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Rick's adventures on the weathering bench
[user=1753]Gwiwer[/user] wrote:That's lovely work Rick.An "old hand" and a new arrival have been recent recipients of Fox etched nameplates (and other bits) and have had some dirt added.
Firstly Bachmann's 47079 in GWR150 commemorative livery models its newly-fitted brassware and has gained a little road dirt. The plates in this pack were, unusually, not perfectly flat and despite my best attempts have not gone on completely flush. The subtle curve to the cab-side doesn't help with the number plate either.
The supplied crest is in plain brass but photos show the loco carried a coloured one. I sourced the exact item by purchasing another Fox pack, that for "First Great Western 57604" which includes the appropriate Pendents Castle name- and number plates for this loco which I also own. These are however supplied in GWR150 style brass and not in the BR house style which is appropriate for the Heljan model. Therefore the name and number plates are of no use to me but the crests have been used on 47079. I found it a little odd that one pack had plain and the other full colour crests when both are for GWR150-livery locos. Ah well.
The other loco is a recently arrived second-hand purchase of Hornby 50004 in large-logo blue livery. This matches 50035 already in the fleet and means that of my five class 50s four have been second-hand purchases which is most unusual for me.
This loco has had a driver fitted (as opposed to the Bachmann 47 which as usual for that manufacturer has one supplied) along with its nameplates and crests. The weathering has been applied to represent the appalling condition many of these locos could often be seen in and includes white streaking. The yellow paintwork is chipped at a couple of spots and made good at one (not in shot) but as that perhaps adds to rather than detracts from the overall appearance I have left it as found.
I've been tracking this thread & you've produced some lovely weathering :thumbs
Everything looks so natural, track,scenery & of course the rolling stock.
Tony.
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Tony.
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Go on Ed.I've almost given up trying to stick to a specific company/region and time period, finding it too restrictive.
Just seen a nice Warship on a Liverpool shop website :roll:
Ed
You know you want to.
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Tony.
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Tony.
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And in other news while tidying up some shelves in the workroom which will clear space for a Southern Electric scene and found a 2Hal unit which hasn't been weathered yet. Watch this space …..
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That's lovely work Rick.
I've been tracking this thread & you've produced some lovely weathering :thumbs
Everything looks so natural, track,scenery & of course the rolling stock.
Tony.
Thank you Tony. I try to get things looking realistic without overdoing the weathering. The photos benefit from mostly being taken outdoors in natural (or natural and "daylight" artificial combined) light which does help with the look compared with being under artificial lighting.
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Built for the Gillingham and Maidstone electrification schemes in Kent they migrated to Sussex halfway through their lives after the 2Hap units were delivered as part of the Kent Coast electrification scheme.
Here they ran as a common pool of units with the 2Bil type often being coupled in the same train and could be found on Sussex coastal workings out of Brighton as well as London main line stopping services. They also appeared on Victoria - Bognor Regis "Mid-Sussex" line trains via Gatwick Airport and Littlehampton.
My unit is fitted with headcode 35 (Brighton - Littlehampton) at one end and 98 (Victoria - Crawley - Littlehampton - Bognor Regis) at the other. 98 was one of those headcodes only used in one direction; as the trains double-ran both ways on the Littlehampton branch 42 was used by up trains to avoid confusion. Normally the trailing or intermediate ends would display a blank white plate as do all my other 2Bil and 2Hal units so this is a modelling compromise and / or a case of a forgetful driver leaving the headcode up!
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I think the weathering you have applied is spot on.
Jeff Lynn,
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I remember the 2Hal units very well though not the LSWR stock. I'm not that old! Mostly the electrics were quite presentable though with footboards, roofs and underframes all covered in various kinds of grime.
Back in the day most trains would have been stripped to the panels every few years then repainted in several layers of undercoat, primer, top coat and varnish with each successive layer being rubbed back before the next went on.
Thus was built a deep richness to the colour which shone through the varnish. Most of the time anyway.
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On the image below the effect of inking in the doorway mouldings is well shown. Also just apparent is that the flat underside of the toilet vent mouldings is inked black rather than being left blue; in reality these were just open vent slots.
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Next one of the Heljan class 07 Southampton Dock shunters
Goods shed, wagon, van and even compressor weathering featured on the current Waddlemarsh layout
Finally a very light weathering applied to the Hornby "Brighton Belle" which was normally kept pretty clean and tidy but still gained a little track grime and roof dirt.
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Cheers,John.B.:thumbs
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You could have asked! I'm only a text message awayI'll be following John in ready the whole thread again Rick. Would you believe I lay awake last night trying to remember how you did your train door frames ….. :roll:.
Ink and cotton-wool bud is the usual answer. If that doesn't work I'll try other things until something does.
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I'll try with the Indian ink - thanks for the info. :thumbs
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Cheers Pete.
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But I have done a few bits and pieces just to keep my hand in. Today’s victims were a quartet of tank wagons and a pair of GUV vans. The tanks have a little factory weathering but remained mostly shiny black plastic until my efforts. The van ends are shown coupled though perched on the window ledge rather than placed on the track.
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