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  "canonicalUrl": "https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2006-10-01-ruston-hornsby-painted/",
  "description": "On the way to completion of the Ruston Hornsby project.",
  "path": "/short-articles/2006-10-01-ruston-hornsby-painted/",
  "publishedAt": "2006-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:tki7vwlanxbwrz2er67eaeqa/site.standard.publication/3mp4h4md7zv2y",
  "tags": "Modelling",
  "textContent": "I spent some time over the weekend getting my old SimAir compressor out of storage, been meaning to do this for quite a while, and rescuing my airbrushes from the loft. I spilt a little oil from the compressor and it absolutley reeked and I got told off. Having tested everythingto make sure it was OK I mixed up some acrylics to the shade of green I wanted for the Ruston and thinned it with cellulose thinners, dropped it into the airbrush with a pipette and spent the next hour spraying and masking out. It was great fun. \n\nA bit of hand brushing for details and the intial wethering on the loco was followed by painting the driver. I covered the lot in clear acrylic spray varnish which is hard enough to prevent the knocks chipping the paint but it is glossy so I need to run a quick matt varnish over it but I will probably wait until I have finished the weathering.\n\nI will get a photo up soon. The engine will be on Loxley Barton this weekend at the Croydon MRC show.",
  "title": "Ruston Hornsby painted"
}