Recently I bought a Paul Windle locomotive, sold as a 'project' as the chassis was mangled. I've bought a replacement chassis, but some details need to be painted. I understand he has a standard colour pallette unless it is a special commission (I also have a loco from Paul Windle that he painted in RAF blue, I think it is, for me).
This is the locomotive in question, in green. If anyone knows and can tell what paints he uses and not just the colour that would be great.
Many thanks.
(https://www.flickr.com/photo_download.gne?id=54808232627&secret=fff861bca6&size=c&source=photoPageEngagement)
I suspect it's a fairly standard Humbrol colour, but you could try going 'old school' by writing to Paul to ask the question with a stamped & addressed envelope for his reply...
Quote from: JulienW on September 25, 2025, 09:00I suspect it's a fairly standard Humbrol colour, but you could try going 'old school' by writing to Paul to ask the question with a stamped & addressed envelope for his reply...
Thanks. That will be a good opportunity to ask him what glue he used for attaching the cylinder covers to the donor chassis too. I managed to prise them off undamaged which will save making new ones.
Knowing Paul's methods it's probably nothing exotic - superglue or maybe even plastic solvent weld...
Quote from: JulienW on September 25, 2025, 11:28Knowing Paul's methods it's probably nothing exotic - superglue or maybe even plastic solvent weld...
My guess is CA glue given the cover plate is presumably polystyrene and the cylinders and motion are I guess some sort of 'engineering' plastic. The glue break looks like a clear shear fracture so it seems there is minimal solvent damage to the PS. My other guess was it might be a dab of epoxy.
Do you have his postal address please?
You should have had a message yesterday Graeme...
Graeme,
If you send me an e-mail, I will pass on a contact number and you could have a chat with him.
Pity you could not get down down to Rainhill last Saturday, Paul was there all day helping people.
Stan Williams.
Thanks Julien and Stan.