Andy P

Western Thunderer
I still keep popping in hear and The Other Place for inspiration for my small project that is currently being planned around 3 x 16T Minerals and a Brake Van, in 5ft x 1ft Scenic, I do have 3 Points though.:):D
Love the work on here, keep the pics coming Rob.
 

steve50

Western Thunderer
I still keep popping in hear and The Other Place for inspiration for my small project that is currently being planned around 3 x 16T Minerals and a Brake Van, in 5ft x 1ft Scenic, I do have 3 Points though.:):D
Love the work on here, keep the pics coming Rob.

I get a lot of inspiration here too Andy. Dont wish to hijack Rob's thread but there's some plans by Paul Lunn that sound like they would be perfect for Minerals. They're in one of his books, not sure what one though.

Steve.
 

keefr22

Western Thunderer
Just outstanding!

Do you matt varnish the stock before weathering Rob, or do the powders stick well enough to the factory finish? I've used pigments a lot on armour and aircraft builds and have always sprayed a good coat of matt varnish first. Yet to try attacking any of my railway stuff!

Keith
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Hi Keith.

On this occasion I did spray with Matt varnish first.

This is a Model zone limited edition and was pre-weathered. I use that term loosely as it was the usual spray with nondescript gunge and that'll do approach.

I removed the cabside number plates and this took off the weathering leaving a pristine patch on both sides.

Matt Varnish then a few hours dusting with powders which were then sealed with more varnish.
Main ingredient was 'Sand' as it was the closest to yellow I had. I wanted to see if it would produce a streaky, faded green.

Here's a before and after.

( Photo of original by Hattons)


Rob.

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steve50

Western Thunderer
That's superb Rob :)
I've found that when sealing the powders, the colour can sometimes be reduced or dissapear if you're not careful. Do you put a stronger colour on to compensate for that?
Hope that makes sense.

Steve.
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Hi Steve.

Thank you and yes, that makes perfect sense.

The stronger colours are not too much of an issue. It's the lighter shades that can be difficult to preserve.

Once happy, I try to apply the lightest of coats, spraying from a distance so that the varnish is all but dry on landing. Too wet and I agree, the colours are lost.

Rob.
 

Phil O

Western Thunderer
I go missing from the forum for a few weeks, whilst sorting family matters and start playing catch up and I finally get to the Sheepy thread and get stunned by the weathering performed on some very photogenic industrials. Great work Rob.
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Thank you all for your very kind words.


An ex.BR loco is probably a handful on an industrial system. Neat weathering there sheepie.


Thank you Larry.

Its documented elsewhere that 7754 was seemingly not well liked at Mountain Ash. Panniers are big old engines and my 7754 is a bit of a squeeze around Sheep Dip.

Rob.
 
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