Painting bench

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Steve M
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Painting bench

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Some of you may recall that I had set up a painting area in an old shed, well away from the railway room. I’ve been adding to my collection of Hobbyzone racking but found that I was still prone to cluttering up the workspace.
A trip to Ikea found me with two ‘Moppe’ draw units which I cut down to form an all round draw platform to hide my clutter collection and raise the paint racks to a better height.

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I think you need help Steve. Your paint/workbench should look like this.

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It used to.......and it undoubtedly will again. :D
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Goodness! All that paint. D0 you do spaying as well as brushing? I need a BR Green class 71 resprayed. :o
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I’ve painted plenty of models from scratch and done a reasonable amount of weathering, but never a loco repaint.
Is it a complete livery change or a tidy up of an existing colour scheme?
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Hmmm.... IPA attack on the green paintwork! So a complete body respray and lining transfers or bow pen lining! :o
Tried to obtain a replacement body only but none available. May be cheaper in the end to buy a new Hornby Cl71?
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No promises, but I’ll have a look at it at the Faversham show if you like.
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Thanks, I'll try and remember to bring it along! :D
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Steve that is an impressive paint bench and work area..
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Thanks Stu.

Referring back to Brian’s post - I will be attempting a repaint of the class 71 once the paint arrives. Or more correctly, when I have collected it from the Post Office who couldn’t deliver it today.
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