Commission: Another Southern Victory…

Last year I reworked one of my Planet Industrial ‘Victory’ models to represent the East Kent’s example as if it had been repainted by the Southern…

That example was plain Southern black, this time I have created a ‘what if’ in lined green. My customer had purchased the plain black Victory which is still the best one to select for any repaint. The model strips down to components in short order thanks to the screwed assembly allowing the cab interior to be masked and the body primed and then sprayed. Black edging was hand painted on the cab and tanks ready for lining. Wheel centres and cylinders were hand painted in green.

 

Straight lines are from Fox lining (the lettering and numbers are all Fox too) but the curved edges were produced with white paint and the bow pen, freehand, and tidied up a little with a very fine brush. Sealing with lacquer before a light weathering, using a wash on the footplate and chassis and some airbrushed dirt on the bunker and soot along the boiler. I hand painted some Planet Industrials crew and some real coal in the bunker finish her off. She looks superb, certainly believable and with the burly yet neat appearance of the prototype captured beautifully in miniature I hope she enjoys many years service for my customer.

I’ve reworked several Victory over the years since release, and am always happy to bring your model to life. Weathering starts from as little as £60, but I offer a one stop shop for design / source / detail / refinish / weathering for you to meet whatever your requirements. Get in touch for a no obligation fixed price proposal to meet your needs. Until next time, more soon…

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