Here we have a pair of Dapol standard 12T Vans, my only brief was for a light – medium weathering. Not too complicated at all, one van being planked and the other plywood sides.
The key to weathering these wagons is the wash and wipe method and getting shadow into every crevice, before airbrush weathering. A few old chalk markings are added to pull everything together.
The Roof on each van has been stippled with a piece of foam dipped in dilute matt black.
No not a famous brand of liquid refreshment – a proper Coke challenge. Last time I met my friend Mike he presented me with two Private Owner Coke wagons from the late 1940’s. They were an eight plank SUNCOLE in the black house colours and a seven plank in CRANSLEY COKE in their very vivid reddy-pink livery.
My challenge was to bring them forward in time about twenty years. Mike wanted them in slightly different new liveries – he had already researched the prototype wagons and gave me some sample wagon numbers.
I attacked the eight plank first and started to remove the original SUNCOLE livery. However I wanted to leave enough original paint so that after repainting BR grey, it would show through to show its ancestry and the indifferent BR paint Job! I also chipped some paintwork to make it even more distressed.
I then started the CRANSLEY COKE the same way, only this time the coat on top of the wagon was ‘matting agent’, this gave the original paintwork a very faded look. I then started repainting several planks with Railmatch ‘new wood’ finish, I guess I must have done about 40% of the total planks, this hopefully shows the full twenty years without a repaint.
Well there you are, a challenge complete and although time consuming, I am very pleased with the final result.
Over the years I have weathered several Loco’s for Les as he moved from OO to O Gauge. Les is a ‘Rail Blue’ enthusiast and all Loco’s mirror this period of Railway History.
Here are some photos taken at one of his friends Garden Railway over the last few years.
All photos supplied by Les.
Over the last week or so the weather has been very wet, so I had to work inside doing numbering, detailing and touch up painting. All the Locos are O Gauge and will end up in Australia with an Expat friend.
Each Loco has been fully researched and are totally authentic for his chosen era, even down to warning flashes.
The numbers etc. will be sealed with varnish and then left for about three days before full weathering takes place, I just hope the real weather is kind to me with reasonable temperatures and no rain, fingers crossed.
Many of you that are either on the Local Exhibition Circuit or attend Local Exhibitions will remember my friend Graham Tandy. Graham actually retired from the circuit about three years ago, sold his layout and most stock and settled in for a life with little or no modelling. Sadly around this time Grahams wife became ill and his knees became more troublesome than before.
Now coming up to date, Grahams wife has sadly got worse and he is still troubled with mobility. Not a good situation, but to make life a little more bearable he has started on a new layout – Ollands Sidings, this all at the age of 86!
Not only is it a new layout, its DCC Sound and diesel traction. Graham was always a master craftsman when it came to scratch building houses etc. and this layout is no different. It is early stages but he has made great progress and it is looking great.
I will keep posting on this site as the layout progresses. This will be the only place you will see what’s happening as this layout will never be exhibited due to reasons already explained. Before showing the first batch of photographs I would like to thank Ian Taylor, Grahams ‘over the road’ neighbour for his help assisting Graham to fulfill his latest Layout.
Please remember all Buildings below are scratch built.
After a substantial wait Model Rail have published Winkles Yard in their latest edition, October 2020. Shaun Harvey, one of our syndicate members has really made a great effort with this OO layout and deserves high praise. I really recommend this article for its informative writing and great photographs of a superb layout.
Sadly due to copyright I can not publish their photos, but believe me you will not be disappointed.
When this Covid 19 pandemic is over, Shaun will be only to pleased to discuss attending Exhibitions with Winkles Yard.
This is the last item in my recent batch of O Gauge Wagons. This was made by Graham and painted and weathered by myself. The windows are still to be added and then the roof attached.
This is a small batch of wagons I have weathered for the mid 70’s era. The two Bauxite wagons are the ones made by Graham and the open is for our mate Colin.
Vanwide (VEV)
Lowmac
5 Plank open
Here are three Ministry tanks made by Dapol and weathered to various standards. Both Type A and Type B are represented. This is the third batch I have done and they will run in dedicated trains.
The TTA’s made by Graham and painted by myself are now weathered. These are Skytrex examples. They are light to medium weathered with heavy ‘spills’.
