Modifying Urien the Lady Anne

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:39 pm

Well old ratty (dad he he

) went off to halfords today and came back with a spray can of matt black, so I got the smokebox sprayed this afternoon. Whilst still not perfect it looks pretty good. Meanwhile I've crossed off quite a few of the small paint jobs like the tank fillers and rear lamp brackets. The lineing might be started tommorow...

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:49 pm

Started the lineing today, and begain with the bunker

Here is the gear I use for lineing, including a scapel, tamiya low tack masking tape, scissors, tamiya paint, pencil and brushes of 2 sizes.

The bunker lined, but waiting for removal of the masking tape. I will also add a line of trimline after completion of the black line.

The side tank masked ready for lining. I also masked the back of the cab, this will be painted with the tank. The beauty of the Tamiya paint is that it is recoatable within an hour and is also water soluble, but very weather proof when dry.

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:41 pm

Thats looking great mate. Look forwards to seeing Urien with that lining scheme!

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:49 pm

bungle80a wrote:Thats looking great mate. Look forwards to seeing Urine with that lining scheme!

typo or Freudian slip there?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:57 pm

riveresk wrote:
bungle80a wrote:Thats looking great mate. Look forwards to seeing Urine with that lining scheme!
typo or Freudian slip there? ;)

I can't believe it, bungle's done it again!!!

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:50 pm

riveresk wrote:
bungle80a wrote:Thats looking great mate. Look forwards to seeing Urine with that lining scheme!
typo or Freudian slip there? ;)

My apologies ratty, thanks for editing my post. I was typing rather quickly and not paying full attention! It is however a little unfortunate that Urien happens to be an anagrame of what I accidentally typed. Regardless of that, it is a nice wee loco!!!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:52 pm

oh dear

. Have you been having lessons in puns from Austin Rae???

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:53 am

I have spent the last 2 days working in the PTLR gardens with him, getting ready for Sunday. So muych still to do!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:35 pm

yes Urinal sorry urine oh whatever its called! looks good, I look forward to booting it off the line when it comes to the PTLR

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:29 pm

No, i'm afraid you have made so many threats to my engines safety that Urien is not visiting the PTLR again. And uncle keith has requested that I do not take Taliesin to PTLRfest now, so i'm afraid i'm now only bringing my silly little big big hymek bogie conversion..

Back to Urien, anyway, and the lining is coming on quite nicely

I'm still not decided on the layout for the lining on the cab, though the backsheet has been lined to allow for running without the bunker

Just to show that I did finally get the smokebox painted, it is attached to its mounting plate ready to be put back on the chassis

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:32 pm

Nice work on the lining. Let's hope you won't have to re-do it too many times.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:34 pm

Not bad! She's guna look fantastic! I'm considering doing my Edrig properly, although in the Model Engineer 16mm special mag thingy, someone used plastikard templates on his Caradoc which seemed a great idea, so both sides are even. He put the inverted curved bits on the corners of the template by using a paper hole punch to cut a disk, then quarter it and glue in position.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:41 pm

I have heared of this method of lining, using a pen for the lines. I'm not too good with plasticard and plastic weld, I'll stick to my masking tape and paint I think. There is still a trimline line to go over the join. Staw would look best, but they dont do that, so I think its going to be red or yellow.

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:32 pm

Its got to be yellow

bungle80a · Post by **bungle80a** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:13 am

did someone say bananas?

I do hope you arentr serious about bringing nothin decent top the fest ratty, it would be a crying shame not to have a line up of 3 different liveried single fairlies!

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:12 pm

I'me bringing the NWAG Speed record holder
and LMS Dynamometer Car too !

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:30 pm

bungle80a wrote:did someone say bananas?

I do hope you arentr serious about bringing nothin decent top the fest ratty, it would be a crying shame not to have a line up of 3 different liveried single fairlies!

No i'm afraid my uncle is deadly serious. Cecil threatened my engine

oh hang on? what did you say? The headboards for the double headed single fairlie train have been printed? Oh right, i'd better take it then...

Anyway, the black edging on Urien is now complete

The lining allows the engine to run with or without bunker, and looks quite neat, although as i'm not lightline you can tell where lines don't match up if you are close up
Anyhow, I can start reassembling the engine soon, and it will hopefully be steamable in a week or 2

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:37 pm

Looking stunning! Going to be a lovely lady!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri May 01, 2009 10:48 pm

Looks so much neater without the bunker.

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:45 pm

I prefer it with the bunker meself. Looks slightly naked without it

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