Since we're having a look at a Wednesday video modifying the look of a teak finish, does this make it a mid-week teak tweak peek? Would someone searching for this video do a mid-week teak tweak peek seek?
Someone gave me several of these coaches but they looked so cheap and plastic. I applied a quick wash of old stained varnish and wiped it off the numbers and lettering with a cloth. I didn't even separate the chassis from the body. Huge improvement that took minutes per coach. I wanted to send Hornby photos to show how easy it was to improve their product but I didn't even know what varnish I'd used 'cos the old tin had lost its label.
Well, I really saw your passion for the old teak carriages of yesteryear, Jago. I must admit, as a seventy five year old kid, down here in Australia, that I have never seen one, let alone ridden in one. But what I have seen in retro imagery, particularly in your presentation, I share your passion for PRESENTATION of something good. Cattle don't give a moo about how their wagon looks like being hauled off to the abattoirs. But we enjoy riding in an elegantly appointed vehicle. Ship, aeroplane, bus, or TRAIN. It's not possible I know, but wouldn't it be great to journey in teak carriages again. In our dreams Jago!
They are so beautiful. This Saturday we are going to visit one of my favorite railways, the Epping Ongar Line. Many years ago it was part of the Centre Line.
Thumbnail is of the Teak Set on North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) between Pickering (where I live) and Whitby. Absolutly stunning carriages. 1:37 is the tile map on NYMR Pickering platform. 1:43 is nearby York city station which is famous for being on a curve. 1:53 is back to NYMR Pickering platform again. The NYMR has a teak observation coach that runs at the front or the end of the set and when at the end gives a panoramic view of the receeding track. It used to be a directors coach for use by rail bigwigs who would ride in it while it was pushed by a loco hence it has a large bell on the end as the coach would effectivly form the front of the train.
Excellent stuff! One of my good lady’s clients donated a box of her late husband’s 00 stuff, which included a rake of these (along with a J52 and some wagons!)and I wanted to rid them of their slightly toy-like finish, and this seems like an excellent method 😎 Look forward to the next episode👍🍀
I found for model kits, and those very coaches what worked nicely was to strip them down, spray with a primer then an "antique white" base colour, basically pale cream. followed by brush application of actual teak varnish, first few thin coats look really crap, get to five or six though and it loosk really good. then re-line, decal, seal and weather. great for getting similar finish on them and the non-corridor ones and matching the Ratio four wheel coach kits, parcel vanes and similar
And here I am having to paint beautifully finished teak brake coaches into the chocolate and cream livery. If only they looked like these coaches, I wouldn't feel so bad about doing it!
I agree with you that teak wood coaches could look excellent, particularly the LNER ones. I believe that in the early days of British Railways, these coaches were overpainted in “blood and custard,” c early 1950s. This did not work well, because the underlying varnish spoiled the newer finish. BR should have made an exception with these carriages, and kept the teak wood varnished. Interesting to see the old Hornby 1:76 scale carriage. I have some of these, but they’re very poorly modelled ~ too short, wrong batteries, wrong under frame, wrong buffers, etc. But a valiant attempt at improvement! I have painted an LNER carriage in teak finish, but took months getting it to look realistic, using oil- based paints (like Humbrol). I copied colour photos.
If you are doing ship models,that technique would work on that too! Many sailing ships,and yachts have teak decks,and the British Navy was notorious in that respect! Anyway,the finish is pretty good,and will pass in room lighting! The LNER,did in my estimation,a superb job,when it came to locomotives,as they were at least 20 years ahead of needs,and Gresley,never really got the credit he deserved.As a side note,those Pacifics that Gresley produced had their origin in the PRR,K-4's,as to boiler size,and proportions! They were prodigious steam producers,and Southern Railways Pacifics used the same applications! See O.S.Nocks books on British Pacifics! Sorry,I'm getting too verbose,but information is important! Thanks for the tutorial!😇🚊🚂🚇
Granted by today's standard rather primitive. But back in the day 40 years ago they were the bee's knees. Equally if you're a "junior/younger modeller" or working to a budget they're ok . They can be as you've demonstrated improved with some basic procedures...........
