Re-branding my HST to LNER | Railtec Transfers 

I'm glad you've pointed this out regarding the difference in price.

Love it!! Great idea and how authentic too!! Keeping the ( ageing) locomotives looking fresh in there new livery's and not replacing with new

Really enjoyed this video Richard, great to hear that such an accomplished modeller like yourself is still apprehensive about doing certain jobs on their layouts. It really does give us novices hope and also teaches us not to be scared of doing something new as one of the heavyweights in modelling also has his fears in certain areas. 😀👍🏻

I like that it look more prototypical when a railway line change company (like SWT to SWR, which most of their train have a temporary decal on existing SWT stocks).

Hi as a scale modeller for many years decals are common place. Try using micro Sol and micro set. Two solutions that you add when you apply your decal. They will make your decals so thin they will painted on. Other solutions are available.

Just came off looking at eBay, and there were 6 class 43 for sale costing from £28 per end there was a HST set including 2 coaches bids at £30, your a clever chap you should have bought a couple of old dogs and given them a refurbishment, thus creating another great video and gaining more fans like me who think that HORNBY are taking the piss, as though know that there's a collectors market where old blokes like me spend their pension on Locos that will be bought n stored never to see the light of day! Really enjoyed you video with "The Kid Dick" and Everard Junction, I watched Richards first video post of his Locos running over a set of points which I believe was around May 2010, I then watched every video to date and boy has he come along way! Glebe Rd Jnctn was another layout I watched, Terry Sharrocks wonderful lay out which started life in a shed, ending up in his loft and only weeks away from being photographed for BRM his world turned upside down, at least we have the videos for referencing, which I intend to do when I get around to building my own layout, but here's the dilemma do I build a model layout for the pleasure of running or do I build a layout for filming front of decisions, decisions

Just purchased the hst and railtec transfers 👍🏻

Nice one Richard, glad you plucked up the courage and made a good job of it ----------------------Cheers Kev

they look great mate and glad yo see your keeping your fav and giving it a lovely facelift cant wait to see whats next

I liked what you did with the transfers on the hst 43 , came out nice .

I'd recommend lining the transfer up with the stripe at the bottom. It'd be much easier to match the curve and then run a scalpel along the seem below the vents. You'd be able to use the seem as a guide for the knife and avoid scratching off any paint work. I was a bit thrown back by the colour difference between the transfer and the body until I Googled it -then you put up a picture- . Gotta love the 'sod it, that'll do' method they used on the prototype 🤣👌 £260 for a pair of units that aren't even DCC fitted is just ridiculous. They're going to end up pricing themselves out of the hobby at this rate. I'm glad now I went on a spending spree a few years back and got all the stock I need then!

Even it was hard you said. But I say Well done and you can do it well. Most people get stressed.

Thanks for reply, big big fan of the 43 , will be sad to see them go . I remember when they came into service , you could say I grew up with them ..

Good to see a video from you again mate! I can guess how brave you had to be feeling to take on that task! Looking forward to the layout update - I'm guessing it's one pink Class 66!

You did a great job and cleary showed the pros and cons. Even if colors don't quite match in video, they are closer in reality, as you said. One can decide whether the £10 decals or the £260 new power cars suit them better. I have a couple trains I would like to change emblems on myself. Fortunately for me, the area is small, so I will paint out the old and use clear-backed decals. Thanks for the demo! 👍

Great work Richard. As for the guess of the new engine. I will press my luck and vouch for the Hornby TTS Class 60 in DB Schenker livery as I just recently got one and I am aiming to review it in August once I get a DCC controller as it is not enabled on DCC for some silly reason :). But you should be fine though as you use DCC on the layout if I remember correctly mate? All the best Ash.

sorry but what a rip off................£260 for the SAME HST but just says LNER on it instead!!! you don't even get the coaches just the powered ends!!

Very nice end result looks good,o am still pondering on the new addition looking forward to the reveal !

I found using a couple of soft bristle paint brushes work really well. You can use them to manipulate the transfer and remove water away and if you needed to add water back to the brush and push it back under the transfer to realign them. I keep a set of different sizes just to do transfers.

Excellent job richard, transfers are hard to do can be fiddly and annoying but you done a top job. Layout update next 😁👀 cant wait !

