Class 08 update

Recently I have been working away at a few modelling project simultaneously. This means that no projects have been finished recently, with each one inching along slowly. I have slowly been detailing a class 08 in BR blue and this project is now close to getting a proper weathering over the factory-finish weathering.

Front end detailing

The model is the the Bachmann and 08 and I have spent sometime time adding details, as shown in the Model Rail issue a couple of years ago. All the pipes have been painted up, some underframe detailing parts and added the cab interior painted. The model has also had the Express Models lighting kit added.....more on this in a later post.......The glue and glaze is currently drying on the cab glazing and then it will be assembled for weathering.

Front/side view

Normally I remove the body from the underframe for weathering and remove the wheels. However, in the case of this model it is quite problematic to remove the wheels, so this time I am going to mask off the wheels and then weather the whole model in one hit. Maybe I will get this finished this week....

Back end detailing and cab interior