Weathered Locos & Stock

paulc

paulc

Western Thunderer
Podartist79 said:
Hi Paul,
I see where you’re coming from regarding brown vehicles.
Obviously it depends on the level of weathering you’d like on the vehicle, but for brown, once again, I’d add a little white (or yellow) into the mix to show a fade. How much white (yellow) you add will dictate the level of fade of course.
You could go the other way though and use darker greys, towards black, and push all of that into the nooks and crannies of the vehicle to give you more contrast.
Hope that’s useful.
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Hi Neil , that's not something i would have thought of as i tend to not use greys and definitely not black so maybe I'll try to lighten the shade a bit . I tend to use burnt umber if i want to darken the shade .
That's the beauty of using oils , you can always rub them off if you're not happy .
 
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Podartist79

Western Thunderer
Happy New Year All

One of the last weathering jobs I completed in 2024 was this Masterpiece Models Castle.
It was for the same client that I weathered the previous Masterpiece Castle.
The challenge was to retain a similar patina on this one as the last, but keep the two locos individual at the same time!
In truth, I would find it hard to reproduce exactly the same effects time after time. Some natural variation will always creep in.IMG_0205.jpeg IMG_0208.jpegIMG_0207.jpegIMG_0210.jpegIMG_0211.jpeg
 
steve50

steve50

Western Thunderer
Think you've successfully completed the challenge, It looks just the same as the other loco but different, if that makes any sense! A fine piece of work! :)
 
steve50

steve50

Western Thunderer
Hello Neil. I've a quick question, apologise if it's been asked before but what size needle do you use for airbrushing? I've been using a .3mm needle and the paint coverage seems a bit of a small area when trying to mist some paint on?
Many thanks.
 
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Podartist79

Western Thunderer
steve50 said:
Hello Neil. I've a quick question, apologise if it's been asked before but what size needle do you use for airbrushing? I've been using a .3mm needle and the paint coverage seems a bit of a small area when trying to mist some paint on?
Many thanks.
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Hi Steve,
Apologies for such a long delay getting back to you.
I use two Harder&Steenbeck airbrushes. One is a 0.2 needle, one is a 0.4 needle.
If you’re looking to mist a coat on, apologies if ‘I’m teaching Granny…’ but bring the airbrush further away. Not so far away that the paint is dry before it hits the model (unless you wish to create an effect like that of course).
Hope that’s helpful.
 
steve50

steve50

Western Thunderer
Podartist79 said:
Hi Steve,
Apologies for such a long delay getting back to you.
I use two Harder&Steenbeck airbrushes. One is a 0.2 needle, one is a 0.4 needle.
If you’re looking to mist a coat on, apologies if ‘I’m teaching Granny…’ but bring the airbrush further away. Not so far away that the paint is dry before it hits the model (unless you wish to create an effect like that of course).
Hope that’s helpful.
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I have been trying to mist a coats of paints but it's a bit hit and miss at the moment, I'll keep working on it.
 
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Podartist79

Western Thunderer
Onto BR Blue era diesels now.
A bit of a change up for me.
It’s a Heljan model - one of their first incarnations of the loco.
Other than the weathering, I painted the nose end hand and grab rails yellow.
Really enjoyed rendering the weathering, those enormous plate bogie frames! And thoroughly enjoyed the small touches like the windscreen washer jet water runs on the bonnet tops where it ‘cleans’ a little run and the blue shows through.
New backscene courtesy of Paul Bambrick (Bambrick Studio)

*I have now learned and should mention that the typeface for the numbers is incorrect
**Also, a total aberration by me; I managed to reinstall the marker disks - this end - up the wrong way - DOH! This will be remedied
Thanks to those on FB who pointed these things out to me by private messageIMG_1091.jpegIMG_1088.jpegIMG_1085.jpegIMG_1086.jpegIMG_1089.jpegIMG_1092.jpegIMG_1076.jpeg
 
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steve50

steve50

Western Thunderer
Man alive that's so good!!! I love the bonnet tops, that's how I remember them and the class 37's I used to see. What colours have you used for that and everything else really? Did you use the AK pigment fixer you mentioned for the class 47, I tried that but never got it to work quite right.
The colours are absolutely bang on!
 
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Podartist79

Western Thunderer
steve50 said:
Man alive that's so good!!! I love the bonnet tops, that's how I remember them and the class 37's I used to see. What colours have you used for that and everything else really? Did you use the AK pigment fixer you mentioned for the class 47, I tried that but never got it to work quite right.
The colours are absolutely bang on!
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All sorts Steve!
Airbrush of a brake dust colour initially on the bogies, oily black where I wanted to see the colour change to the blacker-greasy areas either side of the tanks.
Brake dust coloured weathering powders over the sandier coloured areas - various shades - with the fix solution used to secure. Then a dry brush - very dry brush - of artists oils, a mix of black and browns over the whole (bogies).
I did airbrush some ‘super matt’ AK Interactive varnish on the sandier areas of the bogies.
The body was my usual application of oil paints mainly wiped back off. Then whilst that was wet-tacky I applied some gentle streaks of weathering powder down the body sides that then adheres to the wet paint.
The roof mainly airbrush, using ‘random’ masks to create the mottled look.
Finally some weathering powders on top of that, fixed using the aforementioned product.
Hope that’s useful.
 
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