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Ayns y traa cheddin, scroll sheese as bee inspired! Cur eh ersooyl, Jamys!

Ta traenyn clagh Shina er ve appeal s'special da ymmodee lught-thie traenyn, as t'eh ry-akin dy vel y sthie Cornish s'cosoylagh, ny branchlineyn country quaint as y Class 37-haulage cha row agh balley-dy-ballagh ny reddyn creeney ta jannoo ny reddyn shoh myr shen, ayns fockle prototype as model.

Ta'n scarrey jeh'n CDA jeh'n traa t'ayn jiu er n'yannoo ymmyd jeh'n idea ard-tempting – dy chur backdate er ny modellyn dy recreate cooinaghtyn jeh'n 1990yn clay wagonyn china, lesh nyn livery blue t'ad er n'yannoo jeh'n English China Clays, agh lesh ny logoyn ghost t'er n'gholl shaghey rish y traa t'er n'gholl shaghey jeh'n chorp hopper. gamylt 'sy joan.

Ta'n artyl step-by-step shoh goaill shiu trooid cuid jeh'n steat p'artyssagh ayns weather CDA clay china, rish y h-aigney dy ghra as dy ghra rish modellers dy ghleiy magh ny brushes as dy ghleiy stiagh!

Yn stayd t’er n’eiyrt rish y phrojekt v’eh set jeh’n hoppers Accurascale EWS – might ymmyd jeh’n obbyr back-dating shoh son ymmyd jeh’n obbyr back-dating shoh. Cha row ny corp hopper glen ghrinney dy chummal myr shoh son y chooid smoo!

Va'n wheelsets er nyn goyrt magh roish as v'ad er nyn goyrt gys un çheu dy 'weather' er-lheh er-lheh er-dy-henney. Son dy chur magh gagh roid, v'eh uss screeu-screeu cross-point dy screeu y framework plastic angled ta ny hoie fo'n axle, roish my row'n roid er ny h-earroo ass gagh bearing axle pinpoint uss screeu-screeu flat-bladed, goaill rish nagh row y chassi ry-hoi.

As ad shirrey dy yannoo ymmyd jeh ny carryn shoh ayns nyn ghlass ghorghys English China Clays (ECC) nagh row brand oc roish, 'sy 1990yn, va feme er ny logoyn EWS ny s'niessey, ny panelyn TOPS as ny fysseree dy ve er nyn goyrt magh. Ta'n 'Accurascale' ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi. Va'n branding er ny h-arrey dy h-oikoil dy hoilshaghey obbyr peint unblemished fo. Ayns y stayd shoh, va'n cover tarpaulin ruy EWS as y framework metal er nyn ghlenney blue dy yannoo ymmyd jeh'n livery ECC roish, liorish ymmyd jeh brush fine dy gholl stiagh ayns ooilley ny nookyn & crannies mygeayrt corp y hopper.

Sushtal y chur da decals noa, t'eh dagh ooilley traa ry-hoi spray coat varnish gloss dy choyrt ushtey magh er y decals. Va Varnish Gloss Railmatch er ny sprayd er, as v'eh er ny lhoobaghey son daa laa ry-cheilley roish my row set dy decals CDA 'sy traa veih Railtec Transfers er ny chur stiagh. As ec y jerrey, as mraane y rannagh s’rieau jeh’n obbyr s’rieau shoh – v’eh er ny choyrt coat Railmatch Matt Varnish da’n wagon ooilley, as v’eh er ny lhoobaghey dy hrooid 1 mhee as feed ry-hoi ry-hoi.

Ta'n aght t'eh er n'yannoo y slaynt varnish matt dy choyrt 'key' mie son y 'weathering' er-dy-hoshiaght t'er ny 'yannoo rish ny s'anmey 'sy phrojekt, as cha bee eh ry-cheilley rish sheen satin ny wagonyn tra t'ad cheet magh ass y box.

Mish er-dy-henney, as y Railmatch Matt Varnish er ny chroo dy kiaralagh, v'eh er n'yannoo toshiaght er y ghraih jeh'n logo ECC v'er ny shliaghtey er thalloo gagh corp hopper. As lurg y ghraih prototype, v'eh mastey ry-cheilley er y chorp liorish ymmyd jeh tape modelling Tamiya low-tack, as v'eh ry-cheilley rish Humbrol blue No.



Ga dy beagh toshiaght er ny yannoo nish er y ghraih ghrinney! As y chooid smoo, ta gagh hopper CDA soilshaghey sfeer geal muted, er y fa dy vel dust clay china er y wagon, as ta'n aght effective dy replicate shoh ayns miniature dy chur coat all-over jeh peint geal, ta'n aght shen er ny chur magh er-dy-henney dy laghyn filter faded er y wagon white.

