone that were caked in light grey stone dust. My DE2 is due a repaint, possibly Yorkshire Engine lined green with yellow buffer beams, though I like the blue I painted it from the dark grey I bought it in.
A very nice model though. Well done.
Ordsall Road (BR(E)), Forge Mill Sidings (BR(M)), Kirkcliffe Coking Plant (BR(E)), Swanage (BR (S)) and Heaby (LMS/MR). Acquired Thorneywood (GNR). Still trying to "Keep the Balance".
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