loco respray

[brbluewill]

not got the courage to try myself looking for a recommendations for a respray as i have never ventured into this before.thanks in advance

[Ollie3440]

Judging by the excellent work he's done previously it may be worth contacting our one and only Chris. Some of the stuff he's done on his own layout is exquisite!

Ollie

[guest311]

not got the courage to try myself looking for a recommendations for a respray as i have never ventured into this before.thanks in advance

contact Chris on here, does a great job and not overpriced.

really pleased with the ones he's done for me.

would also suggest Tank, but he can only do camo and toothpaste 

cheers

alan

[Tank]

Cheers Alan, I think!  LOL

What are you looking for exactly Will?  I'm sure you could do it. 

[longbridge]

I find it very rewarding to do the job myself.

Have you thought of practicing on an old piece of rolling stock first as you may be pleasantly surprised with the results and how easy it really is, you could then find the courage to go onto more important items.

I soak my models in Non Caustic Oven Cleaner, wash them in luke warm water using an old toothbrush, dry them and spray them with Tamiya Spray Paint in Cans.

[EtchedPixels]

Definitely worth picking up an old body and having a go - especially for the simpler liveries. It takes a few goes to get loco painting to an ok standard but its worth it.

[Newportnobby]

Definitely worth picking up an old body and having a go

Burke & Hare eat your heart out (unfortunate turn of phrase)

[brbluewill]

right gonna have a bash with a wagon any tips

[EtchedPixels]

- Everything clean
- Stir paint well - if your matt paints are glossy usually it means you didn't stir them properly
- Thin coats of paint
- Brush in multiple directions, in particular if you've got a sticking out bar or strut brush along the edges of it as well to get rid of any excess paint.
- If using acrylic don't be tempted to go back over an area a minute later to touch it up - let it dry and then revisit or it'll show marks

For primers the Games Workshop white is really good and generally available, the black isn't a good primer for materials but is nice matt black for things like kettles and beats doing it all with a brush.


Alan

[brbluewill]

thanks alan will have a bash at the weekend will post pics as long as no one laughs

[longbridge]

Pleased to hear you are having a crack at painting them yourself, very rewarding

You might also like to try Tamiya spray paint for a truly professional job, quick easy and looks great.

[Chris]

My repaints have all been done with Holts car paints. I strip off the old livery with Mr Muscle oven cleaner, rinse thorougly then spray on a coat of grey primer to check for blemishes. Once happy another final coat of primer goes on before the main colours. If you need to mask anything would recommend Tamiya masking tape.

If you'd prefer someone else to repaint your loco feel free to drop me a PM.

[Newportnobby]

thanks alan will have a bash at the weekend will post pics as long as no one laughs

To quote a line from Lady Scottishplay "but screw your courage to the sticking place and you'll not fail" (or words to that effect )

[brbluewill]

My repaints have all been done with Holts car paints. I strip off the old livery with Mr Muscle oven cleaner, rinse thorougly then spray on a coat of grey primer to check for blemishes. Once happy another final coat of primer goes on before the main colours. If you need to mask anything would recommend Tamiya masking tape.

If you'd prefer someone else to repaint your loco feel free to drop me a PM.

cheers chris will have a bash at a wagon or two and see if i feel adventurous or not if not i will be in touch

[TPE NORTH]

Hi guys. Ive got a full virgin mk3 set but i can not seem to find a virgin mk3 DVT. Im toying with the idea of buying DVT and sending it away for repainting. Any suggestions or examples of good work, so should i hang on until 1 in virgin livery comes avaliable. Alan