It probably looks more realistic than the new Hornby one anyway with the slight variation in colour hopefully LNER will stick around for a while!

I would say that is a very acceptable alternative to spending a fortune again.. Nice one, cheers, Chris

I got some railtec transfers earlier this year. 45110 ‘Medusa’ nameplate and numbers. They are very good!

Thanks for sharing this , I have ordered some West Coast coach logo's to make some old LMS coach stock into West Coast livery . Cheers.........Peter

Thanks for the video richard, I was a little concerned how much the trasnfers looked different to the rest of the livery, but with the photo of the prototype then I was sold, excellent tutorial thank you. New stock, I think a class 90 in freightliner, based on the size of the box.

Indeed we do have that locomotive that is our favourite. Decals like many other things, become a lot easier with practice and knowledge. Two products I always use when using decals is microset and microsol. Microset helps making the decal set better and microsol softens the decal to adhere to irregular surfaces. Regardless tho I recon you did well and the end result does look good while saving yourself a few pounds. I’ve got a large wagon project coming up where I’ll be doing a lot of decal work. But I keep putting it off due to the repetitive work involved. All the best, Clint at Leila Central.

I like that you backed yourself up with the photographs of the real train showing they only applied a big square vinyl logo over the Virgin logos. Grates me that on your second loco you made it wonky lol

Happy wife, happy life. Smart move to go with the transfer option Richard! More money for another item! You are missing an essential tool at the 5:20 mark, a pint of beer!

That was an interesting coach layout on the HST...

Hi Richard very nicely illustrated on what to do. Colin

Fantastic video as always! 👍

Is there a coach pack for the virgin east coast class 43 or do you have to buy them separately? Great video!

Great addition Buddy I guess the great thing of these transfers if all goes horribly wrong a damp cloth would remove the transfers to start again - so a great fix as I see it Fab video Richard Now it’s time to get them weathering brushes out 😉😁 Cheers Garry

Wow cool video

Should have renumbered one to 43 312. I cabbed that one hehe. Amazing as always. I have the GWR set and they need the Welsh dragons applied to it so this may be my push to get them done! Thank you

I am very happy that you have covered over that name of a person who is not on my Xmas card list, here comes the BUT, I can only hope that one day the new LNER company can afford to change all of the livery as it still looks like that man's train. Of course, it has to be repaint in Green as that is LNER's colour. My favourite diesel is the Deltic. I can not afford a Hornby or a Bachmann version. So I have rebuilt a Lima one, including the motor swap and flush glazing and repainted the buffer beams (One of which I had to repair.) in BR Crimson, (Blood) I thought I had picked out the red pot. I will be posting a picture of it on my facebook page, Yorkdale LNER Preservation Railway. Martin (Thailand) Happy transferring.

If you wet the loco body as well, the job will be even easier.

Perhaps dapols class 73 in the network rail livery? Love how realistic the sidings and station look on your layout

Looking good there richard a very nice job they look amazing another great video richard all the best : john from rugby.

Looks so cool but mate sort out your rake of coaches. Your buffet is at the opposite end from the 1st Class coaches and your Guards coach is wrong way round. Sorry to be petty lol

I prefer the Virgin version, but if you are happy with the LNER version, that's all that matters. It's a pity it is not in the same shade of red as the loco, as it would look much better. Geoff

I always like Railtec transfers

I've just received the Stirling Single; is that in your box??

patch work, nice work.

Nice one Richard! If I did mine I might just do one side and have best of both worlds 🤔maybe one maritime 66 ? Cheers Dazza

Great video richard,

Great Video Richard, a much better option in my opinion then buying the new set. Then you get to buy more loco’s or stock 😉

You finally got the guts to do it lol

Why the change from Virgin in to LNER? Cheers Onno.

on your other video you said you all know hornby are not going to bring them out

My favorite is the HST too

Great video Richard saved some money there pal 😉 I'm to have a guess class 153 in eastmidlands livery

Micro Sol and Micro Set, or Mr Softer really helps with adhesion and flat drying.

Great job but the one you cut short doesn't look straight, looks like it dips towards the front

Nice job, they look great. I love the LNER HST but it could be re-privatised at any point and the livery will once again change. The colour match is close, but it like that.... feels like Virgin handed it to LNER quickly and the least was spent re applying livery much like Stagecoach, East Coast etc. Keep up the great vids!

