Commission: Talyllyn tourist opens in 009...

I've finished a pair of 009 coaches this week, both tourist opens from the Talyllyn railway. These have appeared in previous Friday updates, but are complete and ready to head back to their new owner in the next day or so...

Based around the Tyneside Models print I have repaired, prepped and cleaned up the 3D prints, added Peco couplings and then primed and smoothed them ahead of painting. They were then sprayed with a matt white over the body panels for where the red panels would be before applying Humbrol 62 (leather) by airbrush on the interior, underside and end panels. Once dry Humbrol 220 was airbrushed onto the side panels.

The next stage was to paint in the panel details with more Humbrol 62, picking out the raised detail carefully. When dry, matt black was applied to the axle boxes.

Roofs were cut from 15thou styrene, curved beforehand and superglued in place. This was then painted leather underneath and black on top. Decals were added to the sides, and the white panel each end of the coach touched in. 0.4mm brass rod was blackened and glued in place down the non door side. Finally the couplings and wheels are fitted. 

Turning 'kits' like these into finished models is good fun, but does require patience and access to things like custom transfers. If you've any questions then get in touch, or would like me to work on your own model then I'm happy to work out a no-obligation personal proposal. More soon...