PEAK POWER! coming soon!

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:10 pm

45110 blah, blah, blah - mind you, wouldn't that be a Mark 1 FO 'throne' at the front of the train?

terrycunliffe · Post by **terrycunliffe** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:08 pm

jbilton wrote: Hi Chris
Sounds great....I was only guessing based on D30 and D31 (my first peak ever ) having split flat panels.
I did look for a photo but couldn't find one.
Cheers
Jon

I've an old piccy of D27, which also had spilt panels, so I'm with Jon, the likelyhood of D29 being similar is pretty good.
Ohh, nice work, Chris BTW.

T

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:32 pm

phil45110 wrote:
alisterbetts wrote:
phil45110 wrote:Great stuff All it needs now is a nice black diesel spill down the side.
With it wiped clean around the number! Hmm, seem to remember 45132 in 1985 being like that... 1E22 out of Plymouth.....
Or just like this beast

Great shot Phil.

If you don't mind my input can I suggest that the weathering will look better if it's done using a slightly faded version of the base blue and some pretty neutral mud colours. It may be the screen grabs but it looks a bit green in those you posted.

Geoff.

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Mon May 22, 2006 7:32 am

Hi Geoff,
that was my first attempt, ive had another 2 goes since, like you say, bit green some of it, but think ive got the colours i want now, will post up the results later

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:21 am

hows this?

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:45 am

Baily9531 wrote:hows this?

That looks better. I feel a real fraud "Art Directing" your efforts (when I ought to be teaching myself to do it

) but can I suggest lightening and blurring the roof weathering just a tads? The smoke effect looks good and the nose and skirt discolouration is convincing but the roof looks more like it's been left standing rather than weathered in use. I reckon a bit of lighter and more uniform or blurred effect on the roof will be spot on.

No rush but I'm having to hide that tenner from my daughter

Geoff.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:02 am

The 45s and 46s had better look pretty rough and used as the cabviews for those engines are the tattiest I've ever seen! And I've seen a good few cabs in the last 5 years I can tell you.

prairie4566 · Post by **prairie4566** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:55 pm

It's looking the business

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:10 pm

More progress, had a few requests as well!
anyway heres a lightly weathered Class 44, 2,

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:17 pm

phil45110 wrote:
alisterbetts wrote:
phil45110 wrote:Great stuff All it needs now is a nice black diesel spill down the side.
With it wiped clean around the number! Hmm, seem to remember 45132 in 1985 being like that... 1E22 out of Plymouth.....
Or just like this beast

still got the weather it yet, which is tomorrows job

prairie4566 · Post by **prairie4566** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:19 pm

They're all looking great.

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:19 pm

Baily9531 wrote:More progress, had a few requests as well!
anyway heres a lightly weathered Class 44, 2,

That looks "The Mutts Nuts"! A really scruffy one would be nice. I know the preservation guys polish the paint off theirs but hundreds of miles revenue earning runs didn't give that opportunity. A copy of the photo posted earlier would be great. I noticed the yellow detail round the cab on that. Would that be difficult to do?

geoff

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:31 pm

arabiandisco wrote:Will 45132 (or D22 as it was once known) be involved?

Glagnar should give you a clue as to why I ask...

It can be if you want? PM me with how you want it, ie green, blue, with headlamp, without, markers or route boxes etc and ill see what i can do!

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:33 pm

Chris has put the yellow detail on. Have a look at Chris's last post for a comparison between the photo and his repaint.

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:37 pm

Anything BR Blue that was used on the real routes in Mid East UK would be good. I think you're going to love Micks reworking. Long way to go yet but it is extended considerably and has plenty of branches apart from the main drag to York.

BTW if you can recommend a title (book) that covers that era and that area it would be much appreciated. The trouble is that most attention on the ECML revolves around the crack steam expresses or the Deltics. Finding much diesel reference is proving a little difficult.

Geoff