Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you All for your very kind comments.
I’m glad you like the work: I think it was 45 hours plus!
I’m glad you like the work: I think it was 45 hours plus!
Weathered Locos & Stock
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Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you Graham,
To gain inspiration and new ideas re weathering, I look at the work of mainly military and vehicle modellers (essentially plastic modellers).
They ‘have the benefit’ of weathering the model as they build it. This means you can introduce weathering on the underneath-underlying layers of paint: adding rust colours, texture etc, using various products, you can then rub back through to at later stages.
When weathering RTR/finished and painted railway models, you have to create those initial paint layers over the top of the ‘pristine/ex-works’ finish, which is undertaking things backwards.
The layers of paint are so thin, I think it makes minimal difference in scale. It’s just as I’ve depicted it, it sort of happens in the opposite way to reality if that makes sense?
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John Duffy
Western Thunderer
Wonderfully dreadful.
It would be very easy to simply overdo that effect but you have captured a loco in a shocking state but done so subtly.
Great work
John
It would be very easy to simply overdo that effect but you have captured a loco in a shocking state but done so subtly.
Great work
John
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
There is only one way to top that Hymek....
Western Hero... Paddington No.1 platform... 1971... there is a photo on WT...I think that the photographer is / was Richard Gadsdon.
Now that Neil has explained his comments about the wish to start developing the weathered and layered appearance as the project develops, I can appreciate the skill that he could show us with his rendition of such a magnificent engine.
I recollect that the engine gained the nickname Western Rainbow so a search for rainbow is going to.find several links to flickr and to Cynric's original post (just checked that the search is going to find the photo and links).
Rgds, Graham
Western Hero... Paddington No.1 platform... 1971... there is a photo on WT...I think that the photographer is / was Richard Gadsdon.
Now that Neil has explained his comments about the wish to start developing the weathered and layered appearance as the project develops, I can appreciate the skill that he could show us with his rendition of such a magnificent engine.
I recollect that the engine gained the nickname Western Rainbow so a search for rainbow is going to.find several links to flickr and to Cynric's original post (just checked that the search is going to find the photo and links).
Rgds, Graham
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Nigel Smith
Western Thunderer
You’re getting there podders
simond
Western Thunderer
Debs.
Western Thunderer
This livery brought to you, courtesy of the model paint producers and marketer's association of Great Britain:
"Buy generously and use wastefully" 
steve50
Western Thunderer
Wow! Cant think of any more superlatives I haven't already used! I understand what you mean about building weathering layers but you would honestly never notice with this, the subtle colours of the worn and faded paint and oil and grease build up looks so real, was it all the same methods and products you normally use? We need another how to video 
Osgood
Western Thunderer
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Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Very happy to have a go if someone would like that undertaken on their loco Graham!
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Another weathering job completed, alongside the Heljan Hymek posted previously, is this Heljan 03 diesel shunter and Hybar wagon.
The wagon attached, I believe, was to make the track circuits work on the WR.
*This is not a true Westernised 03 as the lamp irons and other details have not been altered to WR
The wagon attached, I believe, was to make the track circuits work on the WR.
*This is not a true Westernised 03 as the lamp irons and other details have not been altered to WR
John Duffy
Western Thunderer
Wonderful stuff. And that little scene has me wondering, how much fun could be had with a single siding, a shunter and a couple of wagons?
Very nice work.
Very nice work.
Roger Pound
Western Thunderer
Amazingly lifelike. 
Roger
Roger
simond
Western Thunderer
I agree, but then I realised that it would be like me playing the acoustic guitar in a quiet room…. If only I had Eric Clapton’s talent….
still it is a pleasure to see such artistry.
Podartist79
Western Thunderer
Thank you All for your very kind comments.
Jonte, it’s the great thing with the larger scales: certainly more straightforward to represent things like the flaking paint on handrails - in scale.
Jonte, it’s the great thing with the larger scales: certainly more straightforward to represent things like the flaking paint on handrails - in scale.
steve50
Western Thunderer
Man alive, just when I thought things couldn't get any better after the Hymek you go and do that! There is so much to look at and it all comes together to form an extremely life like model. Is it all the same methods you've used in the past, Oils, Powders and the Omen Minature paint on the underframe, is it the fine use of powder that gives it that real filthy look?
I've got to watch the O gauge guild videos again!
The patina on the wagon is so good, you can see it's Bauxite but there's a few other colours around and it's faded, worn and the steel ends are just succumbing to rust.
If I was more literate, I could write a whole essay on the different elements that I see!
I've got to watch the O gauge guild videos again!
The patina on the wagon is so good, you can see it's Bauxite but there's a few other colours around and it's faded, worn and the steel ends are just succumbing to rust.
If I was more literate, I could write a whole essay on the different elements that I see!
