Monthly Archives: March 2014

ANDIAN MODELS TURRET TENDER part five

The building of this kit comes to an end with painting and weathering. The paint used is self-etch black thinned 50/50 with self-etch thinners then sprayed carefully making sure the coverage is even.Weathering is covered in a previous post. Then … Continue reading

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AUSTRAINS NSWGR LHG GUARDS VAN

After receiving an LHG on the weekend I thought I should weather it and put it into service. Weathering was done in the usual way, thinned Floquil paint grime, then mud, then a bit of grimy black. This paint is … Continue reading

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EVEN MORE SHEEP

An update on the sheep – there have been 80 beasts added to the flock on both sides of the track, so here they are grazing in the morning sun.

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ANDIAN MODELS TURRET TENDER part four

After soldering the top to the body detailing was next which was slow going. Following the instructions step by step and studying the photos on the disc is a must and a great help. I have added a bit of … Continue reading

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