Simple lining
by Mikkel Kjartan
Here's a quick illustration of loco lining the simple way, using the HMRS Pressfix range of lining. There really is very little to this process: this is straightforward stuff, that only requires a little patience. More advanced modellers may prefer the HMRS Methfix range, or other approaches such as drawing it yourself with a bowpen, which is a rather more challenging task.
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1. Measure out a section of lining. There are several shapes on the sheet to aide modellers as much as possible.
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2. Cut around the required section with a sharp hobby knife. Don't cut right through, you'll need only the top layer. The result should be a section of lining with the thin backing paper still attached to it.
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3. Locate the section of lining where you want it on the loco. Then press firmly to make it stick thoroughly. The photo above shows a curved section of lining that is already completed. The strip of paper beneath it is a section that has been added but still has the backing paper attached, as it should at this stage.
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4. Wet the section of lining with a brush, and leave for a minute or so. The backing paper will come off...
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5. ...and the lining will be attached to the loco.
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6. Gradually build up sections of lining to the required shape.
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7. The finished result. Incidentally, taking the lining around the back of the bunker was normal for these early GWR classes.
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