Hi all,
Some of you may know of me and some won't!
Over time I've had a brush or two with the DHR - one way or another.
I first did some DHR modelling about 7 years ago for a modeller who had commissioned a lot of the stuff from me and wanted something different.
However, life intervened and the work sat - in virtual, paper and metal form - on one or other of my PC hard drives or workbenches since then.
However, a new commission about a year ago, to build some Worsley Works DHR coaching stock, has awoken the interest I had and led me to dig it all out and refresh both my memory of what I had done and the stuff I had done.
I still have some DHR Worsley Works stuff to build on commission but have gained an extended interest myself as a result!
If you are a follower/user of RMWeb you may well have come across my threads on their.
For simplicity - I've listed them below.
DHR - Locomotives
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/109568-darjeeling-himalayan-railway-motive-power-ndm6/
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111340-darjeeling-himalayan-railway-motive-power-class-b-0-4-0-saddle-tank-locomotive/
DHR Coaching stock
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/108905-darjeeling-himalayan-railway-coaches/
DHR Goods Stock
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/110637-darjeeling-himalayan-railway-wagons/
DHR - Lettering and Marking
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111426-darjeeling-himalayan-railway-lettering-for-rolling-stock/
Anyway - That's where I am at present with things!
Have a look - feel free to comment, suggestions are always appreciated!
Thanks
Phil H
Hi all,
OK - time to be more specific about the DHR Coaching situation....
I was asked if I could draw up some of the DHR coaching stock in an attempt to broaden the range available.
As a result I did the drawings but then everything went quiet from the person who commissioned them.
As a result I have about 15 different DHR coaches as drawings which were intednded to become card models in 009.
The actual drawing files are a bit large and are not accepted on the forum.
However, the .jpg files that were exported as trial prints do!
These are smaller files.
1 - Insert the .jpg file into any of the various softwares that allow this.
2 - Resize the .jpg to full page A4
3 - Print onto card using the highest quality setting that your printer can handle.
4 - Cut out and glue together!
Beware - if using an inkjet printer you will need to seal the printed image onto the card!
There are a variety of ways to do this.
1 - Windsor and Newton fixative spray
2 - Acrylic Varnish
3 - Johnsons Clear with airbrush.
Please do not attempt to finish them with a brush coat as the ink will run!
Images to come once I sort out (and resize) the .jpg's!
Thanks
Hi all,
First coach then....
Let me know whaty you think!
Thanks
Hi all,
Next offering.
Double value this time - 2 coaches per page!
Thanks
Hi all,
The continuation....
One of the initial requests was to see if I could create the coaches in the short lived liveries that existed in the late 80's.
To be specific?
Indian Red and Cream
Tourist Green and White
Tourist Green and Cream
Tourist Blue and Cream
I have to say that when I started on this project I had next to no information from the person commissioning them.
All he knew was that he thought that at some date or other in the 80's all these liveries existed - at least for a short time!
Getting the info has been a major exercise!
Then - trying to find out which coaches were in what colour and at what date.
Then - trying to match the colours used.
Anyway, all that happened - or sort of!
So I'll post the first image question I had to try and resolve.
What are the correct shades of Red and Cream?
From the small number of photos available I came up with this as a comparison.
Thoughts?
Thanks
ps - Still not 100% sure even now!
Nice work Phil and thanks for sharing. Not my own subject but I'm sure there will be many who will find these drawings very useful.
Mick
Quote from: MickT on July 22, 2016, 21:30
Nice work Phil and thanks for sharing. Not my own subject but I'm sure there will be many who will find these drawings very useful.
Mick
Hi Mick,
Thanks for the comments.
I am already further ahead with the coaches and will post some more of the exported .jpg files shortly.
Once I get more organised I'll start with my renditions of the Indian Red and Cream ones.
Thanks
Hi all,
I have been playing about with the various colours of Red and Cream that might be right.
I only have 5 photos of the coaches in this livery - even then a couple only show part of the coach.
So - finding out the coach numbers that are correct for the Red and Cream paint scheme is a bit of a problem!
Howeve, using the photos I am comfortable that I have identified the correct coach types - so far!
Anyway - Some more sample .jpg's to show.
Thanks
Hi all,
A couple more of the Red and Cream coaches
Thanks
Hi all,
Another of the project ideas was to try and recreate the later coaches that have curved sides.
For ease of description we decided to call them 'The Tumblehome Coaches?
If you have seen photos of these - you will understand why!
Anyway......
Some more drawings resulted - so here are the exported .jpg files for you to look at.
Thanks
Hi all,
More on DHR coaches....
With the person who asked me to do these coach drawings now having settled on his modelling period - a bit more research and work was required.
He had seen references to 'The Green and White' coach livery period and wants to replicate that.
After a lot of digging - but virtual and on paper, I've only come up with 4 photos with what may be this livery.
I say maybe for good reason!
It's hard to tell as the quality of the photos isn't great, but I think this needs to be split into 'Green and White' plus 'Green and Cream' liveries.
But - it could all be down to the film used, lighting conditions etc
So - you guessed it - I've had a go anyway!
Green and White first.
Thanks