paulc
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The shot of the fuel tanks is so convincing. I must try harder , i must try harder .
Weathered Locos & Stock
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Podartist79
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So kind as always Steve.
I do use real coal.
I grade it using various sieves before pouring it in and around the tender (or bunker) then fix it in place using Ballast Bond (Deluxe?).
I do though also paint it once it’s all secure, as I often feel the untouched real coal can look a bit shiny and over scale.
I give it an all over matt black with the airbrush, but deliberately don’t ’catch all’. I then use black oil paint (which carries a dull sheen anyway) combined with a little gunmetal and/or graphite powder and that seems to do the job of making it look more scale - at least I hope it does!
Podartist79
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I’ve recently completed the weathering on this Minerva RTR ‘Teddy Bear’ Class 14.
A first for me was painting up some of the inside details, applying transfers (Railtec) and weathering the inside of the cab.
The newspaper was produced using a shrunk to scale front page of a ‘69 Mirror tabloid.
The tea caddy is a Modelu product, as is the drivers bag. The coat hung over the bag, I made using tissue paper.
Weathering techniques were all the usual ways I produce the work currently.
A first for me was painting up some of the inside details, applying transfers (Railtec) and weathering the inside of the cab.
The newspaper was produced using a shrunk to scale front page of a ‘69 Mirror tabloid.
The tea caddy is a Modelu product, as is the drivers bag. The coat hung over the bag, I made using tissue paper.
Weathering techniques were all the usual ways I produce the work currently.
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Podartist79
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Thank you Giles,
The brass was factory painted, but I went over it with my ‘usual’ weathering mix and methods.
paulc
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I'm with Alan , i might just go and play with my marbles instead .
Max M
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Is he allowed to say that?????
Podartist79
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Thanks Tony.
Podartist79
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Another weathering job I’ve completed is a FYE Western Region Cl 47; a second from the Heljan stable.
The effects were copied direct from a main reference with other weathering details being added from further, detailed reference.
A nice thing to add were the white marks for some works exam or other(?) on the bogies.
The effects were copied direct from a main reference with other weathering details being added from further, detailed reference.
A nice thing to add were the white marks for some works exam or other(?) on the bogies.
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Roger Pound
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I have run out of new compliments to pay. Suffice to say that each example is a piece de resistance in it's own right and just sit back in sheer wonderment admiring the levels of perfection achieved, 
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Roger
.Roger
Saw this loco only a fortnight ago. Currently blue, in service on the NYMR.
I remember the ‘white marks’ represented on the bogies. Never knew the cause. But that is exactly the appearance.
Amazing work.
simond
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That might well be the case.
Dye penetrant is sprayed on the part to be inspected, it is then wiped off, and the white talc-like material sprayed on. If there are cracks, the penetrant will show as a red line on the white. I used this technique to inspect railway vehicle brake discs many years ago.
paulc
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Also used a lot for testing cylinder heads and water cooled molds .
I remember cracks in brake discs being self-evident!!!
Podartist79
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Very kind Roger, thank you.I have run out of new compliments to pay. Suffice to say that each example is a piece de resistance in it's own right and just sit back in sheer wonderment admiring the levels of perfection achieved,
Roger
It’s a long way from perfection as a job though!