Does anyone know any good companies they could recommend for a loco respray and detailing which won't break the bank ?
Thanks Paul
Try www.peakdaleworks.com (http://www.peakdaleworks.com)
Never used them myself but look good. When I've saved a few bucks im gonna get a class 60 resprayed. I'm gonna try these guys first.
Let us know how you get on. :thumbsup:
Thanks Owl I've dropped them an email.
Paul
You could have a look at these people, they mainly do detailing but they will consider resprays.
http://www.gclocoweathering.co.uk/ (http://www.gclocoweathering.co.uk/)
cheers John.
Hi John I tried GC but they are too busy at present.
Thanks
Paul
Quote from: swisstony on January 01, 2013, 09:35:55 PM
Does anyone know any good companies they could recommend for a loco respray and detailing which won't break the bank ?
Thanks Paul
have you tried Chris of Old Warren TMD fame ?
I know he will be busy with his new layout, but he does fantastic work, and doesn't break the bank.
Here's another one, Paul
http://www.grimytimes.co.uk/ (http://www.grimytimes.co.uk/)
Has anyone had an N gauge loco resprayed by :
Custom Models of Bonnybridge
If so, please advise
Quote from: Arrachogaidh on March 04, 2013, 08:53:27 PMMarcus, getting one done there just now. I'll let you know how it turns out
What did you send and how was progress?
Quote from: mjkerr on January 31, 2013, 09:51:02 PMCustom Models of Bonnybridge
Due to a personal injury this agent has suspended their service
From the photos of the injuries I would expect this to be at least three months, making it almost impossible to type, never mind paint a model!
This now explains the extremely poor quality of the four models I had completed, which are now being sent to Millfields at no cost
mjkerr........ you seem to want Rolex quality at poundland prices.
As with most things in life you get what you pay for. A very good respray is going to take many many hours/days to complete. If you want a factory like finish then in IMHO the only two companies that do, what I consider, top notch jobs are Mercig and CJM, yes they are expensive but worth every penny.
Dan
There's a chap operating under the name of The Weathering Works. He has an eBay shop here:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Weathering-Works (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Weathering-Works)
I haven't purchased anything from him and have no idea if he offers commission work, but the standard of his OO and N work looks pretty good in the photos. Might be worth contacting him for more details.
If it's weathering required then both BHE and Lytchett Manor Models offer weathering services. They might also offer resprays and detailing services as well, so it might be worth checking them out.
H.
Quote from: Truffles on May 24, 2013, 09:55:37 AMmjkerr........ you seem to want Rolex quality at poundland prices
£75 per loco is hardly cheap and is around the going rate for a repaint in two colours (Large Logo Blue)
I didn't select the cheapest either, as discussed elsewhere
I allowed additional time and suggested checking the models at each stage, to ensure accuracy
Quote from: Arrachogaidh on May 23, 2013, 10:13:44 PMThe person involved has NOT suspended their service at all
I am just going by the communication received this month, which makes this very clear the models could not be completed due to the personal injury and the service had been suspended
Actually I would say £75 is very cheap. Once you take away materials, cost of paint, varnish, transfers etc etc etc as well as 23% tax that leaves around a £40 (that's probably on the high side) profit margin. Even going on a £10 per hour workrate do you honestly expect a quality respray for 4 hours work? It takes me well over that amount of time just to prep a model let alone spray one.
I doubt many N scale respray people make enough if just doing that to even pay tax!
There is a reason there are very few N scale respray folk and everyone does O gauge.
However you ought to be able to do a loco an hour to reasonable standard without much weathering as a business and by being smart about how you batch work.
Alan
I'll second what Allan said. I stopped doing resprays because there was so little money to be made.
Quote from: EtchedPixels on May 24, 2013, 07:33:03 PM
However you ought to be able to do a loco an hour to reasonable standard without much weathering as a business and by being smart about how you batch work.
Its all in the planning, I have 5 or 6 things on the go at once and for example, do all the yellow warning pannels at once, saves a lot of time.
Can I suggest if you can't 'talk nicely' to each other then just don't talk?
The forum is not the place for sniping at one another regardless of who started what and when.
If anyone persists, the topic will just be locked.
Thank you