Rob's Painting, Lining & Weathering

[Rob Pulham]

Way back in 2011 when I painted Severn Cynric posted this.

Rob Pulham's Work Bench - Severn Finished at Last, it's even painted!

Thats very nice Rob I think it needs lining though

I am pleased to say that I finally fulfilled his wish and it's sad that he didn't get to see it.

I make no apologies for the photo overload here.























Although I doubt that Colonel Stephens would ever have funded such an elaborate paint job for his stock - rule 1 applies

Thanks also go to Warren because if he hadn't generously shared his time and knowledge I doubt that I would have ever have had the confidence to give this a go.

 

[Simon]

Lovely, you have really enhanced an already very good looking model of one of my favourite prototypes

Simon

 

[adrian]

There's some very tricky lining there - so well done it does look good, although I can't help feeling that Cynric would be looking down and saying

Thats very nice Rob I think it needs weathering though

 

[Rob Pulham]

Thanks Both,

Adrian, I agree with you with Cynric's probable thoughts on the weathering but I am not going there I quite like the ex works look for this one.

 

[Ressaldar]

go on - you know you want to (or is it Chris that wants to?) great work Rob, well done

cheers

Mike

 

[Steph Dale]

Rob,
Utterly, utterly charming, the lining sets it off to a 't'.

Adrian,
Naughty! It did make me chuckle though. And I think you may well be right.

Steph

 

[Rob Pulham]

or is it Chris that wants to?

Thanks Mike, but far from it. I think that Chris would want to skin me if I suggested any weathering.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Rob,
Utterly, utterly charming, the lining sets it off to a 't'.

Adrian,
Naughty! It did make me chuckle though. And I think you may well be right.

Steph

Thanks Steph

 

[Rob Pulham]

As promised these are the pens and jigs that I used to do the lining job on Severn.



Although I have a Haff pen and compass they are not as fine as those in the photo, the pen is a Kern head that was attached to a strange compass so I made a new handle from some suitably sized brass tube. The compasses are an unknown German make that I picked up in a mix set with the Kern one fr a few quid on Ebay some time ago. I used one of the emery board type files that you get as a free gift each time you place an order with Scale Hardware - they have four different grades of abrasives and the too finest are perfect for honing the pens and compasses.

The flat brass with the washer on the end is for creating the corners

The plastic card curve was used to create the lozenge shape around the name plates

The wire with the small shoe is a dog legged skate that replaces the straight pin in the bow compass to allow me to do the curves on the splashers fronts etc. by reaching above and beyond the rivets on the edge of the splasher tops.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Seeing Ian G's efforts on weathering wagons has stirred me to have a go myself rather than relying on Chris to do it for me.

Some time ago this featured on my work bench - a Slaters Midland open wagon.



It now look like this......

 

[Ian G]

I am glad I am not the only one giving the wood efect a go.

Ian G

 

[Rob Pulham]

It's quite pleasurable once you get started.

The lighting has brought out the reds a bit more than they are in reality but I am quite pleased with the result. I have also done the cab floor/ bits and pieces which is what got me started - I will update the loco thread once it's all dry.

 

[Steph Dale]

Rob,
You might need a touch more 'rust' on the top of the sides, most open wagons had a steel capping strip that would soon have got worn and tarnished.
Just a thunk.
Steph

 

[Rob Pulham]

Rob,
You might need a touch more 'rust' on the top of the sides, most open wagons had a steel capping strip that would soon have got worn and tarnished.
Just a thunk.
Steph

Cheers for the input Steph.

A close look at it reveals that the capping strip has been represented by Slaters too

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Rob,

you need to get to a very good redundancy package agreed with Chris as she will be out of a job soon - well done, keep it up.

cheers

Mike

 

[Rob Pulham]

I am still working away on the can for my A3 which is now ready for glazing but in between that I have been progressing the shelf queens and doing some more weathering.

First up is the Slaters Midland van that featured earlier in the workbench. This is a joint effort in so much as Chris had made a start by weathering the roof and I picked it up and did the body and underframe. Some said to me that weathering is addictive and I have to agree...

 

[Rob Pulham]

After developing my techniques on the LMS van I started on an LNER Plate wagon another Parkside kit that graced the pages earlier.









That's all for now but I will probably start on another tonight in between other jobs.

 

[Overseer]

Rob,

The wagons are looking good. I hope you don't mind me commenting but I suggest you add more black to the rust colour you are using on the underframes, then keep the brighter rust colour to highlight unpainted or damaged parts such as brake blocks and around pivot points etc. Then add washes to tone down some parts and to represent dust and dirt from the track, plus near black for oil or grease leaks on the axle boxes.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Hi Fraser,

No I don't mind anyone commenting/suggesting ways to improve, I am still very much a beginner on this. - Big L Plates..... The main thing from my point of view is that I have got over my "fear of doing it wrong" and I am really enjoying it.

The photos don't seem to show it very well but there is a representation of weeping oil on the axle boxes.
In the cold light of day and listening to feedback I think perhaps it doesn't show up well because I did it with Vallejo "metallic gunblue" which looks like new grease/oil - with a thick "bluey green" colour. They possibly look as if I haven't actually done any weathering on the top of the axle boxes and that its the base plastic showing through (this has been suggested in a comment on another forum). So you are right I need add some black etc. to it.

Thanks for your interest and for taking the time to share your tips.

 

[Rob Pulham]

I made a start on another wagon last night and made a discovery that I thought worth sharing.

When using enamels I am aware of and have used the technique of using a cotton bud soaked in white spirit to remove unwanted enamel paint - as long as it hasn't been on too long. I have seen examples of the technique used in weathering.

What I didn't know or appreciate until last night was that you can do something similar with acrylics by using a cotton bud soaked in meths.

These are a few shots of the wagon that I am now working on that I used the technique on last night.








It has quite some way to go but I feel that I have a bit more freedom to experiment knowing that even when it's gone on quite thick and had some drying time it's still maneuverable.