Podartist79
Western Thunderer
The largest batch of wagons I’ve weathered in one go to date; 10 (not all appearing here as 8 of the 10 were black ‘SHELL’).
Dapol RTR.
Dapol RTR.
Weathered Locos & Stock
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Podartist79
Western Thunderer
That’s incredibly kind of you Giles, thank you .
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
A much more well cared for loco this time than the 7200T previously!
Hinton Manor, has just been through my ‘weathering works’.
Built by Kevin Wilson from the excellent Malcolm Mitchell kit
Beautifully painted by Ian Rathbone
*Main and last image by David Thomas
(other images are my iPhone snaps)
Hinton Manor, has just been through my ‘weathering works’.
Built by Kevin Wilson from the excellent Malcolm Mitchell kit
Beautifully painted by Ian Rathbone
*Main and last image by David Thomas
(other images are my iPhone snaps)
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Podartist79
Western Thunderer
My latest weathering job completed; a set of Dapol and Lionheart 7mm scale coal wagons, plus a kit built wagon with tarpaulin built, painted and ‘tarped’ by Tony Hammond.
Ex-PO wagon uses Mark Seward custom P numbers - with many thanks from me.
It was great to put names to faces too at Stafford. Thanks to All that came up and had a chat.
Ex-PO wagon uses Mark Seward custom P numbers - with many thanks from me.
It was great to put names to faces too at Stafford. Thanks to All that came up and had a chat.
michael mott
Western Thunderer
The loco looks superb, the background was what really made me do a double take, fantastic attention to detail the way the sheep are clustered up in the top left corner, and the tumble down farm building.
Michael
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you Michael.
The layout itself, along with the loco is down to Kevin Wilson, and as others on this forum will know various elements of the layout are also down to Chris Gates, Paul Bambrick, the Gravett’s - and Ian Rathbone for the painting and lining of the loco.
I just splurged the dirt on it .
John Baker
Western Thunderer
"Just splurged the dirt...." - you make it sound so simple!
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Just like you do John!
Creating your own kit with full working inside motion - that is truly impressive!!
Great to meet you at Stafford .
John Baker
Western Thunderer
Yep, great to meet you too and see your work for real
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
A ‘something different’ weathering job for me this time; German Class 94 0-10-0T.
It’s straight out of the box 7mm scale RTR, now covered in everyday working filth.
All weathering undertaken from photographic reference.
It’s straight out of the box 7mm scale RTR, now covered in everyday working filth.
All weathering undertaken from photographic reference.
michael080
Western Thunderer
Hi Neil,
very nice. Just like steam engines looked in the 70s. The water pump on the left side would need a bit of oil grime on its piston rod. Same with the air compressor on the right side. These old ladies consumed 10 liters of oil per shift.
Michael
very nice. Just like steam engines looked in the 70s. The water pump on the left side would need a bit of oil grime on its piston rod. Same with the air compressor on the right side. These old ladies consumed 10 liters of oil per shift.
Michael
Nick Rogers
Western Thunderer
The weathering on these wagons is brilliantly done. What products and techniques do you use? I particularly like the bare wooden plank.
All the best,
Nick.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Afternoon Nick,
Thank you for the kind comments.
I approach most of my weathering with the same products, maybe just use them in slightly different ways depending on what I’m working on and the effects I’m trying to generate.
Dirty washes are artists oils. The ‘new’ planks are undertaken by gently rubbing off the original paintwork/sign writing, re applying acrylic paint along the grain as it would be - in this case a stone colour - then further oily washes over the top depending on how recently replaced you’d like the plank to look.
I also add weathering powders into the slow drying oil paint for texture and colouration along with applying weathering powders when the paint/work is dry, but blowing and brushing away much of which is applied.
Hope that makes sense and is helpful.
Best wishes,
Neil.
michael mott
Western Thunderer
Hi Neil, your description of your method is interesting, do you have any videos of your methods that you can direct me to, as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Your work is stunning.
Michael
Michael
Nick Rogers
Western Thunderer
Thank you, Neil, that is really helpful. As Michael said, I would very much like to see some photos of the work-in-progress as it’s incredibly useful as a learning tool.
All the best,
Nick.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you Michael, Nick,
If you look up Neil Podbery on You Tube, you should find a video that James Atkin produced for a GOG virtual show. I’m about to do another one for James for the show in November and that will be loco weathering.
Neil.
If you look up Neil Podbery on You Tube, you should find a video that James Atkin produced for a GOG virtual show. I’m about to do another one for James for the show in November and that will be loco weathering.
Neil.
Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
What a beautiful reflection of a work-a-day Br94. These locos, although widely used by both DB and DR on mundane duties, tended to be ignored by photographers to some extent. A delightful reminder of those work-horses !
Regards,
Roger
!Regards,
Roger
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
I’ve just completed the weathering on this Dave Andrews 4F loco, built from his kit. Painted by John Cockcroft.
I really enjoyed weathering it. Loved creating the surfaces and texture atop the tender especially! It doesn’t look much but also the texture on top of the smokebox, boiler and so forth.
Apologies the pictures are not the best, my lack of ability coupled with poor outdoor lighting currently .
As a few people asked, below is a link to a weathering video I undertook for the Gauge O Guild Virtual Show at the beginning of the month;
The loco in the video is the one in these pictures now completed.
I really enjoyed weathering it. Loved creating the surfaces and texture atop the tender especially! It doesn’t look much but also the texture on top of the smokebox, boiler and so forth.
Apologies the pictures are not the best, my lack of ability coupled with poor outdoor lighting currently .
As a few people asked, below is a link to a weathering video I undertook for the Gauge O Guild Virtual Show at the beginning of the month;
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