Son shoh, ta Humbrol No.34 matt white v'eh er ny pheint liberally er y wagon, toshiaght rish y t'oor as y hood, as currit er rannagh ec y traa ry-cheilley roish my v'eh er ny h-offrey lesh cotton buds as towel y chidney, dy laghyn y rannagh geal pale erskyn y model.



Ta'n obbyr ry-akin ec y traa t'ayn, myr ta'n cotton bud glennit vertically sheese ayns ooilley ny caghlaaghyn, dy m'ymmyrkey gluaise ushtey-floo er barr hood y wagon, as dy ghlenney y dust clay china sheese er y wagon. Ta'n un obbyr jeant reesht trooid ooilley ny h-ellanyn.

As t'eh glenney sheese gys ny tallooyn, t'eh glenney yn un pheint enamel geal er corp y hopper ooilley, frame as ooilley ny t'er-y-cheilley, roish my t'eh er ny hroggal seose ayns glenney sheese un cheayrt elley. Ta'n obbyr ry-yannoo er y rannagh beg jeh'n model ec y traa dy vod y peint y shliaghtey er y wagon roish my vod oo y chooid smoo jeh'n rannagh y chur ersooyl. As my ta'n peint toshiaght dy hrooid, gow rish beggan thinneryn enamel dy ghleiy, as cuir rish peint fresh, neat, white.

As t'eh ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi, t'eh ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi. Ta'n wagon upper ry-akin foast myr factory-fresh, as t'eh ry-akin dy vel y peint geal er n'yannoo y palette color dy kiaralagh, as ta'n peint geal ta crooit ayns ny recesses cur y effect dy dust clay china cliaghtey rish y wagon, myr t'eh ayns y vea ghraih.

Ta'n aght ta'n shliawn peint geal cliaghtey rish y wagon ny s'leaie na'n shliawn varnish matt v'er ny chur rish roish y phrojekt, fegooish shoh, by lhisagh y peint geal scughey dy kiart, as cha nee'n effeit ta shin shirrey, shen-y-fa ta'n deiney shoh gobbraghey dy hoilshaghey cre'n aght ta'n effeit matt gys y staid varnish shoh key.

Faag-jee dy beagh carryn clay china ny s’geayrtey, agh tra t’ad jannoo scansh da pictuyryn prototype, t’eh ry-akin dy row ymmodee tonnyn elley dy chooilley red ry-cheilley – goaill stiagh y streaking brune rusty ta cheet magh ass ny ventyn er y çheu jeh’n wagon, as veih fixtures elley ta ry-cheilley rish y hopper aluminium-.

As ec y traa shen, v’eh er chur ny wagonyn gys un çheu son beggan laa dy row’n shliawn white-paint dy ghra, v’eh ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi. Son ath-cruinnaghey ny streepyn rusty, v'eh er ny chur rish Humbrol No. 62 Matt Leather brown spaaragh er brush mean-mhean as v'eh er ny stipple er ny tallooyn ayns y rannagh coontinagh raad v'eh er ny obbraghey.

As t'eh er n'yannoo drybrushed er y peint brune ayns ny p'artyn p'artyn t'er ny yannoo, t'eh y stayd er-gerrey dy toshiaght dy mheassaghey shoh ayns y chorp geal jeh'n wagon, as shen-y-fa v'eh er n'yannoo bud cotton, s'dipped ayns Humbrol enamel thinners, as v'eh er n'obbraghey vertically sheese, t'eh er n'yannoo y brown y ghlenney sheese. Ta'n red shoh ry-manipulate, lurg prototype photographyn, derrey t'ou uss boggyssagh rish y cholught.

As red ymmyrchagh, t'eh glen dy choyrt rish beggan laa dy h-arrey y pheint eddyr y shliawn s'erree jeh'n pheint geal as y shliawn brown shoh, dy jarroo son nagh jean ny thinneryn enamel eu y ee trooid y shliawn geal.

Ta un rannagh jeh'n CDA ry-akin rish ny ventyn rannagh ta cur magh ny markyn rust ry-akin sheese y hopper, raad ta ushtey-floo ry-lowal rish y rannagh rusty brown. Va'n red shoh ry-cruinnaghey ayns miniature liorish ymmyd jeh brush beg 5/0, ry-chur stiagh ayns peint Humbrol 62 brown as ry-chur stiagh cha row eh ry-chroo lesh towel y chidney, roish my v'eh er ny shleaystey sheese er y çheu jeh'n wagon, as v'eh er ny h-oardaghey dy row eh ry-chroo dy row eh ry-chroo rish y prototype.

