Southern F3 in tuxedo black

Hi,

Another quick update...

On the home straight at last! After getting a couple of coats of matt varnish on over all the decals it was finally time to start weathering the loco. I`m trying to follow some original photos of #6706 in the late 60`s from photos in books as well as online. The prototype was finally retired from service in `72, so in these shots from around 1968 it was far from pristine! Here is a quick picture again to remind you of what I`m talking about:

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The masking tape over the windows is to simulate the sweep of the wipers on the two windshields. (Hopefully!) When they are removed I should be left with two semi-circles to show represent the areas that the wipers would have kept clean:

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I also decided to redo the number board decals. Originally I had imagined that these would be white numbers over a black background. As you can see though from the photo above, they have quite an old-time look to them, where the background was black but the numbers were left clear to the let the light shine through. I did the same on mine, with just a back background and clear lettering. When you switch the number boards on (DCC function f3 on this loco controls the number boards and the cab light), you get a similar effect as there is a warm white LED located just behind each number.

Thanks again for keeping up with progress!

Best wishes,
G
 
Gorgeous model 8)
 
What a brilliant piece of work. Something to be proud of.
 
Like the weathering - probably just about the right amount. You should send a photo of the finished article to Charlie Ro.
 
Thanks for the kind words folks! :)

Here are the some more shots of the finished loco. All done and dusted today, with the last coat of matt varnish applied to seal in all the weathering. All I need now is some good weather and a little time out in the garden to get some photos of it hard at work!

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Oh yessssss.....now that is a thing to behold...............great work as usual Gav.
 
Thanks Mike! :)

and a few more...

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Thanks folks for the compliments, it means a lot :)

I was looking back through the photos though and I noticed that I had completely missed the wiper blades!

They were added right at the very end and I completely forgot to tone down the bright shiny plastic.

Here is another quick pick to show the update:

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Thanks again,
G
 
Here is the last little detail that I wanted to add to this loco before I finally call it finished!

I wanted to add in the little half sized backup mirrors that were a feature of these old F-units. A little bit of styrene, some brass rod and an off-cut of kitchen foil all help to make a fairly close representation of the real thing:

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And now, finally I think that is everything! :)

All the best,
G
 
Followed this from the begining,excellent build,excellent modelling,EXCELLENT END RESULT,just brilliant :) :) :) :) :) :)
 
Thanks for the kind words! :)

The last thing still do to is to get some time outside and take some proper photos of it hard at work!

Best wishes,
G
 
Hi folks,

Here are a couple of final photos of the loco out on our line just to round this thread off!

Thanks again for all of your kind words during this project, they are all very much appreciated!

Best wishes,
G

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I have followed from the start,excellent build Gav :) :)Whats next??? ;) ;)
 
Brilliant! The first picture could be of a real loco 8)
 
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