Model Kits

I did a little looking and it turns out I probably didn't thin the paint enough which was a little bit of a shock to me but fair enough, noted for next time. The orange peel effect has somewhat disappeared with the application of the final matt coats over the top.

Final coats?

That's right, it's done! 






It's disappointing you can't actually see into the cockpit anymore but that is to be expected at this scale.




Let me know what you think!

Now to change topic slightly, I don't know whether it's a lack of interest in model kits, lack of awareness of kits that would interest people etc. but I did expect the thread to take off a little more instead of being my personal dumping ground. Given that a lot of members here have some model trains, I'll list a few manufactures of loco kits here;

Dapol manufacture British locos, rolling stock and some structures using toolings from the 1950s. Originally branded as Rosebud Kitmaster, the moulds were purchased and used by Airfix after the company went bust. In the mid or late 90s these were then purchased by Dapol and continue to be produced today. Some of the locos they produce include the BR 9F, City of Truro, SR Battle of Britain class, LMS pug etc. I believe the Battle of Britain kit would be excellent for somebody wanting to try a custom Tomy/Plarail/Trackmaster 1.0 Rebecca - I've certainly toyed with the idea given I have Neville and at least 3 kits for the BoB!   The tools are old though, be warned, so some slight imperfections are to be expected but nothing serious. They are cheap though and readily available online and in some hobby stores!

Revell is another brand (a more popular one at that) which produce some locomotive kits. Because the German branch of the company produces them, they are mostly German locos though they do produce a Big Boy kit and in the past a NYC Hudson as well which was an ex-Monogram tooling. They don't produce it anymore as the moulds are most likely worn out but you may be able to find one second-hand.

Italeri do some European outline wagon kits and I believe a BR52 as well.

Arii used to (or maybe they still do, let me know please) make some Japanese locos in 1/50 scale including the D51 and C57. These can easily be found on Amazon or eBay.

Aoshima also do Japanese locos in 1/50 scale, though more modern diesel and electric locomotives. From the images I have seen, they have amazing detail out of the box and despite my lack of interest in Japanese railways and stock, I am seriously considering getting one of these kits.

Trumpeter did or do a model kit for a BR52 in 1/35 scale which is near enough to Gauge 1 which most of us know as the scale used for the model series episodes of TTTE.

Thunder Model is a brand I only found recently, though they do 1/35 European outline rolling stock as well as a 1/35 scale BR80.

So there are definitely some great options out there for those wanting railway related model kits or just for those with an interest in the hobby all together.   If people know of any more railway related kit manufacturers please do let me know!

- Tree