Bachmann class 25 repaint - the next one..

A quick update on the repainting of another locomotive, this time a BR blue class 25 (just like the last time!!). Building on the lessons I learnt with the last one, I decided to pre-shade this one, painting weathered black along all the seams of the body shell, after it had been primed in white. After painting the ends yellow I have put on 3 shades of BR blue, but deliberately thinner over some parts of the body sides, to mimic faded paint. The photographs were taken after 2 coats, a further coat has been added this evening. Transfers, weathering and varnish to go. Hopefully, I will get an update up in a couple of weeks showing the finished article...

Original paint finish on the model

The variation in the livery on the body sides is an attempt to replicate faded paint

The roof of the locomotive shows the pre-shading beneath the BR blue