Weathered Locos & Stock
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Podartist79
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I do Steve.
It’s a tricky thing when weathering professionally. The temptation is to push things on. It is always better to wait.
Nevertheless, the weathering layers I apply tend to be pretty thin, so even when dry, a little overzealousness with further layers can go through the previous ones.
It’s caution with experience I guess.
It’s a tricky thing when weathering professionally. The temptation is to push things on. It is always better to wait.
Nevertheless, the weathering layers I apply tend to be pretty thin, so even when dry, a little overzealousness with further layers can go through the previous ones.
It’s caution with experience I guess.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
I’ve just completed the weathering on this Masterpiece Models Hall.
The brief was for a loco fairly recently out of works and well maintained.
The brief was for a loco fairly recently out of works and well maintained.
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cmax
Western Thunderer
This is another outstanding piece of work.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you very much.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thanks Giles.
steve50
Western Thunderer
Here we go again! Cant stop looking at all the small details, the footplate is sublime, the spilled coal on the tender, the dirty window, the list is endless! I love seeing your work Neil, it's very inspiring. Haven't got a youtube video planned anytime soon have you? Just thought I'd ask 
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you Steve, as always.Here we go again! Cant stop looking at all the small details, the footplate is sublime, the spilled coal on the tender, the dirty window, the list is endless! I love seeing your work Neil, it's very inspiring. Haven't got a youtube video planned anytime soon have you? Just thought I'd ask
I love the detail you pick up on, makes it worth me adding it.
Re a You Tube video; my Wife and Daughter keep on that I need to do another one - it’s just fitting it in time wise, and I’m reluctant which doesn’t help.
Maybe some time not too far off they’ll finally persuade me!
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
A recent job finished is a batch of Minerva RTR Felix Pole coal wagons.
paulc
Western Thunderer
Wonderfull and that Blaenavon wagon is going to be copied.
Thanks for posting the photo's .
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
A pleasure Paul, and thank you.
Purple-haze
Western Thunderer
Top quality as usual, and it highlights the excellent minerva wagon to perfection.
regards Rog
regards Rog
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Hi Steve,As usual, superb! How have you dealt with a black liveried wagon do you just carry on and use the same colours? I love the chalk marks and where they have been wiped away
I do use the usual range of colours, though on a black vehicle (or dark vehicle) I add a little more white to the weathering mix to suggest/add to the fading of the original paintwork.
hope that’s useful.
Neil.
steve50
Western Thunderer
Thank you Neil, that is helpful.
paulc
Western Thunderer
I find i have more trouble weathering brown wagons than black as i tend to use shades of brown to weather with . Any suggestions Neil .
I tend to use either Mig oilbrushers or artists oils .
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
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.