My paint workshop is currently pretty busy, with a lot of wagons ready to be painted and weathered. Ticking over in the back ground has been the build of a 12t fish van, which is to enter service in a faded BR blue livery. This wagon is the 0 gauge Parkside Kit. As I was modelling an 00 gauge parcels train I thought I would turn my hand to building a couple of these wagons is 0 gauge. The kit went together seamlessly and is now ready for a wash and lick of paint.
12t van ready for a coat of faded BR blue
My 0 gauge grampus is also progressing and has been the subject of a couple of coats of paint from the air brush. I have made a start on the bodywork, mixing in some coats of weathered black, light rust and dark rust. The body work is almost there now and a start has been made on the underframe. Hopefully this wagon will be finished in a couple of weeks, all dependent on how much free time I am allowed over the weekends. I am thoroughly enjoying this little venture into 0 gauge and just having one or two items of rolling stock to work in the background will quickly allow enough wagons for a small shunting micro layout to be built.....now how long until that Dapol 08 hits the shelves??...
Grampus wagon part way through painting
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