This is the final loco prepared for weathering for my Son, this is also the last Heljan Sale loco to be treated! I chose 47359 as it was one of very few 47’s in Metals livery during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Its next colour scheme was Speedlink in about 1992. This Loco never had a Depot Diamond or BR cast arrows, the livery also seems a bit rushed with big gaps on the numbering and the door Steel chevrons on the wrong end on one side – still it makes it a bit different.
I have been preparing loco’s for weathering for my Son. These are due to appear at the O Gauge Guild meet-up at Bury St Edmunds in early October.
These loco’s have all the appropriate detail packs added and the cast depot plates and arrows. They have been numbered as well, after studying photos of the prototypes.
There is one further Loco to finish, a Class 47, but still awaiting transfers. This will bring an end to doing work on my Sons locos and stock purchased from the recent Accurascale/Heljan Sale.
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Here are five wagons I have just finished weathering for my friend Mike, Sorry they took so long! This was one of the most complicated wagons I have weathered as they need to be done inside and outside.
I did the outsides first using the wash and wipe method and then put a very thin wash on the inside to blend in all the overspill from doing the outside, This must be done very carefully and was very time consuming, but worth it.
I had hoped to get some variations into the various degrees of weathering on each wagon, and I did achieve some, but to be honest not quite as much as I wanted.
I then airbrushed the underframe with Frame Dirt, Brake Dust, Matt Black and a Light Grey coating to represent the wagons being cleaned after use with lime and/or disinfectant.
I did the roofs with stippling on a ‘wet’ Matt Black and Brown mix – I used a piece of foam rubber torn randomly for the stippling.
I have decided not to purchase any myself and I am not keen to do any more for any of my group friends – Not correct Bauxite colour, very fragile and light overall weight!
This is a first for me, and very nice it is too. This is another Loco for my Wyke Street OO layout and it is finished in a medium plus weathering.
Today I weathered my recent purchase, the K Class. I have given it a medium plus application.
As I get older doing a run around on a station layout is not as fascinating as it was. I have been looking into P/P equipped Engines and the necessary coaches.
Below is an example of what has turned up, this is a LMS example,
A general tidy up, point repair and then a quick photo session. It has been at least a year since I even run this layout, it has been stored behind two of my Sons layouts while he moved house. His layouts have now been retrieved and I have the space to put the layout up again!
This layout has never been exhibited, but I am hopeful for couple next year. The only thing I want to do is add a Gaugemaster electric track cleaner before I arrange any shows.
This is one of the three remaining Network Rail Class 97’s. I picked this one because it was fitted with snowploughs quite a while ago. I know the under-tanks were re-modelled when the new signal system on the Cambrian lines started, but until a 3D printer person comes up with a replacement, this will have to do! Did it run with the original tanks in this livery before the new fitment?
The Mates I let have a look at the below photos all said – that’s a bit loud, when are you going to weather it. In truth, they always seem to be kept more or less in immaculate condition, we will see!
I have seen two of these engines in East Anglia over the last ten years, so running them in my region is quite possible.
This is a model recently purchased by a friend. His instructions were a light weathering on the body and chassis – just like it was a couple of months in service since overhaul. I have given the roof a slightly dirtier touch, just so it does not look so plasticy and more 3D.
This was a second hand loco and only half the accessories had been added and some that were promptly dropped off, I added and/or secured all bits and pieces before weathering.
Here we have a medium weathered black tank wagon. This one is a Bachmann Brass from about 20 years ago. It was already painted and lettered to a good standard, but was very tatty and needed a partial repaint after a complete clean down with thinners.
This model was purchased second hand by a friend and I suspect this wagon was from an attic or shed layout as it had been used as a spiders toilet!! I have seen these little marks before and they are very difficult to remove.
I then gave it a coat of matt varnish before a medium weathering with spills.
