Parkside Dundas PS36 LNER 10 Ton Fish Van

Well, I'm having a break from Viccy Roads buildings, the new weapon arrived yesterday

GaGa SP180K-Double-action-Trigger-Air-paint-Control-Airbrush-0-2mm-0-3mm-0-5mm-Needle



So time to test it, and guess who / what the victim is ....

Body coulour first - i'm using Revel Acrylic No. 83 - Rust. This paint is like tar, so was thinned down in the bottle first, before final thinning in the mixing cup.

My previous attempts at spraying tended to produce orange peel textures.
Probably caused by the pressure being too high, too thick paint and possibly a bent needle.

Line pressure reduced to 15psi.
The SP180 is supplied with a 0.2, 0.3 & 0.5 mm needle and nozzel. I have used the 0.3 mm needle / nozzle combination for this part of the build.

I have thinned the paint down far more than I would normally.

Pre-spraying paint I ran a cup of acetone, then 2 cups of thinners through the brush.

Moment of truth time

1st thin coat - tested on a tissue, and a fine brown mist appeared, now for the model.

Wow .... this looked good - well to me it looked good.



Just waiting for the paint to dry before coat no.2

Paul

 

and the second coat





Paul

 

Several light coats of Hubrol gloss cote applied, then the transfers.

These were then sealed in with another coat of gloss cote.

The buffers and Fish cast plates were painted black, and the slate destination board in dark grey.

Panel lines were picked out with Humbrol Black enamel wash. Any excess will be removed when dry

Looks like this



A cotton bud dampened with enalmel thinners will remove the excess once dry

Paul

 

While waiting for the wash to dry, I sprayed the roof - Tamiya XF24 Dark Grey.

Then cleaned up the wash with a dampened cotton bud.

All 4 sides









Next up - weathering

Paul

 

Need to add weight, just don't know how much to add. Then stick the roof on - i'll follow Steve Fay's advice and drill a hole in the floor to let the fumes escape.
Then I think a light spray with a sandy brown colour to represent road dirt, then a bit of powders and washes (brown and dust washes on the underframe). Nothing too heavy on this one.

I have been impressed with the airbrush, so much so, that the BG's I did earlier in my workbench thread my be heading for the dettol - again

Paul

 

A bit of trawling on the net, has offered two possible wts

GOG - suggests 1g per mm (approx 1oz/inch) with a minimum weight of 125g or 4.4oz

Others recommend between 50 & 75 g per axel.

I'll weigh the wagon in the morning, and probably follow the GOG guide.

Paul

 

Ok Toto, how this then ?



Paul

 

Thanks guys

Yup Chris very happy with the new airbrush, and I haven't tried the 0.2 needle / nozzle yet.

Chalk marks - damn that Lefty, he cleaned it off just before the photo shoot

Paul

 

Thanks Rob

I'll give the 0.5 nozzle a try. At the price of the airbrush, if its a goer then I think it would be sensible to have one at 0.5 and another for 0.2 or 0.3 nozzle.
On my Slater s Rectangular tank builds, I had success using Humbrol Enamel washes loaded neat into the airbrush.

Paul