Warbler Locomotive and Carriage Works, NEWS

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 6:14 pm

Hi all,

Just a quick note, as I'm reskinning a few locomotives for my route, and working on a set of Coaches for Robert159's B&SR route

I have decided to call my reskinning/coach building activities the above works, this thread will post news related to my reskins/coaches and is here for any feedback (positive or otherwise) about any of my work.

Current projects:

1:
Tim Elsby has granted me permission to reskin his model of the Welshpool's Orion into the BIG steamer for my 3ft line, I plan to relivery it into my standard lined blue (you all know what it looks like by now don't you?) and rename it in memory of my Dog "Megan" who had to be put down on the First (this month) after her liver failed. Work completed so far includes renaming, new plates made

and highlighting the tank side rivets, further work on which is planned soon.

Click the image to zoom in

Above: Progress so far on "Megan" will be re-numbered before too long, number yet to be decided upon!

2:
Coaches for the JLR line of Robert159's B&SR route, this will be my first forray into 3D model making and will be constructed in both truescale and 2X scale with two different liveries, plans have been drawn up but so far I have not yet started on the construction side of things. Once construction commenes I will notify you all.

So this thread is for me to inform people how my locomotive and carriage work is comming along, instead of using the route thread, and for you, the people who download my reskins to make any comment, good or bad, (preferrably good

) about ANY of my reskins. I will also, at some point post a set of links to all of my reskins for easy Download.

Well that is the end for this bulletin, more news when there is some

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 6:57 pm

Work done to the moment, now includes sides painted Warbler blue (not yet linned) and the tank ends have recieved hazzard stripes and on the one tank, the locomotive number (2) see picture below:

Work still to do, paint the boiler caldding, rear of the bunker, cast a new works plate and Number and hand paint the lining

the signwriter will be the last person working on the loco.

Comments greatly recieved

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Thu May 12, 2005 7:40 pm

Looks excellent!

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:06 pm

I've done more work since

the loco is now completely blue (including the cylinders) and I have commenced linning out

once that is complete, I will create my works plate and place a big Number 2 above it

pics to follow!

andrewgadd · Post by **andrewgadd** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:19 pm

The Bodgit and Scarper Engineering Company wish the Warbler Locomotive and Carriage Works every success in their venture and hope to avail themselves of their facilities in the near future.
Although BS&E have their own paint shop, the staff has a tendency to spend more time in the pub across the road that is perhaps conducive to painting!

GOOD LUCK DALE!

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:55 pm

andrewgadd wrote:The Bodgit and Scarper Engineering Company wish the Warbler Locomotive and Carriage Works every success in their venture and hope to avail themselves of their facilities in the near future.
Although BS&E have their own paint shop, the staff has a tendency to spend more time in the pub across the road that is perhaps conducive to painting!

GOOD LUCK DALE!

I'm working with a bottle if Cider on my desk at the moment. My resklins are usually complete within a day of starting, in fact MEGAN now only awaits its works plates and Cabside Number then it should be ready

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 9:25 pm

Prior to the fitting of the works plates, and the painting of the loco number on the buffer beam

(couldn't get the number to look right on the cabside

) "Megan" gets a breif look outside.

Just before the company signwriter painted her number on her buffer beams, "Megan" showed off her works plate

(Bigger version now as my Avatar)

Finally, the signwritting was complete and "Megan" proudly displayed her Number 2 on both her Buffer beam and left hand tank. The tank number (in the black and yellow part) was there so the loco could be identified after a hard days work

after all, the buffer beams would get cacked in muck and grime over time, and these industrial locos were never cleaned, the model is on a preserved railway so it is kept clean!

Comments welcomed (even encouraged)
End of update, apart from, texture files being sent to Tim for approval before I can upload

fredrikljundberg · Post by **fredrikljundberg** » Thu May 12, 2005 10:19 pm

Looks Excellent. I can't wait to get hold of my copy.

cheers

Fred

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:09 pm

Well, I've sent the texture files to Tim, so its up to him now

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sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:10 pm

If I might make a tiny criticism, I think the smokebox looks a bit washed out - if you'll pardon the pun.

I'd be making that a little darker, and putting a bit extra on the rivet detail - maybe with the emboss function in PSP.

Apart from that - it looks great!

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:16 pm

Currently available reskins from Warbler Locomotive and Carriage Works

JLR Number 1 [1620882 bytes] - GarthionV1.zip
File ID: 9414 Date: 23 Jun 2004 - 446 Downloads

JLR Locomotive number 1, the first reskin,

JLR Number 2 [358164 bytes] - GaraleV1.zip
File ID: 9425 Date: 23 Jun 2004 - 481 Downloads

JLR Locomotive number 2, another reskin for Robert159

JLR Number 3 GARLETHIAN [617852 bytes] - Garlethian.zip
File ID: 9578 Date: 08 Jul 2004 - 491 Downloads

A dewinton for the JLR, numbered 3 named Garlethian

Warbler Railways [1139990 bytes] - Thion.zip
File ID: 11697 Date: 28 Feb 2005 - 279 Downloads

Thion for the 2ft Warbler Light Railway, part of the Warbler Railways system, the first useage of Warbler standard Blue.

WMR Diema loco [3300712 bytes] - WMR_Dale.zip
File ID: 12239 Date: 11 May 2005 - 362 Downloads

Ex-TSC Diema loo "Dale" another Warbler System loco, this time to 3ft gauge, used for the industrial line to the factories, in Warbler standard Blue.

More as and when uploaded

As you can see, my liveries have become more subdued over time

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Thu May 12, 2005 11:17 pm

sp762 wrote:If I might make a tiny criticism, I think the smokebox looks a bit washed out - if you'll pardon the pun.

I'd be making that a little darker, and putting a bit extra on the rivet detail - maybe with the emboss function in PSP.

Apart from that - it looks great!

Will do, but not until tomorrow, I'm feeling a bit like the smokebox

washed out

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:38 pm

Garthion wrote: ADVERTISEMENT:

Warbler Locomotive and Carriage Works offer their services to create custom locomotve skins for individuals or upload provided the required permission has been granted, to request a custom reskin, please contact the Manager (Garthion, me ) via PM or E-Mail from the link Below. We Do Not Charge

Good luck Dale - Also check your PMs...

Bruce

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:01 pm

Finished and approved by Tim, upload will commence once I've zipped the file

will include two consists, one forwards and one backwards, no wagons or coaches though

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:38 pm

Now approved (after just one Hour

)

WMR [334278 bytes] - WMR_Megan.zip
File ID: 12246 Date: 13 May 2005 - 284 Downloads

MEGAN, seen in above post posing with two FfR coaches which look tiny in comparison to the locomotive