Welcome to the website and online gallery of Grantham based Network Evolution, a small but experienced and professional spray painting business specializing in 4mm (1/76) scale resprayed and redecorated code 3 London buses, NBC era buses, and railway models.
The growing range of models now available under the Network Evolution name are listed here with prices and information on ordering. Several features are also included showing some of the work involved in spray painting various models and an illustration of what kind of specification the finished products carry.
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'A' Spec Buses
These are the top of the range models and feature a wealth of extra's based upon modified and detailed castings. All supplied with display cases and produced in small production runs with numbered certificates.
'B' Spec Buses
The 'B' spec term is used to cover models which have small but significant detailing applied or conversion work carried out, down to more straight forward models based on castings with little or no alterations. Most have display cases and a few use their original boxes re-branded. Some are limited editions with numbered certificates.
Partial Respray Buses
These are based upon existing code 1 factory models which retain their original paintwork with additional painting and new markings applied.
Redecorated Buses
These are also based upon existing code 1 factory models which retain original paintwork with new markings applied. Only the best condition or newest models are used and supplied with good condition original boxes re-branded.
Railway Models
British modern image (diesel/electric era) models are available to order with different specifications including stripped down full resprays, partial resprays, body alterations, full detailing and realistic multi-toned weathering applied. Generally specializing in Brush class 47's with a few detailed models produced for sale from time to time.
Carriage Weathering Service
Carriages are available to order based upon factory painted models with full airbrush weathering applied to spec. Re-numbering is also available as required. |
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Based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, I am a professionally trained paint-sprayer with 15 years experience of airbrush painting. Previously working as a professional figurine, bust and statuette painter, and also away from painting worked in retail and merchandising for a number of years.
The London and provincial bus models produced under the Network Evolution name are spray painted to the highest standard for code 3's, in terms of attention to detail, quality of finish offered and in the overall presentation and collectability of each model. The model's are specifically produced to varying levels of detail in order to suit all collectors and all pockets.
London Transport models are produced and sold under licence to Transport for London.
All spray painting is performed with an airbrush using high quality coach enamels. Models are fully stripped to their bare shells and carefully prepped prior to painting. A very high quality flawless paint finish is achieved using a conventional compressed air system operated at very high pressure, typically between 50-70psi.
Many bus models feature additional detail in the form of photo-etched brass parts which are manufactured in-house by my business, these parts are not available to purchase separately and are not available to any other code 3 bus producer making the NE models truly unique.
Transfers required for each model that are not available off-the-shelf are designed and printed bespoke and this work is undertaken by a specialist printing firm based in the UK with much of the artwork designed and prepared in-house beforehand. Transfers are not amatuer produced on a home computer.
Modern image railway models are built to various different specifications. As a former figurine painter, weathering detail and finish is to a high standard with highly realistic end results achievable.
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The intellectual properties of 'London Transport Executive', 'London Regional Transport', 'London Buses Limited', the 'Bullseye' devise and all forms of the 'Johnston' typeface are protected under copyright law and reproduced for commercial sale under licence 04/4142 courtesy of Transport for London in conjunction with Transport Trading Limited.
The registered licence holder is: Network Evolution Refinishing, 86 Belton Lane, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9PR. United Kingdom
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