Greetings Mr XJ6. I have a OO gauge Bachmann LNER garter blue A4 "Peregrine" with a rake of 10 Gresley teak coaches and very nice it is too. If you persist with these most excellent and very enjoyable small railway-based videos some lesser mortals may suggest that you are some kind of crank. Best wishes as always from hot and sunny Slovenia. 👍🍻🇸🇮
Period photographs, as well as contemporary coaches in preservation, show a fair amount of latitude in colour, often in the same rake. These range from an almost cherry red to dark brown, through honey. Also the panels often sustained water damage, making the lower edges much darker. So if any military grade pedant accuses you of playing fast and loose with the prototype, you can tell him (and it will be a him) that it slavishly follows an original. You just haven't located the original.
They look good in original livery. I remember them out of Kings Cross in the 60s usually BR maroon occasionally in jam and custard( maroon and cream) The interiors were fairly unchanged. They used them on Cambridge trains.
robuk1981 no but remember travelling from Harrow upon Hill to Baker St on Ex Metropolitan teak coaches they had a small buffet car section. Met electric loco hauled.
Very nice and rich look! If this helps I’ve found that hattons have split up the flying Scotsman sets with the loco being only 55£ and the 3 coaches are 39£. Love the improvements on them they look beautiful
Needs a text to speech edit of the “No Fighting” scene from Tommy’s wedding in Peaky, except swapped to say “No fire-lighting... No fire-lighting... NO! F*CKING! FIRE-LIGHTING!”
Seeing as you did a video on a favourite haunt of mine ie The widened lines and now your look of Teak coaches perhaps you Should visit the North Norfolk Railway as they have a 4 car Gresley Quad art set that is fully restored in teak.
As the ink is water based, I wonder if a wipe over with hot soapy water would have helped somewhere first of all? Possibly a drop of washing up liquid in the ink may have helped it stay put too.
You'll get a better result with dishwasher rinse aid, I've used it to make home made acrylic washes with some acrylic ink, acrylic medium and water. I followed this tutorial, it works very well for my, with the was flowing into every nook and cranny on a model ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IokSYHu58V8.html
@@Daiknaps that's an interesting idea, will have to try that. Thanks David. Even if new, it's often the case that plasticisers rise to the surface and prevent paint from wetting properly. Regards Gary
Hey dude, great video and your efforts look good to me. A few years back bought some of these that I've converted into Metropolitan Dreadnoughts with a bit of help from a tin of woodstain, my printer and the Traintech warm coach lights. They're not perfect, the shape is wrong and it made the rivet counters twitch, but Project Genesis wasn't even a glint in Hattons' eye and my lonely Heljan Metropolitan Bobo needed something to get the Metrolanders to and from work. Rule 1, suckers!
Looks great, nice money saving idea. I thought you just did the London trains (the real ones), happy to see that you also cover my other hobby too. Great!
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Might I suggest that with the glazing removed you could get inside the frames to reduce the contrast and that perhaps finish with a larger very soft brush. Like the effect though, I'm going to give that a go.! Thanks.
You better use glas paint, more realistic, I gave a tutorial on it several years ago. I even put in light and painted the interior. part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dUjOnvgYYLQ.html part2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9a367b8ns84.html
The ink is an interesting approach, I've seen some have a go with different washes and paints as well. I used teak wood stain on mine that turned out pretty well. You can have a look at the end result at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dEPrWbRs4Nc.html
The intro was a bit rambly. It would have been better to use a script, I think. (You already spoilt us, since most of your videos have very clear and to-the-point narration.)
I must admit that this is a thing that bugs me with my model railway vids. I find it difficult to refer to a script while also modelling. My interim solution is to have a rough idea of what I want to say and try to edit as best I can afterwards.