I think it’s a class 66 to go with your rhtt train

The real thing is an imperfect colour match, so you are just doing in OO scale what Virgin/LNER are doing but with a slightly bigger sticker! And at least it's not a complete respray. Btw - you should get a cheap set of Virgin HSTs and stick your New Junction logo in the same position - see who notices! Cheers ;-)

Well done, a nice prototype touch. May I suggest two products from microscale that revolutioned decal application for me. Micro set and micro sol. The set is for positioning, the sol shrinks the decal to confirm to any uneven surface (ribbed etc). They are brilliant! Richard from downunder. 😊

Great video you have done a great job on them will miss the virgin livery on it though

nice idea, however the rake at the start had the buffet in the wrong place, I thought it was 1st class car 1st class car-buffet- standard class car - standard class car - standard class car - standard class car - standard class car

I think the new train may be a class 66 due to the size, but I'm not too sure. Another good video though and I look forward to the layout update

I’d love anew HST as they’re one of my all time favourites, but the price tag is shockingly expensive. I might have to sell my N box set to fund a OO 125, so with that in mind the transfers you’ve added work perfectly.👍 Great vid as usual, I’m guessing something in a Northern livery??? Cheers John B

👌 very nice

Hi am am a big fan of yours and I am doing a loft layout at the moment , any tips and tricks on how to make good diorama sence , thanks a bunch and keep up the good work

Hmm almost August and a certain large logo class 66 is inbound.🤔 When's the layout update coming out? Great work on the hst. 👍

The decals look great Richard. Can I guess what’s in the box? 😉 Paul

Hi Richard, I`m a great admirer of your layout, but I have to be honest and say I`m not sure I like the transfers even though you have done an excellent job of applying them to the loco. Cheers Greg PS: I`m "sitting on the fence" by not giving a thumbs up or down.

looks a lot like hornbys preftic releses sept sounds cheeper to do decal transfures though mine was formally a GWr manor but its now been kicked up the backside by bachmanns class 66 66779 evening star since i saw the real one once

New Junction visits Shackerstone - a video to come? 😉

I think it's the pink ONE class 66! :D

Good job, microset and microsol might help the process, cheers Regan, BMS

Will be honest as many seem to shy away from it lol If the real HST's look cheap and nasty with their new decals then these are good. It looks much better as a virgin power car and i should imagine there are a fair few left in that livery anyway so i would personally take those off.

Is there a reason you wanted to cover up the Virgin logo? And if so, could the Virgin logo be removed and the LNER simply white without the pinky coloured box?

Are you going to varnish them ? They’ll always be a bit vulnerable to a fingernail etc without .......

Class 43 Scotrail

The coach order is genuinely annoying...please fix this! Other than that, the HST looks brilliant (as always)

My moneys on a class 60 - Dowlow perhaps?

I’m on my summer holidays

Done the same thing too avoid annoying the misses😂😂😂😂

Looks really good mate plus I think is your new loco hattons class 66 lol

The transfer on the side we can see isn't level - might have been better to have left it as it was.

Nice job... its the small decals I'm not keen on doing!

Nice work is it a class 90 ?

Good stuff Richard - have you used matt varnish to seal them in after?

Dapol 68016 Fearless?

2:40 you said my name!

Great video and a good choice made. It's a rip off buying the new London north eastern railway hst.

Hmm! So it's a long box, but not long enough for a unit except bubble cars, but I doubt it's one of them. It's more modern than a Stirling single, so it's not a steam locomotive, or anything for the heritage line. I guess.......a class 66 in a popular/celebrity livery!!!!!!

Shame u had to do this but then again it is useful I like it ever way and I think it is a class 90

Looks good definitely cheaper than £260. Much happier wife still has £250 in her purse😂😂

Very nice mate, if only it was the other and better LNER though :P

Mk 4 coaches from Rainbow railways

You can obviously tell that you put a sticker on the locomotive because it a faded red

I have an EWS class 66 by hornby

Nice

37?

Sweet video. Me thinks U went to a loan Sharkey borrowd nuff to get a New HST in the LNER livery. Hope U used ur exes name and not yours. LOL!!!!

I think it is a class 47

is it a big logo blue class 66

NGL but I don’t see why you would do this. They actually look pretty bad tbh. Useful to know how to apply them though, thanks for that part.