Talerddig Mk ll: finally some fact instead of a lot of fiction

Peter Cross

Western Thunderer
Interesting my teachers always crossed out the use of hoofs, roofs, knifes, etc. But its normally spoken as rooves not roofs.
 

Heather Kay

Western Thunderer
I suppose it’s a legacy of the acquisitive nature of English. Incomers, invaders, and later as a colonial power, saw lots of new words.

My favourite is how much Danish is still part of daily speech, a millennium or more since the Danelaw.
 

matto21

Western Thunderer
Hi all,

Been working on this shock wagon as a change from signal box windows which, frankly, was getting a bit tedious.

It's the Parkside kit and has been modified slightly with some extra bolts here and there, some scratchbuilt lamp irons and replacement (and incorrect) buffers. I know they're wrong but I took the stance that I wasn't going to obsess, I was going to use bit I had "in stock" and just get on with it!

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I'm modelling it without the bar and there are plenty of photos of wagons in that condition.

Following an enforced break brought on by a recent, and to be honest, sad event, I finally got around to starting to paint it yesterday.

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I'm basing it on a photo on the Bartlett site (where else?). The bauxite is mixed from a 50/50 mix of XF-9 Hull Red, XF-64 Red Brown with a drop of XF-15 Flat Flesh to lighten it. I know it looks a bit pink here, but I'm confident some oil washes and a coat of Klear will even things out.

The underframe has been subjected to multiple layers of paint and washes so far.

Matt
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
An excellent start, Matt. Your variation of rust imparts an authentic aging look.

I’m pleased your able to resume your modelling.

Best wishes,

Jonte
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
Some washes and weathering later...

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Markings are a mix of Modelmaster and Fox.

Matt

Masterful!

A beautiful model, Matt. Well done.

May I ask, was this achieved with just the two bottles of ‘wash’ and the MIG shown in your previous photo ?

May I also enquire as to the makings of the worn wood effect at the base of the hatch? Perhaps it’s just an offcut of a real piece of aged wood ? ;)

Wonderful.

In your own time of course, Matt.

Bestest,

Jonte
 

matto21

Western Thunderer
Hi Jonte,

Thanks for the positive comment but you're too kind!

The effects have been achieved with a variety of techniques but all the washes are from the three shown above. These 3 form the basis of any washes that I normally apply, regardless of the subject.

These pre-mixed washes get a lot of attention online, and seem to the uninitiated to be "the only way to do any weathering" these days. It's all a myth however, they're no better than regular oil or enamel paint washes and they're certainly more expensive. I simply use them because my time to do any meaningful modelling these days is limited, and any time I can save is worthwhile.

The worn wooden door plank: if you mean the colouring then it's all my work, if you mean the appearance of a split in the wood then I can take no credit as its moulded like that! :D

Matt
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
Too modest, Matt ;)

I suppose at the end of the day, it’s what your used to working with. For instance, I prefer enamels to acrylics but only because I’m used to them. I still have a tube of burnt sienna oil paint with its lid as firmly attached as it was the day it left the factory. Wonderful stuff, I believe, for the basis of all things rust coloured but I still fall back on the same Humbrol specimens for mine.

Yep, the weathered wood piece that’s all your own work : would you be able to share?

Thanx, Matt.

Jonte
 

adrian

Flying Squad
Too modest, Matt
Agreed - too modest. The different coloring effects on the planks is very effective I'd love to be able to achieve something like that.

It's all a myth however, they're no better than regular oil or enamel paint washes and they're certainly more expensive. I simply use them because my time to do any meaningful modelling these days is limited, and any time I can save is worthwhile.
As they say time is money so anything that saves time is a cost saving - I've just bought some of these washes to experiment with but then again it was partly due to the local model shop having a 20% discount on everything so they weren't that expensive.

I take it there is a little more work to be done on these - my apologies if I'm jumping the gun on work you've planned but with the weathering on the planks I presume you are planning a little more on the weathering on other areas. In my humble opinion a little cutting back on the transfers, a bit of distressing on the running number and electric flashes etc would blend them in a bit more. Also a little more rust and oil on the underframe would finish this off perfectly. A stunning model. :thumbs:
 

matto21

Western Thunderer
Thank you Adrian, but again, far too kind!

You had a good deal if you managed a 20% discount, they're useful things, just not the be all and end all some would have you believe.

You are correct, there's still work to be done before it's finished. The markings are freshly applied and need a little toning down and I need to apply white stripes to the ends, and weather them accordingly. Painting them is a last resort given the masking required on the corrugated ends but bedding decals sufficiently is also proving to be a challenge. Then, a flat varnish will even it all out hopefully.

Matt
 

matto21

Western Thunderer
I've finally managed to apply the white strips to the ends of the Shock wagon. I used the stripes provided in the Modelmaster set, but have cut them into thinner strips.

They've conformed to the corrugations nicely with a bit of decal solution.

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The outer stripes have been weathered and chipped in the photo above, compare with the freshly applied centre stripe.

Matt
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
I've finally managed to apply the white strips to the ends of the Shock wagon. I used the stripes provided in the Modelmaster set, but have cut them into thinner strips.

They've conformed to the corrugations nicely with a bit of decal solution.

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The outer stripes have been weathered and chipped in the photo above, compare with the freshly applied centre stripe.

Matt

You’ve done a great job toning down those stripes, Matt. Looks like they were there when the wagon was built.

Overall, a striking model.

Jonte
 

matto21

Western Thunderer
I don't want to labour this any more than is necessary but here is the finished wagon.

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Some final weathering included toning down the centre stripes, spraying some dust over the wagon body to take the edge off the markings (although my references show the markings to be relatively clean despite the battered condition of the rest of the wagon) and some oil seeping over the axleboxes.

Matt
 

steve50

Western Thunderer
Nice wagon Matt, it certainly looks the part. Was the initial coat airbrushed and how do you find the oilbrushers to use? I've been looking at the dot method to fade some paint and was thinking of trying them.
Steve.
 
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