QUOTE (BRITHO @ 21 Jul 2008, 15:58)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome to MRF Marc,
We are a pretty friendly bunch here and any question asked will nearly always produce at least one correct answer - if not more.
The resto project fascinates me - what is it?
Regards
Hi.
Thanks for the kind reply.
I was given a loco and some pullmans when I mentioned it to one of my mates (along with the expected "do you now think your a bit old..."), it seems to have been passed through a few generation of his family and has obviously been played with. Someone at some point removed the name plates and gave it a new paint job. Going on the number on the front of the boiler i think its a Hall Class - "Albert Hall", as included in this triang, hornby set:
GWR 4-6-0 Locomotive "Albert Hall" with 4 Pullman Cars.
From the R687 "Silver Jubilee Pullman Set"
http://www.shunters-junction.com/id25.html
It included Pullmans Mary, Ruth and Car No.79.
Ive already had a go at it with some humbrol paints i had about but it just doesn't suite the "different" green ive got. Im going to remove the paint from it tonight and start looking around for the correct colours. Mechanically it seems to be fine so i would rather do this one up then spend a wedge on a new one to start with.
As a beginner to the whole modelling thing would i just be best off to send it to someone to be "professionally" done? or is it something i can do with a paintbrush, toothpick and paint?
The replacement pullmans seem to be available enough on ebay too...