Ta cleaysh jannoo perfect er y streaking finish, as ghow eh beggan oirraghyn dy gheddyn y streaking gys y level taitnyssagh, agh ma t'ou goll er y skyn, nagh jean oo panic, agh simply cur rish ny smoo thinners enamel dy dilute y streaking ny dy ghlenney ersooyl as toshiaght reesht. Ta'n chooid smoo jeh'n obbyr ry-yannoo as ry-akin cre'n red ta obbraghey dy mie, as t'eh ry-yannoo rish pictuyryn 'sy vea 'sy traa t'er n'gholl shaghey.

As ec y jerrey, v'eh er ny chur stiagh lesh airbrush, as v'eh er ny choyrt stiagh lesh airbrush, as v'eh er chur cooney da'n wagons dy h-oikoil, goaill stiagh y underframe. Va airbrush Badger 175 double-action trusty-but-ageing ry-obbraghey son y obbyr shoh dy choyrt level mie jeh reill er y bhresh aer as y volume jeh'n pheint, agh ta rang-oardagh mie jeh airbrush y traa t'ayn ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi.

Faag-jee da lught-shilley lesh sooillyn eagle nagh vel ny wheelsets ry-cheilley rish ny carryn rish y traa t'ayn, as shen er-yn-oyr dy vel ad ry-gheddyn makeover er-lheh jeu hene. Ayns y taobh s'jerree, ta'n roltan cheet magh ass Accurascale, as t'ad shen ry-chlashtyn lesh peint enamel gray dorragh (mhean), as t'ad ry-chlashtyn lesh cotton buds, dy hoilshaghey magh y look taitnyssagh er y taobh s'jerree.

Va’n peint grianagh dooghyssagh er ny choyrt trooid y wheelset ooilley, goaill stiagh y rowl as ny axle – ooilley ny reddyn agh y wheel tread hene. As t'eh er ny hrooid, v'eh er ny hrooid jeh peint geal, dy yannoo cowrey jeh'n towse dy dust er clagh china as dy hrooid, myr ta'n CDA prototype er ny hoiggal. Va'n wheelsets ry-cheilley rish gagh wagon, ny bracketyn plastic screeuit ry-cheilley as ry-phentyn geal dy row ad ry-cheilley rish y chassis v'er ny ghleiy.

As y dusting geal cliaghtey er ny wagonyn hene, t'eh possible dy chur rish reddyn jerrinagh myr ny bufferyn greased, ry-yannoo reesht liorish scughey bud cotton ayns peint gray dorragh (Humbrol No. 32), ry-hiarkey beggan, as ry-hiarkey ry-hiarkey er y mhean jeh gach buffer.

Ta'n underframe jeh CDA ry-akin lesh ymmyd jeh leveryn, handleyn as coveryn axlebox, as v'ad ooilley ry-akin dy glen as ry-akin trooid ny slystyn clagh china er y underframe. Va’d shoh currit er-gerrey lesh reddyn glen – Humbrol No. 74, as v’ad currit er-gerrey lesh ymmyd jeh brush beg 5/0.

Un anomaly v’er ny akin erreish da trawling trooid fadane ry-hoi jeh pictuyryn jeh wagonyn CDA, v’eh dy row corneillyn y framework ghorghys feer glen ny s’glenney na ny tallooyn – s’cosoylagh dy row ny tallooyn cur shilley er ny slystaghyn clay china streamaghey sheese er ny tallooyn. Va cotton bud, s’goanney ayns thinneryn enamel, s’goanney er corneil y framework ghorghys dy chur magh cuid jeh’n dust geal as dy chur magh y peint ghorghys ny s’brishey ’sy rannagh shoh.

As ec y jerrey, v’eh y obbyr s’jerree dy chur rish y sniaghtey rish ny shankyn buffer – veih y ghraih, ghow ny shankyn shoh stiagh rusty brown lurg y traa v’ad ayns shirveish, shen-y-fa v’ad ry-chlashtyn rish Humbrol No. 186 liorish ymmyd jeh brush-peint fine.

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As y chooid smoo, ta'n CDA jannoo rish y ghraih s'goaill rish, dy ghra rish ny modellyn box-fresh gys ny traenyn clay china ghostly-white iconic ta Cornwall cliaghtey, ayns sooillyn ymmodee s'goaill rish y raad.

Ta ny carryn ry-hoi ry-gholl stiagh er-y-fa shen, as ayns nyn stayd ec jerrey ny 1990yn, t'ad ry-akin myr y train ideal dy reayll er-gerrey da Class 37 ny mraane red mooar dy ghra rish y Accurascale EWS Class 66 ta ry-heet!

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