new loco for cliffhanger

[Hobby]

Does that piece of kit stop Blair painting locos pink? ;D

Adds a certain "je ne sais quoi" to it, you have to admit... Bit brighter than i intended though...   ;D

[Tigger]

Splendid livery!  Should have been adopted by Stroudley rather than that lousy yellow...

[invercloy]

Splendid livery!  Should have been adopted by Stroudley rather than that lousy yellow...

So, this is "Hobson's improved engine red"?

[pilotfriend]

Now I have seen everything. No7 in a frock!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

"So, this is "Hobson's improved engine red"?

I rather think that will stick!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Hobby]

 ;D

I've got the pot of the colour if you fancy a change, John! Or you could just DCC The Pink One... ;)

[Hobby]

I think this and the Px48 will look nice alongside your new beast, John...

I think the blue might be a shade too dark, but we'll see when i have time to think about it... How I dislike close-ups!

[Tigger]

Blue's a funny colour; some shades will sit well on some locos and others just destroy them!  Personally I rather liked the BR blue with white lining and black edging as applied to the Vale of Rheidol locos in the '80s.  The RHDR's "Hurricane" looks gorgeous in the light Cale blue and I'd tend to go for a paler blue rather than the 'strong' shades.  Superb loco!

[pilotfriend]

You shall have to bring it along (also your transvestite diesel) to run on Cliffhanger before it is DCCed.

[tedp]

Nice hefty engine, Blair, and beautifully modelled. I saw it taking shape on the other forum. Pity there is nothing like it in British outline.

[pilotfriend]

I think that the problem is all about 'scale colour' That intense blue may very well be the correct colour but on a model, I would always lighten and remove some of the intensity.

Did you ever read this?

http://www.009.cd2.com/members/how_to/colour.htm

[Tigger]

Haven't yet but I shall do.  A read of your post and a very brief scan of the article seems to indicate we're thinking along the same lines with colour.  I've always appreciated the effects of 'scale reflectivity' - amount of light reflected per unit area, which is why a high gloss finish looks less convincing that a satin finish (ok, so you're next question will be something to do with my continued use of gloss on my locos! Don't go there!  Besides, they were all done many years ago and I have updated my technique!)

[pilotfriend]

Lined and weathered by Chris Meacham of Golden Arrow.

[Tigger]

Two very nice jobs!

[JulienW]

Yes John, very nice indeed - I particularly like that pugbash ;) :laugh:

[Tigger]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D