Space Models: Intercity 125
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Hi
I'm planning on tidying this up a bit and am looking for some advice from those who have experience of these or similar models. I'm not 100% on the construction but it looks like a mixture of wood and foam and is approximately 45 years old.
The only really structural damage is on a couple of the bogies (worst below) I was thinking about reshaping this with car body filler?
There is also some large paint chips again just looking to tidy up rather than attempt to make perfect, not sure on what paint is best to use or how to match it, is there standard BR colours?
There is also some marks to the paint which I was wondering if a light t cut might help remove or could this damage the paint?
Picture below for scale (approx 1.25m)
If I have suggested anything really terrible don't hesitate to let me know
I'm planning on tidying this up a bit and am looking for some advice from those who have experience of these or similar models. I'm not 100% on the construction but it looks like a mixture of wood and foam and is approximately 45 years old.
The only really structural damage is on a couple of the bogies (worst below) I was thinking about reshaping this with car body filler?
There is also some large paint chips again just looking to tidy up rather than attempt to make perfect, not sure on what paint is best to use or how to match it, is there standard BR colours?
There is also some marks to the paint which I was wondering if a light t cut might help remove or could this damage the paint?
Picture below for scale (approx 1.25m)
If I have suggested anything really terrible don't hesitate to let me know
Thanks for the tip, I found the precision paints site and it looks promising, I'm not looking to repaint it entirely just touch up the worst of the damage.
From what I understand they were a promotional piece for use in travel agents throughout the UK there's also an APT which was only for London agents so much rarer , I'm guessing the holes in the top were designed for placing marketing material, Space Models made promotional models and also props for films.
Space Models screen credits included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Thunderbirds, Space 1999, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, James Bond movies, Blakes 7 and numerous other TVshows and films.
I've been looking for one for a while now and this appeared on ebay, was an 8hr round trip to get it but I'm over the moon with it.
From what I understand they were a promotional piece for use in travel agents throughout the UK there's also an APT which was only for London agents so much rarer , I'm guessing the holes in the top were designed for placing marketing material, Space Models made promotional models and also props for films.
Space Models screen credits included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Thunderbirds, Space 1999, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, James Bond movies, Blakes 7 and numerous other TVshows and films.
I've been looking for one for a while now and this appeared on ebay, was an 8hr round trip to get it but I'm over the moon with it.
Thanks for the tips. I actually gave it the once over with some Meguairs scratch remover last night, started off gently but by the end I was going full tilt, I was amazed by the hardness and quality of the paint gave a really deep shine and a lot of lighter scuffs came right out.
Be interested to see your planes at some point, I'd love something similar its just finding somewhere to put them.
Not sure if you have seen it but there is a fantastic article here about Space Models
https://www.satkinsoncreativearts.com/thespacemode...
Be interested to see your planes at some point, I'd love something similar its just finding somewhere to put them.
Not sure if you have seen it but there is a fantastic article here about Space Models
https://www.satkinsoncreativearts.com/thespacemode...
Edited by pistolpedro on Tuesday 7th July 19:10
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