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Restoring an old Hornby 0-6-0T class J83 LNER


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A few years ago somebody gave me an old Hornby 0-6-0T class J83 LNER.

Although it still runs perfect, the body had the marks of intensive playing.

Buffers where missing, parts broken of and the varnish layer severe damaged.

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I first started to remove the broken parts and made new replacements out of brass.

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Than the body was prepared for airbrushing and a acrylic-polyurethane primer from Vallejo was first applied.

Perhaps a small tip, the acrylic-polyurethane primer from Vallejo is a quick drying paint, but I still wait 24H before applying the next layer.

The experience I have is that the paint it better hardend out.

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Finely acryl colors from Vallejo are applied.

It was fingers crossed for the restoration of the damaged varnish layer.

If the damage not would disappear, I had to redo also the green part an text.

Just before applying the varnish, I sprayed a thin layer of IPA alcohol to weaken the old varnish, to let the new varnish blend better in with the old.

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As you can see, the varnish restored it self back again, the lettering did suffer, but it's still an old model and gives it's charm.

A DCC chip is build in and the model can stared a new life.

I hope that my topic was interesting for you, perhaps an inspiration to restore a few old models laying around.

Cheers,

Danny

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