UP6936 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I got some of the humbrol weathering powders recently, so i have been having a go at dirtying up a TTA tanker and a Class 25. Before i apply the powders, i treat the area with a wash of MattCote and enamel thinners to make the dry-brushed powder stay better. I don't use this method on large areas such as roofs or bodysides hoever, as it could make it too wet-paint looking, in my opinion. I have put a good few pictures of each item up so as to get a good view of the finish. apologies for the strange lighting in the pictures of the tanker, my railway room has very bad lighting, but i learned my lesson and photographed the 25 in the kitchen (where i was doing the work). i am awaiting the arrival of some satin spray varnish to seal the powders fully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Nice and subtle just brake dust and road dirt. Is the Class 25 the Hornby model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Yep the 25 is a hornby model. I own two of them and they are both quite old and were bought fairly cheap so I thought it would be good to start with. I think it looks a lot better with a coat of weathering, it doesn't look bad next to my 111s anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 nice weathering on the 25 - she really is a nice looking loco, apart from the big couplings! any of the old hornby locos i had i removed them all and it really improves the models! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Heirflick , I was thinking of doing the same. Did you put kadees on your locos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Yep the 25 is a hornby model. I own two of them and they are both quite old and were bought fairly cheap so I thought it would be good to start with. I think it looks a lot better with a coat of weathering, it doesn't look bad next to my 111s anymore Some of the more hardcore British outline modellers say it's a better model than the newer Bachmann one for body accuracy, especially the cab area... Nice job on the weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for the kind comments guys. Warbonnet, I never knew that! Wonder what happened that Bachmann got it wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for the kind comments guys. Warbonnet, I never knew that! Wonder what happened that Bachmann got it wrong? I know, I've seen models with Bachmann drive train and body with Hornby cabs. A lot of work but nice end product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 some more weathering pictures, this time a US outline boxcar. I bought these cars as a lot of 4 kits on ebay a while back, and they looked a little bland so i decided to weather them. 1 of them donated its chassis to my home made track cleaning wagon, and has been modelled as an old car in use as a shed. the car pictured is a running one, and i still have 2 to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 A new project started: A model of the NIR mk2 DVTs that ran with hunslets on the enterprise The base model is a Bachmann mk2 brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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