Lining on the tanks

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Lining on the tanks

Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:44 pm

I want to line out one of my mamods that has had a full repaint but I.m not sure how to acheive a good finish.

Has anyone done this and how do you do it?

Sir haydn

Post by Sir haydn » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:46 pm

I use a bob moore lining pen, best finnish by far

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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:01 am

They are a bit pricy for doing one loco any cheap idaes or can I borrow one?

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:06 am

I would have thought trimline would do the job? or can't they withstand the heat from the side tanks?

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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:32 am

trimline? tell me more

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Post by Narrow Minded » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:45 am

For a "one off", you could try (top quality) masking tape??

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:41 am

I've never used trimline myself (and maybe i should have when i lined out Pheonix to begin with! :roll: ) i think it's a waterslide thing? or something simular, can't remember now!

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Post by Narrow Minded » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:38 pm

i think it's a waterslide thing?
It's self adhesive, comes on a roll in the colour of your choice in several line "widths". Only the narrowest two are of any real use though.

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Post by Narrow Minded » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:40 pm

Oops, double post, but I've just remembered - Locolines produce a set of lining transfers for the Mamod :D

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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:41 pm

ahh like the pinstripes on cars :shock:

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Post by taliesin001 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:55 pm

I used gold trimline to do my bertie. It's not good for tight corners so obviously you can only do the square lining and not have the curved edges. I used two widths to do this. The link to that topic is below

http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/abou ... ird+bertie

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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:32 pm

that looks good, now I have to decide on a colour

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:39 pm

You know you want the GER blue set... and paint the roof white....
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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:40 pm

I'm not sure that will go with the post box red livery I've painted it in :lol:

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